Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-28
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CHAPTER I
BY T.. MARLITT

persistent way all day long, SO that
roofs and window-sills were covered
with thick white cushions OF spotless
snow. and now the early twilight was
falling, and with 1t came a Wild
storm-wind, raging spitefully among
drifting snowfakes like beast OF
prey in u peaceful flock Of doves.
Though the weather may be such
that the comfortseeking dweller In
small community does not willingly
let his dog go beyond his own four
walls, 60 say nothing OF his own
noble proportions, there Is never any
perceptible diminution in the crowd
Ing of the streets Of the great capital
B.. Gas-lights replace the lights
of heaven which decline to present
themselves; carriages whisk around
corners at such speed that the pedes-
trian saves life and limb only by
springing nimbly aside, and yolley
Of oaths follows the muiiled coach
man and the elegant conveyance, be-
hind the closed doors Of which charm
ing women have difficulty In keeping
their nowercrowned heads above the
encircling waves Of their Volnmlnous
robes of muslin and tulle, for from
suspecting that fire and rhinestone
are at that moment being called down
upon their unoffending heads. Elab'
orateIy fIizzled waxheads, surround
ed by dreadful blond and black scalps
stared at the passer-by industrious
watchmakers piled their trade, clerks
smiled behind piles of goods or col
lectIons of enticing wraps Hover
sellers In the midst OF frosh-blossom-
ing plants rejoiced In the enyiable Sc
and the glow Of dazzling Hight fell
through shop windows upon the slip
perry sidewalks and streams Of hurry
ing beings revealing frosty nose-tips,
weeping eyes, and deBparing gestures
OF heads and arms in young and old,
But wat-not ALI There comes
from side alley into the main street
young, grllsh figure with light elias
tic stop The narrow outgrown wrap
fits tightly about the slender limbs,
and the shabby old muff Is pressed
close to her breast where II holds
the ends of Il veil Beneath this
black covering laugh two glriah eyes
in the sunshine Of early youth; they
look merlily into the snowstorm rest
longngly upon the half.open rose
buds and dark violets, and hide away
under the long dashed lids only when
n !nischievous ice.point mingles with
the snownakes
Anyone who has ever heard child
ish hands, or hands belonging to Il
full-grown head and body confidently
begin wellknown melody upon the
piano then break the musical thread
with a dissonanco following II with
false chords in every possible key
except the right one, while the teach
or dospairingly let's the foot raised
To mark the time sink to the floor
until at last the melody slowly and
YEARLY begins again, only to rave
easy bars whoever has had his
nerves thus tortured viii appreciate
that the young girl, who had just
finished two music-lessons in an in.
stitutc joyfully offers hot face to
the storm wind as q worthy fellow OF
persistence and system whose mighty
roar becomes wondrous melody In
organ and peolian harp. So the
young girl hastcns through falling
snow and crowdng pnssorsby and
do not for one moment doubt that she
would there upon the swmminE
stones Of the sidewalk, in The midst
of the roaring storm, bostow upon
the reader a delicious sMile and aa
graceful II courtesy as though they
were both in ballroom. If | should
introduce him 30 her rs Fraulein
Elizabeth Forbnr Tho introduction
however, cannot take place and that
suits my purpose very we'll as
propose to make the reader acquainted
with the young girls past,
Wolf Won Gnadewita was the de
scendnt of a famous race, that traced
its genealogy back to the dubious
twilight preceding the golden age
when the merchant in any narrow
pass surrendered his costly goods
and wares to the knighUy banner and
steel.clad retainers as often as to tn,
common htghwayman. From those
illustrious times dated a wheel IN thu
Gnadcwitz arms, upon which one o
the ancestors yielded up his heroic
spirit for splitting altogether too mucl
mercantile blood In the pursuance q
the lluightly method of appropriation
Baron Wolf Won Gnadowit2, tn,
last of his line, was chamberlain in
the service of the Prince Of X, pos
SCISSOR of various orders and divers
1aronial estates as well as OF tn,
qualities which from his point ot
view, belong TO the nobly born, and
which he called distinguished" be
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