Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-05-13
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ion of incredulity at the young wo-
man lying there, her hands clasped
and raised to heaven, and her eyes
fixed upon the ceiling as though fate
had inflicted the severest Of trials
upon her. If Elizabeth had yester-
day failed utterly to comprehend
Heiene's action, she was bewildered
today by this incomprehensible char
acter. What had suddenly become
of the fervent gratitude that rang in
every word that Helene spoke of her
absent brother? Could some single
moment have annihilated the whole
sisteriy tenderness which seemed 10
fill her heart, so that she now COM
planned of what must, according 10
earlier utterances, have been a joy
full event for her? And even though
the returning wanderer did not sym
pathize with the circle in which alone
she was happy, even though he cross
ed her dearest wishes, could it be
possible that anger and GOODNESS
could exist between two persons who
fate had so closely united, and who
must be long to one another all the
more intense because one so urgent
ly needed protection and the other
was so alone in the world? Elizabeth
felt sudden deep compassion for
the man who had sailed distant seas
and alone crossed remote countries
and now, after his long wanderings,
wass greeted only as disturbing
element at his own fireside Ac-
cording to all appearances, he had
but one warm spot, love for his sister,
in his proud heart, and how deeply
it must wound him that she had no
warm welcome for hinl-turned her
heart coldly from him.
Occupied by these thoughts, Eliza
beth arranged the flowers in the vase
and did not answer Helene's passion
ate outburst when she accused her
brother in so inconsiderate manner
before a stranger. The young lady,
shaned perhaps by EliZabeth'S sill
ence, evidently felt that she had let
herself be carried away; for she sud
denly begged her. in a wholly differ
ent tone, to be seated and keep her
company a while.
AT that moment the door opened
violently, and feminine figure ap
p1ared upon me scene. 1t cost Eliza
beth trouble to convince herself that
this apparitiOn in an exceedingly neg
Hgent toilet and showing all the SYM
ptoRls of intense excitement, was the
Baroness Lessen. He sparce hair,
uually arranged with the utmost care
fen from under her cap upon her
forehead. which, usually pale. like
ivory. was now covered with a deep
tiusA. The stereotyped, proud self
consciousness had vanished from her
eyes. and how insignificant they
were now as she looked, timid and
terrified into the room!
An! Helene" she exclaimed. anx-
Iously, without observing Elizabeth.
and moving her corpulent frame, for
ward with unusually rapid strides,
Ru&o. pin has just ordered the un-
fortunate Linke to go to Rudolph's
room. -e's raging and roaring al
the poor man, 50 that | heard him
across the court in my room. Heavens
/ feel SO wretched; this morning has
made me i'll. so hat ] can scarcely
stand But 1 could not listen any
longer TO the injustice, and took ref
uge here. And these servile souls
these servants, who never dared wink
in Rudolph's absence are all stand
ing about. laughing reyengefuly at
the misfortune descending upon the
faithful soul. Everything that / had
laboriously built up for the glory OF
God and the salvation of the house
is being torn down. And why must
Emil be at Odenburg? How lament
ably off We are. dear Helene!'
she threw her arms about the
young lady, VINO had arisen, over
come and deathly pale.
Elizabeth availed herself of the
moment TO slip out of the room. AS
she entered the corridor which led
to the vestbule, loud voices fell up
on her ear.
One vas a deep. resonant, mans
voice, which rose now and len in
high excitement, but never even 1T
the highest pitch, betrayed a tone of
sharpness. Though she could not I'M
deRstand one word. she trembled at
sound of the voice. There lay some
thing unrelenting, iron. in the manner
in which the sentences were marked
The scho in the long corridor was
deceptive. Elizabeth did not know
from which side the voice came, and
ran forward % reach the door at the
earliest moment. but after few steps
she heard. as though she were stand
ing at the speakers elbow, the words
You will leave Lindhof by tomor-
row evening"
Gracious master" was the res
ponse.
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