Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-05-06
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Il nope you VIII DC aoA0 " Po'
Fraulein. But first permit me to ask
you one question-who lies beneath
the grave before which | was just
standing?" And he pointed to Ham
chen's resting place.
Frau WolImeyer," replied |.
"a thousand thanks" said he. with
the expression Of person who finds
confirmed what he wishes to hear.
Again pause. Involuntarily TOOK
in his whole appearance with my as
tonished eyes. He seemed so strange
to memo one like him had ever been
seen in Westenberg- attire was
different; he wore travelling cloak
of gray material, hat of the same
color. a very elegant leather satchel
over his shoulder and fine gloves.
"Good-day, Fraulein!" heard him
say as he raised his hat from his
brown, glossy hair.
nodded in silence and watched him
as long as he could be seen on the
path. Suddenly a thought occurred to
Robert Nordmann be here!
Robert Nordman, Cousin Robert! 4
and began to run like wild school,
girl. so that my fur cap slipped back
from my brow. Then burning shame
possessed me. What in the world did
Robert Nordmann concern me?
put my cap straight and slowly
walked on. Absurd! How could
could Robert Nordmann be here!
Absurd to imagine such a thing be-
cause q strange man had CHANGED to
stand at Hannchen's grave! MY
fancy had again played me trick!
-"Annelieseken! cousin would have
said, with a shake Of her head.
"Ah, cousin, cousin, were you but
here!'' I lamented, and with heavy
heart 1 opened the Countess's garden
gate and entered the house with so de-
jected an expression upon my face that
even old Josephine said: ''You are not
the proper company for the Countess
today, Fraulein Won Sternberg: the
Countess is making just such face
as yours today"
l ventured to knock very shyly, and
the loud. angry Come in!" BODIED me
nothing good The old lady was
wrapped in thick shawl and looked
as fierce as a bulldog. "Good-morn-
ing, aunt" said I family.
"Good-morning You can go to the
next wedding alone! l want nothing
to do with the weddings Of today, not
even were you to have one!"
"Have you taken cold, aunt?" |
stammered.
cold? | never take cold. | was
vexed. 1t has brought on the collie
and-well, it cannot be helped. Oh,
you people of the present day! |
have a bone to pick with you too"
She cried suddenly. 'The so-called
Herr Won Brankwitz approached you
in a manner deserving box on the
ears! The follow looks like cheese
mite with syrup-sauce over it. But
it makes no difference, if it be only
some one!"
"Ah, aunt, Countess" I implored,
'listen to mel"
81 will listen to nothing, I will
simply tell you that if your mother
commits. a second act Of folly in adj
dition to her first. and allows this
scare-crow, this-well. | will not say
ito snap up her daughter, we will
he strangers-tell her that! With all
respect to Herr Wollmeyer-his
nephew is-'' She was seized with
fit for coughing.
Aunt, may explain to your"
<No," she, Numbered. 81 want no
explanation!
'eBut want you to help me- now
cried, louder than she did. Il am to
accept him. and I do not want to,
aunt"
She suddenly grew calm. ''Is that
so?' she said at length. "You have
to, but you do not want to? Who re-
ouires you to do so? Len? Surely
not?''
'"My mother knows nothing about
it." sobbed, NOR is she to know it,
because It excites her, they told me.
WoIlemeyee, demands final an
swer tomorrow noon there can be no
refusal. he said. aunt
'Pooh!" she replied; that is mere
ly form of speech to brighten YOU"
I remained silent, wondering if [
Q3IGQ LGit uGI LIE CO1NSI Sc~t1Oh lou
overheard. But the fear of calling
forth something terrible, a scandalous
story, restrained me from doing So
SHE said so, aunt" I simply SIAM
mered, "and I am afraid of him. If
could only talk with mamma. Mann
ma would give me right, she could not
do otherwise"
ut seems strange to me that Len
should know nothing of it," she
growled; "sons-in-law are things with
which no mother allows herself to be
surprised; in this every one wishes
to put in a word Of ones own" Sud
denly she jerked her shawl off. 81
cannot argue with him." she cried;
<he is a city official, and he can get
such as us into trouble. but he shall
not have his way, Anneliese. Now.
confess seriously. child, for l must
understand it clearly, because I look