Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-24

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Klaus's arm, as he stepped forward TO
/ say some words of welcome to Su.
! sauna.
Please come 10 the tablet called
Anna Maria. Here, Fraulein Nation,
| beside Aunt Rosamond.' AS we stood
at our places she said, in strangely
I faltering voice, the old grace: The
eyes of all wait upon Thee, o Lord
/ The Amen almost struck in ner
/ throat, and in the look which she gave
| the young girls dainty dress, and
! which fell with especial sharpness on
/ the white flowers, l saw what the
/ clock has struck for Anna Maria. Ii
was almost amusing to me to COM
pare the two girls, so unlike, and to
wonder whether the high-necked, gray
/ woollen dress and the dainty little
silk gown would ever live side by
/ side, without having to make mutual
+ concessions.
/ KLAUS talked to Susanna, who SAT
OPPOSITE him. He touched upon the
subject of her deceased father, but
.
great eyes fill with tears, which she
! bravely tried to swallow with the
strange buckwheat greats. A fresh
egg, afterward, seemed to taste better
to her, but with a timorous smile she
/ refused glass of foaming brown
beer, and | am convinced that she
! rose unsatisfied from the table.
sitting-room, and at the masters place
lay plate of tobacco and a match
box beside the newspaper. At Anna
Maria's place lay her knitting work
and at mine spectacles and Pompa-
dour, just as Brockelmann arranged
them every evening, except that in
winter Anna Maria had her spinning.
/ wheel instead of her knitting To-
night Klaus did not take his pipe
from the shelf in the corner; Susanna
Mattonls delicate form sank into his
comfortable easy-chair, and her small
head nestled back in the cushions;
! but Klaus, like a true cavalier that
became him admirably, sat on a stool
opposite her.
The conversation, in which Anna
opposite him. He touched upon the
Berlin. Susanna was well informed
about her native city, and now chat
tered charmingly and without en-
barrassment; her eyes shone, her
cheeks grew red and a roguish dimple
displayed itself every instant. Now
she was in the opera-house or theater,
in the Thiergarten or in Charlotten-
burg; now she related anecdotes of
the royal family. All this came out in
confused tumble, and Klaus did no,
grow tired of asning questions. The
newspaper lay disregarded and his
pipe did not receive a glance.
Anna Maria sat silent, and knit.
At nine O'Clock she broke into the
conversation. I think you must be
tired, Fraulein Mattoni, she said;
and one could perceive what an effort
she made to speak kindly. We usuaf-
~ retire about ten, but you need an
extra hours sleep tonight And as
Brockelmann appeared, in answer to
the bell, the little thing, with a GER
tain establishment in her eyes, said
Goodnight like an obedient chilo.
She turned around at the door. and
asked, with a sweet, imploring ex,
preston on her little face: May lisa
sleep in my room?'
"A bed has been made up in an
other room for your companion, re-
piled Anna Maria; you are surely
not afraid? Brockelmann's room is
next door,
Susanna did not reply, but made
another exceedingly graceful courtesy
and vanished.
" Do let the old woman sleep with
ner.' said Klaus; think now forlorn
her first night in a strange house
must be-!
But Anna Maria did not reply;
she got her brothers pipe from the
shelf. and, smiling, pushed him into
his easy-chair, and took up her knit,
ting again.
There, Klaus, | beg of you, don't
be so nonsensical in the future as to
sit on footstool That was very un.
comfortable.
replied good-humoredy.
Everything in its timen she re
joined. Susanna Mattoni is to be
member of our household, and there |.
is nothing so tiresome as formal
politenes and constraint. Susanna
can sit on that stool just as well as
YOU
Bon, Anna Maria, But now, what
do you really think of her?'
Since you ask me plainly, Klaus,
| will answer you plainly. | say that
| expected to receive something diff .
terent into the house.
so did L. he rejoined laconically.
drawing the first whiffs from his pipe. .
And that if anything is to be
made of the girl, the old woman must /
60 away tomorrow.
She is right thought l to myself /
If il is only NOT too loto's