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i wouder why sue said looking
into the lire you hate me
t wouder why you think that of
he replied
One cauuot help perceiving that
which is ohvious
While that which is purposely made
obvious serves to conceal that which
may exist behind it replied the stout
man
Etta paused to reflect over this Was
Steinmetz going to make love to her
She -was not an inexperienced girl and
knew that there was nothing impossi
ble or even improbable in the thought
She wondered what Karl Steinmetz
must have been like when he was a
young man How could she know that
his manner was always easiest his
attitude always politist toward the wo
men whom he despised In his way
this man was a philosopher lie had
a theory that an exaggerated polite
ness is an insult to a womans intel
lect
You think I do not care said the
Princess Howard Alexis
You think I do not admire you re
plied Steinmetz imperturbably
She looked up at him
Do you not give me every reason to
think so she returned with a toss of
the head
Not Intentionally princess I am as
you know a German of no very subtle
comprehension My position in your
household appears to me to be a little
above the servants although the prince
is kind enough to make a friend of me
and his friends are so good as to do the
same I do not presume to form an
opinion upon you
But I want you to form an opinion
she said petulantly
Then you must know that I could
only form one which would be pleasing
to you
I know nothing of the sort re
plied Etta Of course I know that all
that you say about position is mere
irony Paul thinks there is no one in
the world like you
Steinmetz glanced sharply down at
her He had never considered the pos
sibility that she might love Paul Was
this after all jealousy He had at
tributed it to vanity
And I have no doubt he is right
she went on Suddenly she gave a lit
tle laugh Dont you understand
she said I want to be friends
She did not look at him but sat with
pouting lips holding out her hand
He took it in his great warm soft
grasp held it for a moment and re
linquished it
I dont want you to address all your
conversation to Maggie and to ignore
me Do you think Maggie so very pret
ty
There was a twist beneath the gray
mustache as he answered Is that all
the friendship you desire Does it ex
tend no further than a passing wish to
be first in petty rivalries of daily exist
ence I am afraid my dear princess
that my friendship is a heavier matter
a clumsier thing than that
Henry Seton Merriman
Copyright 1895 by HARPER BROTHERS
A big thing not easily moved she
suggested looking up with her daunt
less smile
He shrugged his great shoulders
It may be Who knows I hope it
is he answered
The worst of those things is that
they are sometimes in the way said
Etta reflectively without looking at
him
And yet the life that is only a con
glomeration of trifles is a poor life to
look back upon
Meaning mine she asked
Your life has not been trifling he
said gravely
She looked up at him and then for
some moments kept silence while she
idly opened and shut her fan
Do you ever feel an unaccountable
sensation of dread she asked with a
weary little laugh a sort of forebod
ing with nothing definite to forebode
Unaccountable no replied Stein
metz But then I am a German and
stout which may make a difference I
have no nerves
He looked into the fire through his
benevolent gold rimmed spectacles
Is it nerves or is it Petersburg she
asked abruptly I think it is Peters-
I burg I hate Petersburg
Why Petersburg more than Moscow
or Nijni or Tver
She drew in a long slow breath
looking him up and down the while
from the corners of her eyes
I do not know she replied collect
edly I think it Is damp These
houses are built on reclaimed land I
believe This was all marsh was it
not
He did not answer her question and
somehow she seemed to expect no re
ply He stood blinking down into the
fire while she watched him furtively
from the corners of her eyes her lips
parched and open her face quite
white
A few moments before she had pro
tested that she desired his friendship
She knew now that she could not brave
his enmity And the one word Tver
had done it all the mere mention of
a town obscure and squalid on the
upper waters of the mighty Volga in
mid Russia
During those few moments she sud
denly came face to face with her po
sition What had she to offer this
man She looked him up and down
stout placid and impenetrable Here
was no common adventurer seeking
place no coxcomb seeking ladies fa
vors no pauper to be bought with gold
She had no means of ascertaining how
much he knew how much he suspect
ed She could never hope to find out
whether his knowledge and his sus
picious were his alone or had been im
