New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-05-24


At 1915 he started forth. His brain
was hot. and his heart was beating quick
II as he drew near the house. Another
moment and he could penetrate into the
room on. the first floor with his feverish,
flny gaze. 4
Yes, she was there! The same white
robed dream. He rubbed his eyes. It
seemed too good. This time he boldly
raised his hat. She would be left in no
doubt as to his feelings. Again as he.
went on he thought he saw that flicker Of
movement, as if she had gently waved
her fair white arm. He was passing I'M
der the tall pole with the electric light
at the time, SO he knew her eyes must
see him. He raised his hat again with
sweep and passed tremblingly on his
way. 4. 5.
He must go slowly. No rude break
that would shatter the dainty wool Of
her maiden fancy. just enough Of bold
ness to show how his heart stood, and
patience and victory.
All the next day Charlie spent in
chateau en- Espagne which love had
builded. He sat and dreamed and
: moved about and dreamed and drank
and dreamed. HoEad rather a reserved
and pat-oaizi.,:gs air with the men at the
club. He drank three times as much as
he should have drunk the next night.
Would she be there again? Would she?
! Would she? IF SO, away with doubt.
He would boldly pause and gaze upat
his fair snowy one. His eyes should
CLEAN with loves light, and she should
read the phospho-cscent message true.
Then she might show him something
more definite in return than that timid,
| coy movement Of her rounded arm
On, If he could kiss that far round
; arm: just press his lips once on its satin
skin! He could hardly make his way up
the avenue lie was SO full of happy an
! ticipation and champagne that he could
hardly see. Ec stopped in front of the
wrong house: in fact, and it was only
after an aching disappointment at seeing
nothing in the window that he discov-
cred he had q square to go, -, y ~= y
! Soul Of Eros! She was there! How
we'll that pose suited her 1,,aidenly med
itative communion with the night. He
tilted against the railing and waited an
ardent kiss that seemed to scorch his
finger tips. But good heavens! What
was this? It almost took his breath
away! The window nearest the stoop
was Omen about q foot! Then it broke
Oh L.. [. v-cS 81 invitation. She
had raised that window. The inter-
probation was left to him. How dar-
ing it would be TO enter there! Bat
| he felt daring. What man worthy such
woman would hesitate? He could
easily climb from the stoop to the win
dow sill and enter. lie would. There
was not q soul about.
He rceled up. the brownstone steps
and reached the SILL
"Ny caorel one" he cried thic,zly. Il
am l.~~-:.::"
No answer. But he was now at fever
heat. The blood CT Romeo was whirling
in his veins. ELe scrambled into the
con. The soft carpet made no noise.
! All there she stood, coy. shrinking,
but ,e!orably di@niied. Her face was
averted. but her pure white arm was
! slightly extended toward hi-l-motion-
less. He would awaken her with that
caress if it cost his life. 1t seemed to
him as If he swan rather than walked
toward that lovely extended arm.
With mutiiod cry he grasped it and
pressed his lips passionataly to it's smooth
skin. The icy GOODNESS and her insensi-
bility sent q strange shock through him.
His brain reeled, and he instinctively
clutched the cold arm IS he felt himself
| go.
There was q laundering crash which
seemed to echo wildly through the house,
and to his horror he saw her break to
| pieces on the floor. He felt himself
pinned by his leg and struggled in vain
to get free. He heard steps hurrying
toward the room. Lights flashed in the
hall, and in few moments he saw a but
Ter trembling at the door and big man
in pajamas with a pistol in his hand.
who approached him savagely.
! Don't shoot" he cried cts q little
mistake. I'm no thief. I'll make it all
right"
The man and the butler helped him
out from the debris, and as he rose and
looked sheepishly at the fragments of
the broken Clytie he said ruefully:
Give got my checkbook here How
much did it cost?'
"Why, $5,OOO," said the gentleman.
''Only you've got to explain how you
came into my house at night and broke
that statue. even if you do pay for it.
| What were you after:'
And Charlie explained in confidence.
He is a bachelor to this day, with the
ardent fires Of his heart put out. He is
badly put out himself and has not vet
returned from his trip around the world.
He has passed the stone age in passions
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4 Eli.-t The Marks of Toll.
Harness marks, physical or mental,