The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-19

He preached the subject nearest his
heart first to the mother, and, strange
or not strange, he gained her consent to
marry Gretty.
Meanwhile weeks flew by. and there
was no word from Rudolf. Weeks and
month, and then two. OH what
could have become of him? Was he
false? Impossible
But a terrible storm with a slight
shock of earthquake took place, and all
Gretty's goats appeared to have STAN
peded during the night. At all events
the doors were found open and the
goats had fallen or been cast over a
precipice near the cottage, Near that
dear old well where she had plighted
her troth she now must sit and weep.
Ali 1t was the mournful tale of Aud
Robin Gray repeating itself. For Gret-
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''Mother she fell sick;'
poverty stared them in the face, and
they were beholden to the charity of
Won Hansen, the miser
By night as well as by day Gretty
toiled hard with her knitting needles
Work was the only consolation, the only
relief, she could find. And her face
grew wan, and dark circles appeared
about her beautiful eyes. What can be
harder to bear than grief and poverty |
too?
Many months went by, and still no
lover returned.
Won Hansen had heard he was dead;
that did not add to Gretty's grief. Some
one else heard he was married; this was
worse, but she bore it.
Meanwhile where were the truants?
Bernezell had found his brother all
ing, and at the end of month medical
men had prescribed voyage to Madei-
ra. They would just get back within
five weeks, when they would both re-
turn to the dear little cot among the
Swiss mountains, and Rudolf would
marry his Gretty. Here at Madeira
Bernezells brother died.
''We are wealthy now, alasI' said
Brenezell, land we'll go shares"
The steamer that was to take them to
france was week behind time. One
lay, ''Yonder she isl" shouted Rudolf, I
md off they both went, and were bun I
lied on board. The ship stayed but an )
lour, then steamed away again, bound
or the distant cape. They had board
d the wrong boat
There came day when in the little
OF among the hills Gretty sat weeping o
Y her mothers bedside, and near her u
TODD Won Hansen. The doctor had e
lst gone. Nothing, he had said, ex- 9
ept change could save the patients o
fe. p
Now, Gretty., my child, now or new p
=" cried the old man. ''Be my wife. r. r.
i've me the right to save your moth II
IS life. Gretty, be mine" q,
Gretty's mother did not speak, but ., o.
She gazed in Gretty's face till her heart was gt
like to break'' s,
Gretty stood up-tearless now, but m
18th sad pale face. She took her moth N
IS hand. "
"Give me the right to save your ~
Others life, )" pleaded the miser once F.
rain. r.,
Stay" cried a manly voice, II have 70
prior claim" Next moment, with on
nd cry, and color in her cheeks once ON ON
ore, Gretty was pressed to her lovers M
east. IS
That day three weeks, dinkle-dinkle e..
dinkle-dang went the village bells. co. 90
ot pretty bells at all-indeed, always ou
ought they were pot medal-but how a :
'eetly they sounded in Gretty's ears! fri
e was going to church to be married. FL,
lat ends my story, as marriage ends h;r
stories. Yet one word; few years t,u
er this the old miser died, and Rudolf ""
md himself his heir. ''As some re- foo
ration. " said the will, ''for evil done t tba
meditated - cn'