Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15
CHAPTER VII.

EllZdD0Iu WENT IWIIS q HSSh "
Lindhof. The day after the first call
Baroness Lessen had fixed the hours
in a polite note, and offered a very
respectable payment for Elizabeth's
exertions. These hours soon became
a source of the highest enjoyment 20
the young girl. Helene Won Wade
had naturally lost much in the mat
ter of mechanical skill u, years of
want of practice, and could not rival
Elizabeth. But she played with
keen appreciation, possessed thorough
ly cultivated taste, and no trace of
the ugly dilettanti propensity to des-
pise everything beyond her own norl-
present during the music, and
zOn. Baroness Lesson was never
present during the music, and for that
reason the hours gradually developed
an exquisite charm for Elizabeth. A
servant brought some slight refresh
ments; Helene reclined in her fautuu
Elizabeth seated herself upon
fOotstOol at Helene's feet, listening
with delight to the exquisite fute-like
melanchOld voice in whic. the fair,
nis-sAapen girl told her past. Then
the picture of the absent brother
came unfailingly into the fore
ground. She could not sufficiently
praise his care and forethought for
her, the trouble which he, who was
much older and serious, took to graft
fy her little preferences and show
consideration for her peculiarities.
She related, further that he had pur-
chased LindhOf solely because his
sister had discovered, during a long
visit at tie court of L.. that the
Thuringian air was especially bene-
flciaI to her. 1t was evident that he
must love Helene verv tenderly
One afternoon, when the music had
lasted unusually long, a servant enter
ed and announced a visitor. Stay
to tea with me this evening" said
Iraulein Won Waldo to Elizabeth.
My physician has come from L
and some ladies from the neighbor-
hood. l sha-. send some one up to
tell your mother, so that she may
not be disturbed at your absence. NV
conference with my physician will not
last long, and | shall be with you
again presen y"
She went away, and after about ten
minutes reappeared, leaning on the
arm of a gentleman. He was a stately
figure with a thoughtful face, whose
owner turned to Elizabeth with active
interest when her name was men
toned, and told her, in an enter tain
ing way, how there had been no end
to the horror and amazement of the
worthy inhabitants of Lon learning
that the old castle Gnadeck was &C.
cupled once more, and that by inhab-
1tants of actual flesh and blood.
Suddenly there were sounds in the
adjoining room and presently two
ladies, an elder and a younger one
of somewhat extraordinary appear
ance, presented themselves at the
Door. The resemblance of their fea-
lures showed at once that they were
mother and daughter. Both wore
dark dresses, which, contrary to the
prevailing fashion, fell to the floor.
narrowed and straight. with large
mantillas of black wooden stuff. and
broad brown straw hats, fastened I'M
der the chin of the mother
with black ribbon, and under that
OF the daughter with a lilac one.
Helena oil
ladies as Frau and Fraulein Won Lehr
and Elizabeth learned later that, liy-
Ing In L, they usually spent the
summer in Lindhoi village where
they rented peasants house
Immediately after the guests came
baroness Lessen leaning upon her
son S arm and accompanied by a gen
ueman who was addressed by those
present as Chaplain Mohring.
The baroness was dressed in dark
eolorS, but with the utmost elegance
and looked imposing. She paused a
moment upon the threshold and seem
ed dlsagreeably surprised at Eliza.
oeths presence. She measured the
. gu WIN al dITOSaQTIV lnOOfr-
ing glance, and responded to her bow
with a scarcely preceptible nod
Helene caught the glance and an.
preached the baroness. whfsperine
soothlngly; 4 have kept my little
laVorlte today because, through NV
IaulT it had grown altogether too
late. 'oo
The excuse did not. however, es.
cape Elizabeth's quick ear. She wa,
indignant and would have liked hest
70 NY out at window near which
she was standing, if her pride had
not required ner to stay and brave
'ne baroness violence. The latter
seemed however, appeased bv the
explanation of the offence committee
III Ter absence. She took Helene IN
ner arms kissed her tenderly. and
whispered thousand PATTERNS
Ihlngs. Then she invited the com
pdIlY to follow bar ;14o =.