Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-10-10

look which said: II can keep a secret
can't II"
DO tell me what IL Is. Annchen. dar-
hng But molssses was OF no avail.
IL took vinegar 10 catch the fly
Herr Ziinmel Is Il good for nothing"
FRAU Bindc once said. He owes me
two months rent lie Is a rogue"
Il don't want you to talk like that.
mamma Herr Zimmei is gentle
man.. said Annchcn. II won't let you
call him names in my hearing"
why. are you Is he
Never mind what he is. Well. he ia
my sweetheart There"
The old woman's eyes sparkled.
"Did he make formal declaration Of
love, proposal OF marriageT
That's my own affair. mamma"
Foolish girl that you are: but am
your mother"
Annchen wllted down, and. blushins
to her ears, she said:
There Is nothing To tell, after all.
We love each other. He loves me and
love him-that's all"
well. II he loves YOU. IL means
that
"Of course, he never said so. but he
does. know he does
How does he uctf What does lie
say! Does he call you my treasure -
"Of course he does. I;esides. he
kisses inc and ! kiss him." she added,
blushing once more. But mind YOU.
II you ever say wUrd,
Il say Il word, You know now good
l am at keeping secrets"
That very night when her oldest
boarder came houe she confided TO him
that her daughter was engaged.
And who is the valiant knight
whose heart Annchen has conqueredY'
asked the lodger.
"Oh. that's a secret" answered the
old woman. And the next morning.
when a talkativc man called TO see
room on the second floor Annchen said:
"Oh. that room, That room. My
sweetheart has had II for long time"
Herr Zipmcl. broad shouldered fel-
low OF -. had n big brown dog which
he usually left home when he went 10
work. Annchen took the dog wherever
she went, patted him, spoke OF Herr
Zimmel TO him till Leo was as fond Of
her rs he was Of his master.
ne gloomy morning Herr Zimmel
told his landlady and her daughter that
America was a bad country and that
he was going back to Koenigsberg.
Il say he's a roguel He ought TO be
sued for breach of promise" said Frau
Binde. when she and Annchen were
alone.
"Sh-shl won't let you say any.
thing bad about him, mamma" retort-
ed the girl Did 1 ever say he prom.
ised TO marry me? Did he ever do any
thing wrongT BE is n fine gentleman
Gnd-and- What do you want OF
meT" She burst into tears.
But he has deceived you"
1T isn't true. He never said a word
about marriage. He only kissed me
because he loves me. and now he must
go back 10 Germany"
Its a nuisance and a great expense
TO take dogs across the ocean" said
Herr Zimmel. Take Leo and keep
him as a memento, fraulein." He took
his leave OF mother and daughter In
terms OF the warmest friendship,
heartily thanking them for their kind
ness and begging their forgiveness for
any wrong he might have done them
He was n kind hearted. honest fellow,
and his words brought tears to the
eyes OF both women.
On her way from the steamer Ann
chen kept patting Leo.
Now we. you and I, are lonely. He
has left us. Isn't It terriblei Isn't It
awful 10 live in this world?"
Leo made no answer. but he pranced
and fldgeted around In a manner which
convinced Annchen that he understood
her and felt exactly as she did.
Two days had passed. Annchen and
Leo were sad and restless as ever. In
the evening OF the third day they went
out for a hearty talk about Herr Zim-
mel. They turned into Second avenue.
Annchen's eyes were full
Herr Wagner was striding along,
looking at the clocks In the stores and
Rpologizing to the ladies he brushed
aside, when suddenly he felt a tug at
his coat A big dog bounded away
and. 10 and behold. fair sized piece
OF cloth was dangling from his Prince
Alberta ragged. triangular piece with
q hole. a black hole of precisely the
same size and shape over It. Herr
Wagner's blood ran cold, his arms
dropped to his sides. His eyes were
looking for the dog. but he was block
away. capering about and barking like
mad. The next moment he beheld a
young woman. She was rosy checked.
blond and fleshy.
"Ach. du lieber Gott" she said, clasp
Ing her hands together as she looked
down at the rent in his frock coat.
''LeOI Leo! Whatever have you doneg'
The dog came dancing back and she
took him In her arms What have
you done, LeoT she repeated. with
sympathy for the low spirited dog as
mech as for the young man.
TITS terribie-ms simply terribler'
murnurod Herr Wagner. his face as
red as his bleeding heart.
I'm very. very sorry, sir. but the
dog is out OF sorts. His master has
left for Germany. you know"
"It's simply terribIer
cit Is not a new coat. Is itT'
"What matters IL? ! have a very
important appointment. and now I
can't go there at all. It's simply ter.
ribler
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