Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-09
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| "Gretchen has q secret" said |.
they were seeking and by the mere
sound Of her voice. And 1t was who
wound the clock.
"Gretchen," said l. time lags Make
a servant out Of me this morning"
"Herr does the barmaid too much
honor" with lowered eyes.
81 am in the habit Of doing anything
I please"
"Ah, herr is one Of those millionaires
I have read about" =
"Yes, am very rish.". + laughed,
but Gretchen did not BEE the pofMS*;
Come, then, with me, and you shall
weed the knoblauch patch" She was
laughing at me. butt was not to be
abashed.
ITO the patch be It, Them l cried.
IAN onion would smell as sweet under
any other name"
So Gretchen and l went into the
onion patch. and | weeded and hoed
and hoed and weeded till my back
ached and my hands were the color
of the SOIL Nothing was done satis-
factorily to Gretchen. 1t was "There,
you have ruined the row back Of you!"
or "Pull the weeds more gently" and
sometimes. "Ach. could your friends
see you now!" suppose that ! did
not make pretty picture. The per-
spiration would run down my face. |
would forget the condition Of my hands
and push back my hair, which fell like
a mop over my brow, whereat she
would laugh. Once i took her hand
and helped her to jump over row. |
was surprised at the strength Of her
grasp.
what does herr do for q livingf
He works so badly as gardener"
81 am a journalist" | answered.
leaning on my hoe and breathing heav.
lily.
Zach, one OF those men who tell
such dreadful stories about kings and
princes. who cause men to go to
war with each other, who rouse the
ignorant to deeds of violence-one
Of those men who 4e. more powerful
than a king because they can undo
himY She drew away from me.
Hold OH" | cried. dropping the hoe
What do you know about it,?
Enough" sadly. 81 read the pa.
pers. | always look with fear upon
one of those men who can do SO much
good and yet who would do so much
evil"
| had never looked at 1t in that
light before.
"It seems to me, Gretchen" | said
quietly. that you are about as much
a barmaid as | am q weeder Of knob.
lauches." The color Of excitement fled
from Gretchen's cheeks, her eyes grew
troubled. and she looked away.
"Gretchen has a secret" said |. ut
Is nothing to me what Gretchen's
secret Is. | shall respect 1t and con-
tinue to think Of her only as bar
maid with-with superior education"
| | shouldered the hoe. Come. let us
70 back. I'm thirsty"
THANK you. herr" was the soft re,
DIV. Then Gretchen became as dumb,
and our return to the inn was made In
silence. Once there. however. she re-
covered IL am sorry to have put you
at such a disadvantage" glancing at
nv clothes. which were covered with
brown earth.
LET that be the least Of your trou-
blesw | cried gayly. Then ! hummed
in English:
$50, no. dear Gretchen. winsoGe lass,
| want no tricky wine
| But amber nectar bring to me-
| Whose rich bouquet will cling to me,
Whose spirit voice will sing to me
From out the mug divinel
So, here's your toll-a kiss-away.
| You Iebc OF the Rhinel
No goblet's gold means cheer to me;
| Let no cut glass get near TO me:
Co, Gretchen, haste the beer 10 me
| And put it in the steiE''
| thought | saw a smile on her lips,
but it was gone before | was certain.
"Gott i'm himmelw gasped the aston.
ished lnnkeeper as | went into the bar
room. still had the hoe over my
shoulder
"Neyer mind. mein host. I've been
wedding your knoblauch patch as a
method Of killing time"
But He looked at Gretchen In
dsmay.
at was who led him there" said
Gretchen in answer to his inquiring
eyes.
A significant glance passed between
! them. There was u question in his. q
command in hers. pretended to be
examining the faded tints in the stein
held in my hand. was thinking,
"Since when has an innkeeper waited
on the wishes of his barmaid?
There was mystery after all.
TO BE CONTINUED.