Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-17

haps not for you, but your approach
has made it much more difficult for
me-"
aAh, do not talk thus, tell me simply
the truth"
Thereupon he seized my hands, and
pressing them to his eyes, he said soft
ly: "He robbed my father of his honor
YOU know whom | mean My father
lost his wife, his home, through his
yillainy. Across the ocean, to be sure,
he was fortunate, or what is called
fortunate; he amassed wealth, this
poor. timid schoolmaster, and left be.
hind him a considerable capital.
one of the largest factories in Chicago.
but the longing for Germany worried
him until the hour when he closed hid
eyes. And this longing | Inherited;
eight weeks after his interment [ left
home. The last words my father said
| to me were: Restore my honor over
the water, journey thither! You can
do it. YOU are not such an awkward
person as was. You have everything
necessary, the knowledge, the money:
the strength of youth. And | am here.
| I have not alone all those things enum'
Grated by my father, | have, too, the
proofs that my father was suspected
when guiltless, that is, cousin must
have them. I came with the intention
of breaking up my home over there
and of rebuilding it in Germany, If
possible here in my old home, came
because [ was sick with longing for
my fatherland, because at all my work
and in the midst of all my success one
thought constantly lowered before me,
German home on German SOIL And
with that I must have again my
fathers honored name, because-ahl
let me cease, Fraulein Won Sternberg!"
''And in order to attain this object,
my mother will have to bear branded
name," replied calmly.
He dropped my hands. you see we
' he nurmured.
'sYou think disapprove of your &C
tions?'' I asked ooh, | would not
understand you were you to do differ
emily, Robert Nordsmann!'
"Anneliese." said he in d low voice,
what is my mother, what am | to
your I continued in a loud, hard
voice, and my breast, from which
these words came, panied me. "Your
fathers honor. your name, must be to
you the main thing. | can understand
that it is painful to you to have made
my acquaintance, to have chatted with
me, but rest assured, understand you
perfectly. I would be, no doubt-yes,
I am certain of it should do tho
same And now come, let us go home;
the sun has set and am cold"
He rose, slowly, like an old man;
the same elastic person, in silence.
Quickly, enshrouding the entire coun.
try in shadow, fell the night, the snow
snapped beneath our footsteps and
the stars rose brilliantly in the cold
clear frosty armament. In the
houses of the village lights were al
ready burning when we issued from
the woods and walked along the
meadow-path. Beside the blue-green
snow-hght of the winter evening the
lighted windows looked of a deep
orange-red Cousin, too, had lighted
her small lamp; she usually waited to
do this until we came, but today all
was different Generally there was
merry chatter, today we walked side
by side without a word. The rose.
hued veil of unconstraint which up to
this time had enveloped our relations
was rent asunder cold and cherries
did the future stare us in the face
Several times he essayed to speak,
but he only managed to utter short
sound At the courtyard gate he
paused Goodnight, Fraulein Won
.Sternberg!"
"a. What, are you not coming up?"
May I?''
What do you think of me! Because
you are fulfilling your fathers wishes,
because you are seeking vindication
for him, should /, who understand you
SO well, be angry? I pray you, Helr
Nordmann, forget entirely what shall
suffer thereby; it does not lie in your
power to spare mamma sad fate.
Neither you nor I are to blame for
what may come"
THAT is true, but it will be hard for
me to see you so sorrowful."
At this moment cousin called to us
from the hall-window. Come, do
not mar the old lady's New Years
Eve" I implored, preceding him.
With heavy footstep he followed
me.
"Anneliese," said cousin, there are
two letters for you"
From mammal" asked, Selling
both at once. No, they were not from
mamma; one was in my step-father's
handwriting, the other in that of the
Countess. I always went through with
the most unpleasant thing first, so I
opened Herr Wollmeyer's letter be.
| fore the other
Leave LangenWald early enough