Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-06-05
had so alarmed her.

| tull OF kindly light, and his ruddy
cheeks were rs smooth rs n girls.
He could not have been more than
eighteen.
He bowed respectfully as l answered
his question.
"Frcderika lives here, l said, ''but
/ think she is not feeling well. Will
you leave your message with me and
call again another day?"
Il wish to ask after Zintha Kicker.
She is my promised wife, and she came
over in the same ship with Frederika.
l have been 10 Caste Garden, and they
think that no such girl came across
the sea. But Frederika will know. |
have the letter from Zintha's brother,
They knew each other in the old
country"
81 will ask Frederika about her.
Will you come again tomorrow"
Yes, will wait until then. But it
will seem verv long until l get It'd
ings from my Zinthar'
felt panied to keep the honest fell
low from hearing from Frederika's Inns
the assurance for which his heart
longed; but the thought of Frederika's
face as she had fled away, made me
certain that had best send him away
until l had first talked with her.
After he had gone, | went 10 Frede-
rikas room. She sat swaying herself
TO and fro upon the edge of chair.
Her face, no longer white, but looking
as though the blood was ready TO burst
from nb f,xll og
anxious expectation. and her eyes
looked rs though they belonged to
some animal at bay.
She clasped her hands and exclaim-
ed, with wild vehemence:
Don't tell him am here! He has
come for her! Oh, what shall l tell
him?"
"Ihe truth, Frcderika," | said, try
ing 10 speak lightly. 1T isn't anything
so hard, is it, to tell a young man
where to find his sweetheart"
30. if | could tell him-if / could
only send him TO her! But that can
only be when the sea gives up its deadw
and her voice rose into wild scream,
which made the blood curdle in my
veins.
Calm yourself, Frederika. 1t is a
sad thing to tell him if his promised
wife has been buried at sea, but YOU
are not responsible for it."
That is all YOU know about itr'
she began with savage earnestness.
Then, with a sudden furtive look at
me she said: But of course he cannot
blame me unless | had killed her"
But here she broke down and threw
herself upon the bed, sobbing and
moaning us though her heart would
break.
'Eadn't you best send for the priest,
maam?" whispered Katy in my ear.
She had, unperceived, followed on
after me, thinking, she said afterwards,
that l was putting myself in danger by
going near Frederika. Il don't like to
tell tales on her, but she runs on that
way all the night, and it's myself
thinks she needs to confess to the
priest"
rs she Catholic Katy?"
'Yes, ma'am, that she is. But she's
a mighty bad one, Notwithstanding she
tells her beads by the hour. She never
goes to confession"
fFhen go at once for your own
priest, Katy" l whispered.
"Not for the world, till the master
comes. She might 60 crazy and kill
you dead at her feet! and sure it's best
to leave her alone entirely the while.
She'll get over the turn ali the sooner
+ no one is with her. I've seen her
worse than this"
Convinced that Katy's advice was
sensible, went down stairs again.
3ut my peace of mind had been exer-
Used for the day, and as to that, for
many days. For Frederika went raw
ne mad, and had to be carried from
he house in q strait-iacket.
Fortunately she did no harm to anv
# us in her frenzy. Butwe all svmpa-
hised so deeply in her affliction that it
asst shadow over our hitherto sunny
ousehold.
Zintha's betrothed husband came
gain for news of her, and was much
roubled by what told him.
81 should think my Zintha had come
some harm through Frederika," he
aid, after q few moments thought,
but she was SO good and winning
lat no one could have felt angry at
er! And as to Frederika, though she
as always little strange and moody,
don't believe she would have hurt a
licken, far less one who had never
one her any harm"
stConl1 Iiptho h,,., ,1z H.. =, I
is by her beauty and gentlenessP" l
ked.
Herman flushed to the roots of his
lrly faxen hair.
Our families once made some talk
marrying Frederika to me-" he said. :.
But | was in love with Zintha. So =,
e proposition fell through" l.
This was the key to the mystery.
ederika had been scorned by her i
ndsome young countryman, and, :.
rhaps, finding her rival in her power. y
d taken swift revenge. :
Poor Zintha! trusted TO cross the =
de ocean with woman who knew Il Il
to be the cause of her blghted =,
pes! What had been her fatep o. %
went with Herman to Castle o o
rden, thinking to ease his mind bv . :,
king enquiries myself. =, u
was met with the intelligence that " =,
y knew nothing whatever about a u u
son of that name. But while talk r
with the gentlemanly superintend- p
, a group of new comers made their " "
'earance from ship which had Just ~ ~
ne into port. &c &c
herman, looking downcast enough, ., q
stood beside me and had heard the VI VI
eouraging reply to my question. :" y,
glanced up mechanically as the " "
lngers entered, and then with a Al
d exclamation of joy, darted towards
oung girl who formed one of tho