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I? Herr," said the big fellow, "I do not understand. What is it you accuse me of?" "This," cried the innkeeper: "You have written to Herr Winthrop and told him that Her Highness was at the inn. And you were expressly forbidden to do so." Stahlberg looked around blankly. "I swear to heaven, Herr " "Do not prevaricate!" the innkeeper interrupted. "You know that you wrote this."
Then laying her hand on her brother's arm, she said in conclusion: "Perhaps you are right, Herbert, when you say that a man chooses more wisely when he has come to years of discretion. You need not fear Falkenried's fate; your wife has good blood in her veins. I knew Herr Stahlberg well; he worked earnestly and with capability, too, or he would never have succeeded as he did in life.
But the head of the house of Stahlberg took little heed of the gossip or of the major's attitude toward his fellow-men, and approached him without hesitation.
What mattered a country-seat more or less to the heiress of the Stahlberg millions. The gentlemen found on their arrival that Frau von Wallmoden was walking in the park, and Frau von Eschenhagen was in her room. The young prince announced that he would seek the lady of the house, while the head forester turned his steps toward his sister-in-law's room.
I looked for him in the hospital and heard that he had gone on a visit to the outpost, but would probably be back shortly, so I thought I'd come over and see him at once." "The wound was but a slight one, a shot in the arm, but not deep; it's almost healed now, but Stahlberg cannot use it in active service for some time yet. You are acquainted with him?"
Stahlberg was at the head of one of our greatest industries, and a man of honor, through and through. It was a pity he died so soon after his daughter's marriage. At all events they made a very sensible choice."
A wave of joy swept over me as I saw a thin stream of smoke winding above the chimney. Some one was there. On, on; presently I flew up the roadway. A man stood on the porch. It was Stahlberg. When I pushed down my collar his jaw dropped. I flung the reins to him. "Where is the innkeeper?" I cried with my first breath. "In the hall, Herr. But " I was past him and going through the rooms.
The last words were spoken in a peculiar tone, and Marietta gave her mother-in-law an odd glance, which the latter did not notice; she only said: "It does seem singular for Hartmut and Ada to spend the first weeks of their marriage here in that little villa when they could go to the great castle at Ostwalden or one of the Stahlberg palaces."
"Not so bad after all, considering everything; we'll have worse than this before the campaign is over. You are looking for Stahlberg. He is at an outpost near here with one of my comrades, but he'll certainly be back soon. You won't have to wait above fifteen minutes." "I'll wait with pleasure," responded the Prussian. "Eugen's wound was not very serious, I judge.
"Is Her Highness the Princess Hildegarde " "Her Highness?" he cried, in astonishment. "She has never been here. This is an inn; the castle is in the village." "How long have you been here?" asked Pembroke. "Two weeks, Your Highness." Doubtless he thought us to be high personages to be inquiring for the Princess. "Is Stahlberg here?" I asked. "He is visiting relatives in Coberg," was the answer.
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