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

ne would thank her with enthusiastic
fervor because, in obedience to his de-
sire, she had given up her excursion,
certainly very innocent amusement.
and she had little enough amusement
of any kind
| But he did nothing OF the sort; to
him il seemed matter of course that
she should come. The thought, Il
have right to claim so much" was
expressed in every feature of his reg
ular, handsome face.
She sat down, without speaking, in
a garden chair at the OPPOSITE corner
of the table, took her work out Of her
silk handbag, and began nurriedly,
/ but with unskilful fingers, to crochet
| II was very absurd He looked at her
for awhile with a mild air, as one
looks at a child. Then he took up his
book and said: Shall | begin, Katie?
Perhaps | can finish the chapter of the
history of the Mark that we began
! Sunday, before mother is ready.
Where did We leave off -
oh. goodness, | haven't the ghost
1 u
feel the slightest interest in any of it.
What do | care if Dietrich Won
Outflow did besiege Westenberg five
hundred years ago, and burned and
slew wherever he went? We Tollens
came from Siles.a, and besides, | am
child of the period, and | want to
know something about the present;
and when the sky is so blue and the
sun is SO bright, | don't want to hear
Of that musty old stuff
But you were very much interested
! in 1t once" he said, little doubtfully.
Il thought We had often spoken about
reading the .Quitzows' together"
II? / am sure | never did," ex-
claimed Katie; you never spoke to
me about it; you must have dreamed
it, or you are-you-it must have
been Lora," she added.
He suddenly put the book down, and
sat gazing at the wall opposite; but
he made no reply. He could not
contradict the lips that had so I'M
mercifully spoken the truth and
startled him in his inmost soul
Pardon me-" he said at length, 81
will not torment you. Shall we TALK"
Eyes" she replied shortly. But It
is easy to say, "let us talk" when the
heart is full of bitterness. Converse
ton is the interchange of thought be-
tween two congenial spirits, and It
requires intellectual and bodily health
nd -
From the street outside came there
the sound of horses feet and the roll
ing of light carriage-yNleels. The
commanders family were just driving
to Buchenhagen. Katie could imagine
the blonde Gussie on the box in her
dainty silk handkerchief peeping out
of the pocket; her cravat-pin in the
form of horseshoe, the saucy little
felt hat on her light hair, close cut
like boys, and her hands, in yellow
chamols gloves, holding the whip and
to sit up there and roll away to the
cool, shady woods, which stretched
away in the distance
1T is hot here" she said.
Il don't feel it," he replied THE
water cools the air. But do you
know what | have been thinking of?
| will have another seat made, down
there in that open space, and that
shall belong to us, Katie. This shall
be mothers; 1t is good for every one
to have HIS own place; 1t will not pre-
vent us from coming together when
we will plant linden there. you and
T."
II think a pine tree would be pref
tier" said Katie, in spirit OF oppos.-
tion
But we couldn't sit under a pine
tree, and thought you liked linuens.
No" she said in loud. hard tone,
that is Loras favorite tree"
He got up quickly and went to meet
his mother. You have been so long
coming"
Il did not want to disturb you.' re-
Piled the old lady, who was carrying
carefully coffee-pot covered with a
| coSey. Lovers anyways nave so
much to talk about-and just see,
Katie, what have found" She held
up letter. You were going to put
1t in the box, | suppose?'
! '"Yes, il is TO Lora," replied tie
girl, with a start.
What is the matter? Lora is not
i'll, is she?" asked the pastorln.
No. replied Katie.
Il was startled because it is ad-
dressed to the Augusta Hospital"
She is going to be a nurse ex-
planned her sister in low tone.
oh, Ii is hard life. Gods bless.
ing on tnose who take such burden
upon them and feel energy enough to
carry it through" said the old lady.
There was a touch of emotion in her
voice. She had had sister who had
been deaconess, and had died of
typhus caught in nursing.
Katie poured out the coffee. "Ah!
| couldn't do IT," she said energeti