The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01


80 absorbed that he never noticed the IL
intensely hostile gaxs with which Miss Car
nan was regarding him.
He ard bis companion we're sauniering
aiorx IN such = Ieisusslv manner that Miss
German had time to consider ior = moment
before shey reachess her. Tlscn she stepped
quickly 10 The girls side and said in 3 tore
that she t-1ed 10 keep CAIN and composed:
Excuse me. BAT IS yonr name Lotto
Rhielg''
Yes. dat's my name said the Young
girl, staring AZ her IN utter aDszenaent As
for tho young man. his face Immediately
assumed suspicious and forDidoing ex-
preston.
Nelly produced the picture and the letter.
Lotte stared az them a moment then fairly
Snate1sd them from the girls hands.
We're you got 6eseG" she exclaimed AZ
most tiercely. "And we're, oh. we're, ist
nlein Carl 20
''Deia Car" exclaimed the young man.
with savage frown. and added some
WORKS N hurried, angry tone.
Hiss carman scarcely understood : word
OF German, but she was sure from his tone
that he vas abusing the absent lover, and
interposed without ceremony.
II don't know much OF your language.
she said, but want I.otte 10 unders tand
that Carl Never ist--ist--" she hesitated
q moment then thought OF the word she
wanted and brough. it out triumphantly-
"Krankl Carl Meyer list sehr kTank.
Lotto .
'scari Meyer Krank2 p exclaimed Lotto.
Rery paie now and with tears in her blue
eyes. .Und was fehlt linn DENIM"
ooh, II only knew German p thought
Nelly. Then. braeing up. she considered
moment before she spoke again. Carl
Meyer-ging-over zwei weeks ago-zu
meet-you Lotto, as Castle Garden. Aber
--aber-ein wagon''-here she stopped fer
breath a moment-"that seine ribs ge-
broehenr'
Lotte evidently had caught something of
her meaning. for she turned deadly pale
and gave cry of distress. Miss Carman
felt provoked at herself, yet, as she told
the doctor afteFward. Its the most diff
cult thing in the world to break news
gently in a language OF which you under
stand scarcely dozen words"
'sHe ist besser-viel hetterl" she has
tened to add. "Aber-he says all the
time-'Lottchen! Lottchenl Ny poor
little Lottchen! Where is she?'"
"Wo is err" repeated Lolte. who prob
ably understood Miss Carman's meaning
more from her pathetic tones than from
her delectable German. -'Ach mein Carl
mein armer, liebster Carl! ond we're is he
deem 20
''In the hospital" Nelly gravely replied.
Then. as Lo.te looked dszed. she added,
"In the krankhads--we the krank FOLKS
60"
I.otte seemed to understand her, for seiz-
ing Miss Carman's hand she exclaimed
eagerly, ''Dake me IN memen Carl?'
You must not go. | know not this
lady" interposed the Young man, looking
haughtilv al Miss Carman.
"You can come too, ii you like, aud then
you can see for yourself if my story is
true, said the young nurse, cody.
''Aber Lotte-ist meine braut," said the
young man, in determined voice, still
trying to detain them.
"I4otte broke ont passionately IN German:
al am not thy bride. Had my Carl been
faithless | might have listened to thy suit
in time, but now never-never will be thy
bride What a hard heart thou must have
to urge il, when he. poor fellow, is lying all
broken TO pieces in the hospital and calling
for mel'
A sob choked her voice, and, turning her
back upon him, she walked away with Miss
Carnan. Mattering an oath between his
teeth, the young man sullenly followed.
Miss Carman hailed a passing car, for
though they were not far from the hospital
she was impatient to get there as quickly as
possible. The little nurse, usually so self
controlled, was now IN tremor of joyful
excitement, and when at last they reached
their place of destination she was obliged
TO pause a moment in the hall below TO re-
gain her oomposure.
You must be very quiet, Lotte," she
said, taking the hand OF the pale, trembling
girl in hers. 'Schr ruhie-Schr ruhig," she
added, rejecting that Lotto might not
understand her. Whether she did or did
not, the young girl answered, ''Ja,n and,
indeed. she had shown good deal of self
command after the first few moments
Miss Carman led the way upstairs, still
clasplng Loste's hand, while the young
man followed at little distance. When
they reached the room where poor Carl lay
Nelly paused a moment.
''You must wait alittle she said gently.
al must first Carl sprechen.'
ia. mein traulein, said poor Lotto; and
Miss Carman went into the room. irving
not to look too happy But Carl, who al
ways seemed to lie listening for her foot
steps. noticed at once the change in her
face.
''Ach /" he gasped. holding out both his
poor, wasted hands, ''you have then heard
something9"
"Yes, Carl. have good news for You to-
day" said Miss Carman taking his hand
kindly in hers. But you must keen yerv
quiet. You want to get well for I.otta's
sake. you know; aud then what joyful
wedding yours viii be, after all this sor-
rowia
How sweet those words sounded in the
poor fellows ears. "Achl" he said. with
tears in bis eyes, ''you would not speak
that way II you-kad not found her. Where
is sheg Tel! me, gaickln
Yes. Carl. have found Lotto. And if
bring her 10 xou, viii you try 10 lie very
qaietg For yoa might bring the fever en-
again, and"
"Yss, yes, tell you Where is she?"
4 have brought her with me, Carl. Now
remember your promise
ZACH. Uatt, sci danki" said Carl. in a
tone OF such heartfelt Thanksgiving that
tears rushed 70 bis Kind little nurses ewes.
The other patients broke into joyful con
ordinations as she left the room, bat Carl
directed toward The open door with aa
eager, hungry lc0k
She came in very quiesiy--poor Lotto -
though pale Sc death. BuI when she saw
CAr!-her Clarifying there SO white