Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-15


ten provoked at your own fingers
while she made many grimances what
ever, but began again patiently iron
the beginning until you could accom-
pany her. That pleased me ever then
| think her very placid person and
that my future wife must be. And
h"r reverence for you is not 10 BE
mistaken, which fulfils the main con
dition. Moreover, she has grown III
in very cramped circumstances, and
will therefore be free from trying
claims and requirements, and viii
readily fit into her situation. l believe
she possesses tact, has had good do
nestle training, a great advantage
and"
Helene had sunk back among her
pillows, and covered her eyes.
mo, no." she cried, rising sudden
ly, and interrupting his eager flow of
| commentator; mot that poor, lovely
child! Elizabeth deserves to be
loved"
The sudden bowling OF a dog in
terrupted her and made her utter
cry Of terror. Hollfel had trodden up
on the paw Of his Diana, who had
come in with him and stretched her
| self at her masters feet. The episode
came a propos, for Helene's last
words sounded so ridiculous in view
Of his ardent desire that he could not
restrain a laugh. He opened the door
and drove the limping animal out or
the room. When he returned he had
regained complete command of his
features.
1--WE shall love the little girl, too,
Helene" he said, apparently with
equaminity. resuming his place Hell
| enc was too violently excited and too
pure to note the slight admixture OF
frivOlty in his tone. "She sail merely
leave you the first place in my heart
and that she will surely do. She pos
sesses great caImness and is very
cool-headed. She proved that the day
before yesterday when she saved Ru-
olphs life"
How SOP" cried Helene, opening
her eyes in unutterable establishment.
The servant, who had involuntarily
let the story slip on the day before,
had in his alarm, left til the further
| circumstances Unmentioned, and had
COntanted himself with the statement
| that Herr Won Wade had fortunately
not been struck by the buIIete meant
for him. HollfeId himself had learned
the details but an hour before from
| the gardner. Elizabeth's presence of
mind lent her a new charm for him
and stimulated his longing to win her
! at the earliest moment. He now COM
municated to Helene all that he had
| learned of the event and concluded
with the words: You have, there
| fore, an additional reason for loving
the girl, and her action strengthens
my belief that she is the only one who
! suits the circumstances of the case
This was his last charge of ammun1
ton. He stroked the hair from his
/ brow with his slender white HAND,
and observed intentIy, from behind
the shelter of his outstretched arm,
| the young lady whose head was so
buried in the pillows that he could
see only her profile. The tears were
streaming from her eyes. She uttered
not word; perhaps it was one final
! struggle with herself.
But why did she never suggest the
! query, whether Elizabeth really
would incline to accept HollfeId?
Many a gentle reader may perhaps be
able to answer that question, upon
rejecting that 4 loving heart usually
regards the object of its affections
as irresistible and can only with diff
Guilty comprehend that it does not
! seem equally desirable to all the other
children of men.
The silence, which was growing
painful, was interrupted by the bar
oness returning from her walk.
Helene started up and hastily dried
her eyes. She submitted with visible
.'17atience, to the embraces with
which she was overwhelmed by the
Vis1bly overheated lady, and res
pended with monosyIlab1es to the
questions as to her health.
"Pshaw!" calculated the baroness,
with a twitch, leaving her mantle in
her sons hands, and sinking heavily
into a fauteuil. Il have grown very
warm. What crazy path it is up to
the mountain. Now power on earth
will get me up there again
You were up the mountain. mann
L.a?" inquired HollfeId, increduIous
Iy.
Why, yes: you know my physician
always told me to take such morning
rambles"
But that was five years ago. and
YOU have insisted ever since that an
affection of the heart made such
promenades utterly impossible"
we have to give everything more
than one trial in this world" res
pended his mamma, in embarrass
ment; and as l could not sleep at al
last night, resolved to make one
more attempt; but that ends it, ant
have been thoroughly provoked
again into the bargain. Think of it
| Helene: out on the gravel-walk Bella
and her governess met me, and yor
will scarcely believe that that person
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