Warren sheaf., 1899-12-07

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Do not be cry, dear bro ther, be-
cause was So rude yesterda lay I, Z, said
he, laying his hand on his brot hers
should Ter.
dear boy! The brothers en-
sbraced each other fervently
"a deep brotherly love existed be-
tween the two. The elder was touched
by the penitence Of the younger, until,
with the same my ysterious look in his
face, he again began to speak Of Frau
lein Greta. Then Kurt, noticing that
his brother could scarce conceal his
nervous impatience, soon took his
leave. Descending the stairs, he ca
ressed# his budding mustache, cast a
glance toward the door behind which
his brother sat atsWork and murmured: /:
It is a pity Of the old fellow he takes
it SO plainly to heart. But ii an affair
of the heart one must always consider
ones self first. He has known Greta
more than a year can I help it that, in
the six short weeks of my acquaint-
ance, I have become more to her than
he? Can one help it if one meets good
fortune? He must accustom himself
to the idea that I am no longer child,
that I am q man. u am two years
younger than Greta what Of that? It
is experience that . u he stopped,
smiled, binked his eyes like .acat that
sees a sparro fying above him, and
began to build air castles.
In the meantime the Herr Assessor
with a sigh arose from his desk and
paced the floor estlessly. When at last
he returned he scribb1ed the name
Greta on the blotting pad and then
5sprang to his feet again, more restless
than ever. 3@
During the next few days he hardly
saw his younger brother. One evening
a friend came and reproached him for
his secrecy. 55
..The whole city knows that your
brother wrote the comedy that is to be
played tomorrow night s. ss.3s8 .i6.
d '1sMy brother? It is impossible! He
has never shown the slightest inclina-
ton toward dramatic composition.
And then--if he had aspired to be a
writer Of comedy,I should have known
it =
Tin spite of all that, he is the writer
Of the play-after repeated persuasion
the director has betrayed the secret, I,
The appearance Of Kurt himself in
terrupted the discussion.
{ s'.It is well that you come, cried
Reinhard. Is it true that you have
written comedy? % 5ss
1t would be no crime if =
did you write The Physician or
not?''
s'If they say so it. must be true.5TI
beg of you not to ask me about iit-go
to the theater tomorrow night and see
for yourself
But, Kurt, I cannot understand why
you have not told me about it before y
# You would not have helped me with
it had you known about it,
But if you have disgraced yoursel
the thought is quite unbeara ble."
assI shall not disgrace myself"
B s..Y You have not the vaguest. concep-
ton Of dramatic technique 2
But everyone must begin to learn" !"
s &' Yes, but if it were only not here,
where you live, where every one knows
you--if i had had a suspicion of the
affair I should have put a stop to it." I
For that reason I allowed you to
suspect nothing" S3
{ Thereupon the lietenapt took his. de
parture, whistling a march as he has
tened to the Casino, leaving his brother
to pass a sleepless night. ".
4 The evening for the performance of.
the new comedy found the little the
ater crowded. Kurt moved among the
audience with a flush Of excitement on
his face, His brother came late, look;
ing ng quite pale and troubled. .ts
At last the play began. The first act
was replete with humorous situations,
the public laughed and applauded, and, !,
during the succeeding wait, some of
Kurt''s friends presented him with a
laurel wreath. s ss
is very crude" thought Rein
hard. I should have given Kurt credit
for something trife more mature
than this
Between the first and the second act
Herr Heldreich appeared with his
They had seats next to that
Of the Herr Assessor.
& How do you like the play RI asked
Fraulein Greta, with a smile.
He looked at her earnestly.
You knew about it, Fraulein
Greta ?'' ss s Il
60, yes, indeed. =
He shook his head, saying: s
q am very sorry that you did not
dissuade my brother from this fool.
ishness. 7 would give anything toshave5
been able to prevent it. {" 595s.9s .slsi NJ
But the piece rpleases, as you see. .''yas
People are laughing at my brother,
and it seems to me as I myself must
run the gauntlet of their ridicule.''
H Frauleins Greta became very thought
full. The second act was sentimental.
The audience in spite Of a kindl effort
to Seem appreciatiye, at length showed
81 igns of WEAKNESS. Fraulein Greta
now and then stole q glance at her
She inst iinctiyely OWNED
bis thoughts She saw iithE his eyes.
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