The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16


her eyes M she looked at the nntidy
piece of ground lhere the exQuisitely
kept garden ot ,Jacob Brunk had
been: and the Wind 3. from which
the round face 3of her m ia often
smiled a az her. replllsed her now with
their bar ness.
81 happened that IA course Of time
Bertha had q notion to go abroad. and.
having the conscio usness sof her Ger
ti1cate OF GRADUATE ion III her trunk, she
was SIS no hastest ~ return to her home
So she fingered where she pleased, ar,
rogantly directing the movements of
her party, which consisted of q maid
EN- aunt and an elderly second cousin.
With this double chap she was
allowed to do almost any thing she
pleased. 81 |s3 ss .5 ss
At length they reached Amst erdam,
making headquarters for themselves
there, and planning to go upon many
excursions through the country. It
was natural enough that, having q To-
cal habitation, they should make some
friends in the city, and SO It came
about that before they had been there
long they were invited to dinner by
an America lady, Mrs. Truax, whose
husband was engaged in some mercan--
tile enterprise there.
;5s The Truax house was cosmopol Titan
one, and at it the habitue expected to
meet all manner Of celebrities and hui
man curios. Bertha, much elated at
the prospect, Whir1ed of, ccompanied
by her decorous relatives, arrayed for
the occasion in the most becoming OF
their best silks. n. .5 t.. u $53s II
4 What dear old frumps they are"
Bertha commented to herself. IT think
the Amsterdam ladies will like them.
They just suit this ackground.'" !. 4 T.
They seemed to, indeed, and got on
better than Bertha, whose youth con-
demned her to- a subordinate place.
This was not as it was in. America,
Bertha reflected, and permitted herself
to indulge in a moment of komesick-.
ness, as she sat apart, her glowing
beauty unnoticed by the midd le-aged
people who were paying their respects
to her aunt and her second cousin.
II have delayed for moment tor
another guest Mrs. Truax said. 81
wished to present to your niece, Miss
anderson, " she said, addressing Der.
tha's aunt, "a young man who is half
an American. All, there is the bell
now! z X J. 4 " s4.. .,s5: + 81 .
IS The man at the door announced a
moment later: .5gt ,5s si +. Il : 4 s*:x:
rs Herr Van Brunt.'' BEL. l., ss:,4 .;s:s$
Bertha turned with an anticipation
which she endeavored to subdue. It
was not likely that the son of a gar
dener would be at, the. home Of Mrs,
Truax. But in the young man who
entered Bertha saw with unmistakable
recognition the amiab1e, soft eyes, the
round face and high brow, and the
quiet, kindly manners of her old
friend, borne with the assurance and
ease that come with self-confdence.H
The hostess managed to whisper to
sBertha's aunt, and Of course Bertha
overheard: ~. .ss b
This young man has distinguished
himself in landscape gardening. He.
has just laid out "a park for Prince
Zagenwell, and is much thought of,
both in Holland and Germany. I hear
that the Duke OF York Is likely to send
for him for his new place in Scotland,
Dominicus Van Brunt saluted his.
( hostess with a profound bow-how
well Bertha remembered that quaint.
reverence of manneri He was nre-