Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-11-07

freckles, and red hair Their TIVE
| brothers. at home on their vacations
accompanied them, being always OF
the lookout for a rich wife, losing nt
no opportunity of finding one. ant
dOubly on the alert this evening, TO
the two Benkins, in addition to al
their charms of person, had the grea,
advantage of being Barrenberg's pre-
sumptive heiresses-at least such wa
the report. The fact that BarrenberS
was only forty years old was no
taken into consideration; he was sur
not to marry out Of pure good-naturt
The young ladies put on rather {;
naughty air when the two officer
greeted them, and received very cold
ly the striking cordially of the fou
sisters.
"A nice match that would be- e1
claimed Nelly. AS some one els
came in jus. then. Nelly nudge,
Nelly and said: ooh, look, Nell
But they both involuntarily made a
low courtesy as their uncle said
MY two nieces, Frau Jussnitz"
The two pair of clear girlish eye
looked at Antje as she entered on he
husbands arm, and at the sight
that soft, womanly face, which the
found so agreeable among all tn,
others, they forgot their harmless;
mockery.
did you see, she has been crying?'
whispered Nelly to Nelly. The latte
nodded assent, and they both looked
after the young wife, whose long
dark brown velvet train was just dis
appearing through the door of the ad
Joining room.
1T is wonderful said the Baron
ess, in low tone to her cousin, what
an atmosphere of boredom that wo
man carries about with her. You
ought not to have leased Jussnitz so
frightfully to bring especially
as she hates to come herself"
why, Irene!"
Hush, cousin! She is in the way
here if we want to make fun"
Nelly thrust her little head between
her uncle and aunt
~ think she is charming" she said
emphatically, "and now l am going
to find her and see if she is really
such a bore"
Nelly carried out her resolution,
but she soon came back with a disap-
pointed look and joined her sister.
who was talking with Lieutenant
Osten.
ooh, dear" she said, with a pretty
air of wisdom, call is not gold that
glitters."
While the rest of the company
moved gayly about in Barrenberg' e
elegant rooms, Antje sat quite
over the leaves of a hunting-albu
She would so gladly have remained at
home, but she had no reason to give
for such a desire. Her mother was
no longer at Sibyllenburg-she was
sitting all alone in the old manor
house at homeland her child was
still so small Ante had had a tree
for her in the afternoon when she
came back from the city; and before
1t was time to come here, the child
had grown tired of it's play and had
gone to sleep. so there was no need
of her remaining at home.
e,I
than her absent mother, with her sad
heavy heart She did not hear the
laughter and talking about her, she
did not see the throng Of people. She
turned over the leaves of her bool
and still saw nothing but the picture
that had presented itself to her eyes
this morning-a lovely girlish face, 9
pair of little hands putting her hat
straight on, her dark, silky hair, and
one hand gloveless. Then she saw
Leo again, and saw tiny glove
which had fallen out Of his pocket
and heard his short, embarrassed
words: How did it get there?"
Ante was foolish, very foolish
She scolded herself for it, and ye
she could not put these thoughts GU
of her mind nor keep them from
dwelling on that trif1ing circum
stance. She wished that she Nigh
have one friend that she might cal
! her own, to whom she could conf1d
the thoughts that tortured her, an
who would scold her and say: "Antje
how can you harbor such dreadfr
suspicions?"
: If she could only get up courag
enough to speak to Leo himself! BIT
, her heart failed her whenever sh
: imagined herself saying: Leo don
/. be angry with me; I am so anxious
2 Laugh at me if you like, but real
S believe l ana little bit jealous
t the Spanish girl-only assure .-e
q once that it is all nonsense"
e She blushed crimson at the vel
n thought; her hands shook and h
g heart thrObbed as if she had bee
S caught committing a crime.
e I wanted to hear, Frau Ant. &
a said Maiberg's voice close behil
k her; Il have never had chance
fore to ask you what Leo said abo
lie the sale of his picture"
Sc She looked up at him in surprii
to HAS he heard Of it YETI"
ooh yes, this morning.
IS Antie felt her heart stand still
" a moment, and her eyes grew lar
a and fixed.
er He did not mention it to N
ng came hoarsely from her lips
ed Maiberg hated himself for hav