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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
Horton-lockwood.

The marriage of Miss Jane Lock
wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J..
Lockwood. North Elm street, and Pearl
Horton, was solemnized Tuesday, Rev.
II. A. Waite officiating in the presence
of close friends and relatives. Misses
Merle Henson and Abbie Lockwood and
Albert Robertson ana John Helt at
tended the bride and groom. Following
Q wedding dinner the couple left for a
short trip. and the bride will make her
home in Owosso on her return, while
her husband is in the military service
as private il the state administrative
staff under Capt. III. A. Hume. With
his attendants who are also in this SER
vice, they expect to be called to active
service soon. Many friends extend con.
gratulations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
Foys' Working r serve

County Agricultural Agent Don
Meeker was chosen county director Of
the Boys working reserve, an organt.
zation having for its purpose the en-
ployment of boys>on the farms of the
county as a means of helping farmers
to solve the labor problem. A. B. Cook,
w. F. Gallagher and Judge J. H. Col
Inns were named an advisory commit
tee to assist Mr.. Meeker.
The action was taken at meeting
held at the State Savings bank Satur-
day evening, attended by 13 men. The
plan was explained to them and the
suggestion that the Saturday holiday
in the school be omitted, and that the
summer vacation be started earlier in
the season, as means of making the
help of the school boys available ear
lier, was discussed.
The government has fixed a stand
ard wage to be paid the boys but it has
not been announced. Another meet
ing will be held later at which further
plans will be worked out.
Mr.. Meeker will name man in each
township to assist him. has o.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
TESTING OF BEANS
County Agricultural Agent Issues
Bulletin on the Subject.

Several inquiries have been re.
ceived at the office of the county agri-
cultural agent as to dealing with soft
beans when the weather becomes
warm. One method which has proved
successful is the mixing of them with
about an equal amount of oats. If
the moisture in the beans cause the
oats ito become musty, they should
be separated by tanning mill and
mixed again with dry oats. This re-
quires some time and labor, but dur
ing the present crisis we cannot af-
ford to lose any food products.
Any one having seed beans which
they want tested for termination
may send samples to the office of the
county agent where the same will be
done without charge. All 1917 corn
which it is proposed to use for seed
should be tested for termination now.
Most of this corn which has been
tested shows from 5 to 80 per cent
StIIlllldtlOH. Il Ills DucdIS blldJ DldIly
farmers will lose their 1918 corn crop
unless they know just what corn to
plant and the amount to use per acre.
By planting lifeless seed they not
only waste their time but that which
in itself has some food value. Test
your seed corn. The county agent
cannot hold any Of the corn he has
secured unless ordered before March
l. If there is any surplus other coun-
ties will want it.
This Office is in receipt of a letter
concerning the Federal farm labor
survey to be made in Michigan. This
work is to be done by the co-opera-
ton of County School Commissioner
Howard Slocum, the teachers, and
pupils of the rural districts Of, the
county. This move is for the purpose
of assisting farmers and it is hoped
that they will cooperate to the best
of their ability. The blanks will be
brought to them by the pupils. These
should be made out and returned
promptly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
JUDGE COLLINS ASKS CO-OPERA
TION

Judge Collins found two large bou-
quets of American beauty roses on his
desk when he opened court Monday at
Corunna. He spoke appreciatively ce
the expression of regard and trusted
that there might continue the same
feeling between all who had business
at court and himself. He took pride
in having been elected Judge, parti-
cularly in this circuit, having been
born in sight of the bench from which
he presided and having known all the
judges for many years, he knew the
high standard that must be maintain
ed. He asked cooperation of attor-
neys that litigation might be disposed
of quickly, as inexpensively as possible
and with justice to all.
? Sidney Harder, of Durand, plead
guilty of receiving stolen property
when arraigned in the circuit court
Monday, and was released on $500 bail
to appear next Monday for sentence.
He received stolen automobile tires
from the young men who took them
from the Grand Trunk railroad.
Bert Taylor, of Owosso, pleaded
guilty, Tuesday in the Circuit Court
on charge of violating the local op-
tion law and was remanded to Jail for
sentence next Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
wOMAN'C CLUB MEETS

The regular meeting Of the Wom-
ans club was held Jan. 81 at the home
of Mrs. w. E. hall on Michigan ave-
nue.. The program was one of consid-
cradle interest. Mrs. Maude Thomp-
son read a paper on "Child Welfare"
in which she spoke Of the conditions OF
children in New Zealand and also Of
the terrible conditions in Europe. She
told of the splendid work the Red
Cross Unit for the Benefit of War Or
phans is doing in the war stricken
countries. She quoted President Will
son, who says, "Child labor laws as a
safeguard for our children must be
preserved and strengthened. A war
won by lowering the standard of child
labor would be war lost, and place a
mortgage upon the lives of the future
generation" Mrs. Thompson's ad-
dress was much enjoyed.
The Girls Glee club Of the Lincoln
school, under the direction of Miss
Louise Worden, pleased the club with
selections.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
EXAMINATION OF REGISTRANTS

