Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21

you will make yourself i'll again, "
she continued, putting the lamp upon
the table. Then she came over to me
and kneeIed beside me. "Anneliesc,
promise me not to think about it
now; when we return from our jour.
ney we can confer about it not as
mother and child no--as two friends.
Come, be good let me enjoy these
| few days in which, am still free. ~
She uttered the last words in stifed
voice.
ooh, do not want you to do this, |
do not want to trayel-I-l will write
to Uncle Herbert. He must come, he
| must"
Her short, shrill laughter interrupt
ed me.
| "Uncle Herbert"
He has been a brother to you, he
often sends you money, you have said
50 YOURSELF"
Uncle Herbert! Yes, yes, Of
course!"
"Oh, | would | were dead! | would |
were with my beloved papa"
Her thin, beautiful face was almost
distorted at this moment, but she
maintained silence and stared fiXedly
at the floor,
"You shall not do it," exclaimed,
springing up, you can not do it, you
cannot forget papa, you cannot wish
to insult his memory by marrying this
| this
silence" she commanded, as she
drew herself up. Il cannot act differ
ently-do not ask it, DO not forget
that you are the child whom it does
not beht to Judge the parents actions.
Remember that | must take this step
that have maturely deliberated it,
and that, God knows, it has not been
easy for me Remember that, and try
to make the best of it. 1t is unalter-
able"
She again took up the lamp and cX-
tended her hand to me. Come, let
us 20 to bed, Anneliesc; If you do not
now understand me, you will later on,
my dear"
The endearing words died upon her
| llIJSt HdI llll I'N away h'PNllS' 'A'
regarding her outstretched hand.
For a moment she stood there; then
she left the room
spent a night of agony upon the
sofa under papa's large photograph.
! Early in the morning, without having
seen my mother sought the Count
ess. She alone would be able to help
me. thought I, for she too had loved
| papa. | did not consider that | was
about to commit an act Of indiscrc.
| ton; was possessed only by the
sense of burning shame for my
mother and that made the ayowal
difficult but | told myself must save
! hci.
1t was sultry morning, such as
one as follows upon Il night in which
no dew has fallen, the streets were
still heated from the glow Of ycster.
days sun. and flied with the vehicles
of the peasants and with COuntry-wO-
men who had come to market. Be.
fore the gabled townhall stood
| wagons with their loads of hay which
were driven one after another to the
public woigh-housC while along the
foot-path stood the butter-womer,
| before them their tubs containing
their appctl2ing wares, chatting
| busily, and occasionally serving GUS
toners. All this impedod my prog
rcss but | made every effort to make
| my way through | must have looked
| like one insane as | pushed through
| the thronE, breathing quickly, hatloss,
with Il shawl hurriedly flung around
me; my hair tangled my eyes swollen
and innamcd,
The shades of the Countess win
dows were drawn; | did not stop to
consider If the old lady was still sleep
ing, but rang as if 10 announce fire.
The noXt moment the chain was
drawn from within, and the Countess
cried You infamous rascal, have at
| last Heavenly Father" she then cX-
claimed and the next moment she
pulled me over the threshold and
stood before me in her ncglEc-sho
must have just riseu-m pink
lowered Jacket gray wooIlon skirt,
| enormous trltsIippcrS upon her feet,
her hair done up in curl-papors which
nodded strangely beneath the frilled
| night-cap. She held in her hand the
copper glstening chaaningdish upon
which she was in the habit of keeping
her coffee warm and stared nNcdly in
my face.
"lleayenly Father Anuciosc. is
! your mother ill?"
Suddenly the power of speech de
serted me. my throat seemed paralyz-
ed
Come, You look as If you we're
suffering, Come up-stairs," And she
drew me along pushing me before her
into her tiny chamber in which the
shades were lowered at the opened
windows. There she stood the chat
iugdish upon the table and seized me
| by both shoulders,
"What has happened. Anncltcsc2"
"Oh, aunt" stammy 4. my teeth
chattering, "aunt-peUso aunt. help
| mo mNmma"
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