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cousins room, one OF them from
America, in Brankwitz's handwriting.
Now go to sleep, Annellese," said
the old lady, 81 will stay here with
Won. To be sure, it would be better
were you to sleep in the pretty little
room with the Countess"
"And leave you alone? Never,
cousin"
so we spent the terrible night to-
gether, in silence. Neither Of us
slept Towards morning the old lady
made some coffee. When 1t struck
five o'clock she extinguished the
lamp, opened the shutters and stood
there waiting. Finally she left the
room hastily. | heard her unlock the
house.dOor and then talk with some
one.
raised myself In my chair. Robert
Nordmann? Cousin must have taken
him into her room; ! could not see
HIM ! heard but the sound OF his
voice. He did not say much; she
talked more. Then silence again
roigned he must have gone away.
In the afternoon the Countess
came, she wanted to take me forcibly
from the house. | refused: the old
lady could not remain alone. Not
soul, excepting me- knew what she
suffered at this time.
On the second day the man was
buried, very early in the morning.
Cousin stood at his grave, no one else.
Only one other woman approached
the newly-made grave, this woman
held a child by the hand, boy OF
several years, who looked half.
denantly, half.tlmidly after the coffin.
Cousin told me about 1t whom she
returned Now tho poor wretch can
beg" this woman had said; who will
take care Of him In the future? can.
not keep him for nothing, and Button
Martha left him nothing"
II will see that he does not starya;
keep him until the estate is settled.
cousin had comforted.
Then we two lived alone In the
largo house the upper rooms of which
were still sealed; only after the lapse
w N''h' ''h'l tl' JHNl'itll III
ings be concluded.
Summer came. m unusually hot
summer which / spent more In the
garden than in the house, In the old
melancholy garden. which was as If
created for sorrowful, ycarning soul.
The windows of the house looked
down 80 sleepily upon It, and the roses
bloOmcd In magnificent luxuriance.
without ono hand being extended 20
pick them Occasionally cousin
glided through the shady walks and
seated herself beside me, idly, her
hands in her lap.
The days dragged on, Onco the
old lady asked me softly: "Is It really
true, Anncliese, that you wish to 20
away"
| nodded with avcrt6d face. eyes
cousin. You see. | shall become Ill.,
II | remain here any longer, must
have something to do, | must work in
order to forget ALL and think, |
have been Robert Nordmanns guest
long enough. He Is the hoir."
But surely, you will stay until
October" The old ladys lips
quivered. "Annelieso, until October"
The first of October came. | lived
rs If in an enchanted castle; heard
nothing of the outer world-Cousin
had even given up the newspapers.
The Countess came ono afternoon
when ! was walking in the garden
according to my custom making the
round of tho large square three times
with regular step like sentinel She
walked beside me- asking me to
slacken my pace somewhat, and said ;
We'll, you will soon be released
now, my chicken Countess Arven-
slebrn has obtained n position for you
In England ! am very much In favor
of this engagement, for, you know, 1t
Is better just now to be littlo far
away. Tho entire province and the
surrounding villages are talking OF
nothing else but of this story, and to
TAX" mp a newspaper Is indeed terrible
-Wollmeycr and Nordmanu, Nord.
mann and Wollmoyorl"
paused and looked at her IN
NlIlEnC.
Yves, my Annclcse, who would
have thought it," | only now see
why the man shot himselr-thero was
nothing left for him to do, These
are great things which arc coming ia
light, Nordmaun has acted very
taCtfully and very nicely, for-listcn
he has renowned all claim to Vol
meyers entire fortune, with the OK.
ception of the estate in Thurngcn
which belonged to his mother. But,
do you not know all this2" she cricd
II am telling II to YOU and You stare
Mt me as If were mad-it is OF the
most vital importance to you aud"
Il did not know, aunt, that tho
matter was being transacted: more
over II has nothing to do with mo
what claim have ON Wollmoyers
estate"
Is that so But you cannot right.
fully maintain that you have not II