Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-20
The Goose Girl.
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Good night, my woman! Tomor-
row night at &"
He turned and ran lightly and swift.
ly up the street
From the opposite doorway a noun
taineer. carter. butcher and a
baker stepped cautiously forth.
HE heard something" said the
mountaineer. HE has ears like rat
for hearing. What pretty pictured!
cynically. "All the world loves a lover
sometimes. Touching scene"
No one replied; no one was expected
to reply. More than that, no one cared
to court the fury which lay thinly
disguised In the mountaineer's tones.
Tomorrow night; you heard what he
said. am growing weary Of this
play. You will stop him on his way to
yonder house. A closed carriage will
be at hand. Before he enters. remem-
Der. She watches him too long when
he leaves. Fool"
The quartet stole along In the dark
ness nOiselessly and secretly.
The winner had indeed heard some
thing. He knew not what this noise
was. but it was enough to set his heels
to flying. His room held cot. Ia
BILE and two chairs. Out Of the drawer
in the table he took several papers and
burned them. All! A patch OF white
paper just inside the door caught his
eye. He fetched 1t to the candle.
What he read forced the color from
his cheeks. and his hands were touch
ed with transient palsy.
1.-THE devil. What shall ] do nowT'
he muttered.
What indeed should he do? Which
way should he move? Carmichael
Carmichael. The vintner chuckled
softly as he scrubbed this note:
II Herr Carmichael would learn the Sc
cret Of No. 40 Krumerweg. let him attire
himself as a vintner and be In the kru-
merweg at 8 o'clock tonight.
$50 there is n trap. and ! am to be-
ware of q mountaineer. a carter, a
butcher and a baker? Thanks. Schar'
sensten. my friend. thanks! You are
watching over me-"
Colonel Won Wallenstein curled his
mustaches. 1t WAS happy thought
that had taken him into the Aldergasse'
This Gretchen had been haunting his
dreams. and here she was coming Into
his very arms. as 1t were. Gretchen
stopped, a cold furry in her heart.
Herr. / wish to pass"
"That is possible. Gretchen"
"Will you stand aside?"
"You haunt my dreams"
"That would be pity"
81 am not going to let you pass till
I have had kiss"
"Ah! Battle famed up in Gretchen's
eyes.
"WiH you let me by peacefully"
after the toll-after the toll"
Too late she started to run. ZIG
laughed and caught hold Of her. Will
supreme effort she freed herself and
] struck him across the face. Quick as
flash she whirled around and ran VI
the street. The one hope for Gretchen
now lay in the Black Eagle. and into
the tavern she darted excitedly.
Frau Bauer" she cried. may
rome behind your counter?"
WalenStein came In. His hand. hello
against his singing cheek. was te!ltale
enough for the proprietress of the
Black Eagle.
"Shame.." she cried. "She shall stay
here all day" declared Frau Bauer
decidedly.
81 can wait" The colonel made FOL
| The door, But there was formidable
bulk in the doorway.
what is going on here. little goose
girl?" asked the grizzled old man.
Herr Colonel insulted me-"
"Insulted you!" The colonel laugh
ed boisterously. Out Of the way" ht
snarled.
| 'He tried to kiss me-" said Gretchen
1.-THE man who tries to kiss woman
against her will Is always at heart {
coward said the mountaineer.
The colonel seized the old man b!
the shoulder to push him aside. HI
put out one Of his arms and claspe(
the colonel In such manner that h'
gasped. He was in the clutch Of {
Carpathian bear.
81 will kill you for this!'
"SO" The old man thrust him bacl
several feet without any visible ex