The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-02-14

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"EngliShV he inquired iuaiuerenuy.
The German cannot diassociate an
Englishman and brier wood bulldog
pipe.
English" | answered discourteous-
| ~. 1t mattered nothing to me whether
he took me for an Englishman or a
Zulu. Either answered the purpose.
| He wore an eyeglass through which
he surveyed ME rather contemptu-
ously.
what is your name, fraulein" he
asked turning to Gretchen.
'Gretchen.' sweetly.
sand what is the toll for a kissY' @
.'No.l. ing" said Gretchen, looking at
cle The lieutenant started for her.
but she waved him off. Nothing, Herr
iiet.t;:saiit, because they are not for
.oie''
moved closer to the bar. "Out for
u Goa ti,ut onal?' | asked. blowing the
ash from the live coal in my pipe.
we are on his majesty's business"
@ith al jntonation which implied that
the same was none of mine. .'Gret-
chen. we shall return tonight. so you
may lay two plates at a separate ia
ble." with an eye on me. He couldn't
have hated me any more than hated
him. Then there is no way of getting
a kissY'
No" said Gretchen.
'"Then I'll blow you one" and Gret-
chen made a pretty courtesy.
nearly bit the amber stem off my
pipe. They were soon gone, and / was
glad of it.
Herr Jack is angry" said Gretchen.
Not at all" growled. what right
have to be angry?
Does Herr Jack wish Gretchen al
ways to be sad?'
Certainly not, but sometimes your
| joy is irritating. You are sad all day;
then some strangers come, and you are
all smiles. Your smiles do not come in
my direction as often as should like"
well, then, look at me-" said Gret-
/ chen
The smile would have dazzled an an
chorite. let alone man who didn't
know whether he loved her for GER
tain. but who was willing to give odds
that he did.
Gretchen / cried, starting toward
her.
But. with a low laugh she disap-
paared behind the door. Gretchen was
a woman. AS man must have his to-
bacco. so must woman have her CO.
quetry. 1t was rather unfair Of Gret-
| chen after what had promised. 1t
was like getting one in cage and then
| offering sWeetmeats at safe distance.
It now became question of analysis.
| So went to the river and sat down in
the grass. gentle wind was stirring
the leaves, and the sunbeams. filtering
through the boughs, fell upon the
ground in golden snowfiakes. What
was Gretchen to me that should grow
| jealous of her smiles? The night be-
| fore / could have sworn that loved
/! Der; now ! was not so sure. A week
ago all the sunshine in the world had
| come from Phyllis face; now shadow
had come between. Oh, knew the
symptoms! They were not new to me.
| They had visited me some five years
| back and had chung to me with the te-
| nacity of creditor to man with ex-s
| pectations. When a man arrives at
that point where he wants the society
of one woman all to himself, the mat
| ter assumes serious proportions And
| man likes to fall in love with one wo-
| man and continue to love her all his
| days. 1t is more romantic. 1t annoys
him to face the fact that he is about to
fall in love with another. In my case
l felt that there was some extenuation.
| Gretchen looked like Phyllis. When l
saw Gretchen in the garden and then
/ went to my room and gazed upon the
likeness Of Phyllis, was much like
the bachelor Heine tells about dod-
/ dered.
The red squirrel in the branches
| above me looked wise. He was won
dering how long before the green burs
would parch and give him their brown
| chestnuts. was contemplating a
metaphysical bur. wanted to re-
main true to Phyllis, though there
wasn't any sense in my doing SO. Had
Gretchen resembled any one but PhyI
lis never should have been In such
/ q predicament. / should have gone
away the day after my arrival. Here
/ was going into my second week. Ny
assistant in London was probably wor-
rying. having heard nothing from me