Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-24

nave a llUe pleasure once IN WI 90.
Hiida will be delighted, for she has no
one to give her presents except M.
And, of course, can only give her
useful things"
She put the little packet into her
pcmpadour bag under the gray wooden
stocking. and got up to put on her
cloak.
Jussnitz forgot to help her. lie
had gone back to his easel and was
looking at his picture.
In a few moments the girl re-
appeared. She came up to him with
firm step.
"Good-by." she said shortly, giving
him her hand without looking at him.
"Good-by. Hilda," he replied. hold
ing the burning little hand firmly in
his own. "Good-by, Hilda. Auf
Wiedersehen. and a happy Christ
mas"
He felt how she trembled. She
hastily snatched her hand away so
that her rather large wooden gloves
remained between his fingers
Thank you. Hildal" he cried with
laugh. IL sounded as constrained as
her own moment before. He put
the glove so strangely won into the
pocket of his velvet coat
She merely shrugged her shoulders
without speaking, and preceded her
aunt out the door Frau Polly ran
after her with her bonnet strings fly
ing.
DO wait minute, for Heavens
sake!" she cried. almost out of breath.
Il am not ready yet"
Hilda had already reached the hall
door below, The wind whistled past
her; it ratified the closed shutters, and
bent the boughs of the tall trees
There was soft, spring-like odor in
the air. And the girl looked up at
the clouds that were flying over her
head. with longing eyes. Her lips
were open as IL she were thirsty, and
she felt as though she must cry out
in the midst of the storm and thus
free her soul from an overpowering
burden. The rain-drops fell on her
pale face as she lifted it up; the wind
blew her hat back and scattered her
hair about her low forehead The
sad young face had pathtic beauty
at this moment.
Ifs Herr Jussnitz at homer" asked
voice near her at this moment. In
front OF her. only three steps lower
down, stood a gentleman and a lady.
The question had come from the lat.
ter 1t was soft. childishly clear
voice. and a lovely face looked out of
the peacock-blue capote that she wore.
Yes said Hilda. and she stepped
aside, graspng her hat with both
hands to keep it straight as she did SO.
The lady came up the steps. Her
eyes looked out under her half veil
turned slowly away. and as she looked
back at the young matron. the latter
also turned her head and their eyes
again met. The stately light-haired
man was still standing. with his hat
in his hand. outside the door. from
which Aunt Polly was now emerging.
courtesying and begging pardon.
Then, he too. disappeared in the door.
way In the villa.
who are they, | wonder?" said
Aunt Polly.
DO come. " replied Hnda. inpatient.
ly But she was wondering the same
thing. only more passionately and
with more interest.
An elegant equipage was drawn
slowly up and down before the garden
gate.
THAT must be their carriage. 4"
sighed Aunt Polly, contemplating the
muddy street
Very likely" assented HilGa. And
thev walked on. Aunt Polly said M
more this was one of Hilda's cross
days, and there was nothing for il
but to let her have her sulk out II ONO
didn't wish TO get into a rage. and that
Aunt Polly would not do. In the first
place II was bad for her. and then-on
account OF the future, IF we had
only cot as far as that" she thought.
"Christmas is such capital oppor.
tunity for that sort of thing. One
never sees so many engagements an.
nounced in the newspapers as in the
Christmas holidays"
When they rachel the horse-car
Aunt Polly INDUCED herself in a ride
because IL was Christmas eve. and be.
cause II was such dismal day. At
one of the stopping-places the car.
riage they had seen drove rap,dly
past them. Hilda recognized Jussnitg
sitting on the back seat
Those are the Sibyllenhurgers -
said young CIR. whose sealskin col.
lar and the shape OF her hat. as wen
as her long, narrow face. proclaimed
her as English. 20 very German.
looking ola lady in brocaded silk
cloak. b. whose voluminous folds
Hilda's slender figure was almost
blotted out.
dc YOU know them. Maud?"
''Yes-no, not exactly: I know the
horses, they are very handsome"
$50 he is going to Sihyllenburg, ="
thought Hilda. She would have giseu
a good deal to know where this
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