The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-10-09
Huber's
Daughter
She Was the Last of His
Children Unmarried and
tie Gould Not Give
t1er up
By EDITH v. ROSS

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In one OF the little villages overlook
ing the Lake OF the Five Cautions n
Switzerland there lived retired watcn
maker named Huber. For years b'
had made watches In Lucerne. anC
when he had saved enough Of Mis- earn
ings to i've without work he bought
chalet on the lake shore. near the
city, where he could pass the rest OF
his life 10 ense and comfort
His children had grown to manhood
and woniaunood and left the paternaI
abode, except Katrina. a lass OF eight
cen. Huber who was widower. held
on to her as one will keep his last dol
lar. dreading 10 have man come near
her lest he take her away from him,
But 50 far rs the old man knew there
was no one who wanted her or whom
she wanted.
The truth Is that Katrina. knowing
her fathers wish that she should
discourage ali suitors. assured MIN
that she would not leave him 10 his
old age. Indeed. when the matter OF
marriage was preached IL was by HUI
Der himself Carl Gotthold. about thir-
ty-fve years old. who had succeeded to
the old mans watch business. went
to see his former partner one day and
asked for his daughter. Huber told
him that Katrina was not TO marry.
but remain with MIN always.
Gotthold. who had persuasive
tongue In bis bead represented to HUI
Der that when be died Katrina would
be a middle aged woman whom no
man would care to marry and wonid
thereafter i've lonely life. III you
Will give her TO me-" be said. II will
come here TO live with you. going into
the city every morning to business ana
returning IN the evening You will
thus keep her with you. and when you
die she will not be alone In the world"
Now. Gotthold had considerabi bic mon
ey that he had inherited from his IN
Their besides his watch business. His
proposition struck Huber fayOrably,
though be did not admit H. But be
fore Gotthold left hiui he promised to
think OF the matter. He did think OF
1t and made up his mind that he mad
better accept the proposition, He said
nothing FOR some time to his daughter,
for In Europe parents have for ceutu-
ries been accustomed 10 arrange mar
riages tor their children.
Katrina kept a boat. and when she |
wished To 20 10 any place on or near |
the margin Ut the lake she would go |
down 10 the little shed where she Kept |
n faka N .,ut and f,,tu nnf an tho nos
om OF the water One evening while
near the middle OF the lake n sudden
squall came up and overturned her
boat. She cIung to II Till another boat
approached her and young man In IL
took her aboard. rlghted her boat and
pulled his. towing her boat. 10 the near
est point OF land. There he built dire.
and she dried his clothing by its
warmth
The two remained there for some
time waiting for he storm to subsde.
then re-eDiered the young mans boat.
and he pulled her To her landing place.
He asked her II hp might come and see
ner. aud she refused her consent. tell
ing hin that her father dreaded TO
have any young man call upon ner
But there was another reason She
did not Intend to let her father know !
that she had been capsized In the mid.
die OF the lake. She had narrowly es-
capped drowning, for. though u good 4
swimmer, the water In these Swiss ,
lakes Is so cold that she could not have :,
possibly swum ashore. Indeed. she
was 50 bennmbed when help reached /,
her that she was about TO let 20 her !
be would never let her 90 out In nel !
boat again !,
Who knows but that II Katrina had +,
given this young man. Caspar Beck, q
'ermission TO visit her ne would never
ave awaited himself of II. BE this !,
rs IL may. her refusal. which was NOT n
Iictated by an unwlllngness on her n,
BART to receive him. nj once filled him a
With desire 10 break through the >,
'arrier that stood between them But =,
e said nothing to her OF this, APP =,
arently accepting her refusal as inal. y,
md with goodby he pulled out into
be lake toward his hume near Lucerne. >,
Katrina reached her fnther's house J.,
vhen be was absorbed I'm Gotthold's =.
roposition, Consequently she did not =,
eceive as close questioning as to -
'here she had been during the storm .,
$ might have been expected. But -,
he OLD man had no idea OF proaching -
he matter concerning her future unit -
Z bad definitely made up his mind
u the subject and his mind was far -
-om being made mp. Gotthod knew 81,
nat II be got Katrina II would not be -
Don and. having made his proposition. ~,
'aited patiently for the old man to ~
ome to decision The applicant had ~,
othing further TO do 10 the matter. for
luber would not be influenced and- =,
hicheveE was be decided his decision -,
ould be final. 90
After his rescne of Katrina Caspar
eek often vert out on the lake in
Is boat purposeIy to meet her. One :,
vening shortly before sunset he saw vas
er pulling toward her boathouse and.
owing with all bis strength. he in
.rcepted her. He asked her II she ~
'ould not remain out a little longer. "i'
no rod