Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
CHAPTER x.

Scarcely a week had passed since
that evening. But these few days had
sufficed to bring about a mighty rev.
OlutiOn in Castle Lindhof. The dis
missed OverSeer was replaced by a
new one, whose authority was rigidly
bounded i the master, the latter re-
tanning final control. Certain day
labOrers, who had been arbitrarily
dismissed because they had chung to
the local pastor and absented them
selves from the castle chapel Bible
class, or because they declined to
hear the word Of God from Chaplain
MOhring, were recalled to the estate.
On Sunday Herr Won Waldo, in com
pany with the Baroness Lessen and
little Bella, had been present at ser
vice in the village church of LindhOf.
To the establishment of the parish,
Chaplain MOhrmg appeared as one OF
the congregation, seated near the or
gan. At noon, tle parish Clergyman
tined at the castle Doctor Fels
came to LindhOf daily, for Fraulein
Won Wade was ill., This was the
reason of Elizabeth'S receiving no
further invitation to continue the les
sons, and also, according to the Opin-
ion of the forester, tn ground of
Baroness Lessons escaping Danish
ment to Siberia. For" he said,
Her Won Waldo is not such barbar
ian as to make his sick sister still
more sick by robbing her of her fav
orite companion, and, if that is not
the baroness, the visits Of her son
would nevertheless naturally be much
less frequent after her Punishment"
This was malicious, but ''incontrO-
vertibly correct" as he added.
In the village it was known that
there had been a fearful tempest at
lie castle before the air cleared.
Herr Won Waldo had taken his meals
alone in his room the first three
days after his return, and all the
biIletsdoux which the baroness -ent,
at all hours, by her old waiting-maid,
were returned, until the violent i'll
ness of his sister brought him into
contact with his cousin in the sick
room. From that point their inter
course seemed to have returned to
the ordinary course of things,
though the servants related that at
the table scarcely a word was spOk-
en-. Herr Won Hellfeld had called
once to welcome the traveller but it
was said that, after a very brief
visit. ne had ridden homeward with
remarkably long face.
One gray, gloomy day in August,
Fraulein Won Waldo requested Eliza
beth to come to the castle for a half
hour. The lady was not alone when
the young girl entered. In the window
sat Herr Won Waldo. His long frame
reclining in fauteuil his head rested
upon the light wallpaper, which
threw his dark brown hair into bold
relief. His right hand, negligently
holding a cigar between his fingers,
dropped from the window sill. The
left was raised as though he had just
been speaking. His neighbor, Bar
oness Lessen, bent forward with her
most agreeable smile, as though the
words had been addressed 10 her
self, instead of directly to Helene.
She sat rather near him, and had some
crochet work in her hands. On the
whole, the group looked rather peace
full Fraulein Won Wade was reclining
in a chaise-longue. A broad wrapper
enveloped her small figure, and the
beautiful brown cu,is were concealed
under a morning Cap, the pink bows
of which brought out the sickly pale
ness of her face into all the boldeT
relief On her outsSt.tch q finger
perched the cockatoo. She held 1t
caressingly to her cheek, from time
to time. The 'detest able creature
was called Darling" might shrek
as much as it pleased, and was re