Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-30
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it is frightful, this bowling and wailing
through the air.
I am going to hurry and get
dressed, SO can go downstairs said
Hannah, making all speed with her
toilet. She shook out her long, fair
/ hair, and shaking her head, she hum
med to herself, with sparkling eyes:
&" When it rains, when it SHOWS,
When it thunders or lightens,
oh, l have no fear
| If my love is with me-
Only think, GreteI, I have never
| danced with him yet Then she trilled
out dancingtune. I will have dane
ing at my wedding; our people shall
! have a dance, too. What do you say,
LieseI?' she said, turning to her malo,
who had just come in to help her.
! That would be fun
why should I not join IN this
merry mood? 1t was Katharines fault
for discovering my secret; she would
have found it out any way, l suppose,
and tomorrow l would go and tell her
/ all. Eberhardt must allow it when
tell him that she saw him in the cor
ridor; she is faithful and will be ST.
lent. I tried to force myself to shake
off this feeling of nameless dread, but
did not succeed. Hannah scolded me
for being so dismal
+ 4 believe you have got stage
fright, my pretty Gretel. For shame to
be so shy, you have no need. If it
were l now, but l shall not be shy
either shall hold on to Henry and
l shall be safe
& had finished dressing, and was
putting the roses in my belt, when
one broke off and fell to the ground.
Sadly l picked it up-that, too!
+ when We entered the little salon
in our airy white dresses, the baron
greeted us with loud admiration, Ber-
gen thought his little bride indescrib-
ably lovely, and Eberhardt's eyes
looked ardently into mine. Frau Won
Bendeleben, in a heavy silk dress,
pulled and twftched our dresses into
/ place, here and there, she was evil
/ IDENTIFY out of humOr. The storm had
increased, and she said, in tone of
! veXation, 1T is strange what ilI-luck
! we always have with our parties!
First, we are in mourning. as we were
! this summer when we were going to
/ give the garden-party; and now I
verify believe that not a soul will
{ come except the young Herr Pastor
| ClotiIda,' replied the baron. am sure
| 1 would think twice before going, if
were invited out. There is great risk
| of the carriage Upsetting. But what
does it matter? Those who come win
/ be doubly welcome, and if no one
I comes we will dance alone, Ell, Gretel.
! We should make a, stately couple
! Hannah laughed gayly, and de-
cIared her father must keep his word,
and dance this evening whether any
one came or not. Frau Won Bendeleben
was not pleased with this speech. She
walked through the suite of rooms;
the servants were beginning to light
the candles; the baron followed her,
and as the engaged couple stood talk
ing and whispering about the fireplace
Eberhardt came up to me, and l
could tell him about Katharine and
what a weight felt depressing me, as
if something dreadful were going to
happen.
'GreteI, you must be supersti-
tious,' he said, teasingIy. IF you
could only see yourself; you look like
a fairy who can make every one hap
py, but to whom nothing evil can
come Katharine has a touching af-
lection for you; tell her everything;
she is worthy of your confidence, and
then she will feel easy again. Now
look happy again, Gretel; you must
not look so sad; it is true you are
wonderfully lovely like that, but you
are lCveliest when your eyes shine
with mischief. Take pattern by Han
nah; the little one seems like another
being since she has got back her lit
tie adjutant; she sings and dances the
Iivelong day Do you be like that, too;
don't let your gayety be clouded by
presentiments; today is ours, anG
there is no reason for not beng
happy
Il smiled gratefully at him. 4 will
try I said.
/ "The long suite of rooms was light
ed up brilliantly with the candelabra
and the lamps, and outside, in spite of
storm and rain, there rolled up one
. carriage. after another. The rooms
were soon filled. Frau Won Bendeleben
met the guests with the sweetest of
smiles. and assured them that she
was doubly f1attered that they should
have left their comfortable homes in
such weather, to spend a few hours
with her.
" But it was reall< a wild ride that
we had, assure YOU said a stout lit
tie gentleman, in a dark blue coat
with brass buttons. I give you my
word the horses could hardly move
when we had only gone half the way.
But soothed my wife, and shouted
! to the coachman: Keep them up to
it, We must go on now, and tomorrow
morning the storm will have subsid-
ed But at Wieblitz we had to wait
a long time and get people to help
US, because a poplar had been thrown
down directly across the road
And I am all the more delighted
to have you here all safe, Herr Won
Nordheim,' replied Frau Won BendeL
chen, beckoning to a servant with a
tray full of mulled wine. She paid the
young ladies compliments on their