The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-17
BY Baroness Bertha Won
Suttner
Famous Aust rian Novelist and Poaee Al
Neeat-, aud In 1908 winn~s Of tn
Nobel Peace Prise.
CHAPTER vi.

heaft was hletdlnk, OI any re.
newal OF the Intercourse OF society
| would not hear.
| thought that from this time my
HE must be occupied only with the
education OF my son Rudolf.
; | called the child no longer Ruru,
or corporal. The baby.iokes OF the
pair OF married lovers were over
The littleAone turned into my son
Rudolf sacred center OF all
my effort. hope and love. In order
10 be one day a good teacher for
him. or rather In order 10 follow
his studies. and be able TO become
his Intellectual companion. want.
ed 10 acquire myself all the knowl
edge that could. and with this
view reading was the only amuse.
ment allowed myself.
But when change was wrought
In me-. O., when my Joy In life
awoke again-then all at once
books contented me no longer. then
saw all at once that ethnography
and anthropology. comparative my.
thology. and all the other 'ologies
and 'graphies were insufficient 20
set my longings ut rest. that for a
young woman In my position life
had other flowers OF BLISS all ready.
and for which had only 10 stretch
my hand out
And 80 II came about that In the
winter OF 1868 offered myself 20
Introduce my younger sisters into
the world and opened my saloons
10 Vienna society.
Martha. Countess Dotrky. a rich
young widow
II was under this promising title
that ! had 10 play my part In the
comedy OF the great world" And
I must say that the character suited
me. II 10 no slight pleasure TO get
greetings from all sides. to be feted
spoiled. on all hands. and over
whelmed with distinctions.
IL is no slight enjoyment. after
nearly four years separation from
the world, 10 come all Mt once into
a whirlpool OF ali sorts OF pleasures
TO make tho acquaintance OF inter
esting and Influential persons. 20 b.
present at some splendid entertain
ment almost every day. and when
there to feel yourself tho center oil
universal attention.
We three sisters had got tho nick
name OF tho three goddesses OF
Mount Ida" and the Apples OF DIS
cord which the several youns
Parises distributed amongs, us
were innumerabie.
I, of course. In the dignity OF my
description In tho list OF drnmau'
personae as rich young widow.
was the one generally preferred.
Besides IL was taken as a settled
thing In our family. and even evei
80 little In my own inward con
seriousness. that I was TO marry
again.
Aunt Mary was no longer In the
habit in her homllies of dwelling or
the blessed one who was waiting
for me above" for II I. In my few
short years on earth that separated
me from the grave. united myself e
a second husband. an event desired
By Aunt Mary herself. the pleasant
ness OF the meeting again in HEAVIER
would be a good deal spoiled
thereby.
Everyone around me seemed &c
have forgotten Amos existence.
was the only one who did not
Though time had relieved my pair
about him. his image had not beer
extinguished.
One may cease TO mourn for ones
dead: mourning does not depend
quite on the will. but one ought moi
10 forget them.
looked on this dead silence
about the dead, which was preserved
by my encourage. as a second and
additional slaughter. and shrani
from killing the poor fellow In my
thoughts.
had made II my duty 10 speai
every day 10 little Rudolf OF his
father, and the child had always tC
say In his prayers NJ night; Goo
make me good and brave.as my deaf
father Arno would have mel"
Allow me, dear Martha" said my
cousin Conrad Althaus, "to intro
duce TO you Lieutenant Colone
Baron Filling"
bowed. The introducer wen'
away, and the one introduced die
not speak. took this for an invita-
ton to dance, and rose from my
seat with my left arm raised anc
bent, ready TO lay Il on Baron TIL
ing's shoulder.
Forgive me. countess" he said
with a slight smile, which showed
his dazzling white teeth. II do moi
dance"
Indeed so much the better"
answered, sitting down again. .
had just retreated here to get n lit
tic repose."
And I had requested tho homo
OF being introduced to you. countess
as ! had a communication to make
to you"
| looked up in amazement.
The baron put on n very serious
face. He was altogether n man wht
Z looked very serious. no longel
young. somewhere about forty. will
few streaks OF grey on the tenn
ples--on the whole. a prepossessInl
sympathetic look.
! I had accustomed myself TO lool
sharply on each new Introduction
with the question: Are you {
suitor7 and should | take your"
7 Both questions ! answered In THU
case with promp' negative.
Tho person before me had mo-
that expression OF intimate adora
ton which all those are in the habi
OF assuming who approach ladies