Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11

an was with me the day previous 20
his illness and babe megayly enough
to danceat his wedding. never saw
him looking better. lie was on
horseback and rode swiftly out 20
| 81. Gilgen, refining up his steed foran
instant, TO throw money TO an old
gypsy. who stood, her hand out
stretched. by theroad, Always kind, !"
added the good doctor, always NO
| blel have known him thus as boy
and man. Aud the usually cold
man OF science brushed his hand
across his eyes
took his other hand in my own
and pressed it warmly Then ! went
TO tile chamber below. Old Klaus
crept after me. He seemed TO cling
to me for sympathy. ! sat down by
the fire with heavy heart. pom
dered on the doctors words, found
myself wondering why had put the
question to him, and then | recalled
word for word his answer.
4 sudden thought shot through
my brain,
He had spoken of an old gypsy who
stood, with outstretched hand BY the
roadside.
Another scene rose before me,
A fair-haired lad with his firm palm
held frankly out--a withered, old face
bent over it and | seemed 20 hear the
quayering voice muttering the proph'
ecy-''loung Herr, take heed TO your
wedding dayl The way 70 Gods
altar lies through Gods acre."
klaus" asked sharply, when
was your master TO have been mar.
ried?H for Frederick hal mentioned
no day in his letter-''We will talk
over everything when you come, he
wrote.
Zach, Mien Herr Bus tomorrow"
seemed to turn cold all over. To
think Of other things | questioned
Klaus concerning the ROsschen,
whose cup Of happiness was soon 10
be dashed from her lips learned
that she was lovely and nmiable and
deeply ennmoFed Of heF handsome
lover His illness Ind been kept from
her as long as possible, and though
she knew her marriage must be post
I poncd, she dreamed, rs yet, 81 no
change.
Alas" said Klaus, should my
lord not recover, | lear il will 90
hard with the sweet young lady,
/ for she loves him batter than life
Who knows that there may b. two
/ burinls rather than one bridalf'
The way to Gods altar lies
through Gods acre"
Would the words ever Ccnse ring.
| ing in my ears shook myself im.
patiently 4 coincidence "a sad coin.
cidencc-thut was nll. And ms grief
had surely unsettled my mind I
/ picked up q book from one Of the
shelves and tried to Rad Tho words
swan upon the page Not sound
was 10 b. heard save the ticking Ut
the great clock In the hall. laid
down the book and sighed. Just then
the clock tolled the midnight hour.
The deep bell struck ~ tilnCs loud
and clear, and mechanically count,
ed every stroke.
Midnight \ sudden Thought the
crisisl
Then my poor Frederick might.
even now hc passing the portal ol
eternity,
was about to- speak to Klaus hon
discovered that be slept exhausted
on the hearth
God forbid, " cried aloud in my
fear.
Poor, faithful soull' thought /.
Rest there n while--you may awake
| to deepest grief" F0rl Fentized that
he, like mys,li-like Rocschrn-must
lose, with Frederick, that which he
best loved on earth.
So ! rose noiselcssly, md nnaaed
sadly and alone into the great stone
hall.
| A breath Of cold air swept INV
check 1t Cnme from the end OF the
hnll-down there. toward the outor
doors, was pierced through and
through with itschiIl touch. Certain.
" the outer doors must be omen
Could Klaus, IN his nnxicty. hnyn FAR.
gotten TO close them after the doc.
tor $ entrance? ! pecrgd through the
vista OF dtmly-lighted arches toward
the entrance and moved n lew stems
~ that direction. As | did so. / WINS
sure heard a muffIcd Knocking M
the portal. | listened intsntly
and after n moment the soun1
was repeated and followed almost
Immediately by the slipping ofu bolt
sun ] saw NO one, and concluded
the sounds must come from some
other part Of the Schloss. WINS
about to turn and desist from IN.
Vestigation. when | again felt TINT
,Cy biast sweep my face and throat
thoroughly startled, strained INV
eyes 20 see more clearly before mo.
they became gradually accustomed
70 the serni-darKness, and perceived
tle massive doors swing inward an
thelr great iron hinges. 20 admit n
tall, dark figure in cloak and hood
a Priest2' ! thought instantly.
then the thought wns succeeded by
another Friedrich is not n C'nthn.
licl Who has summoned him9 f iTha
doctor perhnpsl' And tLa,, -. W