Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-20
CHAPTER XIV.

| In the evening the Ferber family
sat in the garden under the Hndens,
| by the fountain. Frau Ferber and
| Miss Mertens were making a warm
rug of pieces of cloth, to be laid I'M
der the piano i'll the winter.
! Frau Ferber had that day forfeited
! a large share CT the equable caImness
which was SO becoming to her beau
| tlful face. She could not compose her
helf after the episode of the after
| noon; for, although she saw her child
safe and uHharmed before her eyes,
| she had been beside herself with
| alarm at Miss Mertens' recital. Her
| eyes wandered increasingly to her
! daughter; the slightest change of col
| or on Elizabeths face disturbed her,
, and made her apprehend an illness in
consequence of the excitement Her
| father thought otherwise That is
right my brave little daughter" he
| had said to her with glowing eyes.
Reflection in cold blood, then quick
and undeterred with hand and foot
! In action. So / wished you to be-
Frau Ferber had always seen in her
/ husband her ideal of a man. Even YET,
! after SO many years Of married life.
| she bIindly swore by his most trivial
| utterance as something infaIlible. But
! today, during the paternal commenda-
ton, sigh had escaped her, aud she
| thought a mother loves her children
far more than a father
More! Surely no, but different,
was Ferber's calm reply. Just be-
cause | love them, I train them to DC
men and women of independent
| thought and action, that they may not
later belong to those unfortunate
caStaways who are always suffering
from their very want of force of cl."r-
acter."
Elizabeth brought some work into
the garden, but little Ernst was dis
tressed at seeing her unpack her
sewing materials.
Now wait, Elsie he said, tnfig
nantly. Herr Won Waldo can ASK ME
Ter times whether I love you. I shall
certainly never again say yes; you
do not play with me any more, and
seem to think you're as big a girl as
Miss Mertens all at once. But you are
hct. by any means"
A general laugh followed this con
fusion OF size with age. But Elizabeth
arose at once to meet tn reproaches
fastened up her dress, counted with
the youngster who must catch, and
darted like and arrow up the rampant
Ferber opened the portal, and there
appeared DR.. Fels, Reinhardt, and the
forester. Elizabeth was just being
pursued through the main corridor
and did not notice the newcomers
Immediately.
Wen, | must say this is a reveIa
ton. In the afternoon the Valkyria
In the evening a butterfly"
But the forester strobe forward
caught the girl in his arms, and turn
ed her eXultantly several times round
My splendid grill" he shouted, push
ing her a little way from him, while
he surveyed her dainty figure with
delicate admiration. Look at that!
Looks as though it were carved IL
ivory, so fine and perishabIe, and has
heart of iron and hands like a man
A pity that you're not a lad: you
would have to don the green Jacket
and your father might say what he
pleased"
! Meanwhile, Dr. FeIs had Joined
them. He gave Elizabeth his hand
Her Won Waldo has been in the city
he said, land eruested me to come Ut
here. He wishes vry much to know
whether the excitement and alarm
have done you harm Or not?''
Not the least" she replied, blush
ing deeply. LAS you see," she con
tinued jestingIy, 81 am perfectly vel
able to perform my sisterly duties
and Ernst has Just assured me, with
some vexatiOn, that I am hard tc
catch"
Well, l shall report this message
verbatim, to Herr Won Waldo" SAID
the DOCTOR with delicate smile. He
may decide for himself whether it is
disturbing or reassuring for him"
Ferber invited the gentlemen to be
seated, which they did at once The
doctor lighted a cigar, and seemed tC
be very comfortable in the little cir
Gle. Linke's attempt was thoroughly
discussed. Immediately after his dis
missaf from Lindhof, countless small
embellishments had been discovered
which he mad penetrated during his
masters absence. The matter haG
been noised abroad-though Herr Vol
Waldo had taken 10 steps to bring
the theft to juSIice-and had caused
the overseer to lose a new engage
ment. This disappointment had evf
IDENTIFY filled the measure of his veng
full wrath. and driven him to the
deed Of today. Every effort has beer
made TO capture the criminal; the
forester had searched the woods with
his lads, but all attempts had thus
far proved fruitlesS. Reinhardt stated
that Her Won Wade had strictly for
hidden the people at the site t.
mention the matter to his sister
fearing that the excitement NIGH
injure her. The baroness, Hollfeld
and tn old waiting maid were to know
nothing about It
Out of consideration for Herr vor
Walde's wish, tie waiter will BIZ