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straight a lace cap which was chronic
ally crooked She looked at her re
flection pessimistically as well she
might It was the puffy red face of a
middle aged woman given to petty self
Indulgence
While she was engaged In this dis
couraging pastime the door was open
ed and a maid came in
M Stelnmetz Is even now taking off
Ills furs in the hall said the maid
It is well We shall want tea
Stelnmetz came Into the room with
an exaggerated bow and a twinkle in
bis melancholy eyes
Figure to yourself my dear Steln
metz said the countess vivaciously
Catrina hits gone out on a day like
this Mon Dieu How gray how mel
ancholy What news have you
I came for yours countess You are
always amusing as well as beautiful
he added with his mouth well con
trolled beneath the heavy mustache
The countess shook her head play
fully which had the effect of tilting
her cap to one side
I Oh I have nothing to tell you I
am a nun What can one do what can
one hear in Petersburg Now in Taris
it is different But Catrina Is so firm
Have you ever noticed that Steln
metz Catrlnas firmness I mean She
wills a thing and her will is like a
rock The thing has to be done It
does itself It comes to pass Some
people are so Now I my dear Steln
metz only desire peace and quiet So
I give in I gave in to poor Stepan
And now he is exiled Perhaps if I had
been firm if I had forbidden all this
nonsense about charity it would have
been different And Stepan would have
teen quietly at home Instead of in
Tomsk is it or Tobolsk I always
forget which Well Catrina says we
must live in Petersburg this winter
and here we are
Stelnmetz shrugged his shoulders
with a commiserating smile He took
the countess troubles indifferently as
do the rest of us when our neighbors
burden does not drag upon our own
shoulders It suited him that Catrina
should be in Petersburg and it is to
be feared that the feelings of the
Countess Lanovitch had no weight as
against the convenience of Karl Stein
metz
Ah well he said you must con
sole yourself with the thought that Pe
tersburg is the brighter for some of us
Who is this another visitor
TIio door was thrown open and
r
wq his broad back The others In the
room could not see her at all She was
rather small and Stelnmetz hid her as
behind a screen
Ah he said to the countes3 his
marriage But madarae the countess
assuredly knows of that
How could she put in De Chaux
ville
The countess knew that Prince Paul
was going to unmarried explained
Karl Stelnmetz very slowly as if he
wished to give some one time With
such n man as he going to be is not
very far from being
Then it is an accomplished fact
said the countess sharply
Yesterday answered Steinmetz
or
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called
J There
CHAPTER XIV
confess I cannot under
why I should not be
the Princess Alexis
is nothing to be asham
ed of in the title I presume you have
a right to it
Etta looked up from her occupation
of fixing a bracelet with a little glance
of inquiry toward her husband
They had been married a month
The honeymoon a short one had been
passed in the house of a friend
In answer Paul merely smiled affec
tionately tolerant of her bright sharp
ness of manner Your bright woman
in society is apt to be keen at home
What is called vivacity abroad may
easily degenerate into snapplness by
the hearth
I think it is rather ridiculous being
called plain Mrs Howard Alexis add
ed Etta with a pout
They were going t a ball the first
since their marriage They had just
dined and Paul had followed his wife
into the drawing room He took a sim
ple minded delight in her beauty which
was of the description that is at its
best in a gorgeous setting He stood
looking at her noting her grace her
pretty studied movements There were
he reflected few women more beauti
fulnone in his own estimation fit to
compare with her
Already however he was beginning
to discover certain small differences
not so much of opinion as of thought
between Etta and himself She at
tached an importance to social func
tion to social opinion to social duties
which he in nowise understood In
vitations were showered upon them
These invitations Etta accepted ea
gerly Some women hold it little short
Claude de Chauxville walked into the of a crime to refuse an invitation and
room with the easy grace which was j go through life regretting that tnere is
liis only one evening to each day To
Mme la Comtesse he said bow- i Paul these calls were nothing new His
ing over her hand j secretary had hitherto drawn a hand-
Then he stood upright and the two some salary for doing little more than
