Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-10
Continued.
By w. HEIMBURG

Anna Maria was silent; she had
turned pale. And she, aunt?" asked
the girl after a pause.
"Shel Well, she lived OIL. and even
married not very long aftsrward;
she did not love him at all, Anna
Maria. Who knows his own hearth
For an instant it seemed as If Anna
Maria was about to answer, but she
closed her lips again. The room was
still. She was leaning back now,
she was almost trembling, and her
eyes turned thoughtfully To the
picture before her. Without, the rain
was beating with increased force
against the windows, and the wind
drove great snowflakes about in a
whirling dance. between whiles; April
weather, fighting and struggling,
storming and raging, so spring wilt
come.
The old lady on the sofa looked out
ON this raging of the elements, and
thought how such powerful spring
storm RACES in every human heart,
and how scarcely a person in the
world is spared such a fight and
struggle; she knew it from her own
experience, though she was only a
poor cripple, and hundred times had
she seen the storm rage in the
breast Of another. TO many, indeed,
out of the struggle and longing, out
of snow and sunshine, had arisen q
spring as beautiful as a dream; but
for many was the stormy April
weather followed by frosty May,
killing all blossoms; as for herself,
as for Ka-- She left the thought u1-
finished, and quickly turned her head
toward her niece, as If fearing she
might have guessed her thoughts.
And then-she was almost COMPOUNDED
then the young girls rosy face benG
down to her, and Aunt Rosamonu
saw shining drop in the eyes always
so cold and clear. Anna Maria sat
down beside her on the figured sofa,
and threw her soft arms about trpr
neck.
The heart OF the old lady beat
faster; 1t was the first time in her
life that Anna Maria had showed any
tenderness toward her. She sat quite
still, as in a dream, as IL The slightest
movement 'might brighten the girl
away. like a timid bird. And Aunt
Rosamond." came the half-sobbing
sound in her ear. "Oh, aunt help me
advise me-for Klaus"
Just then the door was quickly
thrown open. The master sends
word for the Fraulein to come down
stairs at once" called Brockelmann,
quite out of breath He can't fino
Isaac Arons receipts for the last
delivery of grain, and"
81 am coming. am coming!"
called the girl. She had sprung up
and quickly thrown the skirt of hen
riding-habit over her arm The speh
was broken; there stood Anna Maria
Won Hegewitz again, the mistress OF
Butte, as firm, as full of business as
ever.
She crossed the room with quick
steps, but turning again at the door,
she said softly, and embarrassed, ~
will come up again this evening,
aunt" Then she closed the door be
hind her,
Aunt Rosamond remained as still
as mouse IN her sofa-comer; she
had to rsfect whether the blushing.
caressing girl who had just been
sitting beside her were really Anna
Maria Won Hegewitz, her niece. She
passed her hand over her forehead,
and confused thoughts passed through
her mind. "Quelle metamorphose!'
she whispered to herself, and at
length said aloud, Anna Maria is GER
tainly in love; love only makes one
so gentle. Sole ne sails quot! Anna
Maria loves Sturmer. How disagree.
able that Brockelmann happened to
come in with her grain bills! Mon
Dieu! the child, the childl | wonder
Klaus suspects it? What is to be-
come of you. my splendid old boy. IL
Anna Maria goes away? But what if
he should marry, too?"
She rose from the sofa and stepped
to the window again. 1t had stopped
raining. and last lingering ray or
sunshine broke from the clouds ana
was spread, like a golden veil. over
the wet, budding trees and shrubs.
Spring is coming" she said half
aloud. And now she began to walk
up and down the room, but this time
the pictures were undisturbed. Her
hands were clasped, and now and then
she shook her gray head gently. as IL
inoredulously