The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-01-17

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"Gretchers has q secret" said L.
they were seeking and by the mere
sound Of her voice. And it was l who
wound the clock. k
"Gretchen," said I, "time lags. Maks
a servant out of me this morning." I.
Herr does the barmaid too much
honor" with lowered eyes.
+ II am in the habit of doing anything
please" ,s~s-.-~. :, :
"Ah, herr is one of those millionaires
have read aboutv' H.
eyes, I am very rich" l laughed.
but Gretchen did not see the point.
"Come, then, with me, and you shall
weed the knoblauch patch.'' She was
laughing at me, but I was not to be
abashed.
ITO the patch be it, thenv' 1 cried.
can onion would smell as sweet under
any other name"
So Gretchen and went into the
onion patch, and weeded and hoed
and hoed and weeded till my back
ached and my hands were the color
Of the soil. Nothing was done salts
factorily to Gretchen. It was "There,
you have ruined the row back of your
or ''Pull the weeds more gently!' and
sometimes, Zach, could your friends
see you .now" I suppose that I did
not make a pretty picture The per-
SEPARATION would run down my face. L
would forget the condition Of my hands
and push back my hair, which fell like
a mop over my brow, -whereat she
would laugh. Once took her hand
and helped her to jump over~a row. l
was surprised at the strength of her
grasp. - 2 -.
: ''What does herr do for living?
He works SO badly as a gardener
II am journalist" I answered,
leaning on my hoe and breathing heav-E
lily.
"Ach,~ one Of those men who tell
such dreadful stories about kings and
princes, who cause men to 20 tG
war with each other, who rouse the
ignorant to deeds of violence-one
Of those men who are more powerful
than a king because they can undo
him?" She drew away from me.
"Hold on" 1 cried, dropping the hoe.
"What do you know about it?''
Enough" sadly. Il read the pa
pers. I always look with fear upon
one Of those men who can do so much
good aud yet who would do so much
evil.'' .-.. =
had never looked at it in that
light before. " -.
ut seems to me, Gretchen" I said
quietly, "'that you are about as much
a barmaid as am a-weeder- Of knob
lauches." The color Of excitement fed
from Gretchen's cheeks, her eyes grew
troubled, and she looked away. =.
"Gretchen has secret" said l.. 1T
is nothing to me what Gretchen's
secret is. shall respect it and con-
tinue to think Of her only as bar
maid with-with superior education"
I shouldered the hoe. "Come, let us
go back. I'm thirsty" +: :,
THANK you, herr" was the soft re-
ply. Then Gretchen became as dumb,
and our return to the inn was made in
silence. Once there, however, she re-
covered. ~ am sorry to have put you
at such a disadvantage" glancing at
my clothes. which were covered with
brown earth. - g.
=. Lett be the least Of your trou-
blesv' I cried gayly. Then I hummed
In English: T b.. .s=z.=- Z :
- $50, no, dear Gretchen, winsome lass,
I want no tricky wine, > :;
- But amber nectar bring to me, -
: Whose rich bouquet will cling to me, (
= -: Whose spirit voice will sing to me
e. From out the mug diyinel 49, 8 s.
49, So, here's your toll-a kiss-away,
Z You Hebe Of the Rhine! =
-. No goblet's gold means cheer to me; -
: T., Let no cut glass get near to me-;
Go, Gretchen, haste the beer to me
.---z And put it in the stein!'' ~ 49, s.
Thought saw smile on her lips,
but it was gone before was certain.
aGott i'm himmelw gasped the aston
ished innkeeper as went into the bar
room. still had the hoe over my
shoulder. sz
Never mind, mein host. I've been
wedding your knoblauch patch as a
method of killing time. = ssss ssz..
*3l.' But He looked at Gretchen in
sdismay. s. ,.s.= ~
800. - It was who led him there" said
Gretchen in answer to his inquiring
eyes. ; So.
"a significant glance passed between.
them. There was a question in his,-a
command in hers. pretended to be.
examining the faded tints in the stein
i held In my hand. was thinking.
"Since when has an innkeeper waited.
on the wishes OF his barmaid = s=
There was mystery after al.