men smiled grimly at each other
Stelnmetz had thought that De Chaux
Tille was in London The Frenchman
counted on the others duties to re
tain him in Osterno
The countess looked from one to the
other with a smile on her foolish face
Ah she exclaimed how pleasant
It is to meet old friends It is like by
gone times
At this moment the door opened again
and Catrina came in In her rich furs
she looked almost pretty
She shook hands eagerly with Stein
metz Her deep eyes searched his face
With a singular breathless scrutiny
Where are you from she asked
quickly
London
Catrina broke in the countess
you do not remember M de
Tllle He nursed you when you were
a child
Catrina turned and bowed to De
Chauxville
I should have remembered you he
said if we had met accidentally Aft
er all childhood is but a miniature Is
it not so
Perhaps answered Catrina and
-when the miniature develops it loses
the delicacy which was its chief
charm
She turned again to Steinmetz as if
desirous of continuing her conversa
tion with him
M de Chauxville you surely have
news broke in the countess cackling
voice I have begged M Steinmetz
I
Then it is an accomplished act
in vain He says he has none but is
one to believe so notorious a bad char
acter
Surely the news Is from London
r rhnnxville said licbtly We have
nothing from Paris
He glanced at Stelnmetz who was
frowning
I can hardly tell you stale news
that comes from London via Paris can
I he continued
About whom about whom cried
the countess clapping her soft hands
together
Well about Prince Paul said De
Chauxville looking at Steinmetz with
airy defiance
Steinmetz moved a little He placed
refuse such
It was in Ettas nature to be some
what carried away by glitter A great
ballroom brilliant Illumination music
flowers and diamonds had an effect
upon her which she enjoyed in antici
pation Her eyes gleamed brightly on
reading the mere card of Invitation
Since their marriage she had never
been so beautiful her eyes had never
been so sparkling her color so bril
liant as at this moment when she ask
ed her husband to let her use her title
Hers was the beauty that blooms not
for one man alone but for the multi
tude that feeds not on the love of
one but on the admiration of many
A foreign title answered Paul is
nothing in England I soon found that
out at Eton and at Trinity It was
impossible there I dropped it and I
have never taken it up again
Yes you old stupid and you have
never taken the place you are entitled
to in consequence
What place
The place in society she answered
Oh does that matter I never
thought of it
Of course it matters answered the
lady with an astonished little laugh
Of course It matters answered Et
ta more than well more than any
thing
But the position that depends upon
a foreign title cannot be of much
value said the pupil of Karl Stein
metz
Etta shook her pretty head reflective
ly
Of course she answered money
makes a position of its own and every
body knows that you are a prince but
it would be nicer with the servants
and everybody to be a princess
I am afraid I cannot do it said
Paul
Then there is some reason for It
answered his wife looking at him
sharply
The reason is the responsibility that
attaches to the very title you wish to
wear
The lady smiled a little scornfully
perhaps
Oh your grubby old peasants I sup
pose she said
Yes You remember Etta what 1
told you before we were married
about the people I mean
Oh yes answered Etta glancing
at the clock and hiding a little yawn
behind her fan
I did not tell you all went on
Paul partly because it was inexpe
dient partly because I feared it might
bore you I only told you that I was
vaguely interested In the peasants and
thought it -would be a good thing if
they could be gradually educated into
a greater self respect a greater re
gard for cleanliness and that sort of
thing
Yes dear I remember answered
Etta listlessly contemplating her
gloved hands
Well I have not contented myself
with thinking this during the last two
or three years I have tried to put It
into practice Steinmetz and I have
lived at Osterno six months of the year
on purpose to organize matters on the
estate I was deeply Implicated In the
Charity league
Etta dropped her fan with a clatter
into the fender
Oh I hope it 18 not broken aho
ouuucui wb vw
aA
tytin mifqwnnMtgeawi
jawgtaamwiiIi5lHi piinnmwM gtynanw
I do not think so replied Paul
picking up the fan and returning it to
her Why you look quite white
What does It matter if it is broken
You have others
Yes but Etta paused opening
the fan and examining the sticks so
closely that her face was hidden by
the feathers yes but I like this one
