Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-25
CHAPTER XXI.

hat ana sleeve ana IL BIIcFtu tAPi'S-
sion OF face, while he was generally
pitled His grieved expression was In
all probability genuine; he was no
doubt uneasy, but he could do nothing
but wait | avoided seeing him; the
Countess would not speak with him
when he came--in accordance with
her nature she could do nothing by
halves; she loathed or she loyed-in
this case loved would be saying too
much--or else she tolerated. AS she
said, Wollmeyer was nothing to her
II can understand crime, n murder
committed out of passion she said,
but usury Is something so common
that ] cannot find one single motive
in explanation of the same, and
abominato anything common"
The buds opened on the eIm-trees,
and In the cemetery violets b!oomed
among the Ivy on the graves.
beautiful, transparent green ven
waved over all the shrubs, and the
starlings sang.
The Countess was going through
with her spring house-cleanlng she
went about with skirts tucked up, a
large, blue apron, white cloth bound
around her head, the feather-duster
stuck IN her belt like dagger, an
enormous dusting-cloth In her hand,
busting her what-nots, her old china
figures and other curios, and | helped
her.
"You see, child" she said at the
close Of lecture which she had just
read on my too retired mode of life,
you should invite one OF your friends
sometimes, you should chat little!
Youth requires youth, In sorrows as
well as in Joy. | cannot take the
place Of chattorboX of eighteen, for
all the gayety you hear from me Is
old-fashloned nonsense, and the rest
ia my experience, which Is most dole
full. But little bit of dreaming Of
the future would do you good, dream
ing of budding roses and blue summer
skies. cannot dream like that; |
see but bare branches In the future.
How Shall | send to Tolens for
Katie, or for Acnnchen Arnstadt, or
Marie Linden"
aunt, for Gods sake, what have |
in common with them| cried !, put
ting noddmg Chinese mandarin back
in his place under the mirror
These girls see different future
from that which | anticipate. l. too
see but bare branches"
AT nineteen? Well, yes, child,
that Is natural now; but In these bare
branches is the sap which gives life
to blossoms and fruit. Child. child,
the worst thing Is to lose heart, You
must not do that No. lot me speak,
must SCold you occasionally. You
see, were you to weep all night, were
you to SIT In despair every day at
your mothers grave. If, by ono word
you would give vent to your grief |
would not fear for you at all, But
that you do not do You rise aS II
nothing had happened, you sit there
by the window with your work and
talk to me MS If YOU had never been
grieyod WhoaoCver did not know
you, would think you simply heartlcss,
You see you do not even change
counteuance, but | know that you are
not hoartless, | can see by your
altered appearance that the matter Is
n thousand fold harder fIr YOU to bear
than It would be for others. 1t Is I'M
natural, Anneliosel You are like
dead, you must rouse yourself, you
must again learn to feel pain and Joy
you cannot continue thus. Ap-
parent death will result In actual
death; you cannot live on with dead
heart For my part, you may he
stubborn, unbearable and nconslder,
ate, IL only you will not remain rs You
have been during the last fow
weeks!"
Aunt" said |, how shall do it?
| looked around the world and find
that there Is nothing worth weeping
about, nothing Mt which ! care To
laugh. It Is well as It Is; leave me
in peace--at least nothing hurts me!'
She paused before me, You are n
wicked girl, Anneliose; it is not worth
the trouble of loving you, You do
not consider me at all!''
looked ut her. She had tears In
her eyes. Dear aunt" said In sur
prise, "qh, aunt" And suddenly It
dawned upon me what world of
faithful, noble love ! possessed in her,
For Gods sake, aunt forgive me,
you are now my ALL" ! stammered,
81 will indeed--only have PATIENCE
will be diiforont---,"
IAN right, chicken"
DO not send me away aunt, not
now--later! You see-now | could
not get on in the world"
"Ah, God forbid-how you pick Np
things! | send you away? As long
as / breathe you can remain here; but
you must wake up. you must interest
yourself in your motuers heritage,
you must bring her few things hithor,
your papa's picture and so forth;
then, too, you must ask Wollmeyer TO
allow you to remain here"
ASK him ask ?"