Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14

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Ruth casting a commanding glance
at me as he spoke.
Il thought l could not have heard
Alright; was this really Wilhelm Won
Eberhardt who was speaking to me
| like this? The Wilhelm who loved me,
my Wilhelm? I tried to look into his
eyes again, but he had already turned
away and was looking at Ruth, who
took her seat again like a child that
has succeeded in getting its owa way.
THE baron had a sharp retort on
his lips; the veins on his forehead
( were greatly swollen, but he control
led himself, walked to the door, and
went out.
Ruth looked after him Indifferent
ly.
Papa is in a frightfuI temper she
said: he misses his darling-the little
puss knew how to charm away his
moods
"Eberhardt made no reply, and look
ed, if possible, even bIacker than be-
fore
Come, cher cousin, who so mel
anchoIy?' she inquired again, coquet-
tishly throwing him a flower with
which she had been playing.
1.-The flower fell to the floor, and he
made motion as if he would stoop
/ to pick it up; then he drew back his
hand and resumed his former position.
I went forward, picked up the flower,
and laid it on the table beside him,
and then I left the room.
4 went up into my lovely turret-
chamber What a strange sensation
had! Something like jealousy seized
me; knew he was down there alone
with the beautiful coQuettish woman;
I recalled how he had looked ot her,
and could not imagine why he had
not had one single kind word or one
! friendly glance for me today He was
not usually so chary Of them; only
last evening he had whispered to me
that now the day was not far distant
which should unite us forever-and
! now not a word, not a look, and such
a frOWning countenance!
81 ought not to have come away.
Ruth, the beautiful Ruth! he was sit
ting down there with hUr, and she was
looking at hint was enough to
drive me wild!
Il crept down again and was going
into the room, but as I stood before
the door I reprOached Myself with be-
ing too suspicious. I said to myself
! that had no right to doubt him that
every man might be a little cross
sometimes. would ask him tomorrow
if had done anything to offend him 4;
| if l had unconsciousIy hurt him in any
way. Then everything would be all
right.
q went back and lay down on the
sofa, took out my ring and put it on
my finger. A calmer feeling came over
me-he was mine, he loved me! Why
should l doubt him?
It seemed almost as if with Han.
nah my good angel had departed;
there came a time when I was treated
! like a kitten with which one plays
and caresses, but which is driven away
| as soon as it gets troublesome.
"The next day Eberhardt was again
the devoted lover Of old. l had no Op.
pOrtunity to ask him about his man.
ner Of the previous day. He was ten.
derer than ever, and was most ardent
in wishing the time OF his majority
would come. How easily one is soOth.
ed! I was so glad that I had deceived
myself, and mentioned that, as my ia.
Their was coming home in a few days,
l was thinking of going back to him.
'The baron dropped his paper in
amazement. What are you thinking
about, Gretel? You are joking!'
laughed. No, Hannah has gone
now, and I promised my father to
come to him as soon as he gets home
again.
Frau Won BendeIeben said it would
/ be very hard for her to let me go, but
she hoped I would come to the castle
! every day for an hour or two
But that comes like lightning out
of blue sky said the baron GreteI,
you ungrateful child, who will pour
out my tea in the evenings, fill my
| pipe, and play chess with me? Now
! Clothilda,' he continued, turning to his
wife, why did you never say anything
about it? I should have persuaded her
of it
Gretchen has often spoken about
| it, Bernard replied the latter The
Herr Pastor is no longer young, and
old Katharine is getting rather in
firm; so I think It is very natural that
she should wish to go to her father.
She will, of course, come often and
play chess with you-but you can have
nothing to say against her reasons for
going
Her reasons are all very WE'LL
replied the baron, but am sorry, for
all that; it is almost as if I we're los
ing my own daughter
Who can say what other reasons
there are in the background, said
Ruth, with a mischievous air; there
is a very fine view from the old house
Il flushed crimson; but too happy to
take anything amtss, I contented my
self with simply acting as if I had
not heard the imputation. The baron
did not recover his temper, and in
the afternoon saw him take the road
to the village.
Il was to leave the castle in fort
night, and I wrote a note to Kath-
arine, whom I had not seen again, to
say that she should get ready for me,
for was coming on such q day. I re
ceiVed no answer but then / had not