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

row, tears, and bitter hours that fol
lowed Susanan Mattoni's little feet
could have been foreseen on her ar
rival, Anna Maria would have given
not only the old woman, but Susanna
herself, no longer than twenty-four
hours to stay in her house,
81 was still standing on the same
| spot when the door few open, and
| Susanna's old companion entered.
| Gracious, Fraulein,' she cried anxious
ly, do come; the child-she is weep
ing, she is Ill she will kill herself
| THE excited creature wrung her
hands and her whole frame trembled
! limped across to the girls ROOM
| again with the thought, What win
come of it?' Susanna was sitting
half undresesd, at the toilet-table, her
dark hair falling loosely over a white
dressing-sack; her face was buried
in her hands and she was crying.
The old woman rushed up to her.
Darling, the kind lady is here; she
will be good to us, she will let me
stay here, and will speak good word
to the Fraulein; please now, my lamb,
she surely will
Susanna Mattoni raised her head
and dried the tears from her great
eyes; when she saw me she sprang
up, and again felt the magical charm
that surrounded the young creature.
What is the matter, my child?
asked tenderly.
You are very kind, Mademoiselle,
she answered; it is only the strange.
ness and the long journey. And she
shiyered with cold.
Dress yourself quickly | advised
her, there is a fire in the dining-room.
and the warm supper will do yon
good
THE old woman seized a comb and
drew il with evident pride through
the beautiful hair and waited on the
Professors young daughter as if she
were really a princess. She talked
meanwhile of her delicate constitutions
and her nerves. | quite forgot going,
and at that stood still in amaZement
Merciful Heavenl In old houses in
the Mark nerves were not yet the
fashion. What would Anna Maria
say, what would?
Anna Maria had spoken of having
Susanna acquire the art of house
keeping, so that in the future she
might help herself through life with
her own hands. And here. a maid,
nerves, the beauty of a grande dame
with the little hands and feet of a
child
And now the old woman took from
the trunk little black dress, evident
ly quite new. and trimmed with bows,
flounces and the Lord knows what!
Over the shining white neck she Iaid
a black gauze fchu which she grace.
fully arranged on the bodice, and be-
meath the short skirts peeped two
shoes laced up with silk ribbons, such
as scarcely ever before glided over
the old floors of Butte Manor-house.
Certainly the old woman understood
1er business. Susanna Mattoni was,
as she stood there, the most charming
girl | have ever seen, before or since
in M long life.
God help me what will be the end
OF it?' | asked myself for the third
time, as the old woman broke off
white spray of elder and placed it.
correctly and not without couuetry
in the fichu.
But my dear, l said aloud, here
is no company here this evening. We
eat today en- famile buckwheat greats
with milk
But | got no answer; the busy
lady's maid bent down quickly to Duh
one or two bows straight. and
glanced from Susanna-the color in
whose cheeks had mounted to a brigh,
red--to the trunk, which looked
suspiciously empty after the taking
out OF the new dress. The old woman
observed me, and quickly shut the
cover The clock is striking seven.
she said; and in fact, the weak. thin
tone of the Butte churchben was
heard Just seven times, and at once
began the noisy sound of the servants,
supper-ben,
Come, said to her, the servants
room is downstairs
Thank you. she replied. with a
look of refusal. L am not at all hun
gry hut | would like to ask for some
wood, for the child cannot sleep in
this damp atmosphere
Il directed her to Brockelmann. and
conducted Susanna Mattoni 10 the
dining.room.
oh could paint the scene now,
The four candles on the table WED
with the rosy twilight. and in the
vaulted window-niche stood Klaus
and Anna Maria. He had put his arm
around her, and had been saying some (.
kind, serious word--they never stoor ,
So near each other again! seem to
see. at this moment. how they turned
around toward mellow klaus. fun OF
surprise, looked past me at the
slender girlish figure: how Anna
Maria was suddenly transdxed-an5
could not blame either of them, +
have scarcely ever seen Susanna
Mattoni more charming. more maiden
ly, than at that moment, when she