The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-28
nv BARONESS Won sUTTNER.
Famous Austrian novelist and peace
advocate and In 1905 winner Of the
Noble prize.
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER xI.
The time which now followed
passed In unspeakable anxiety. The
powers Of the Bund addressed q de-
mand TO Denmark calling on her to
abrogate certain law. against which
the convocation of estates and the
mobiles OF Holstein had invoked the
protection Of the bund, and to do this
In "a hours. Denmark refused.
i understood all. He had to. I had
thrown my arm round his neck, and
we remained both In the same posi-
tion for some time without speaking.
When" I asked ut length.
early tomorrow morning."
"Oh, my God! my God!"
Calm yourself, my poor Martha"
mo. no. let me weep. My misfor.
tune 10 too great. and know see
IL in your face--so IL yours Never
did | see 30 much pain In any human
face as have just read In your fea-
lures"
"Yes. my wife. am unfortunate
to have to leave you In such mo-
ment--"
frederick. Frederick: we shall
never see each other again. shall
die"
.oh / shall fall. Yes, / believe It.
too; we shall never see each other
again."
It was heart-brealxing parting that
occupied these last "a hours. This
was now the second time in my life
that I lad seen q dear husband de-
part to the war. But this second tear.
Ing ourselves apart was incomparably
worse than the first. Then my way OF
taking II and still more Amos was
quite different and more primitive.
I looked on the departure as nat
ural necessity which overbalanced all
personal feelings. and he looked at II
even as a poyous expedition I'm search
OF glory. He went with cheerfulness.
remained without murmur. There
still chung to me something OF the ad.
miration for war which had imbibed
from my youthful education
I still shared to some extent with
the departing soldier In the pride
which he visibly felt In the great
emprise." But now knew that he
who was going went to the work OF
death with horror rather than with
exultration, knew that he loved the
life which he had to set on the hazard
that to him one thing was dearer
than everything. yes, everything, even
the claims OF the Augustenburgs-h his
wife-his wife who In few days was
to be a mother.
Yes, we suffered In equal measure
and we confessed II and bewailed II
to each other No hypocrisies NO
empty phrases Of consolation, no swag
ger; we were one I'm all things, and
neither sought to deceive the other
II was still our best consolation that
each could fully understand the 9th.
er's inconsolability.
The regiment was to march at 1t
a. m. We stayed up the whole night
Not minute of the time still left to
us to send together would we lose.
There was so much that we had
still to say to each other, and yet we
spoke little. II was mainly kisses and
tears, which said more plainly than
any words: IL love you. and have
to leave you"
And my little one, my poor little
one. whom perhaps may never press
to my heart, what Is its name to be?'
Frederick or Frederick"
mo; Martha is prettier. II II Ia q
girl call Il by the name which Its
dying father at the last moment"
Frederick. why do you talk always
about dying? II you come back"
"Ahi III" he repeated with sigh.
As tn eday was beginning to dawn.
my eyes, weary with weeping, closed,
a light slumber fell on both Of US. We
lay there with our arms linked to-
gether, but without losing the con-
seriousness that this was our parting
hour.
Suddenly | started up and broke out
into loud groans. Frederick got up at
once.
''In Gods name, Martha, what n the
matter with you? Oh speak! Is It."
nodded affirmatively.
Was IL cry, or q curse. or an ejac.
ulation OF PRAYER. that escaped his
lips? He clutched the bell and gave
the alarm.
nurse" he shouted to the maid who
had hurried in. Then he threw him.
self down on lis knees beside me, and
kissed my hand al II hung down.
my wife,. my all! and now, now |
have 10 CO."
could not speak. The most violent
physical pain that one can conceive
was racking and wringing my body;
and besides this. the agony OF my soul
was yet more horrible. that he had TO
20 now, now" and that he was SO
wretched about II. Those who had
been summoned came quickly, and al
once made themselves busy about me
Az the same time Frederick had "a
make his last Preparations for the
march. lI
After he had done this: Doctor
doctor" he cried. seizing the physi