The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-10-30
face Clasping her hands in nesitancy

face Clasping her hands In nesitancy
she said:
"Oh. Ludwig. how changed you arer'
"Ha, hap gently laughed Ludwig.
but be did not Stop, and Gretchen
! walked along beside him, talking to
him, he looking down upon her with
that heavenly smile and an occasional
soft "Ha, har' Then another girl ran
out of house and added her congratu-
lations to those of the first, taking the
other side of his horse from Gretchen
So Ludwig was kept turning his head
from one side to the other. smiling at
each alternately. while now and then
musical "HR. hav' came from him
like the soft piping of bird
As Ludwig proceeded one after an.
other the girls who had watched him
from behind blinds on his outward
journey came forth to congratulate
him, and 1t seemed as If the hypnotic
by professor Coblesteiner was commu-
nicating itself to each and every girl,
for all the girls followed him. and none
of them seemed to have the power to
turn back to her home But an old
curmudgeon who lived on the road and
saw the procession of girls led by Lud
wig took his pipe out of his mouth long
enough to grunt and say:
Look at those girls When the man
went to Cologne none of them wanted
him Now they all want him. and no
one will give way to the others
Frau Kelsewetter was informed of
the hour her son would arrive and went
out before her house to welcome him
Lena Stieber had always been her
choice for her sons wife, and she ask
ed Lena to be with her when he came
So Lena was there waiting with the
widow.
Presently they heard babel of sweet
voices. above which sounded an occa-
sional merry "Ha. ha?' and. looking up
saw Ludwig ambling along on his
horse surrounded by every girl who
lived between the vineyard and Co
logne. Strange to say, there was not
that pickering which might have been
expected from so many girls who
wanted the same man. 1t was held in
check by the beautiful smile he gave
each one of them, causing her to be-
heve that she was the best beloved
Of all.
When Lena saw this procession she
turned on her heel and went into the
house. Ludwig. coming up to the house.
dismounted and. taking his mother in
his arms. kissed her. then asked for
Lena. She came out looking like a
thunder cloud. This at once broke
the spell of Ludwigs charming good
nature. and every girl was clamoring
at every other girl, upbraiding her as
bold and shameless, declaring that she.
and she alone. was the first. the origi-
nal one whom Frau Keisewetter had
asked to marry her son
The widow drew the young man into
the house with Lena and slammed the
door in the faces of the others
what shall | dog" asked Ludwig
wringing his hands,
Il will tell you what to do" said
Lena decidedly 60 back to Profess
sor Coblesteiner and bid him remove
The hypnotic spell and make you again
what you were DO this and ! will
marry Won"
SO Ludwig. when 1t was dark. stole
out of the house and returned secretly
to Cologne In few days he came
back again to his home and married
Lena Stieber His disposition was
much improved by marriage that Is.
after some years. when he and his
wife had got used to each other He
has never forgotten having been fol /
lowed by so many girls and even to
this day ciings to his wife In the pres
ence OF other women for protection
He says that he prefers that all wo
men. except his wife. should hate him
rather than that all women sho1ld
H.. IL.