The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-28
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clan by both hands, "you promise me,
do you not, that you will pring her
through? And you will telegraph TO
me today. and afterwards there and
there" naming the stations which he
had to pass on the march. "And II
there Is any danger-Ah! but what
good ts it?" he interrupted himself IF
even the danger we're ever so great.
could ! come back them"
The physician gave the promise re-
quired.
"Oh my poor. poor husband--the
thought cut me TO the soul-"even II
you receive the news today that your
Martha Is lying on her deathbed, you
cannot turn back to close her eyes
You have something more important
on hand-the claims OF the Augusten-
burgs to throne"
Frederick" I cried out loud.
He few TO my side. At this moment
the clock struck. He had now only q
minute or two. But we were cheated
out OF even this last respite, for an.
other attack seized me, and instead OF
the words of adieu I could only utter
groans Of anguish.
Go, baron--finish this scene. -
said the physician, ''for the patient
such excitement Is dangerous"
One more kiss. and he rushed out
My cries and the Doctors last word.
dangerous" gave him his dismissal
Frederick had already telegraphei
to Aunt Mary before his departure
that was I'm want of her help, and
she came few hours later to me. She
found me senseless and In great dan.
ger.
For several weeks lowered be-
tween life and death. My child died
the day OF its birth. The mental pain,
which parting from my beloved hus.
band had caused me, just at the time
when wanted all my strength to
master the bodily pain. had rendered
me incapable Of bearing up against II,
and 1 was never succumbing alto.
gether.
The physician was obliged by his
plighted word to send my poor hus-
band the sorrowful news that the
child was dead. and the mother in dan.
ger Of death.
As to the news which came from
him. they could not be communicated
to me. I knew no one was delirious
day and night. A strange delirium
! brought back with me feeble rem.
iniscence OF into the period OF recov.
cred consciousness. but to reproduce
this In reasonable words would be i'm.
possible for me.
Thank God! now you will soon be
well" said my aunt one day after help
ing me to seat myself on couch
which had been moved to the open
window for me. And then we can 60
to Grumitz."
"As soon as have strength for It.
am going to Alsen."
ITO Alsen? My dear child what
are you thinking about?"
II want to find the place where Fred
erick was either wounded or"
could not finish the sentence.
Shall fetch little Dudolph?" said
my aunt after pause. She knew that
this was the best way to chase away
my troubled thoughts for time.
mo, not yet, want to be quite
quite and alone. II would be doing
me kindness, aunt, II you would &c
into the next room. Perhaps may
sleep little, feel so weak"
Very well. my dear, will leave
you quiet. There is a bell here on
the table my you. II you want ANY,
thing. some one will be ready at once
HAS the letter carrier been here?
mo, II II not post time yet"
"If he comes, call me-"
I lay down and shut my eyes. NV
aunt went out softly. All the people
/ in the house had lately adouted this
inaudible walk.
did not want to sleep, but to be
alone with my thoughts. was in the
same room, on the same couch as on
that afternoon when Frederick came
to tell me I'VE have got marching or.
ders." II was just as sultry again as
on that day, and again the trumpet
exercise was sounding from the bar
racks. I could return entirely into the
frame OF mind OF that day.
I wished could go to sleep again
In the same way and dream as then
fanc,ed I dreamt--that the door open
ed gently and my beloved husband
entered. The roses were smelling even
more powerfully, and through the
open window the distant tra-ra-ra was
sounding. BY degrees my conscious
ness OF present things vanished.
found myself ever more and more
transported into that hour; all was
forgotten that had happened since,
and only the one fixed idea became
ever more intense that at any moment
the door might open and give my
dear one admission. But to this end
I had To dream that was keeping my
eyes only half open. II was an EFFORT
to force myself 10 this, but II succeed
ed. ! opened my eyelids ever so little
and
And there II was, the entrancins
vision. Frederick. my beloved Fred
erick, on the threshold with a loud
sob, and covering by face with both
hands. reused my self from my
dreamy state. II was clear to me at a
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