Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-21
CHAPTER TX.

October came with It's fine, clear
days, days rarely so clear and sunny,
and | was again allowed to go out.
For a week | had carried two letters
in my pocket, without being able to
decide to open them, letters from
letters? ! thought she would come
herself, for | was convinced they had
written her of my Illness Once
asked the Countess: Aunt, does
mamma know | am ill?" And she,
who could not tell an untruth, turned
as red as n schoolgirl. when she re-
piled: ooh, of what are you thinking?
You were not so i'll as that! She
would but have worried about you"
No, II was not SOL They had writ
ten to her, and she did not come! |
did not care for her letters. But final
ly | read them. In every line spoke
mortal anxiety for her child, and be-
tween the lines, fancied could read:
But for your sake! For your sake do
| bear life" And in the last letter
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humble prayer | fastened to the
desk, flung upon the paper the most
ardent assurances of love, and spoke
Of my longing to see her; that | did
not want to live without her and that
she should comcl She replied, she
could not como now for-she had
hestated, | could plainly sector he
intended TO remain in Brussels for
some time yet, and rs | was better
but then, then they would return;
then she would fetch me and travel
with me-
| did not ask her again, nor did she
come for long time one day the
Countess received letter and had to
go away; n cousin of hers had died, a
| cousin of whom she was very fond.
And as she was afraid to leave me
alone, she contrivcd to get me back to
our old homo again. Cousin Himmcl
was there, SO packed up my effects
and rcJoiccd to think of returning to
the dear familiar room and to my
guardian angel, who received me In
the hall. THANK God, Frauloin
Annelicse, that you have come" She
| tripped beside me through the hall
| and assembled the stairs, continually
gazing at me with certain bitter
sweet expression quite foreign to her
In the antCroOm | paused and looked
around me, My God, had made q
n mistake, | was surrounded by yori
| table maguiilCenCc. What had become
of the old room wtH it's baCkencd
walls, its worn floor. My feet sank
into soft carpets; costly tapestries
! copies OF old masterpieces, ornament
ed the walls; at the hearth stood OAK
furniture carved after old models
and the doors, decorated with arms
seemed to mo like new
Your mamma will find an elegant
home, Fraulen AnnClese' No ex
ponso was too much for her. Now
come would like to show you YOU
room; You will sit within it like {
chatter in n rose, Fraulein Annelese.
She preceded me to that portion o
the house which formerly had boon uu
N-NhllANNi, anu thNiN sue NlNlNN Nlt
door next to the large drawing.room
New, Fraulciu Annolieso, enter
And drawing me over the threshold
with her. she uttered a loud, pious
God be with u.s."
Like a chatter in roso--what M
appropriate comparison, |, huh
brown creature In this boudoir so ox
ravagantly furnished In the daintos
rocco style and hung with pale pinl
silk, II was SO fairy.lilio, as was tn,
bedroom with its how.window
turned from these charms to tn,
cousins face
Am to live here?"
Yes, Annelieae."
"Rut have no thought OF such ,
thing!"
Does It not please you. then?"