The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-22

| had hardly ridden hundred
PAGES down the promenade when
was aware OF the tread behind me
of a horse coming on at round
trot
"Ah. how arc you, Martha1
am pleased TO meet you here
II was Conrad-the inevitable. |
was not at all pleased at this meet
ing. However. the Prater was cor.
tainiy not my private park. and on
such n beautiful spring morning the
ride Is always full. How could |
have been 30 foolish as 10 reckon
on an undisturbed rendezvous here2
Althaus had made his horse follow
the pace OF mine. and settled him.
self evidently TO be my faithful at.
tendant IN my ride. AZ this time
perceived Frederick v. Tilling at a
distance. who was galloping down
the ride I'm our direction
Cousin you are my good ally.
are you not9 You know that take
all possible trouble TO dispose Lilly
In your favorf"
yes. my noblest OF cousins"
"Only yesterday evening was
again Wanting your good qualities.
for you are really grand young
fellow pleasant. discreet
Whatever do you want with
me-"
Just to give your horse the spur
and rido off"
Filling was by this time quite
near. Conrad looked first At him.
then al me, and. without speaking
word, nodded at me with n smile.
and went off as II he was Tying
for HIS life
This Al,haus again." were TIL
ing's' first words after he had turn
ed around. so as to ride on by my
side. In his tone and his manner
jealousy was plainly expressed.
| was pleased at IL.
lis he so out OF patience at see
ing met or has his horse run
away
Il sent him away. because
Countess Martha. odd that !
should meet you with this Althaus.
OF all people, Do you know that
the world says no ia In love with
his cousinT"
1T IL true"
"And Is trying 10 win hor favorr
THAT IS true also"
And not without hopper
"No quite without hope"
TfliIng was silent. looked In
TO hts face with a happy suiilS.
Your look contradicts your last
words" he said. after pause. For
your look seems TO me 20 say AT
haus loves mo without hope.
He IL not ia love with me at
all. Tho object OF his suis Is my
sister LAlly."
you take weight Oft my heart
This man vas one OF tn" resSoas
for my wishing 90 leave vieuaa.
csuia net have borne to be obl'Esf
to look o.
and what other reasons hn! you
besidesT- In opposed.
"The fear that my passion was
Increasing: that | should not DO
allie to conceal II longer. that II
would make me ridiculous and mis-
cradle nj the same time.
Are you miserable today
"Oh. Martha Since yesterday |
have been living In such n tumult
OF feeling that am almost beside
myself. But not without the fear.
as when one has too sweet a dream.
that | may suddenly awake 20 a
painful reality. I have no right 10
expect any return for my love. What
can offer your
To-day your favor smiles on me.
and lifts me into the seventh heay-
en-. omorrow. or a little later. zen
will withdraw from me again this
undcseryed favor. and plunge me IN
to an abyss OF despair. | know my
self no longer. How hyperoolically
am speaklng--f who was formerly
such a calm. circumspect man. an
enemy OF all extravaganza. But in
your presence nothing seems to me
extravagant In your power II lies
to make me happy or wretched."
LET me speak Of my doubts. too.
The princess
"Oho, has that chatter come 10
your ears, too? There IA nothing in
it--nothing AT all"
"Of course you deny: II IN your
duty"
THE lady In question. whose heart
is now imprisoned. as Is well known.
in the Burg theatre. and how long
will that last7--for II is a heart that
gives itself away pretty often--this
lady is one about whom the most cir.
cumspect gentleman need hardly OBJ
serve the silence OF death. so you
are doubly bound TO believe me.
And. besides. should / have wish
ed TO leave Vienna II that rumor
had had any foundation
Jealousy does not draw reason
able differences. Should have or
dered you 10 remain here II had
been near making match with
my cousin Althaus7"