Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-23

wealthy patrons In the hairdressing
line to leave with each OF them, by
way of holiday greeting, a bottle or
two of the same wine.
1t so happened hat among the wom-
en- on Frau L~ichtenberg's list was the
wife of a prominent German whose
husband was a great friend of the Ger.
man consul. She had been kind to thu
old hairdresser, and in consequence
-four quarts Of Moselle had been her
portion In the Christmas distribution.
When Frau Ldchtenberg called the
next time on her patron she was asked
where such excellent wine was to be
had.
My husband" said the woman says
he hasn't tasted such good Moselle
since he left Coblcnz."
Then Frau Lichtenberg's pride in her
husband got the better of her discre-
ton and h told more than she had
ever told before.
He is a judge OF good wine" she
said. He ought to be. For ten years
he was IN officer in the kaiser's army,
Then he got into a gambling scrape and
came ito this country. His real name
is not Lichtenberg. He is a BY
right he is Emil Won Zollern. He has
the iron cross of the old emperor ~
home in his trunk. I will bring your
husband more of the Moselle since no
likes 1t so much"
The next afternoon but one, when
Herr Lichtenberg had gone downtown
looking for work, q carriage drove up
10 the tenement into which the Lich-
tenberg family had moved after the
dream Of the wine house had vanished
into smoke. Out OF it got Frau Lich-
tenberg's fayorite patron. She climbed
UP the stairs until she found the old
woman on the fourth floor.
have aeass- ySa, silo said,
when Frau Lichtenberg had received
her. II told my husband what you said
about your husbands past career. Next
evening he happened to dine with tkt
German consul and repeated the story.
The consul was interested 1t once.
1T have been looking for that ma
| for three months he said. His father
and his brother are lead and half the
family estates are waiting for him tc
claim them
II came up to be the first to tell you
OF your good luck" went on the wom.
an who had brought the news.
Fran Lichtenberg got out her hus-
bands commission in the kaiser's
army. a document from which he had
with just.fable pride the little iron
cross OF valor. Finally, she promised
TO send Herr Lichtenberg down the
next day TO see the consul.
1t all turned out to be true. Herr
Won Zollern. the father. was dead. ane
the younger brother. to whom the fam.
lily property had been left, had beer
killed on the east coast OF Africa
There was left OF the immediate fam
uy only one sister, happily married to
an important officer IN the German
army, and the wandering brother In
America. 1t was easy enough for Herr
/ Lichteaberg TO prove HIS identity. and
within a month q draft for 10000 marks
wigs received to cover the travelling ex-
penses OF the night bartender and his
wife, the old hairdresser, back TO the
old home or the Won Zoilern's at Cob
lenz.
After all tho arrangements for their
departure had been made Herr Lich-
tenberg and his wife gayeAa farewell
dinner 20 which everybody In the tens-
ment house was invited. AZ hat DIM
ner the last OF the famous Moselle was
drunk and the host declared that his
speculation in wine had turned. out 70
be after all the most successful he had
ever made.