The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
LAS the Gnadiges Fraulein forgot
BY Helen Hamilton.

IL ten ne .
Margaret listemann turned quickly,
a. the crowd of students thronged
from the lecture-room of the Berlin
university. and somewhat desperately
Wilhelm repeated audiEly what had
at first been a mental question. A
swift upward glance at the tall fell
low beside her, whose brown eyes
were looking down into hers-then
Margaret, bmshing, answered, laugh
ingly. as she cordially offered her
hand, Indeed | have not. Mother,
let me present Herr Sternberg, TO
whose patience three years ago, in
giving form and coherency to my
Deutsch sentences, owe my rapid
progress
Mrs. Listemann's frank. unaffected
greeting instantly proclaimed them
Americans. though one glance at Mar
garet's intelligent. animated face and
jndescribably distinctive style would
have made known her nationality.
How natural the room looks,
Margaret said, CHANGING around at
the time-worn desks and benches.
Her voice was steady, ana really
admirably controlled. considering the
unusual rate at which her heart was
beating The consciousness OF the ex-
IRENE absurdity of its accelerated
throbs only increased their speed and
deepcned the flush upon her cheeks.
All this was very unusual for Marga-
ret; blushing was not her habit, and
y. f..It L., hea IN ~
of her own heart that she had almost
concurred in the dictum of many
friends Of both sexes, Margaret
Listemann has no heart" Impress
sionable she certainly was not; all
her power and depth of loving were
reserved. held sacred for one. Per
haps we may never meet" was her
subconscious thought. but if he
comes shall fell shall know l am
his alone for all eternity
The one absorbing occupation OF
her twenty-threc years of life had
been study natural inclination made
her turn to books, necessity made her
specialize.
Her father had been genius whose
force. so others reaped where he had
.own. Leaving the fatherland when
hut a lad. in America he found wife
child and home. Imaginative, high
souled ia a word. dreamer, he couio
IN cone with poverty and life.
Al IL Margaret realized that soor
80 and her mother would have but
~ o.
sought to absorb into her life the ONT
.hinc which would recall constantly
her i,lolizcd father-his language. Sh'
+houcht dreamed, talked only hi
loved German.
i, was found at Mr.. Listcmann
death that nothing was left for mi
xife and child, so both must becom'
bread-winners. Berlin, with IT'S count
tess advantages. became the goai o
Margarct's ambition, that she migh
,uaI;fv herself to teach. and friend
leaving almost Immediately Tor tn
German capital. she decided TO g
with them for three years study
What this separation meant =
another and child none realized bu
themselves
At 20 Margaret was equipped 10
her work. with the born teacher
enthusiasm for her profession. Teacl
inc almost unremittingly for thre
years. she now felt the necessity 10
fresh inspiration. and had returne
with her mother to her loved BerliI
her mind broadened by experience
The morning of the day followin
Wilhelm Stcrnberg's meeting wit
MARGARET every nerve in his bod
t;ncled with the anticipation of agai
seeing her. "She said nothing wou
Keen her from Schmitt's lecture, !
lent rciterating to rcassure himsel
~ he critically selected his neckti
casting now and then dubious glance
mt the duh sky "Shc Is not the q
a. Lot few rain-clouds house he
How glorious she is" he murmure'
"evcry grace Of mind and bod
What would man not DO 70 "
lcr!- As though in sympathy W.
him. and ready 10 lend his aid. y
ann burst forth radiantly. and hght
h,,mming "Morgens bring iea dir q
xeichcn." Wilhelm hurried forth.
There are two magnets books al
,,usic-vhich arc all-powcrful in
tractin~ men and women OF earne
purpose and high ideals. In Wiihel
s,ernbcry Margaret met man W
thoroughly satisfied every artist