What is the Charity league dear
It was a large organization got up
by the hereditary nobles of Russia to
educate the people and better their cir
cumstances by discriminate charity
Of course it had to be kept secret as
the bureaucracy Is against any at
tempt to civilize the people against ed
ucation or the dissemination of news
The thing was organized We were
just getting to work when some one
stole the papers of the league from
the house of Count Stepan Lanovitch
and sold them to the government The
whole thing was broken up Lano
vitch and others were exiled I bolted
home and Steinmetz faced the storm
alone in Osterno He was too clever
for them and nothing was brought
home to us But you will understand
that It is necessary for us to avoid any
notoriety to live as quietly and pri
vately as possible
You can never go back to Russia
said Etta slowly feeling her ground
as It were
Oh yes I can I was just coming
to that I want to go back this win
ter There is so much to be done
And I want you to come with me
No Paul no no I couldnt do
that cried Etta with a ring of hor
ror In her voice strangely out of keep
ing with her peaceful and luxurious
surroundings
Why not asked the man who had
never known fear
Oh I should be afraid I couldnt
I hate Russia
But you dont know it
No answered Etta turning away
and busying herself with her long silk
en train no of course not only Pe
tersburg I mean But I have heard
what it is So cold and dismal and
miserable I feel the cold so horribly
I wanted to go to the Riviera this win
ter I really think Paul you are ask
ing me too much
I am only asking a proof that you
care for me
Etta gave a little laugh a nervous
laugh with no mirth in it
A proof But that is so bourgeois
and unnecessary Havent you proof
enough since I am your wife
Paul looked at her without any sign
of yielding His attitude his whole
being was expressive of that immova
bility of purpose which had hitherto
been concealed from her by his quiet
manner Steinmetz knew of the men
tal barrier within this Anglo Russian
soul against which prayer and argu
ment were alike unavailing
Etta looked at him The color was
coming back to her face in patches
There was something unsteady in her
eyes something suggestive that for
the first time in her life she was
daunted by a man It was not Pauls
speech but his silence that alarmed
her She felt that trivial arguments
small feminine reasons were without
weight
Now that you are married she
said I do not think you have any
right to risk your life and your posi
tion for a fad
I have done it with impunity for
the last two or three years he an
swered With ordinary precaution
the risk is small I have begun the
thing now I must go on with it
Then the Ch Charity league is for
gotten she said
No answered her husband quietly
It will not be forgotten until we have
found out who sold us to the govern
ment
Ettas lips moved in a singular way
She drew them in and held them with
her teeth For a moment her beauti
ful face wore a hunted expression of
fear
What will you gain by that she
asked evenly
I Oh nothing I do not care one
way or the other But there are some
people who want the man very much
Etta drew In a long deep breath
I will go to Osterno with you if you
like she said only only I must
have Maggie with me
Yes if you like answered Paul iu
some surprise
Maggie is such a splendid compan
ion she said She is so easy to
please I think she would come if you
asked her Paul
If you want her I shall ask her of
course but it may hinder us a little
I thought you might be able to help
us with the women you know
There was a queer little smile on Et
tas face a smile one might have
thought of contempt
Yes of course she said It is so
nice to be able to do good with ones
money
It is not a bad place he said a
very fine castle one of the finest in
Europe Before I came away I gave
orders for your rooms to be done up
I should like everything to be nice for
you
I know you would dear she an
swered glancing at the clock The
carriage was ordered for a quarter
past 10 But I suppose she went ou
that socially speaking we shall be
rather isolated
The nearest neighbors said Paul
quietly are the Lanovitches
Who
The Lanovitches Do you know
them
Of course not answered Etta
sharply But I seem to knfcw the
name Were there any In fit Peters
burg
The same people answered Paul
Count Stepan Lanovitch
Etta was looking at Iter husband
with her bright smite It was a little
too- bright perhaps Her eyes had a
gleam In them She was conscious of
being beautifully dressed conscious of
her own matchless beauty almost
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