Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-27

dered how she could ever bear To
| live on like this, and the worst was
yet to come. But nothing but ner
| pale cheeks and her sad eyes betray-
ed how much she was suffering.
What was it Hilda had just read?
: Love closes the mouth when one
ought to cry out for help" But. nh.
who was there to help her? She
knew no one in the whole wide
world; the only friend she had was
dead now.
She had slowly plounted higher
and higher Now she turned aside
from the road and walked along a
narrow path through the young
/ underground: the bushes swung to-
| gether behind her. and like a green
| transparent curtain separated her
from the road which she had Just
left. She knew well and loved the
little open space in which she now
stood. A couple of tree-stumps had
| been made into rude seat, by the
aid OF a couple of boards, beneath
huge overhanging beech-tree
/ Through an opening in the trees one
could look down from here on the
| manor-house and the garden. AL
| though she was far above them, Antie
could plainly distinguish the white
figure of her little daughter. who was
playing with her tiny garden-tools
| beside the nurse, who was busily
knitting.
How delightful it would have been
If husband and wife could have been
sitting here, looking down on Their
happy home
She leaned her head against the
| trunk of the tree. She would gladly
| have wept, have wept all this wretch
ed weight from her heart, but she
seemed to have no more tears. She
sat thus for a long time. till a light
| step sounded on the path; through
the bushes she caught the CLEAN of
light dress, and the next moment
Antje saw. little above her. Hilda
walking along, swinging her garden
hat in her hand. Then she stopped,
| and Ante heard a familiar voice
saying, in a tone of good-huomred
reproof:
How unpunctual you are, Hilda,
You will have to break yourself of
| that
Then followed a kiss, and Maiberg
| yes. 1t vas Maiberg-added: 81 am
| always The instructor, my poor little
| girl. and never the tender lover!
How will you bear that. Hilda?"
The girl was silent for a while.
and then she said clearly and
heartily: 81 am so thankful that
have you, | could not imagine M
self engaged to any one else but you,
| Wolf"
Antics eyes had opened wider and
wider, and every trace of color had
| fed from her face. She walked on
with tottering steps, on and on into
| the green wilderness. and when she
had at length got beyond the sound
of those two voices. she stopped
| flung her arms round a birch-tree us
If for support and gazed absently
| along the highroad, which she had
come upon without being aware of it.
| How was it possible, how could it be
| possible.
A couple of wood-choppers who
were coming along the road took off
their hats to her-but she did not see
them. After a while she reused her
self; she stepped out into the road,
and then walked hurriedly along in
the direction of the forest-house.
! She must keep Leo from hearing this
| news: he must not have this last
and most bitter cup to drink while he
/ was still so i'll. before he had begun
to recover his strength 1t would
crush him to the earth, it would be
his ruin. Good Cod
She would await Maiberg's return
in Frau Dora's parlor. would entreat
him to be silent until Lee was quite
we'll again.
BY walking quickly she was able
to reach the foresthouse in three
quarters of an hour. The gnarled
oaks in front of it had unfolded all
their leaves beneath the rays of the
hot sun. and the Forsterin had hung
her washing out tor dry. Leo's gable
w ihuON oloOu Wiue open, anu HIS gay
coverlids and the carpets that Ante
had sent up for him were hanging out
of the window TO air. The dogs were
stretched out on the stone steps be-
fore the door in the warm sunshine.
and on the threshold of the house sat
Frau Dorchen. with her red-haired
Lola in her lap, talking to the
animal in tender. compassionate
! tone.
Ante babe her Good afternoon"
| The little woman looked up: her eyes
We're red with crying. Good Lord
| she cried. without getting up, "you
| look like ghost. Frau Jussnitz, Ii
you had only come little earlier.
| Herr iussnitz went down into the
valley only half an hour ago. Good
Heavens. felt as if one of my own
relations was going away, we have
had him here so long"
He is gomez" inquired the young
wife. her face turning a shade paler.
/ nDrphau nodded Apt;a