Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11
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IUlled mamma, and SHe CedSeu
speaking and drew herself up in her
chair. From the next room--the
speaker must have been standing
near the door-came these words, az
distinctly as If they had been spoken
in the same room:
"Old ArVensleben is in excellent
circumstances" said my step-father,
therefore there is no risk; ten thous.
and marks cash, twenty thousand in
notes, two months time; tell that 10
the merry blade!"
Involuntarily the Countess listened,
her nose became white and sharp, she
looked first at the door, then at us.
zone can hear remarkably clearly
here Len" said she, curtly. Mamma
had sprung up, but re-seated herself;
strange agitation was visible upon
her face.
What do you say?' again was
audible in Wolmeyer's voice. "The
devil! | should have thought you
might have been satisfied with the
business you did with my money.
How is 1t that you have difficulties?
thought you lived like princel
cannot help it that you have gambled
away your large fortune, and, more
over, you earn enough by your specu-
lations."
"One-half, exactly one-half, dear
uncle" said Brankwitz You will
not give me more, although if any
think happens | shall be directly in
front of the breach"
rs not onc-half sufficient? What
can happen? DO you think old Barren
rodcr will attempt anything because
the son, the rake, shot himself? Do
not fancy such thing The Barren
rodors have been sufficiently exposed
by the gamlng-suit of the old mans
brother; they will keep still"
The Countess rose suddenly. 81
must go, Anncliese,' she murmured,
take your mother into another room,
Len, rise, go to your room" said
she in whisper, shaking mammals
arm. Thcreupon she disappeared.
put my arm around mamma,
Come, mammal" cried anXiously;
she stared so fiXcdly and unnaturally
ut the door.
"Be STILL" she murmured softly,
violently, pressing her hand to my
lips. Darkness was around us, my
head lay In her lap; from time to time
| could feel her form tremble Her
! fingers were entwined IN my hair so
tightly that it gave me pain. while The
conversation to which she wished to
listen, continued.
q must repeat uncle" said Drank
WITT, II have had enough Of being
pulled around by the nose. Your vain
promises avail me nothing. can uu.
dortalSe nothing; and as | can see that
| have little prospect of becoming
your sonin-law--"
Wollmeyer now softly opened the
door, probably in order to look in.
is that so?" he then said In u calm
voice, as he left the door aiar. who
says so?"
II found, Il short while ago, in my
room the bracelet with card from
! Annelicsc, on which she informed me
that by mistake present had been
sent her, and that she fastened to re-
| turn II to the sender OF it. Unfor-
tunatcly she did not know his ad-
dress, or 1t would have been sent
back Immediately"
Wollmoycr made no reply; he mere
ly uttered n halfsupprcsed cXclama-
tion of Indignation
10,
of this very sad fact" continued
Brankwt2, Il will leave you your
daughter, but | require the payment
OF the capital"
WHAT" asked Wollmoyer, what
capital?"
"Anneliosc Is not suited to me, but
the forty thousand dollars are"
Forty thousand dollars?"
you would surely not have given
her less. unclc?"
You are mad, You know OF
Heleno's condition"
Certainly! congratulate you
heartily with regard to my mad
ness, we shall see, Up to this time
dear uncle. you alone have shown
signs of insanity
"llow SOP"
you sent cousin TO the mill. AT
lowed the girl to remain there for
weeks, and seemed to have Forgotten
that every stone there stll cries on
the old story, Not satisfied witt
that YOU permitted her to rcmait
there wnen young Herr Nordmanl
himself appeared upon the scene
cousins rayorite, victim Of the ca
tastrope which occurred there,
, victim sympathizod with by the cntit,
community"
"Pah, the Eoodfor-nothing'
Pray pray, do not be oyerhasty
At any rate he would be glad to pa,
forty thousand dollars for certain
papers which he can now use to nd
, vantage, in order to clear the hlcmial
FROM his name"
You are talking nonsense Fort,
thousand dollars DO YOU mean t,
imply that the papers are at my scr
vice for this price?'