Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-09-28
"AUF WIEDERSEHN'
BY EARL REED sILvERs.


Terrill spoke first
I'VE haven't been together at a
dance for five weeks she said
mo-" be answered. mot since you
cut the last waltz at the Assembly
ball"
fare you still angry about that?'
Eyes" Cliff Hillman's lips were
compressed tightly.
Il didn't do it purposely." She
looked at him with big. appealing
eyes.
mo, it was worse than that. You
just forgot me-"
"Will you let me explainf"
II don't see that there's anything
you can say to better It"
''But there is"
"What? He looked gloomily over
the rolling golf links.
II didn't know that the last dance
had started. l was walking with Ar
thur between dances, and we went
just little too far. We couldn't hear
the music where we were"
do you know what the waltz was
that you forgoti"
1T was 'Auf Wiedersehn.'
eyes, our dance" He turned TO her
directly. ado you remember how,
when we first heard that piece, you
said that we should always dance 1t
togetherT
"Yes, / remember"
Il was crazy about you that night,
and Auf Wiedersehn' was the most
wonderful dance j had ever heard.
You seemed to care a lot then"
II did" II he had seen the light In
her eyes, he would have thrilled at
the message 1t conveyed. But he was
looking into the distance.
"And still, just week later, you
cut it to go walking with Arthur
Hale"
s'What's past is past" she contln-
ued. "Don't you want to be good
friends agaInT
"of course, but 1t isn't much use
now"
"WhyT
Because of something l heard"
"What was It'll"
81 heard this morning." he spoke
slowly, "that You are engaged 10 Ar
thur Hale"
at isn't true; I'm not engaged to
any one" She looked fairly into his
brooding eyes.
"Tm glad" He smiled for the first
time during the conversation. Maybe
we might have ,Auf Wiederseln to-
gether tonight" he suggested.
She glanced at the order In her
hand.
tits the tenth dance" she said hest
tatingly, "and I am TO have that With
Arthur"
He scowled.
II knew it. And that was always
going to be our dance"
I'm sorry"
I'm sorry, too" He rose as The
orchestra struck up a lively fox trot
"Here comes Arthur now he suid
"This IL probably his dance. TOO"
Eyes, 1t Is She hesitated. inlay.
be-" she began. But before she coult
speak further Arthur Hale appeared
on the scene,
The girl threw a glance over hei
shoulder as she walked away, hu
Cliff did not see her. lie was think
ing Of "Auf WiedersehnH and al that
1t had meant to him.
While the others were dancing h
walked to the end OF the porch and
seated himself In the shadows THIS
music died away, but he did not stir
Suddenly he heard a girls voice. Il
was Mildred's.
ado you mind" she was saying, III
give the tenth dance awayT9
'0f course ] do" Arthur spok,
with the seIf-assuranee which was bic
most notable characteristic. "That'i
'Auf Wiedersehn,' and it's mine
"No," The girl said, mot yours, In
sorry, but I'll have TO give It away
"What?" The mans voice rang oui
angrily.
''You have ten others, and / thInl
you can very easily give one away
AT any rate, I'm going to take IT,"
well of course you can do what
sou want to-"
"And you won't be angry?"
'Yes shall be-"
well, you'1l have TO be then" She
spoke as II she didn't care. 'I'm 90
ing to give It to Clifford"
"WhoT
''ro Clifford HillTnan."
"oh, so you're going back TO himY'
There was a sneer Ia his voice.
Il think you've said enough, Ar
thur" She spoke quietly.
II beg your pardon" Hale accepted
his defeat like man. tIll see II
can find him for you"
THANK you I'll wait here"
After he had gone, ClIff emerged
from the shadows.
'MiIdredfp he said.
"Ohw She blushed deeply. "DlC
you hear what | said"
"Yes," he answered.
When Hale came back to tell Nil
dred that his search was In vain, h,
could not find her, FOR she was bidder
III the shadows which bordered III,
golf links.
The ninth dance was just startinj
when she and Cliff returned to tn
veranda. She glanced at her card.
This with Arthur she said. "
must tell him.
"And the next is 'Auf Wledersehn.
yes" she answered, "the next i
our dance" She laid her hand on hi
arm "Good-by, dear she Whispered
"TiIl we meet again, he returned
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