Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

ndSium here, otherwise very charm
ing man. | am not charmed with this,
even though there is not the least
danger. Pray come yourself, If you
can, and carry off your future daugh-
ter-in-law. Break it to my father"
He did not mention the quarrel in
which he was involved; that sort of
thing is not to be written about; that
would take care of itself The doc
tor would of course choose swords.
BY the way, he was an officer in the
reserve corps. Wegstedt got out the
Army List Right. Well, so much
the better.
At last he threw himself down on
the bed with book and lamp, and
drank off the contents of the carafe,
but his fevered blood would not be
Gained, and he did not close his eyes.
The next morning there was a
heavy thunder-shower, after which
the skies did not clear, but continued
| to send down a gentle rain on the
thirsty earth, which returned its
thanks to the beneficent clouds in the
form of wonderful fragrance.
1t battered and dripped in all the
spouts and cutters, and in all the
spread wide open to let in the much
desired GOODNESS.
Hans Won Wegstedt came back
| from the mornings exercise wet
through, and hardly took time to
, change his clothes before admitting
the young referendary, who had al
ready been waiting for him a quarter
of an hour
or course he knew what he had
come for.
The referendary was standing be-
fore the splendid collection of arms,
when Hans entered his sittingroom
and came up to him.
Il have come on behalf OF Doctor
Schonberg, Wegstedt."
sit down. Roder; | have been ex-
pecting this"
The gentlemen sat down.
"Schonberg expects satisfaction
from you; he says he will be satisfied
II you will express your regret in my
presence and in that of one of your
comrades, for having used such
such offensive expressions, last even
ing You were probably out OF tenn
per. Wegstedt. or you did not take in
the full significance of Schoenberg's
words"
o. ut
take back single word | said. |
think now just as | thought last
night" replied Wegstedt coldly.
Then | am authorized to deliver
challenge to you
Il accept it readily. Pistols, of
course" said Wegstedt, rising. MY
second will be with you in an hour"
"Good.morning, Wegstedt."
"Good-morning," said the latter,
ringing the bell. He was obliged to
ring twice before the servant APP
peared.
"Confound it! where have you
been?" he cried, when the poor fellow
appeared. quite out of breath. You're
as wet as drowned rat, still"
Yes, | went for the doctor for the
gracious lady upstairs"
"What?"
The young lady was taken very i'll
last night" Hans Wegstedt was very
pale. He dashed upstairs without a
moments delay.
Helen was standing in the hall with
a face of dismay.
"Fraulein Helen--she is not very
me-" he asked.
The doctor says he cannot tell
what is the matter. but she is certain
ly very i'll, We found her senseless
on her bed this morning, still in the
clothes she had on yesterday"
He stood for awhile as IL stunned.
and then went slowly downstairs. In
half an hour he bethought himself
that he had important business,
where he asked comrade to act as
his second in the meeting with Doc
tor Schonberg.
In the deepest anxiety about Katie's
illness he drank his beer, and went
home again To inquire once more how
Katie was. Then he sat in his room
the whole day, writing and burning
papers, going upstairs every little
while to inquire, and every time COM
ing back more unhappy, for Katie was.
indeed. very ILL.,
Ernest Schonberg caIAe, too. He,
too, saw Helen. TELL me, for
/ Heavens sake. Fraulein Helen" he
! said, when he had expressed his sor-
row. has Katie ever given 1ieuten-
ant Won wegstedt reason to think she
liked him particularly"
why, doctor. you really are ieal.
Gus without any cause" replied the
sister, with tears in her eyes. "She
has played with him as she would
with brother.
For shame, Schonberg. She can.
not defend herself now, poor thing"