Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

the head Of the little group that waited
| for him, saying exultingly--
Now follow me! Sigurd KNOWS the
way! Sigmd is the friend of all the
waterfalls! Up the hills across the
l.aaping stream, through the sparkling
foanl!" And he Logan chanting To
himself sort of wild mountain song
Macfarlane looked at him obviously.
Are we sure?" he said to Guldmar,
Are W sure that wee chap kens
whaur he's gum? He'll no lead us
into a ditch an leave us there, mis-
tahln' it Fer the Fall?"
Guldmar laughed heartily. Never
fear! Sigurd's the best guide you can
have, in spite of his fancies. He
knows all the safest and suresl paths;
and Njedegorze is no easy place to
n ach, | can tell you!"
Pardon! How is it called?' asked
Dupr9L eagerly.
The Frenchman shrugged his Shout
ders. Il give it up!' he said smil-
ingly. MAIDEN. oiselle Guldmar, If any
thing happens to me at this cascade
with the name unpronounceable, you
will again be my Goctor, will you not?"
Thelma laughed as she shook hands
with him. Nothing will happen"
she rejoined, unless, indeed, you catch
cold by sleeping in a hut all night.
Father, you must see that they do not
catch cold!'
The bonde nodded, and motioned the
party forward, Sigurd leading the way,
Errington, however, fingered be-
hind on pretense of having forgotten
something, and, drawing his betrothcd
III his arms, kissed her fondly.
Take care OF yourself, darling!' he
nurmured.-a then hurrying away
he rejoined his friends, who had dis
creetly refrainod flom looking back,
and therefore had not seen the lovers
embrace.
sigurd, however, had seen it, and
the sight apparetly gave fresh impetus
to his movements, fer he sprang UP
the adjacent hill with SO much velocity
that those who followed had some diff
ficulty to keep up with HIM, and it
was not till they were out of sight of
the farmhouse that he resumed any
th ng like reasonable pace.
AS soon as they had appeared.
1Eelma TUNED into the house and
seated herself at her spinning wheel.
Ia itta soon entered the room, carrying
the same graceful implement of indus
try and the two maidens sat together
Tor some time in a silence unbroken,
save by the low melodous whirring of
the two wheels, and the mellow com
plants OF The strutting doves on the
Window-s;ll
"Fr0ken Thelma!" SAID Britta at
last, timidly.
Yes, Britta?" And her mistress
looked up inquringly
of what use is it for you to spin
row." queried the little handmade.
"Yon will be a great lady and great
ladies do not work at ALI"
Thelma's wheel revoved more and
More slowly, till at last it stopped alto
GGther.
do they not? she said half inquir-
ingly and musingly. II think you
must be wrong, Britta 1t is impossi
Bile that there should be people who
are always idle. | do not know what
81 eat ladies are like"
Il dol! And Britta nodded her
Gu ly head sagacious!y. There was
girl from Hammorfest who went 70
Christiania to seek service-she was
handy at her needle, and a fine spin
her, and great lady took her right
away from Norway to London. And
the lady bought her spinning wheel
fol a curiosity she sald,-and put it in
the corner of large parlor, and used
to show it to her friends, and they
would all laugh and say, How pretty
And Jarsena,- that was the girl
never span again she wore linen that
she got from the shops, and it was
always falling into holes, and Jansena
vas always mending, mcnding, and 1t
was 70 good!
Thelma laughed Then it is better
to spin, after all, Britta-is 1t not?"
Britta looked dubious. II do not
know" she answered; but am sure
great ladies do not spin. Because, as
| said to you, Fr0ken, this Jansena's
mistress was a great lady, and she
never did anything, no. nothing at
all, but she put on wonderful dresses,
and sat in her room or was driven
about in carriage. And that is what
you Will do also Fr0ken!"
"Oh, no, Britta," said Thelma decis-
lively. II could not be so idle. Is it
rot fortunate have SO much linen
ready? | have quite enough for mar
riage
The little maid looked wistful ~ VI
dear Froken, she murmured hesitat-
ingly; but | was thinking if 1t is
right for you to wear whit YOU have
spun Because. you see. Jansena's
mistress had wonderful things all
trimmed with lace,-ahd they would
all come back from the washing torn
and hanging in threads, and Jansena
had TO mend those as We'll as her own
clothes. You see, they do not last at
all-and they cost a large sum Of
money; but it is proper for great