Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-22

son of Frau Won Tollen's most init
mate friend in her youthful days, AMI
when his mother had heard that his
regiment was to be quartered in West
enberg, she had recommended her
good, wild Hans, her only son, to the
good offices of her dear Marie.
| So il came about that he occupied
the rooms on the first floor, and that
with him breath of the old merry
| soldiers life had entered into the lit
tie house. which Frau Won Tollen
had smilingly said, SIS like the breath
of our nostrils."
"Auntie Tollen" was the young Of
ficer's name for the Frau Majorin..
Auntie Tollen! 1t sounded so friend
/ ly, so confidential, that they could not
help laughing-the old lady, the quiet
Helen, who had come home to make
her modest rousseau, since at last
they had 'scraped together the neces-
sary sum, and could marry IN the
autumn-and Katie
Into the usually bare cupboard of
the household now poured in rare
| guests. asparagus, and game of all
sorts from the baronial estate, and
| sometimes the dear, wild Hans" sat
with the ladies at the table under the
lindens, and with dog on either side
ate ham from home, and radishes
which he had pulled from the ma
! jorins garden with his own hands and
told stories that made Katie's clear
| ,.;p IN he hau To
of the doctor as he came In.
She never laughed in his presence,
and how should she? He was the gravest,
quietest, the most serious lover In the
world; it was as If lock had been
placed on his lips In her presence.
Poor little Katie, She was so fond
of him, so passionately fond of him,
and he would make her happy, certain
| ly, as happy as a firm will and a good
heart was capable of doing. And all
that was in this heart that did not be-
long to the little one he would fight
against. and would forcibly bring back
| his thoughts from the forbidden way,
for she alone had a claim on his graf
itude, on his consideration; in short,
on all he could give her.
He nodded slightly to his mother at
the window. His gloomy face did
not light up at the sight OF her. She
no longer expected it, She stopped
her knitting for moment and lis
tened to his step in the hall. As
they went past her door she nodded
her head with a sigh, as If to say, 81
knew it, and adde aloud "A wiful
man maun haze his way
] is Katie coming?" she asked an
hour later, when she was sitting at
the table with her son.
Perhaps So was the reply.
why perhaps?"
Il have no iGea, mother"
| Il can imagine" said the pastorin.
she is very likely going to ride with
that madcap of commander. Good
gracious, how they do go on. In n
week from now Katie will be smoking
cigarettes; in fortnight she will be
sitting on the box, driving. and in
three weeks she will be out of her
senses entirely.
oh' ltt Htl uo IL, liotHtf, IL sue
likes it,
"Oh, she ght be circus rider for
all should care If you didn't happen
TO be going to marry her" The old
lady was in blaze of wrath.
When | have married her, then"
He stopped, The servant entered with
u letter; little boy had Brought 1t
and was waiting for an answer
He took the dainty note and read IT,
Then he put his napkin on the table,
went upstairs, and wrote an answer
His mother took up the note and
read il also:
"Dearest,-I am invited TO go TO
Buchenhagen with the Sechbergs. 1t
is such splendid weather. May l.?
But ii you don't like it. say so. Then
| will come to you, A thousand
kisses,
Your Katie"
He came back and said to his
mother; Il have asked Katie to
come. Win you send for little cake 2
She likes 1t with her coffee"
yes, | will" she replied; but il
will hardly be compensation tor her
drive" she added to herself
The tea.table was set out In the
garden, under the elms, where they
had become engaged; lilac-Sush
was blossoming over the bench. and
blue. fragrant clusters almost touched
the doctors brown head as he sat
here. waiting for Katie. He was
jreading. and now and then he looked
at his watch 1t was exactiy the I'm
patience of an ardent lover that was
depicted on his face; on the contrary.
he was SO wrapped up In his book,
that he was quite surprised to find an
other quarter of an hour already gone.
At length light step came up the
walk behind him, and springing up he
stood before Katie. who was just
emerging from the Shrubhery.
"Welcome," he cried. holding out
his hand sit down, Katie. Mother
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