Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-30


water On the edge Of the broad basin
rested the wnIte limbs Of several
Sandstone ngures played upon by the
shadows OF the linden twigs. When
the afternoon sun rested upon the
groups OF shrubDer. and gravel walks
or the park, glowing and heavy as
melted lead, refreshing GOODNESS
novered among the trees within. A
door upon the ground floor led dI
rectly TO Herr Won WaIde's study, ana
usually stood open. He came out now
and then, ana paced up an down, with
folded arms. " nat stream Of thought
flowed then under tue fine pale brow,
when, pacing slowly with bowed head,
he suddenly Strengthened up as
though rudely awakened from some
sweet dream. Miss Mertens often Said
that she found him greatly changed
since his return.
Before his journey, she said, Herr
Won W,alde's face seemed to her like
that of a statue, so grave and unmov-
ed and though she had recognized
TIM that he must be a thoroughly
noble man, she had always felt GER
tain icy chill in his presence. Some
yltaliZing hand seem to have passed
over him, even his gait had grown
quicker, more elastic and he would
take an oath mat, in his lonely wan
dering in e court, now and then a
smile passed over her face, as though
at sight Of some being who made him
happy.
At this Miss Mertens smiled and
said, mysteriOusly, that he had eVI-
IDENTIFY brought home with him agree
able reconectiOns, and she could not
| Suppress a presentiment that all would
soon be different at Lindhof. But nne
never noticed that at every such OBJ
seTyation her young friends hand had
passed toward her heart, and Eliza
! bet observed it sill less, because the
! Painful snudder which ran through
her whole being made her forget to
control her outward NOV, ements.
But the quiet walks under the lin
| dens were often interrupted by people
| with petitions and requests, by work
=
nate and the needy The latter came
! hesitatingly, sent by the servants,
and stood, usually with bowed heads,
before the commanding figure of the
master, gently urged them to speak
and bent over each one, that no one
| else might hear the story They al
ways left him comfOrted and helped
Tor the undeserving did not venture
I to present themselves before his eyes.
Today Elizabeth had entered upon
her descent into the valley half ali
hour earlier than usual Her father
had met Miss Mertens as he came
home to dinner through the woods
She looked as though she had been
! crying, and was evidently unable to
speak, for she had only nodded to him
and fastened on. This piece of news
| gave Elizabeth no peace. She could
not pOSsibvIy have postponed her Wis
1t to the gOverness until after the
lesson. The poor lonely creature
needed comfort, and a heart upon
which to weep out all her troubles.
/ On the other side Of broad mead
ow which adjoined the edge of the
forest stood a delightful pavilion.
Inc dainty structure was surrounded
| on three sides by dense underground
| in consequence of which the bright
| front stood out the more conspicuous.
| ~. The little house had hitherto been
! locked, but most of the shutters were
+ open, and through an opening made
| by a disarranged shade, Elizabeth
| had seen that the space within was
elegantly arranged. When she came
! out Of the woods, today, she saw at
| once that the doors of the pavilion
| stood open. servant. with an empty
waiter, came out and beckoned 70
her to come thfther AS she approach
ed she recognized Fraulein Won
Waldo the baroness and Won Hollfeld
who were taking coffee within the
PAVILION.
You are a little early today. dear
child said Helene, as the girl step
ped upon the threshold. Elizabeth
replied that she wished to make Miss
Mertens a visit
oh! leave her to herself today"
! cried Helene, eXcitedly, but in great
embarrassment. while the baroness
looked up, with an indescribab1y
malicious smile, from her crocheting.
Did you know that a large package
OF music cama from Leipsic, this
morning." continued Fraulein Won
Waldo. Il have picked it over lit
tie already; they are mostly superb
things. Perhaps We may find a bril-.
liant piece for our concert. Sit down
and then we can go together to the
castle She offered Elizabeth the
cake-basket, and laid a fine petar up
on her plate.
At that moment Herr Won Walde's
dog sprang into the room. Both ladies
Immediately straightene up out of
their previous positions. Helene look
ed fntently toward the door, and was
evidently making an effort to look as
friendly as possible. But the bar
Oness Ossed her work into the basket,
examined the silver coffee-cup to see
whether it was ST. hot, placed
coffee-cup and the sugar-bowl in read
mess, and drew chair from one cor
ner to the table. He impertinent
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