Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-19

taken out, a part of which was left il
disorder, and cousin was overwhelmed
with questions.
''Ah, how could the thief have
entered? He could not possibly have
got in from outside? Send for the
police and awake the master-the
master must come! Where is Fried.
rich?" cried the maids in confusion.
"He is asleep" said the housemaid.
The cook ran upstairs to awaken
Herr Wollmeyer In a few minutes my
step-father appeared upon the scene.
He began to question cousin, with the
frowning brow and vexed air Of a
person who has been rudely aroused
from the pleasant dreams.
HAS there really been thief
here?" inquired Wollmeyer after look
ing hastily around the room. What
do you miss, cousin?"
|Nothing!" answered the old lady,
probably the thief did not find that
for which he was looking"
t<Is your savings-book here?"
Certainly, that is here; have no
idea that the man wanted to take
that"
why, what else would he be
after?" cried one of the maids.
"How do I know"
Herr Wollmeyer again looked
around the room.
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window? Some one must have con-
cealed himself in the house. Did you
not hear any suspicious noise or the
breaking of the lock? Were you
sleeping SO soundly?'
II was awake and the door was
open," said cousin, II saw the man
come in and watched his movements. J"
'*Then why did you not call for
help?" asked the cook, "the fellow
shau1d have had sound thrashing."
We'll, l was just about to tell him
he would not find what he was looking
| for, and that he should leave my
room, when Fraulein Anneliese rang
the bell"
"Such composure is incompre
henslble!" remarked Herr Wollmeyer
and his glittering eyes sought mine
eco to bed, children, tomorrow morn
ing will send for the police"
My agitation was so great I could
not speak, I turned and went back &c
my room. Soon after the room was
empty, and cousin sought me. Com
passionately she glanced at me.
"Calm yourself, Anneliese, sleeI
well! Tomorrow something will be
DONE"
'Why did you not call me, cousin?'
Wherefore? I knew the thief would
find nothing; SO I pretended to be
asleep"
She put me in bed, gave me drinl
hands. Poor child! Poor child
what great deal you have to &c
through with"
II can bear it no longer, shall die
here!" I cried. 81 should not be sur
prised were we to be murdered here
the day after tomorrow"
The next morning was i'll.
The news of the attempted robbery
at Wollmeyer's had spread through
the town like wild-fre; the only ono
who maintained a calm demeanor wa.
cousin. The Countess arrived upor
the scene: ct came just as | was,
she apo1ogized, Sin my morning
dress" She glanced at the ope1
drawers, in which lay in confusion
| the old lady's clean handkerchiefs,
number of pasteboard boxes, a beaded
spectacle-case, letters, and SO forth
she shook her head, and said she
would sooner have believed that the
world would come to an end thar
that such a thing would, or coult
happen in Westenberg.
She could not see why the THE
had not taken the handbook, which
lay right on top. "Have you sent TO-
the police?" she asked.
Cousin replied in the negative.
FfWell, I never!" the Countess ex
claimed, and as at this juncture VOL
meyer entered, to inquire hurriedly al
to the consequences Of our fright o
the day before, a controversy arose
between the two, in which Wollmeye.
this time was worsted for the res
olute woman declared that if he dit
not give notice of the affair, sht
would; it must be done in the interes
of entire Westenerg. And although
she really had no right to carry on
this threat, she Influenced my step
father. He sent Friedrich to thu
Town Hall.
He was Enthusiastically in a yer.
ill-humor; he shrugged his shoulders
called the whole aMair trif1e; an
the share taken in it by every one
exaggerated greed for sensation
But when the doctor came an.
whispered to the Countess that tn,
strictest inquiries should be made GU
of a sense Of duty to the town, he pu
a tolerably good face on the matter.
The police commissioner, Her
Braunberg, arrived with the cit.
marshal, and my step-father informet
them that it was an incomprehensibl