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THE NEWS COMES TO STRELSAU.
ON leaving No.

19, Rischenheim walked swiftly some little way up the Konigstrasse and then hailed a cab.

He had hardly raised his hand when he heard his name called, and, looking round, saw Anton von Strofzin's smart phaeton pulling up beside him.

Anton was driving, and on the other seat was a large nosegay of choice flowers.
"Where are you off to ?" cried Anton, leaning forward with a gay smile.
"Well, where are you?
To a lady's, I presume, from your bouquet there," answered Rischenheim as lightly as he could.
"The little bunch of flowers," simpered young Anton, "is a cousinly offering to Helga von Tarlenheim, and I'm going to present it.