Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11

water lily raising it's white head from
| some dark depths. But TODAY there
was a rare brightness resting upon
| her features True, the expression
| OF suffering was not wholly vanished,
! but a ray of happiness beamed from
! her eyes and d joyous smile played
| about her pale lips whenever she
| lifted from her lap the bouquet OF
roses which Herr Won Hollfeld had
| pressed into her hand when he came
He sat at her side and joined several
| times in the conversation. Whenever
| he opened his lips the ladies all be
came silent, and listened with visible
! eager interesc, though his manner OF
speaking was by no means fluent,
and he seemed to Elizabeth to pre-
sent a total absence Of thought and
originality.
| He was handsome young man OF
| perhaps twenty-four years. There was
| fine repose about his nobly-formed
| features, the lines of which might
readily lead to the belief in manly
tirmness. But any one who looked
! scrutinizingly into his eyes ceased to
! admire his plasticaIly beautiful face
The eyes, though large and of fau1 +
| less shape, revealed no depth, and
| possessed none Of that meteOr-Hke
CLEAN which often betrays genius
| though not word is spoken.
Nor was this deficiency compensat
| ed for by that mild, permanent radi-
ance which proceeds from depth of
feeling and attracts and binds one
| without exciting especial emotion Of
this quality Won Hollfelds large fine
| eyes betrayed not trace.
This observation was made, how
ever by few persons, for it was
tradition, especially at the court OF
l., that Won HOllfeId was a rarity
whose usually silent lips closed over
| a profound depth, and least of ALL
| would the ladies in and around Lind
| hof have subscribed to any other
| opinion. This was shown most clearly
| by Frau Lehr's fat daughter, who
| leaned in front of the timidly shrink
| ing Elizabeth every time Won HOlI-
| field opened his lips, as though this
were new revelation of some evan
geIist which she must hear at all
costs. But she seemed to like 10
| let her own hight shine too.
/ are you not charmed with the
! splendid sermons which Chaplain
| Mohring edited us during the hoIi-
days?' she inquired turning to Eliza
! beth.
Il am sorry to say that I did not
hear Them replied Elizabeth.
lien you did not attend service?''
ION, yes, l went with my parents
to the village church at Lindhof'
so" said the Baroness Lessen,
turning her head toward Elizabeth
for the first time and revealing a
hooking smile. 1T was very edify,
ing at the village church in Lindhot,
| was it not?'
Certainly, gracious lady" answer
ed Elizabeth, calmly, looking directly
into the contemptuous eyes of the
| baroness. Il was deeply moved by
the simple and touching words of
the preacher, who spoke not in the
! church, but beneath the oaks in front
| of it. When the service should have
began it proved that the little church
! could not hold the mass of people that
! had come to worship, so an altar was
! at once erected under Gods free
heaven, as they say has aften been
| done be.ore."
! Yes, it has, alas! a welI-known
fact" interrupted Chaplain Mohring
who had hitherto spoken but little
and cOntented himself with greeting
Frau Won Lehr's hecitals with an ap
preciatiye smile or a nod of assent.
But now his already shining face
was dark red as he continued turn
ing to the baroness:
Most gracious Baroness, it has
gone so far that the ancient idols des-
cend into the sacred hedge and the
Druid brings sacrifice unto them be
meath the oaks
I did not know that anything or
that sort had taken place, and could
have pictured to myself at that mo-
ment that l was participating in
heather festival" replied Elizabeth
She smiled. but continued, more earn
estly and warmly: Il felt when the
organ-tones pealed forth from the
church, and the reverend Old man
beneath the oaks raised his trembl-
ing voice, just as I did the first time
was permitted to enter the house
of God"
You seem to have an excellent
memory my Fraulein." insinuated
Frau Won Lehr. How old were you
then, may l ask?'
eleven years old"
Eleven years old" Good heavens!
is it possible" crieu the old lady,
Mortified. Gould Christian parents
endure /? My children knew the
house of the Lord from earliest IN.
fancy; that you must bear witness TO
my best O. DOCTORS
Yes indeed my gracious lady" he
responded, gravely. Z remember
that You attributed the attack Of tne
Group which cost your two-year-oId
son his life to visit of the child to
the cold church"
Elizabeth looked in alarm at her
neighbor. The doctor had partici-
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