The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-16

wealthy patrons in the Embarrassing
line to leave with each of them, by
way of holiday greeting. a bottle or
two of the same wine.
1t so happened that among the wom-
en- on Frau Lichtenberg'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 the
old hairdresser, and in consequence
our quarts Of Moselle had been her
portion in the Christmas distribution.
When Frau Lichtenberg 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 Moseile
since he left Coblenz."
Then Frau L~ichtenberg's pride in her
husband got the better of her discre-
ton and she told more than She had
ever told before.
He is a judge of good wine.' she
said. II ought to be. For ten years
he was an officer in the kalser's army.
Then he got into a gambling scrape and
came to this country. His real name
is not Lichtenberg. He is a von. BY
the iron cross of the old emperor at
home in his trunk. I will bring your
husband more of The Moselle since ne
| likes 1t so much."
The text afternoon but one, when
Herr Lichtenberg had gone downtown
looking for work., q carriage drove up
to 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 favorite patron. She climbed
up the stairs until she found the old
woman on the fourth floor.
Il have news for YOU" she said.
H. TC.-,, r -. f-1
her. II told my husband what you said
about your husbands past career. Next
evening he happened to dine with the
German consul and repeated the story.
The consul was interested at once.
~ I'VE been looking for that man
for three MONTHS he said. His fathe,
and his brother are dead n half the
family estates are waiting for him to
claim them
Il came up to be the first to tell you
OF your good luck went on the won,-
an Who had brought the news.
Fran L~ichtenberg got out her nus
bands commission in the kaiser's
army. a document from which he had
never .parted, and she displayed also
with justifiable pride the little iroE
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, anc
the younger brother. to whom the fam
lily property had been left. had beer
killed on the cast coast of Africa
There was left of the immediate fam
lily only n sister, happily married to
an important officer in this German
army, the wandering brother In
America. 1t was easy enough for Herr
Lichtenberg to prove his identity. and
within a month a draft for 10, 900 marks
was received to cover the travelling ex-
penses of the night bartender and his
wife. the old hairdresser, back to the
old home Of the Won Zollern's at Cob
LEM.
After all the arrangements for their
departure had been made Herr Lich-
tenberg and his wife gave a farewell
dinner to which everybody in The tene-
ment house was invited. Al that din
ner the last of the famous Moselle was
drunk n the most declared that his
speculation in wine had turned out to
be after all the most successful he had
avcr made.