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other young girls. "Ah, mamma,
mamma" / stammered.
She looked very pale and weary as
she seated herself before me. Are
you still so diligent?' she asked.
why did you not bid us good-night?'
do you not know" | was about to
exclaim. But the words which rose to
my lips remained unspoken for she
seemed to know nothing. And where
fore should add to her anxiety? "Ah
Yes" | stammered, that Is so, but ]
felt 50 fatigued after the excitement
Of the wedding, and, too, ! am on my
feet SO much now"
Eyes, we are not accustomed to this
gay life. Annellese."
81 should 80 much like to sit still,
mamma, just for once, and not see n
soul"
'Ah child, you are 80 young, enjoy
your brief youth The few years fly
! by swiftly, and then You looked
80 pretty in the yellow dress with
your wreath of red anemones. darling
Olga SelImann remarked it too; she
wanted to bid you goodnight. Anne
liesc ! thought | should meet her
| here"
Gracious Father, am ! to be safe
nowhere from these poopIe!" | muir
INJURED.
"Annoliese If YOU would but be a
where have you got this uncouth
way of expressing yourself? Noither
your papa nor | were SOL"
Where? | do not know, mamma.
Just ut present my tongue Is my sole
weapon and my sole defence
THAT sounds as If you were con
stantly exposed to attacks. No one
Injuries you, Anneliese!"
She rose with sigh. Good night,
my child Rise In better mood in
| the morning."
Goodnight, mamma
| accompanied her as far AS the
front room and watched her as she
crossed the hall and disappeared in
the star-tower. She walked with
bowed head, as If still grlevIng about
her obstinate. hayward child.
'Ah," cried Olga SeIImann's flute
| like tones In the hall. and her blonde
head was thrust through the opposite
| door, ARE you still awake. Fraulcln
| Annellose? | am coming to see you
a moment, | must say goodnight to
| you" She disappeared for several
seconds and then came. throwing
scarf over her white theatrical
nogIlge, across the hall towards me-
May como in?'
did not say: "Ccrtainly," | simply
went back slowly and she followed
me,
"Ah! You live here? How co2y,
how delightfully."- old-fashloned! This
is how things looked at my mothcrin
laws; very neat to look at but not
for long--ch?" She paused in front
of papas picture with her lorgnctte.
81 desire nothing better" | replied.
as | thought: what does she want?
She turned. compared me with the
portrait, shook her hoad, in whose
porfumed hair gl!ttercd the gold dust
which she had used to heightCn its
ruddy hue, and said: mot "A trace of
resemblance
~ know It,"
"lct MS 1t down little" she cried
sinking into an easy-chair. Let us
chat while! In this blessed hamlet
they so to roost with the chickens, |
am In the habit of just beginning to
wake up at ten o'clock. Child how
| lilgn IhlIigtipnu 4
that wedding those toiettes-the
brides mother especially -and the
good Countess! The only really styl.
ish person was-present company al
ways excepted, little one-was the
| bride; regal, indeed, regal, Had she
not looked SO grave, ms IL she were
! being buried instead of married"
Perhaps she had oCcaslon-it was
kind of ntcrmout for her" said |.
Pub" cried the rosy,chceled wo-
man, too horrible, That sounds
Ike Heinci What is it," She
snapped her fingers, but could not
think OF It, something about a dead
love and coffin An that Is all
matter of fashion, today 1t Is no longer
| the style, If one marries man
one does not love, all is not lost, Look
ut me, too married a husband who
was of no consequence to me. The
man whom loved had not red cent
with which to marry me. What was
to be donc@ ! was sensible, took the
ri,A one. The other? Well" she
smiled, locked past me. I'VE remained
good friends In these days people
are quite tolerant, and my husband
was so as we'll"
looked at her in pcrplexity. |
was much too innocent to grasp the
full meaning of the conversation, but
| felt the unhealthy breath which
radiated from the frivolous speech of
this large, vouptuous person who
now arose and approached me with
her smile and her strangely scintilla.
| ting green eyes. Il see yor are
| fatigucd, Anneliese. | will $3.50
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