Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
A MANS LOVE.

Hans Behrens picturesque home was
high up among the lowlands of the
Hartz mountains. Loving his profess
sion of forester for its own sake, his
contentment and happiness in the posi-
ton fate had assigned him were COM
plcte; nor had he the shadow of an
anxiety, save for his one motherless
child, Kathleen. He had educated her
III city school, and during her absence
her place had been filled by Fritz Lin
den, the orphan son of Hans foster
sister, who, apprenticed to his uncle,
was also studying the profession of for
ester.
Since Kathleen's return a strong at
tachment had grown UP between the
cousins, and Hans was glad to think that
young man he liked so much might
become lis son in-law and relieve him
OF all further care for his daughter. He
therefore brought the young people to-
gether as much rs he could, and, now
that professional opening offered itself
in station some twenty miles distant,
he FASTENED to secure it for Fritz, thus
putting him in the way for furthur pro-
motion
As for the young man, though it sep
arated him from his love, it mode him
&iad, for would i uot The sooner bring
them tcccther? Ii was rot an advauce-
ment % marry on, but u N,as step in
that direction. AND ile w@s pIeas3t and
hopoiu! g. i.d5, ea. S. !ar.
so he i.,d gathered together his slen-
der possessions, and IN few days he
was to depart for lis now home. bidding
farewell to the o!d home, 50 dear III all
It's associations.
1t was then that he resolved not to
leave Kathleen without speaNng his
mind am secur nB 4iS happiness from
her own lpS He had been working
stetdI'y a'l the summers afternoon IN
the forest, wl"n T. 81" i'cr c'n,ng to-
ward hun wItH 'stl II Ho!ota III her
hands.
see, frltA' she sald, what n lot OF
go~era 80 oro NV. t,~,,o +L a" aro
81 Iov,I,. q ,rn,,tI ;,;ons IN mrl;I,o
yorrs,Jf IN tbat p" sLo addnd WITH a ra1
S;a,'t s,,,;Ia '
~ ' ya,, d;slila NV or,I,;+,on Ko,b
,oo,, . ;, 10 asi'"I '''i' Noun
IN y 49, ',,,.,,.o,.o.1 1;..t, III.
atba,,11, p = "' 4oE; iis.lo '"elIy,
mo "oA ~ 40 '''Ni"6 70" AWAY li0ni
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80, tho 6onJ bonr,;,r, I;s,IoIsi,, - -
side while She hurled bar bInsb;po, faca
in The cher tbat bnId tbe aowars
neither sneoking nor stirring She INV
What WINS comino, sba lon9tod Gov = ~,
aho droo1od - 6,,t sI,o aDo,,,,.l 80
20 The snot bv SOME , ,noo;c snan -00'oN
"Kothlean Io1a Co., T. ,,. -
make Won NV wife seek some n,si u
tion where I conId offer voI, os comfort.
able n home as the one Won would leove
-,
LOT Wouiu not tiilnk III nolioIaple 10
ask you TO share less comfortable one !;
but, once L have attained such q posi-
ton, and a home and a range OF my
own, can you not give me hope, Kath-
leen, that you will so supremacy bless
my life All, answer me, dearest"
But she did not answer HIM word,
only buried her lace deeper IN the ira
CANT flowers put neither dlu she resist
him when, putting both his arms around
her, he drew her closer to him, holding
her in his strong embrace and pressing
passionate kisses on her bowed head.
"Speak to me, love" he whispered ;
"only one tiny word, Kathleen.
With passionate impulse she threw
both arms around his neck, scattering a
fragrant shower of white violets over
him.
Il love you, Fritz" she murmured,
and, breaking away from him, she ran
TO the house.
The next day the young man left for
his new station. Ii was full month
before he found an opportunity to revisit
his old home. All was rs he had left it,
except Kathleen. and she seemed changed
how he scarcely knew.
There was a shvness. a reserve about
her manner; less Of tie girlish simplicity
which had always charmed him, and