Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-13
CHAPTER XIV.


gentleman upstairs was dying
Husband. he will certainly die
this evening; he cannot more than
live through this day. No one could
go through so much she would
whisper to the forester, and the tear
dimmed eyes, which were of the color
OF reddish-brown velvet. looked shyly
up at the window of the sick-room
You viii see. Wilhelm, when yod
come back from your snipe-shooting
it viii be all over | heard a screen
owl boot last night. and that has
never happened up here before in all
my life"
Dora. you have always slept so
soundly."
oh. Wilhelm, II is not that, am
sure he is going to die"
II am almost sure of it. too. Dora "
'odsc nad there you are in the midst
His poor wife. wilhelm! She
looks perfectly wretched, and she
hasn't slept an hour for a whole
fortnight. She will hardly let me
take her place by his bedside Tor a
few minutes. even by day"
"Ah. yes-h'm. God gives extra
strength to you women. so you do
not feel any WEAKNESS from that
sort of thing. You would have had
to put me underground long ago,
Dora, If had gone a fortnight with
out sleep, and yet she is a dencate
woman. But she never utters a com
plant or makes any useless means
You might learn something from her
Dora
And her husband walked out into
the dim spring woods. his dog follow
ing at his heels, and his young wife
stood on the stone steps before the
door and looked after him. "Ah |
only begin to realize how love you
when | think of thai poor man up
stairs" she murmured, and vowed 20
herself by all she held sacred never
To vex Wilhelm again; and then she
Dlushed for he never was veXed ex.
cept when she chartered too much
and coquetted with the artists VINO
haunted the little forest-house. She
cast a glance up at the gable win
dows which stood wide open to let in
the air which was soft and moist
and spring-like as one seldom finds
1t in the mountains at that season of
the year
1t was the nineteenth of April; the
beeches were growing feathery and
tho buds might burst open any day
now. II was already green In the
valleys the manor-house of "Gottes-
segen" was already surrounded ny
the light emerald green of spring and
the violets were blooming along the
garden wall in great masses. The
doctor had said so yesterday. he
had been down at the house and had
brought up great bunch of them for
Fran Ante and the whole room smelt
like bank of violets.
The Frau Forstern glanced IN
again. There stood Antic by the win.
dow pale and exhausted. looking out
into the fragrant world outside with
sad eyes.
Frau Jussnlt2, Frau Iussnitz. IL is
such a lovely evening. Do go and
take little walk and | will take
your place upstairs" cried Dorchen,
In whisper,
Aut Antej shook her head and turn.
ed back into the room
She will kill herself, | am sure,
said Frau Dorchen But. good
Heavens, what will you have? lie IS
her husband"
And then she seated herself on the
threshold and began to knit ON n
huge greenish.gray stocking Tor
Wilhelm
UPSTAIRS Ante was sitting in her
armchair again. The sick man was
sleeping for the first time a ouiet
sleen. without the constant means
and the painting breath that had
hitherto disturbed him. Antie nae
wiped his damp forehead. and he,
hands now Law lightly clasped in he,
lap; her eyes We're shut. an intoler
able WEAKNESS had overpowered her
she started up once or twice. an,
'hen hcr weary eyes closed again an
her head fell over against the back 81
wv Nstsftf AAN NAAt SAtbAs ENtENtnlnA
was silent as death. only the cry of ,
startling ilving to her nest broke tn,
profound stiffness. The twilight wa
Just tinEed with faint rosy CLEAN,
which had wonderful effect il
beautifying the Door little room.
The sick man stirred: he opene,
his eyes and closed them again. Ill
at lcngth he opened them wide. look
ing about him with the first CLEAN y
recovered consciousness. He gaze,
around the room in surprise bu
presently the slightly raised hea,
sank back upon the pillows with |
low moan Still his eyes remsinsC
fixed upon the figure in the armchair
She was still sound asleep. HI
CARED at her as If to impress upo:
his mind that IL was really THU
slender. dark figure that had bee,
watching him nursing him and car
ing for him during these last miser
able days.
Ante? Was il really shes No;