Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01

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! spent" he began. "Of course expect
no consideration from you, you have
never given me occasion to expect 1t;
| but / do require that at least you
observe an apparent propriety. We
will therefore take our regular meals
together; excuse on the plea Of head
ache, and so forth, which sufliced for
your kind mother will not be accepted
by me. You will take your walks
under my guidance; you may receive
your friends, your mothers rooms are
at your service; you may, too, return
these calls but the Independent,
hasty fulnllment Of whatsoever enters
your head, must cease, my dear An
neliese, as long as you are under my
protection. Moreover"
! looked at him from head to foot
he wanted to give me ordersl
He turned a shade paler
Moreover, do not fear" he went on,
that shall ever again attempt to
obtain for you future FREQ from care.
When you are Of age, you can bestow
upon whOmsoevcr you WISH both your
hand and your heart, unless you
prefer to earn your bread as a
gOverness--in poverty. But as long
as have any duties towards you, /
must ask obedience. HOWsOcyer, we
need have no unplcasantness about it!
1t Is always well to know what ground
ono Is on" He laughed as he
formerly used to after such speeches,
but his laugh ter had n different ring.
an order that you may see that the
days to come are not to be SO very
that We will spend the Whitsuntide
holidays at tho mill still say at
the which, of course means the
villa. Cousin may sit down and in.
ytn ththor Herr NOrdmann In my
name. It is ridiculous to keep mp
this lll-fcoling--it was a silly boyish
trick, his running away What did
you say, Anncliesc?" he interrupted
himself
had said nothing. but had simply
laughed hystericalty at my step
fathers impcrtinenCc. Cousin stood
beside the table, with bowed head, in
silence.
You laughed? It is laughabIo for
one to allow oneself to be talked over;
but one becomes softened, ono be-
comes like wax when one has cX-
perionCed a great sorrow, when one
has given II dying wife II promise
which has been cXacted as last
proof of love. 1t concerned you and
the boy--do you understands"
He clumsily attempted to pinch my
ear; rudoly pushed back his alward
hand. you either think me idiotic
Or"
terribly in love" he completed
iocoseIy, as | hositatcd, winking at
me, My dear Annciese people do
not kiss each other in n sleigh on II
dark winter morning, if one Is not
deeply in love-at least you would not
do this, and kiss man whom you did
not intend to marry"
was spoeChless aud felt my face
flush crimson. Confused, astonished
incapable of a word stood there
My sweet, my sacred secret in the
possession of this man
II will not intrude upon You any
longer" said he then, n peculiar OK
| preston of triumph In his voice.
"Good-cycning, dear Auneliose!'
When the door closed behind him, |
buried my face in both hands; wild
indignation possessed me. you,
you" cried to cousin, "oh, how could
you do that
The old rurrowed face was upturned
to mino IN infinite perpeNity.
You have betrayed me, me and
him. You arc wicked, You are as
wicked as the rest, And do you
know what it was? 1t was an eternal
farewell and YOU"
"Annclicse listen to me, dear
Annoliese," lamentCd tho old lady.
1t was ON the day before your
mamma died You cannot imagine
what unnoeiucss she experienced With
regard to lou Sho summoned me
that morning to hor bedside and i'm
! plored me to encourage you to say
No and to adhere to It. il Wollmoyer
should urge Br0ukwitZ upon you.
saw how worried she was, ana | COM
fortod her thus DO not fear, madame.
| Anuclioso Is in sata-keopiug, so to
! speak; Annolioso has already found
tho one who loves her And told
her: thus and thus, madame, blind
man could have folt how congouial
they were, She shook her head in
crodulously and said, il it woro SO.
! Auuclicsc would have confessed Ii to
her. Madame. ! told her I saw
them kiss. and described to hor how
il had happened and what true,
honest soul ne is, and that, to ho sure,
many obstacles would have to I've
surmountcd, before matters went any
further Wollmcyor must have heard
all this from mamma"
81 do not understand you cousin" /
interrupted, with a shake OF the head,
FOR you must have known"
Had your mother lived, he would
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