Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
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You will not see, child, in your in
exhaustible patience and long suffer
ing, that this doctor insults me when
ever he can. l must bear it, because
it does not happen in my own house,
and because, as a good Christian,
prefer to suffer and endure wrong
rather than use the unseemly weapon
of revenge But this good-nature
comes to an end when our Lord is at
tackled in his divine right. Then we
must battle and strive and not be
weary. 1t is truly blasphenous that
this man, sans facon, takes his hat
and leaves the room with a great
noise, while our souls are moved by
the loftiest thoughts of music through
the choral"
one had grown louder and more eX,
cited and did not reflect that at that
moment she was utterly destroying
he erect of an octave's run executed
by the unwearied singer at the piano.
"Ohl you must not take it so i'll of
the DOCTOR said Fraulein Won Wade,
me is not master of his time, and
must, perhaps, still visit patients in
L. He really wished to go before
we began to play"
Nevertheless, the heather spooks
of the Fri King made the excellent
man forget his PATIENTS said the
baroness, mockingly. We'll, / SUBJ
NIT. 1t lies, alas, in our wretched
day and generation, that the represen-
tatives of unbelief rule
But, good heavens, Amaiie, what
do you want? on know only to we'll
that Fels is indispensable to me; he
is the first and only physician who
has succeeded in lessening my physi-
cal suffering cried Helene, and her
eyes were moist and her usually pale
cheeks red.
Il thought, my Fraulein, slowly
and solemnly began Frau Won Lehr,
who had hitherto sat watching and
listening like a spider in a corner,
the welfare of the soul must be con-
sldered first of all; the care for ply.
steal wel[being comes, to my way of
thinking, in the second place. Be-
sides, l. possess several excellent
physicians, who compare very favor
ably, in the matter of learning with
Fels. Believe me, dear Fraulein. it
is often painful to the faithful in L
to see this acknowledged opponent
going in and out of your house as
your friend and counsellor"
Even if l wished to make the sac
rlflce of engaging another physician.
replied Helene, Il dare not take the
step without the consent of my
brother. And there l should meet
with the most emphatic resistance, I
know, for RuLolph has very high
opinion of the doctor, and places era
tire confidence in him."
Yes, more's the PITY" cried the
baroness; that is a weak side of
Rudolph's character, which | have
never been able to understand. With
his so-called courage, which ought to
De called impudence, this Doctor
Fels actually makes an impression.
upon him. wash my hands of the
matter, but for the future | shall not
receive him, and l herewith excuse
va AAOIh ICING present WneH ne
visits you
Fraulein Won Waldo did not reply
She arose and cast a troubled glance
ABOUT the room as though she missed
something. Elizabeth thought THE
look was meant for Won Hollfeld, who
had gone away unheard some time
before
The baroness picked up her lace
shawl, and Frau Won Lehr and her
daughter prepared to depart Each
whispered some amiable nothings TO
the chaplain, who had finished his Der
1ormance and was now standing rub
ping his hands, in embarrassment.
Ihen they and the baroness took
leave of Helene, who wished them
- goodnight in an exhausted voice.
As Elizabeth went downstairs she
saw Won Hollfeld standing in an Oh
posite dimly-lghted corridor. He had
turned over the leaves of an album
during his mothers angry outbursf
and had participated in the converse.
uon. This seemed to Elizabeth
simply detestable, for she had eager
~ wished that he would stand bv
Helene and make an end of the bar.
oness' III behavior by a manly word
1t dlspleased her still more to dis
cover that he was staring uninterrupt
edly at her over the book. 1t was
possible that he had read in her. face
her dlsapproval of his conduct, but
she thought he had been glowering az
her long enough for that At last
she felt herself blushing violently
under his gaze, and was the more
angry q herself for so doing, because
it had hap med several times before
Always In spite;,f herself Some pc
cuilar accident iavolved her in al
ways meeting Won Fonfeld on the
way home from Lindhof to Gnadeck