parted to others
She breathed hard living through
years of anxiety in a few moments of
time and she could only realize that
she was helpless bound hand and foot
in this mans power
it was he who spoke first
My dear lady he said if you are
enrr t to take my friendship as it is
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- yours But I warn you it is no
owy drawing room article There
will be no compliments no pretty
speeches no little gifts of flowers and
such trumpery amenities It will all
be very solid and middle aged like my
self
You think returned the lady that
I am fit for nothing better than pretty
speeches and compliments and floral
offerings
I do he said quietly
And yet you offer me your friend
ship
He bowed in acquiescence
Why she asked
For Pauls sake my dear lady
She shrugged her shoulders and turn
ed away from him
Of course she said it is quite
easy to be rude As It happens it Is
precisely for Pauls sake that I took
the trouble of speaking to you on this
matter I do not wish him to be trou
bled with such small domestic affairs
and therefore if we are to live under
the same roof I shall deem it a favor if
you will at all events conceal your
disapproval of me
He bowed gravely and kept silence
Etta sat with a little patch of color on
either cheek looking into the fire until
the door was opened and Maggie came
In
Steinmetz went toward her with his
grave smile while Etta hid a face
which had grown haggard
Maggie glanced from one to the oth
er with frank Interest The relation
ship between these two had rather
puzzled her of late
Well said Steinmetz and what of
St Petersburg
I am not disappointed replied Mag
gie It is all I expected and more
Everything interests me
We were discussing Petersburg
when you came in said Steinmetz
drawing forward a chair The prin
cess does not like it She complains of
nerves
Nerves exclaimed Maggie turn
ing to her cousin I did not suspect
you of having them
Etta smiled a little wcarily
Ono never knows she answered
forcing herself to be light what one
may come to in old age I saw a gray
hair this morning I am nearly thirty
three you know When glamour goes
nerves come
Paul took me out in a sleigh this
morning went on Maggie in her
cheerful voice I liked everything
the policemen in their little boxes at
the street corners the officers in then
fur coats the cabmen everybody Thei
is something so mysterious about them
all One can easily make up stories
about everybody one meets in Peters
burg It is so easy to think that they
are not what they seem Paul Etta
even you Herr Steinmetz may not be
what you seem
Yes that is so answered Stein
metz Avith a laugh
You may be a nihilist pursued
Maggie You may have bombs con
cealed vp your sleeves you may ex
change mysterious passwords with peo
ple in the streets you may be much
less innocent than you appear
All that may be so he admitted
You may have a revolver in the
pocket of your dress coat went on
Maggie pointing to the voluminous
garment with her fan
His hand went to the pocket In ques
tion and produced exactly what she
had suggested He held out his hand
with a small silver mounted revolver
lying in the palm of it
Even that he said may be so
Maggie looked at it with a sudden
curiosity her bright eyes grave
Loaded she asked
Yes
Then I will not examine it How
curious I wonder how near to the
mark I may have been in other ways
I wonder said Steinmetz looking
at Etta And now tell us something
about the princess What do you sus
pect her of
At this moment Paul came into the
room distinguished looking and grave
Miss Delaficld pursued Steinmetz
turning to the newcomer is telling us
her suspicions about ourselves I am
already as good as condemned to Sibe
ria She is now about to sit in judg
ment on the princess
Maggie laughed
Herr Steinmetz has pleaded guilty
to the worst accusation she said
On the other counts I leave him to
his own conscience
Anything but that
metz
Paul came forward
urged Stein-
and Maggie
rather obviously avoided looking at
him
Tell us of Pauls crimes first said
Etta rather hurriedly She glanced at
the clock whither Karl Steinmetzs
eyes had also traveled
Oh Paul said Maggie rather in
differently Indeed it seemed as if her
lightness of heart had suddenly faileJ
her Well perhaps he is deeply in
volved in schemes for the resurrection
of the Polish kingdom or something of
that sort
That sounds tame put in Stein
metz I think you would construct a
better romance respecting the princess
In books it is always the beautiful
princesses who are most deeply dyed in
crime
I do not think I am said Etta
with a shudder She rose rather hur
riedly and crossed the room with a
great rustle of silks
Stop her she whispered as she
passed Steinmetz
