The Red Cloud chief., 1915-05-20

III u ITeuZy VI DdSSiOh hO
an end to this state OF things. ana I'M
plored Magratz to assist him.
After some well-acted hesitation
the tempter professed himself won
over. He furnished the prince with
| the direction of a certain hunting lodge
in an out.ofthe.way corner Of his W
estates.
THE prince was to travel secretly
| to the spot at a certain date, by which
| time the baron undertook that his
| niece should be there to meet him.
Then the two lovers were to lie con.
cealed until Magratz had succeeded In
pacifying the outraged husband, and
bringing about an accommodation with
the emperor's sanction.
This understanding arrived at, the
worthy uncle departed to the Schwartz
zenfeldt castle. The first part OF the
arrangement he carried out In the
manner agreed D The love OF the
poor young countess for the prince
was no less intense than his for her;
her married life had not been happy.
and, in fine, she was persuaded to &C
cept the part assigned to her. she
fed from her home with the baron's
secret assistance, and the lovers were
speedily united.
Nov Masratz proceeded to execute
his real design. He had stayed on AZ
the castle after his niece's flight, paci-
flying the furious count, not In the way
he had promised the crown prince.
but by undertaking to discover the
fugitive's retreat. AS soon as he knew
that the pair had met, he boldly an
nounced to Count Swartzenfeldt that
he had received private intelligence OF
his niece's whereabouts, and offered to
conduct the other to the spot. They
set out together.
But 1t would not nave suited h
baron's purpose to bring the rivals
face to face. The crown princes high
rank might have overawed the hus-
band, and the whole affair have been
} hushed up. He therefore sent on a
: secret warning to his victim. managing
= so that 1t should reach him too late
l to afford any chance Of escape. In
! this warning he pretended to the
prince that the elopement was known
publicly, and that the count was COM
ing to take signal vengeance on both.
THE resolution thereupon taken by
. the unhappy lovers Is a matter OF his
tory. When the deceived count and
g his conductor entered the lodge. they
found the two young people lying dead
in each others arms"
The ambassador again interrupted
himself, under the pretense Of loosen
e ing his cravat. He went on presently.
o in a firm voice
$ when all was over the author OF
5 this dreadful catastrophe had the as
h surance to return to the capital. and to
pose as the disconsolate uncle whose
@ efforts to save his niece from the con-
sequences of a fatal passion had un-
n happily miscarried.
IS 1.-TWO persons knew or suspected
T. something Of the truth. One was the
n stricken empress, who sat in her pal
ace, fearless, beside the corpse Of her
ct only son. The other was myself.
Il do not doubt that this man had
been tortured in his wicked heart all
e. these years by the recollection that
re had beer a witness of his well.merited
re chastisement. The moment he had, as
IN he conceived, wiped out the stain in
he blood, he came to me to boast openly
e. Of what he had done.
e. 1T may be that long brooding on his
vengeance had so warped his mind
IS, that he could not realize in what light
In his conduct would present itself to IN
other.
when ! sat and heard this terrible
creature unrolling the awful story OF
his crimes, in the perfect confidence
that he was beyond the reach of hu
man justice, and then thought of thai
by imperial mother whose life had beer
sc rendered desolate for ever. / realized
that there are occasions when. the
lei duel becomes he most holy OF sacra
tie ments.'
The ambassador closed his lips, axNt
he leaned back in his seat with the air q
INT one who had no more 10 say.
l waited a few moments to sc,
whether he was going to resume O
lat his W accord. Then l inquired:
lie And what did you do then?"
he His eXcellency transtixed me witt
mt. a gaze of fine scorn.
ar ASK yourself, as a man of honol
the what / could do. / waited merely II
that carrion was gone, to telegraph ]
md Paris for a weeks leave of absence. l
tai was granted. ! crossed the frontier a
las his excellency the French ambassador
y and returned the ext morning a
)on plain M. lie Baron. Then l sought on
de- Magratz.
him II found him in a club to which W
both belonged. l offered him a gam
ed, OF piquet, and ne accepted with
ers, smile. and at the first card he playe
pla- / said:
Of Monsieur. you cheated. i saw 20
tell mark that queen
as THAT was all. You see. there wal n
the scandal. There could be no ~suspicio