Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-22

lion. Hollfeld departed at once and
sent a servant TO carry the invitation
IN Helenes name. How amazed the
young lady would have been if she
had heard the servant expressly com,
manded to invite Fraulein Ferber for
three, While the steward received the
injunction to have everything ready
in the pavilion at the hour named, but
not moment later.
CHAPTER XIX.
When tie servant from Lindhof
rang the bell at the little portal, Ellz-
abeth was sitting in the great hall
She was winding a long garland OF IVY
| and evergreens, while Miss Mertens,
seated at her side, held a half-hnished
myrtle wreath in her hand. The
grave in the churchyard at Lindhof
| was ready. That afternoon, between
five and six o'clock the leaden coffin
was to be given to the earth with the
| rest of the remains of the beautiful
Lila. If JOst's dreaded eyes had appear
| ed to the wTeath-makers they must
| surely have rested mildly upon this
loving descendant, preparing to lay
the green twigs fresh from the forest
as a last decoration upon the shrine
of death.
After consulting her mother. Eliza
beth accepted the invitation, the more
so as she was summoned only for an
hours chat" Soon after the servant
went Reinhadt came. He looked very
! grave, and related, in reply to Miss
Mertens' questions, that his m aster
had returned from ThalIeben in a
/ state of mind beyond description.
The impressions received in the
mouse Of mourning must have been
frlghtful, he observed, "for | do not
know Herr Won Wade in this mood. I
had several necessary communications
TO make, but I spoke utterly in vain,
He sat before me as if broken. as
though lost in torturing thoughts. He
rose suddenly when I mentioned at
the close the discoveries up here in
The ruins. I have heard enough of the
matter already he interrupted,
angrily. Pray, leave me alone "
1t did not escape Miss Mertens that
Relhhardt felt wounded by the man.
ner In which his master had addressed
him.
| Dear friend" she said soothingIv
at a moment of great mental anguish
the outer world either makes no inn
preston upon us or it is painful We
are offended that everything goes on
as before in it, while our inner world
Cotters and is out of joint. Herr Won
waldo may have loved his dead friend
very deeply. But-good heavens, EIiz-
aOeth' what are you doing?" she in
Ierrupted. DO you really think that is
pretty?"
She pointed to the garland. While
Relnhardt was speaking Elizabeth
mad with trembling hands picked I'D
some heavy-headed dahlias and wound
/ them into the hitherto slender uni
tormly green garland. 1t was indeed a
glaring oversight, which she now
contemplated with astonished ewes
and flaming cheeks. The poor things
were instantly removed from the soft
green neighbors upon which they had
leaned, and were treated as severely
as though they had intruded of their
own accord.
1t had long since struck three in
the Lindhof tower, when Elizabeth
hastened down the mountain. Her
uncle had detained her in conversa-
ton; he was vexed that she determin-
/ ed to accept the invitation. For, !"
ne said, and he had right on his side.
the unfortunate being who is to be
buried today deserves that the dav
! should be consecrated to her mem
DRY. He naturally had not the slight
est mixing of what was passing in the
: girl mind. He did not know that his
pet had been for days past longinglv
! counting the hours, every moment of
/ which must bring nearer the time
| When she could say to herself "Now
j he is there again." And so the good
/ forester saw his usually so obedfent
! niece slip from beneath his hands and
flee, like storm-wind, through the
! portal.
To be continued.