Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-27
By ". HEIMBU9G.
Continued.

that time must be a good walker
The Frau Forsterin, with the red
dish-gold hair always took mucl
longer 20 reach OberrOde; she haC
such little feet and wore such daint,
shoes. She had been down there
today, ostensibly to attend the
funeral but in reality to see Herr
Jussnitz, who had painted her once
so beautifully that she had appeared
in all the newspapers. Then he had
been such bright merry young
fellow She had come home in the
twilight, and now she was sitting
after supper in the hot little parlor
telling her husband, who sat smoking
on the bench by the stove, how very
much changed Herr Jussnitz was,
that he did not look in the least like
himself he looked so proud and so
Indifferent. AS she talked she went
on caressing Lola" a little dachs-
hund with intelligent eyes and
lively ways, like her mistress, and a
reddish-brown coat, just the color Of
her mistress's hair.
The forester shook his head. "Ah,
am sorry for that; his riches
haven't done him much good"
Il only wish | had some Of them, "
she laughed. "Eh, Lola, we would
soon learn how to ride in a coach,
And l would buy you sky-blue neck
ribbon, Lola; that is our color"
you shouldn't always be chatter
ing such nonsense" said the grave
looking man with the weather-beaten
face
ooh, good gracious" she continu-
ed, notwithstanding, "how lucky
Frau Jussnitz isl"
man, then"
Eyes, so I ought-if it hadn't
been for that stupid Oberrode shoot
ing-match!"
At this her husband began to
smile.
"And if you hadn't been made king
of the festival" she continued. "But
I fell in love with you, and when I
danced with you I felt as if l were a
real queen So silly! And the next
day all the splendor was over"
"But not the love-" he said.
ooh, well, l suppose you know"
she pouted.
Eyes, yes" he said; "we got en-
gagged much too quickly. If I had
only known then what a little wild
cat it was I had caught, l would have
let you 60"
"Oh. would you, thought"
well, there is the door; you can
go now-and be quick about it," he
laughed and standing up he clapped
his hands as if he were frightening
off chicken.
"Good-by, them she cried, and
with one bound she was at the door.
Come, Lola"
All the other dogs, which were
lying asleep in front of the oven,
were awakened by Lola's barking,
and added their noise to the laughter
of the forester and the merry scold-
ing of his wife. He caught her
round the waist and kissed her, and
between the kisses he kept saying:
Go, then. Why don't you go?"
Good Heavens, do quiet those
dogs" she cried. at is enough to
drive one mad"
But the dogs forced their way past
the couple and rushed to the door.
There is some one there" said
the forester, releasing his wife.
She seized the lamp and stood IL
the doorway of the room. Her hus
band in the mean time had opened
the outer door. but he started back
in amazement and his wife nearly
dropped her lamp in her surprise.
Herr Jussnitz" they both ex
claimed in breath. Coos
Heavens, in this weather and sc
late, What is the matter? Have
you lost your way?"
Can you put me up for the
night?" he inquired.
why, to be sure, Herr Jussnitz!"
We'll, then, give me my old room
till morning, and some schnapps, i
you can, for my teeth are chatterins
with the cold"
They led the way into the parlor
and he sat down on a bench in from
of the stove; the dogs shifted at hi:
Clothes the beech logs cracked a:
they burned, and Frau Dorchen'
brought out the bottle of Nordhause1
and the stout little glasses from thu
wall-cupboard.
He caught at it eagerly and dranl
It down.
You know how to make your
selves comfortable up here" he said
Il should just like to know wha
sent you up here tonight" said tn,
curious woman. TT isn't nearl.
time yet for the mountain cock
with all this snow
ASK no questions, but get tn
room ready for Herr Jussnitz, an
make a fire there" said the forester
And when she had left the room
ne sat still in his chair; he could Sc
that something had gone wrong wit
his bclated guest. 1t was no secre
in the neighborhood that he and hi
mother-in-law had not been on til
best of terms, and Heaven only knev
what there might have been in tn
will. Dorchen had told him that
was to be read Immediately after til
funeral.
"You do not look very we'll
Herr Jussnitz'
and my looks do not belle m
my dear Wend I am not yer
we'll" replied the other
Dora will soon have your rool
ready
And in foot Tho 1o,,no VITO