Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1905-10-19

Ny lCve IS young and handsome,


/ Her beautiful, grave face was for
once lighted up by a charming, mis-
, chievous smile; she revelled in the
consciousness of her secret happiness.
What was all the misery in the world
in comparison with this bliss? She
, would nave gladly have run across TO
, his house and said to him: Here
am; it is so silly of me to keep You al
q distance. Come and ask for me
tO-morrow-to-day, even, If you like
Why should we be robbed of hours of
)ur happiness"
She breathed quickly, as she
thought thus; she saw him look up
from his workable; saw bin stretch
out his arms: ''Lora, my proud
LorG-"
Yes, she was proud, and she would
be proud as his wife. What were all
these people To her-who looked at her
balfdisdainfully, half-pityingly There,
in that little house, thure alone would
she lay aside her pride in his house;
he should find in her a wife modest
and submissive as no other could be.
She would make his home charming
and comfortable, as only love can; she
would take care of his old mother, who
lived on the lower floor Of the house,
the gTumblng old Frau Pastorin, who
found High German so hard to speak:
who only felt comfortable when she
sat at her window. behind her gerani
ums, her coffe5-cup beside her, chatting
,t.ftL oil he I'D
in her native dialect,
, How the old lady would open hor
eyes. when one day she should cross
the threshold, and call he mother"
} And from this picture her thoughts
turned to her own mother, She saw
, the suffering woman on her bed, with
/ her dull, feverish, sleepless eyes, ard
she head the words MY head.
Lora, my head Oh, If | only need
i not hink,"
Poor mother! She clenched her lit
r tie hand as she heard her brothers
G voice behind the portiere loud, laugh
\ ing, aud merry.
a But, my dear FTaulein Won Tollen,
p cried the shrill voice of Frau Elfriela
, btNfttl, dS Win OulSiIelCIleu HdHlc
she rushed up to the young girl, who
] looked beyond her with mournful eyes
You are hiding here, Why doy oukeep
1 so in the background? If you are not
| dancing. at least come to us in the sa
, lon. anG'-my love, pray give me your
arm--there! / cannot describe to you
-confidentially. Of course-how weak
( feel tonight, how nervous
@ Lora loked down at The round little
body which seemed fun of life. With
e the !ncessant chatterer on her arm
= she entered the salon, where a circle
). of elderly ladies had seated themselves
= on sofas and arm-chairs.
A Isn't it charming, dearest Frau
5 LanIrathin," screamed the hostess
d hanging more heavily en- Lopass arm
ito have such youthful support;
l. Nothing is wanting to- my comfort but
k II 0ear daughter-one will grow old
G Thank you. my love-sit down by me
:, here, please And as Lora reluc
G tamil took her seat Frau Becher nod
ded ccnfidentially to the young girl
/ and, putting her mouth down to hen
ear. she whispered so loud that every
4 one could hear: "Ah, dear child such
a WEAKNESS Would you 90 little ia
vor for me? i can't imagine where the
- servants are with the refreshments
Perhaps they are busy arranging the
Q table. Would YOU send them here fol-
/ me?''
v l.ura's head went up and her man
!. ner was cold as ice. But before she
could answer, Frau Becher, in hei
/, shrill voice, was congratulating her
o self on her good luck in securing the
Il help Of such &C ha,ming daughter fol
=. this evening.
- Slowly Lora rose and walked towarl
a the ballroom. She had not the slight
est intention of fulfilling her commits
sion; the servants were already press
: ing through the crowd of Young peo
l. pie, with trays of ices and punch. Sht
remained standing at the entrance Of
5 the salon, looking at polka; every
{ thing seemed so poor and empty TO hel
/. this evening. Her brother was fiirt
5 ing with q pretty blonde, as carelessly
a as if no cloud We're darkening his sky;
as he flew past her with his partner
t whose fan he was carrying. he nodded
?, gaJly at her.
). She seated herself ON the yellow silb
e cushion of bench which ran round
l. the wall, and remained there, hearins
9 and seeing nothing till the son of the
Il house offered her his arm to take hel
e in to supper, There were two supper
d rooms tonight, the young people occu
i plying the garden-hall. I.ora fount
s; herself in a seat of honor, with won
e ierful basket of flowers before her,
d flowers were strewn over the wholt
II table, ana it sparkled with splendid
If silver and glass, She had never seer
i, SO rich a table before.
Is 1t is the American CUSTOM" ok
- ploined Alalhort Becher. glibly. Hi,
)f face was rel and moist from dancing
and he pointed 20 the flowers. "EI
" New York they are frightfully extrava
m s-onf with fhnpN. pNerx- LADY fnaS n,