Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05

came for me. The Countess did not
see him. She had come into my
tinv room and pressed me. so tightly
to her breast that she almost took my
breath away @In case of need you
know where | live" said she in
strangely hushed voice; there are
situations in which do not fear even
the devil. God protect you, my
child"
The April sun was still high in the
heavens when / walked through the
streets by his side. I had not wept;
/ had lapsed into the gloomy defiance
which had seized hold upon me since
mammals death, which panied and
tormented me even. To show the
people that he was upon the best of
terms with me, Herr Wollmeyer
chatted constantly to me in pleasant
manner. I looked down at the stone
pavement and made no reply The
long Grape veil on my hat was blown
by the breeze over his shoulder.
drew it back as if the entire man was
poison. well! Welt" said he, smil-
ing.
Upon entering the house in which /
had spent my childhood, upon seeing
the hall in which I had played, the
stairs which, in happier days, my
father had so often assembled, and
descended, the door upon which
mamma had so often raped during
the latter days of trial when she came
sosk oil y
self-possession threatened to forsake
me. To his surprise left Herr Wolf
meyer standing and Immediately
turned my steps towards my old room.
AS if in dream I crossed the thresh-
old, cousin sat there-thank God!
thank God! But, Anneliese," said
she, as I fell, trembling and sobbing,
into her arms, "do not weep; you will
stay here with me. I will take
thousand times more care OF you than
I did before, my darling, my BIRDIE"
She removed my hat and brought me
a glass of water.
''See, there is papa's picture, and
the garden is so beautiful, SO beauti-
full, you could scarcely believe it;
foliage such as we have not had for
years-iust look out of the window of
my room!"
All, what was the wealth of foliage
to me! I shook my head and seated
myself upon the estrada; she went
into her room and returned with a
photograph.
''Is it like?" she asked.
NV boo4 Io,7dIxy r
fancied l could hear it, when saw a
speaking likeness of Robert in his
uniform, his grave, handsome face
burned towards me, as if to say:
Look at me, can stand your glance"
I laid the picture upon the table
and glanced at the old lady, whose
conduct of late had not been able to
understand. Cousin said I, why
did you not come once to see me, as
long as I was at Aunt Countess 2"
She bent her head and sewed upon
her apron. 81 could not get away,
Anneliese. could not leave the
house."
Good gracious, cousin, surely you
needed not to fear that this old place
with it's valuable contents would be
carried off, What could happen? Of
what were you afraid?" I laid my
hand upon her shoulders; she looked
SO anxious.
eyes, to be sure" she murmured,
but could mott"
''Did he forbid your"
Heaven forbid, Anneliese. oh. no.
no! On the contrary, he once asked
me if wanted to take root in my
room. Butt could not go!'
els it true that Brankwitz has gone
away?"
"Anneliese, did you not know that?
He is an American. The very night
on which your mother died, they all
sat together with closed doors, your
step-father, Brankwitz and Olga Sell
mann, and negotiated. There were
angry words, very angry words, then
they grew calmer Frau Sellmann
went away first, and on the day of
the interment Herr Won Brankwitz
went too. He returned once again.
and they were closeted together a
long time, then finally he left on the
Hamburg express. Wollmeyer said
he was going to San Francisco. I'll
shall never see him more, he added,
with a sigh. What is it, Anneliese? /
He made him harmless-money can
do anything in this world. In short,
he is provided for and put out Of the
way"
Oh, woe to me, he brought his
papers from him, thought I, now
Robert Nordmann has one proof less. !
ooh, cousin, how are matters to be
here! I do not think I can bear it. - /
YEARLY l looked around the room,
which appeared to me like a prison. |
81 shall certainly die soon, cousin, and
that would be the best thing that
could happen to me-"
God forbid" she exclaimed in
alright. 'The good and the bad will
mass Ovnr-vOI1 must live Q IODcr and