Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-05
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held a mediocre position in Mr.. Mar
tins farm, and the old folks liked him
so well, and trusted him so thoroughly.
that they would gladly have had him
for a grandson-in-law, and felt happy
in leaving Dolly so we'll provided for,
for with the farm and a good husband
Dolly would have been envied.
But Dolly grew colder and colder,
and Fritz sadder and sadder, and do
what he could, Dolly seemed slowly
freezing into ice before him. He offered
her presents, she scorned them; he
brought rare wild flowers from field
looked at them, and let them wither
and die; and Fritz was almost beside
himself with fear and grief. AS yet
the old folks noticed nothing.
One morning Fritz tried to kiss Dol
ly's hand, and she, angered beyond
measure by his presumption, and also
by curious throb of sweet pain that
agitated her wicked little heart, drew
back her hand and dealt him sting
ing box on his ears. His eyes filed
with tears, partly pain and partly
grief, and Dolly fled from their piteous
appeal, and went upstairs, angrily de-
claring that it served him just right
How dare he aspire to one whose des-
tiny was to be so wonderful!
But she could not get rid of the sad
eyes, and she cried a little to prove to
herself that she wasn't a bit sorry and
hated him terribly.
A little before noon one of the men
came hurriedly up to the house to say
that the horses attached to the reaper
had been frightened, and run away,
throwing Fritz off among the knives;
that he was badly hurt, and asking
where he should be taken.
Dolly got very white for a few min
utes, and looked at her little right
hand, as if it had welded every one
of those glittering knives, and ought to
be cut off.
"Why, bring him here as soon as you
can, and send one of the men off for the
DOCTOR" said her grandfather. "Wife,
you and Dolly get the spare room ready,
and bandages, and so FORTH" and he
went out to help bring poor Fritz in.
| The cruel knives had cut and gashed
terribly, and Fritz was awfully man.
gled; but he did not die.
| AS soon as Dolly could see him she
glided up to his side, and while great
tears chased each other adown her
/ face, she stopped and kissed him on his
! forehead, and then somehow the poor
| no
and it would not be possible to tell who
kisesd the other next or last. In that
moment the gypsy's fortune faded into
far-away vision, and Dolly was hap
Ply with a new-found joy; and, in fact,
the whole household rejoiced, though
they pitied Fritz for his terrible in
| juries.
''He will be we'll soon," said the doc.
tor; "but he will never be strong man
again. He will always lack the use of
his right arm, for the muscles are SO
cut that he can never use it again."
81 don't care" said Dolly; 81 can
work, and have two that shall replace
his one;" and she laid her trembling
lips upon the poor MANNED hand.
81 don't think we will have to work,
Dolly" said Fritz. Il am rich now
through the death of my uncle, and
now we can go to Dresden, where my
little Dollie will be a countess
Astonishment and dismay seized
upon Dolly at this juncture; but it was
true. The poor young lad had been toe
Independent to live upon the charity OF
his miserly old uncle, had found q
home with these kind old people, and
as he afterward said, he fell in love
with Dolly the day she gave the stran
ger a drink of water when he was
searching for work.
OF what use to speak of his family
as long as he could not uphold hi:
name? And between Fritz Mueller an(
the Count Won Muhlenbach rolled 6
wide sea.
Well it was all over now. The youns
Count and Countess did live happily
did travel, did see many wonderful
things, and had seven children, all boy.
but one.
But the gypsy had known all thu
Counts history in his own country, ant
knowing, as they have the faculty o
finding out Fritz's love for Dolly, haC
easily predicted Dolly's fortune.