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would have scratched out your eyes.
do not know what Is TO become VI
her. She does rot sleep, but PAGES
up and down the whole night through
and talks, though only TO herSeH' IL l
could only once bring my mind 10
omen the door when the noise IS so
grear But | cannot, if you would give
me mountains of gold. 1 know you arc
laughing at me, but there IS some
thing wrong with her. DO but look IN
to her eyes once; they lame ana
sparkle as though they had hre from
BIocksberg in mem No; l am SILENT
and say nothing, and Master FORESTER
sleeps soundly, and others, 100 But
am there if a mouse stirs, ana l
know very we'll that Bertha runs
about at night, and the house-dog Is
always away from his house. he IS
the only crea. Ire in the house that
is fond Of her, and, bad as he is, he
never hurts her
Does my uncle know tnis?' inquir-
ed Elizabeth. astonished.
Not " any means! / shall De-
ware OF saying anything about 1t.
That might be bad for me,
But, Sabine, reflect that you may
do NV uncle great harm by keeping
silence The bousa stands SO alone
When there is no dog in the court
81 stand at the window and watch
,mtu she comes IN the mountain and
chains the animal"
"But that is a superhuman sacrifice
that Won make to your superstition
Tbev ought to give Bertha"
.C+iIr not en- Iou5 There she sits -
,otinl rotn+od f. tha naar-tree in
rha na,,rt FIi1ahath drew nearer to
tho nicl,ot fence. Under the tree, on
tba stone bench. sat Bertha, appar-
entirely perfeo,,y calm stringing bean
The glowing red of brow and cheeks
had given place to a saIIow pallor.
Elizabeth saw, too that the young
girl had grown decidedly thinner
within a short time. Her elicate nose
was sharp, the cheeks had lost their
pretty roundness. There were dark
rings under her eyes, and between
her eyebrows there were two deep
wrinkles in the fine skin, which gave
the face an expression Of gloomy
brooding and uuspeakable pain The
sight cut Elizabeth to the hearJ Some
misery rested upon the shoulders OF
the lonely girl and bowed her Ine
more cruelty because She pore 1t III
silence. EIlzaDelh lorgoI d., tne
Chilly ""I0h Del '''" li'u ill"A . '0''
toward heI' an" Went " lew 'IepS
nearer 10 press Ihe weary mead 10
HeF poSoln' anu say N79' n7I e
Cast me OioUDIe WIN WHICH you S'l {
D''''i'i'5 anu I ''''S7,I'7 'loi'e' Ii''o my
'". e VIII DO'i IL VIII" J0"' '"'
o"plhe SI"speu HeE dl H.
You are not going there, she said,
passlonately. l will not permit 1t. She
Is capable OF pIunglhg the knlfe into
you.
BUT she IS DouhdleSSIy unhappy.
Perhaps ! may succeed III convincing
heT mat II Is only the deepest Symna-
thy that brings me to her.
NO. no! You shall see how far one
gets with her.
Sabine went down the steps into
he court Bertha did not raise her
eyes
FTauIein Elizabeth found it." said
Sabine handing Bertha the hat
Then she laid her hand up0n the
girls snOulder and continued kindly.
.She Uourd like In sneak to Won
Rarrha houudad nm nc tbouob she
had received p mortal Insult She.
shook the hand savageIv off. and
glared toward the spot where Eliza
beth WAS standing nroof that she
had noticad the visitors rrasanca She
tosso,, tho t,,ifo u,o, tho +,h1o
knocked over tho basket which had
haaD standino ot bar foot ca tbot tho
baaps eau, in an attractions o,,or tho
nevemen+ and stalkad into tho bonsa
EIiza,atb wac d,,,h NTH or,ovo.
mont aud min Sb., would - o1a11,,
have annroaobod tbis rpforrII,oto
but she was nou, convinced tha+ ebe
r,ust abandon +bo+ idoo r. u.oo1.
past she had gone 70 the castle daily
FrauIein yn N,oIda had rooo,,oro,i
amaqinoI,, sinca sbo hos -, +,,o lo,.,-,
ess tende,I,, exprooeo,, = f,,,,,,7 Ioar
ing in the coffee which tba+ lad, no1