And the latter did so and did not be
tray to Paul the secret of the theft of
the Charity league papers
CHAPTER XIX
HE Countess Lanovitch and Ca
trina were sitting together in
the too luxurious drawing room
that overlooked the Xeva The
double windows were rigorously closed
while the inner panes were covered
J with a thick rime The sun was just
ftn over the m tt border
1 0 upper waters of tl e guf of Fin
land and lit up the snowclad city with
a rosy glow which penetrated to the
room where the two women sat
Catrlna was restless moving from
chair to chair from fireplace to win
dow with a lack of repose which
would certainly have touched the
nerves of a less lethargic person than
the countess
My dear child that lady was ex
claiming with lackadaisical horror
we cannot go to Thors yet The
thought Is too horrible You never
think of my health Besides the gloom
of the everlasting snow Is too painful
It makes me think of your poor mis
taken father who Is probably shovel
ing it in Siberia Here at all events
one can avoid the window One need
not look at it
The policy of shutting ones eyes 13
a mistake said Catrlna
Why do you want to go back to
Thors so soon murmured the elder
lady with a little sigh of despair She
knew she was playing a losing game
very badly She was mentally shud
dering at the recollection of former
sleigh journeying from Tver to Thors
Because I am sure father would like
us to be there this hard winter
But your father is In Siberia put
in the countess which remark was ig
nored
Because if we do not go before tho
snow begins to melt we shall have to
do the journey in carriages over bad
roads which Is sure to make you 111
Because our place is at Thors and no
one wants us here I hate Petersburg
It is no use living here unless one is
rich and beautiful and popular We
are none of those things so we are
better at Thors
But we have many nice friends
here dear You will see this after
noon I expect quite a reception The
Comte de Chauxville said he would
come on my first reception daj and of
course Paul and his wife must return
my call They will come today I am
anxious to see her They say she is
beautiful and dresses well
Catrinas broad white teeth gleamed
for a moment in the flickering fire light
as she clinched them over her lower
lip
And therefore Pauls happiness in
life is assured she said in a hard
voice
Of course What more could he
want murmured the countess in
blissful Ignorance of any irony
Catrina looked at her mother with i
gleam of utter contempt in her eyes
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I wish you happiness said Catrlna
That is one of the privileges of a great
love whether it brings happiness or
misery the contempt for all who have
never known it
While they remained thus the sound
of sleighbells on the quiet English quay
made itself heard through the double
windows There was a clang of many
tones and the horses pulled up with a
jerk The color left Catrinas face
quite suddenly as if wiped away leav
ing her ghastly She was going to see
Paul and his wife
Presently the door opened and Etta
came into the room with the indomita
ble assurance which characterized her
movements and earned for her a host
of feminine enemies
Mme la Comtesse she said with
her most gracious smile taking the
limp hand offered to her by the Count
ess Lanovitch
Catrina stood in the embrasure of
the window hating her
Paul followed on his wifes heels
scarcely concealing his boredom He
was not a society man Catrina came
forward and exchanged a formal bow
with Etta who took in her plainness
and the faults of her dress at one con
temptuous glance She smiled with
the perfect pity of a good figure for no
figure at all Paul was shaking hands
with the countess When he took Ca
trinas hand her fingers were icy and
twitched nervously within his grasp
The countess was already babbling
to Etta in French The Princess How
ard Alexis always began by informing
Pauls friends that she knew no Rus
sian For a moment Paul and Catrina
were left as it were alone
I wish you happiness said Catrina
and no one heard her but Paul She
did not raise her eyes to his but looked
vaguely at his collar ner voice was
short and rather breathless as If she
had just emerged from deep water
Thank you answered Paul simply
He turned and somewhat naturally
looked at his wife Catrinas thoughts
followed his A man is at a disad
vantage in the presence of the woman
who loves him She usually sees
through him a marked difference be
tween masculine and feminine love
Catrina looked up sharply and caught
his eyes resting on Etta
He does not love her he does not
love her was the thought that In
stantly leaped into her brain
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