The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-11-06

In business. became fixed on his wife
and boy. he began to dread that he
would find one or both dead or that
they had drifted away and he would
not be able to learn where they had
gone.
When he reached Anhalt and went to
his old home he found strangers there.
His wife had owned it, but had sold
1t, doubtless to obtain means to live.
His wife's parents We're dead. He
found a cousin of hers who told him
that Gretchen and her son Carl had
grown very poor and had gone to Ber-
lin. but their address III Berlin the in
formant did not know. But Kaufman
found others who had known his wife
and at last got the address. but since
she had gone away three years before
he had little hope of finding her. Be
fore leaving for Berlin he bought back
his wfes former home. paying an eX-
ira price fer immediate possession.
His reason for this was that he had
a faint hope that he would find his
family and that they might spend
Christmas in their old home Consid-
ering that he did not know that they
were alive. this contingency was very
remote. but somehow the husband and
father had Il feeling that Providence
would be kind to him.
At the address in Berlin Kaufman
did not find his family. They had left
the place two years ago. The only
comfort to be derived from this in
formation was that they had both been
alive two years before. After inquiry
of a number. of persons who had
known the mother and son in Berlin
Kaufman traced them to Leilzie. He
tried to learn how they had made a
living. but failed. The only informal
ton he received other than where they
had gone was that his son played the
violin.
Kaufman went to Leipzig. where he
found a house in which his Wife and
boy had lodged. They had left Leip-
zig. hut no one could tell him where
they had gone However. he gained
here hit Of valuable Information. He
learned that his boy. now sixteen
years Old, had earned a living while
in Lcipzi- for himself and hs mother
by playing the violin in an orchestra.
The father now Lad little hope of
in hts search before Christ
mas. since hut four days remained t.
him. Surely, not knowing where on the
he expect to find them in 50 short 4
time: Nevertheless the feeling that Il
kind Providence would help him did
not desert him.
He ut once took hold Of the only
lew lie had that his son was must
clam From Berlin Mrs Kaufman ana
Carl. having gone solthward. We're ON
the line to Munich. which WAS q great
place for music. Would not a must
elan he more likely on leaving leip-
zig to 90 to Munich than anywhere
else? Kaufman Immediately started
for the capital Of Eaya,ia
On the NIGHT Of his arrival he re-
paired 10 the celebrated TIofNrau whore
Il great deal Of beer is consumed and
a great deal Of music is lisooureel.
He took a seat close to the orchestra
and studied the faces of the younger
players There was but one vuuue
enough to he his Carl, and after study
ng the boys face for awhile he
thought he could trace resemblance
o himself. As soon as the piece being
played WAS finished he went u he ho1,
md asked him his name
"kaufnAn,' was the response.
"Carl:"
eyes, CArl''
One more question the father asked I
before G"ciai ing himself "ls your moth
ar living:" and. on receiving an aGlrma /
i've answer. said:
II am your father.'
Carl could not leave the orchestra
until the evenings program wa, finish
ea. but he gave bis father his mothers
address. and the latter hurried away.
OF the meeting between the long sen
aratcd couple there is no record. but
when Carl Kaufman returned to his
lodgings he found his father and moth
err together and was Informed that they
We're all three TO return to Anhait in /
the morning to spend Christmas in
their old home. So Carl resigned his |
position in the orchestra. and the fam
lily left Munich.
Mrs Kaufman had sold her house
With the furniture. and when her hus