Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-22

" the ufOScnky lot you.
THANK you. but am going to walk.
shall hire porter"
1T is impossible. Fraulein Won
Zweidorf. You must have carriage.
have something to do in the Fried
richstadt, too. Permit me to offer
you a seat in my carriage-I''
NO, thank you." she said coldly,
with the air of princess.
Il entreat you to accept it," he
urged, with genuine anxiety ''You
have no idea how far it is; you really
cannot wander about alone in Dresden
in the night. Just consider: l am an
cid acquaintance Of your family and /
have right to help you with my
advice and assistance"
| She gave a careless laugh.
yes, to be sure, we are neighbors,
even though l really know nothing
about YOU. But / will ask Tony to tell
me all she knows. Well, then-if you
will take me with you,"
Jussnitz called droschky, and they
drove away together. He sat quite
silent at Hilda's side, while a curious
| feeling came over him in the presence
of this stranger whom he yet seemed
to know so well-she recalled the past
so wildly to him.
| What a Philistine these passing
years had made of him-especially
these last few! That time of youth
full gayety, of enthusiasm, of ambition,
and of mad pranks came back to him
with an alluring charm.
Tony Won Zweidorfl There was
sort of violet fragrance about the
memory of his first love, and the
gentle mood of that springtime of his
life came over him with renewed
force at this moment.
His companion was charmed with
the river Elbe, with the many lights
that were reflected in the dark water.
with all the life and movement of the
great city. She had a hundred ques-
tons to ask to which he had to find
answers. When at length the streets
grew quieter and the lights farther
apart, she said in disappointed tone:
Il am afraid my aunt lives quite out
of the world
At this moment the carriage stopped
at a small house of only two stories,
which looked like a dwarf among the
large buildings four and five stories
high. There was shop on the ground
floor, which on a nearer view proved
to be a grocer's, where vegetables,
eggs, butter, cheese, and pickles were
to be had and from which a by no
means delightful odor streamed out
when Jussnitz opened the door to in
quire If Frau Secretary Berger lived
in this house.
An enormously stout woman, who
came out of a door so small that it
was hard to comprehend how she had
contrived to squeeze through, wiped
her hands on her apron, and said:
You are the niece of Frau Berger,
suppose? Eth, but am sorry; she is
out to tea-party, and | don't know
no more than baby where it is she's
gone to-"
Hilda Won Zweidorf laughed gayly.
What am / to do till she comes
back?" she cried.
Does my aunt generally get home
very late?"
Generally about eleven, Fraulein.
You can stay here with me if you like.
Or just you wait minute; sometimes
Frau Berger puts the key under the
mat before the door. I'll just slip up
and see"
The benevolent giantess disappear
ed, and they could hear the stairs
creaking beneath her weight as she
toiled up and then after a while came
down again.
I'm awful sorry, it amt there; but
If you want to wait here. with me-
Perhaps you will look after the
Fraulein's trunk" Jussnitz interrupts
ed, an uncomfortable expression on
his face. And in the meantime you
had better come with me, Fraulein
Won Zweidorf. You will want some
thing to eat, at any rate, and a walk
through the streets will be much better
than waiting here in this horrible
place"
This last he said in French, and she
replied in the same language, with
faultless pronunciation:
ITO be sure! The beginning of my
future does not seem to be very bril-
liant, does it? This is my first disap-
pointment. Auntie wrote about her
pleasant house in the suburbs, and |
pictured to myself an avenue of old
trees and a garden in front. Oh, real
ity, how hateful thou artl"
She took the arm which he offered
her, and walked away with him
through the streets.
For one moment he thought of going
to some fashionable restaurant, but
then he turned toward modest little
place in the Friedrichstadt; it was
quite empty. They sat down opposite
each other at the neat little table and
at length were able to see each other
distinctly in the bright gas-light.
Hilda's beauty lost nothing as she
took off her hat and displayed her
beautiful forehead. 1t was evident
she was enjoying the situation.
To be continued.