Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-03
S0UTHERNER AND AMERICAN
CHAPTER xxxvT.
The tragic End Of Count Won
Hosenfeld

land that | W0AIu WOO nSF ana wan
her some how. though the whole
world should combine against it.
What / should do or say when | saw
her. how | should find her, whether
she still remained heart free. We're
things did not think OF or argue
witt. myself. 1t was enough for me
that knew her still unmarried, and
that loved her with all my neart
and soul and strength.
Tho passion was only the mightier
for having been so long suppressed;
and ID all came seething and pouring
out now like an irresistible stream
thai the futile hand OF man has vainly
tried to dam could see her in every
act and attitude OF the few times We
had been together since that night
when her beauty had startled me by
bursting on me so unexpectedly from
behind the palm in Eyelyn's drawing
room. ] realized that not one look
or expression mad escaped me. but all
were imprinted on my memory with
the distinctness of Rembrandt
painting. And all the words she had
spoken to me had-with no conscious
volition on my part so burnt them
selves into my memory that | believe
could have repeated them ALL every
word without an error.
And SO travelled on that night and
the following day In perfect tumalt
OF thought and feeling; and each stop
OF the train seemed to me a small
eternity. A few hours sleep the next
night Gained the fever in my blood a
little: and by the time left New
York the following morning, my mind
had become somewhat cooler and
calmer; and began to consider in a
more rational way how / should begin
the conrtship of one SO fair, SO gifted,
and SO far above me in all the world
in which she moved holds Of account;
and with suitors, no doubt. without
end
Curiously enough, this last thought
brought back TO my mind the long for
gotten. handsome, German Count: and
/ was just dismissing him from my
thoughts agair, with a half plying
contempt, when the man himself by
one OF those curious condolences
that sometime happen in life, came
stIolling down the aisle OF the car
from the smoking room.
He was perfectly dressed and look
ed very handsome as he walked to-
wards mo with the easy motion OF an
athlete, but / notice that he signs Of
dissipation were more marked on mis-
face than when l had seen it t.liee
years before AS / wished no conn
pany whatever to my thoughts at that
time, and least of all his. made no
sign of recognition as he approached
and hoped he would pass without re-
Numbering me. A peculiar CLEAN. in
his eyes, however, as they fell on me,
showed that he had recognized He
also; and when he reached the vacant
chair next 10 mine, ne bowed with
rather exaggerated courtesy, and seat
ing himself, said, with hooking light
in his eyes.
.Ah! Mr.. Hamilton, believe"
Yes; and I think have the honor
of speaking to Count Won Hosenfeld.'
/ replied. returning his bow coIdly but
politely.
1T was too sad!r he continued after
a moment, the same hooking light
playing ii his eyes. so your great
project of three years ago failed after
all. / followed your plan with much
interest.
Your. interest was too kind | re-
pliad calmly 81 should hardly have
thought my small affairs would have
occupied your valuable time"
"Ah. well; 1t is my business to note
the affairs OF others; AMI, besides, you
interested me in several ways. You
arc type you know. and I study
all types that come in my way.
And Ia a low voice, not Intended to be
heard. and with a Tightening of the
lips, he added cross my plans.
You do me too much honor" ! an
swered coldly, appearing not TO have
| heard his muttercd words.
There may be very excellent rea.
sons
Whittier his conversation tended, o.
| where il would have ended, can neveG
be known; fer when he had gotten
thus far In his reply. there was wild
shrek iron the engine whistle, the
| grinding of brakes. the jolting OF dis.
rallied cars. and was thrown vic,
lently forward and DOWN. half stun
ned. amidst q wreckage of brokes
glass, chairs. bags and shriekina
human beings, as the car rolled dowT
an embankment aud came to a sudde-
stop.
/ picked myself up giddily from tho
wSeckage. and fading myself Iittl'
injured beyond a few bruises ant
| slight cuts from broken glass. begaI
immediately with the other uninjures
passengers and train hands. TO rescu,
| the dead and wounded from the tang
led mass OF wrecked cars, that was al
ready beginning to take fire In SONS
places. Several people had been Kill
/ ed outright. aad many more badly in
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