Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

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| Maria pushed her chair behind the
curtains and listened to the low, eager
whispering of the sick girl. But once
the 3urging blood shot from neck to
| brow, as Susanna spoke of Klaus. anG
Anna Maria turned her eyes almost
| reproachfully toward the door, behind
which a light step had just stopped.
THAT was surely Klaus again; Ger.
tainly twenty times during the day
| he came to the door to listen; yet
who could have closed the little red
mouth which had just called his nam
again, quite aloud, and laughed, and
| talked of bonbons, of moonlight, and
of songs?
"Cn the way to my room | me-
Brockelmann, who lad just returned
and was standing in the corridor BY
| Klaus. Her face was very red; she
pointed to my room, and here beca1
| to describe, in a voice half-choked
| with Indignation, all that she had
found in the dwelling of the old
comedian, excepting herself. The
| blacksmiths wife had told her she
J had lately boiled some red pomade
and put 1t in a number of Ii tie
porcelain jars, and taken them away
to SELL She would often go away 50
and be gone fortnight. She is an
old vagabond,' added Brocelmann, "a
beggar-woman whom the constable
ought to shut. up in the nearest
| tower And with a contemptuoue
air she drew forth one of the lit G
| boxes in question, which was correct
ly tied up with gold paper, and bore a
label which explained at length the
red pomade and its value: Rouge de
Theater, premiere qualite,'
PANT said /, smiling
And for these sinful wares she
gets a pile of money continued the
old woman. and what does she dc
with it? She eats cakes and
chocolate. and the children at the
forge run about with gay silk ribbons
on their rough pig-tails; and al
around in the corners there were
heaps of knick-knacks, enough for ter
fools to trim up their caps with. II
is sname,'
when is she coming back?' asked
! Klaus.
The Lord only knows; she Wen
away yesterday Brockelmann turn
ed to CO. irritated by her vain mis-
sion, which had taken so much time
But she stopped at the door, and &
friendly expression lay on her face
1 am charged with best greeting
from the Herr Baron. she said: he
was not a little surprised to see me
looking into his garden from the OLE
woman's window | explained to hin
shortly what brought me there
Is the house so near the castl,
garden?' | asked,
"Brockelmann nodded, Yes. in
deed the old woman sees the Who'll.
beautiful garden; and what a garden
With that she went out
1t is well. on the whole sal,
Klaus, after pause. that the oil
woman is not there. But will Brockel
man be able to nurse herr
No replied, Anna Maria.
Anna Maria?' he asked, and hi
lip Qulvered.
Klaus / begged, don't humbu,
YOUR own self You must be con
Yinced in your inmost heart that thi
girl could not have a better nurse thar
Anna Maria
II have been perplexed about her
be answered gloomily
And she about you!' | replied
He grew red, For what reason ?
he asked. Because took this cir
under the protection of my house
Because | interfered with an over
taxation of her strength? Because
he broke on.
Anna Maria fears that--well, tha
la petite WI be too much spoiled
replied.
Klaus shrugged his shoulders
Well and now?' he asked. Listen
aunt, thought nothing in the worlG
could alter me, thought had be
come calm, quiet man; but every
nerve has twitched since have been
compelled to see how this girl is
treated. Once. as little boy, look
ed, powerless with rage. to see two
great boys tormenting may-bug:
they had climbed tree because had
scratched and bitten them: my small
limbs would not carry me up there
hut the dumb fury. the rising tumuli
in my childish heart, have never
forgotten TO this day; and | felt ex
actly the same way when heard
those little feet tripp'ng tere an
there about the house on. on. now on
the kitchen-stairs, now IN the corridor
no you not Suppose I c~~ld SEE h w
they kent growing more ard m0~e
weary, and what a mighty effort they
made when Anna Maria's mercllees
vCi"e called. Here Srsrrna''
"Venez done, Susanna" Quickly. W.
will so into the milk-eellar," Su
sauna, where is the key of the linen
press@" was coward to endure IL
nor TO have interfereG till it was t~C
late. Great heavens, II shall b,
different. he cried, and his clenchst
fist fell threateningly ON the table
The great strong man was besid,
/ himself with anxiety and rage
Il did not venture to answer. enJ
/ altar a few nainutaS he taff tho room