Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Continued.
By WIZ. nEIM8UR0

before her. Stay with me. / will
be different, Lora; / will be reason
able; / will tell Ernest anything you
want me to-only don't be angry and
leave me, Hans. oh, my head, my
head" And she stretched her arms
out toward the door and sat up in
bed, overcome by deadly fear. Il will
not die now. | will make up for what
| did; only don't sing that horrible
song any more" And. as she fell
back among the pillows, she whis-
pered: ITS a rare fine thing, rare
fine thing, Gussie, but he must not
shoot him.
CHAPTER xxx.
In the mean time Wegstedt and the
doctor had met in the street The
little officer had gone in all haste to
his coloneIs house, and had found out
that Katie was not there, and now he
was on his way home in state Of
indignation. Why in the world was
Katie forever going to see that doc
tors mother? And just this evening
too. Then suddenly the two gentle
men met In the dark, badly-lighted
street, on the sidewalk, which was
too narrow for more than one per
son.
The officer was about to pass with a
hasty bow when the other spoke:
How did the bowling go this even
ing, Herr Won Wegstedt?"
Don't know" growled the other.
ooh! | beg your pardon, thought
you were-by the way, Herr Lieu
tenant, allow me to ask a favor of
you-no, will not keep you, | will
walk back little way with you"
And the doctor took his hat on on ac-
count of the heat, and holding it in
his hand, walked along the bridge
with Wegstedt.
Il dare say you will think 1t
strange he continued, but ! want to
ask you not to encourage Fraulein Won
Tollen in riding horseback"
Wegstedt stopped.
What is 1t to your" was the
naughty reply.
1T does concern me, Herr Won
you may rely upon that.
How? In what way? That | cannot
tell you now, but hope to do so very
soon, but"
Il ask what are Fraulein Won Tol.
lens likes or dislikes to your" re-
iterated Wegstedt, still more angrily.
We'll, Herr Lieutenant, could put
the same question to you. viii you
have the kindness to walt little? /
am not in position today to prove
to you that Fraulein Won Tollen's
likes and dislikes certainly do con
Germ me-"
Sir. you are a miserable boaster,"
shouted the little officer.
Herr Won Wegstedt," was the re-
ply in threatening tone
'Slr, you lie II you say that you
have the slightest connection with
this family"
And you, sir. are not at present in
a condition to listen to reason
wiz therefore send you reply tomor-
row.
81 shall be glad to receive It,"
The doctor turned Instantly, and
Wegstedt clattered away.
"Confound it," he muttered to him
self; "such a damned"
He banged the door behind him
with crash that startled Frau Won
Tollen out of her first sleep. The
lamp was burning in his room. The
blinds We're closed. He threw his cap
on the table and his gloves on top OF
1t, and he leaned his sword up in the
corner so carelessly that 1t toppled
over and fell changing along the wall
to the floor.
Confound Ii, Every one knew he
was not arrogant; he was not a
naughty aristocrat; he respected
every one who did his duty, no matter
what his position was: but that this
schoolmaster should dare to raise
thought to her whom he, Levin Hans
Won Wegstedt, intended to make his
wife, that was too much, confound 1t,
While he was thus thinking half
aloud, he had been walking rapidly
up and down the room, and at length
with a countenance full of disgust and
Indignation, he threw himself into one
of Frau Won Tollen's red plush arm
chairs. He was really madly in love
with this slender creature, with her
piquant face and her magnificent eyes
And he was so grateful to her for
liking him, little Hans Won Wegstedt;
he could have had his choice of many
girls, but what were they all when
compared to this girl? For weeks
he had not been able to think of his
home without picturing her moving
about in the stately rooms. Con
founded nonsense. The fellow must
be crazy.
Then he sat Down and wrote to his
mother. who had been his friend all
his lie. and begged her to invite
Katie Won Tollen to visit her In a