Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17

and she heard again the baroness
clear voice saying: Are you moi
! Jealous, Frau Jussnitz, not the least
| little bit?,'
Then she shook her head as if she
| were brushing off a noxious insect
and gave deep sigh. No, that was
impossible. What could she be think
/ ing of. And she said aloud: If his
new picture would only succeed, if he
| might only meet with some encour
| agement. I believe it would have q
great influence on his mood Don't
you think so too, Herr Doctor"
Il am sure of it" he replied.
Il wanted to ask a favor of you,
she began, after pause, and her face
| lighted up like that of a person to
whom an excellent idea has occurred,
You have only to command me.
Frau Jussnitz.'
Il want you to help me to cure
Leo"
With all my heart"
She clasped her hands over her
work and looked earnestly at him
with shining eyes. May count on
your silence?" she asked.
Certainly, Frau Jussnitz"
You are quite at home in Berlin
have you still any connections there?"
Certainly"
9Th >-e is a picture of Leo's there
for sale in an art gallery. l would
like to buy it. You understand he
must never know of it. 1t must be
gwen out that an Englishman has
bought it. | am sure you can easily
manage it? Please. doctor, do not
say no. she added. anxiously, as he
remained silent You don't know
that my heart is set on carrying out
this PLAN
And what if Leo should find it
out?p
HE must not find it out" she
urged; and if he should-then no one
will be to blame but myself. | entreat
you
I will do it if you think it best"
'Oh, thank you!"
She caught his hand and pressed it
gently. q know this will encourage
Leo"
She got up, went to her writing
table and took out little silver
mOney-box. She blushed like a rose
as she took out from it, unperceived
as she thought, a whole row Of gold
pieces.
'Leo's prices are not very low" she
said as she came back with an en-
barrassed but happy smile. She put
the glittering coins in a crocheted
purse, and gave it to Maiberg; who
took it with ayerted face. He knew
she had taken it from the baby's
money-boX, for he had heard Leo say
to his wife the night before when he
had lost: 'HaVe you got any money!"
And when she shook her head. Leo
had said only one word: Mother"
Then Antje went out and came back
with the money.
Maibel excused himself on the
plea of going at once to write a letter
about this matter.
He went to his room with a sad
smile on his lips. and this smile did
not fade until he had dipped his pen
IN the ink to write to an old friend
To beg him to manage the purchase of
the picture. He wished himself a
hundred miles away from this place.
She wished to make her husband for
get the insult that had been placed
upon him; she wanted to save him
for herself and the child and she
thought she could do it in this way.
How many times she must have tried
to draw him to her. He hated Leo
at that moment
And over there in the cheerful
the young wife was fondling
her baby and talking to it: you
shall have something better in place
of it, Mousie; you shall have a nice,
merry papa, who will love your
mother We haven't any pleasure in
the world without papa, have we,
Mousie?"
And she clasped the little ones
hands between her own, and made her
pray that papa's new picture would be
q success, and that he-she blushed
crimson as she said this, and did not
look at the child-that he might get it
done very soon
To be continued.