Saturday morning the work of ply
sical examination Of all registrants
for army service was begun by the
draft board at Corunna, DR.. Rice being
in charge. He was assisted by Drs.
Ward, Mccormick, Crane and Parker.
Saturday morning 10 were rejected
absolutely, 6 were accepted for certain
kinds Of service, 20 were found physi-
cally fit and held for further exami-
nation. In the afternoon 81 were ex-
amined, 20 being accepted, 33 reject
ed, listed for special work. Further
examination was held up by an order
from the government Saturday after
noon, until added regulations are re-
ceived. The large number of rejec-
tions is accounted for by the fact that
many of the men were ones who had
been examined and rejected at previous
examinations. Some previously re-
jected were accepted at this time, hav-
ing recovered from ailments that de-
barred them then.
The men accepted are as follows:
William l.. Shaw, Owosso.
William Beecham, Owosso.
Byron Dye, Owosso.
Palmer S. Mccoy, Richmond.
Joseph c. McCarron, Durand.
Herman Irwin Clark, Owosso.
Leo 0. Cherry, Owosso.
Oda Skylard Raymond, Durand.
Clarence Porter, Owosso.
James Horning, Corunna.
Lewis Howard Pettibone, Corunna.
George Henry Mold, Durand.
John Miller, Durand.
Fred Lukup, Bucyrus, Ohio.
: Lewis Charles Shaffer, Owosso.
Arthur Teelander, Durand.
William Gladstone McCormics,
Owosso.
George Marvin Freeman, Owosso.
Floyd Bacon, Henderson.
Floyd Delebert Jones, Henderson.
William Franklin Black, Kalama-
zoo.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08

Nathaniel M. Haynes, Garland.
Theodore William Holland, Corun-
ma.
Will E. Sturth, Owosso.
Glen B. Skinner, Bancroft.
Richard l.. Marvin, Owosso.
Abraham Silberman, Owosso.
Howard Wayne Wright, Durand.
Donald r. Bagero, Byron.
Lester Clark Valentine, Owosso.
John Lynch, Owosso.
Mark Marlatt Southwell, Owosso.
Guy Carlton Baxter, Ovid.
Leo Henry Wilson, Ovid.
Albert Parker VanDoren Bancroft.
Ward Truman Conrad, Bancroft.
Elmer H. Hall, Flint.
Joe Schilling, Durand.
Richard Lewis Barrie, Owosso.
Robert Gates, Bath.
George Wayne Symes, Bancroft.
Those accepted for other than fighting
service are
Ray Howard Doak, Ovid.
Ernest Stadlberger, Alma.
Mac Rice, Owosso.
John II. Rice, Owosso.
Harry Homer Taylor, Owosso.
Wayne Colby Deiterle, Lansing.
Edward William Bottle, Durand.
Alfred II. Book, Owosso.
Harold Lewis Bunting, Henderson.
Those rejected are:
Claud Koan, Owosso.
Alfred Schneider, Owosso.
Joseph III. McKone, Nav Lothrop.
Honore Joseph Decrendele, Owosso.
Henry Albert Rouse, Durand.
Carl III. Dolson, Durand.
Henry Sypher, Durand.
Alfred Simmington, Corunna.
Patrick Delaney, Durand.
Elmer A. Shales, Morrice.
Walter Frank Newsom, 0wosso.
Henry Sess, Owosso.
Clyde A. Alvord, Durand.
CONTINUED on page eight.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
Membership Contest-Dues Changed
With Hope of Securing
Larger Membership.

At the Tuesday luncheon the mem
bers of the Owosso Improvement Asso
citation after having carefully consid
cred the matter for q month voted to
change the membership fee with the
hope that many more of our. citizens
would become members. The plan now
is to charge all manufacturers, bust
ness and professional men the same
dues as heretofore, $l2 year, and for
all mployees in stores, offices, factor
les, etc., 50 year. 1t is hoped and ex-
pected that large number OF the wage
earners of the city will take advantage
of this reduction in the rate OF mem
bership and join the Association and
help boost the interests of this city
The plan contemplates holding an occa'
sional evening meeting to give those
who cannot attend the noon luncheons
an opportunity to be present.
A membership contest will be put on
at once with the Association divid, d
into two teams under the direction of
w. John Detwiler aud Ward Cobb,
when a thoroue h canvass Of the city
will be made.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
CONFIRMATION AT EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES

Bishop Charles d. Williams confirm
ed class of twelve at Christ Episco-
pal church, Owosso, Sunday morning
and class of ten at st. Paul's church,
Corunna, in the afternoon. At both
services, which were very largely at
tended, the Bishop preached strong
and instructive sermons. He is highly
pleased at the progress of the two
churches under the able rectorship oil
Rev. w. r. Blachford.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
stricter Rules for Hotels.

Administrators Hoover has added new
restrictions for hotels, restaurants and
dininp cars Mondays and Wednesdays
will have wbestless meals, Tuesday to
be meatless, Saturdays porkless and one
meatIess and wheatless meal each day
Portions of bread or rolls must not ex-
ceed two ounces and when corn. ost-
meal or bran bread or rolls are served,
the amount must not exceed four
ounces.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08

Charles Rose. formerly Of Burton, a
graduate of the Owosso schools. who
resigned as vice president of the velie
Motor Co. at Moline, Ill, to accept an
appointment on the aviation board of
the u. s. army, has been promoted to
major.
. All imporant county news in TIL
TINES at 81 per year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
Want Homes for ChiIdrer.

State Agent Leuders of the State
p .blic School at Coldwater, is in
Owosso, and with County Agent Hugh
Nichols wishes to find homes for several
children. boys from 6 to 10 years old
particularly, or children from to ID
years of either sex, may be adopted by
good families. Inquiries may be made
to Mr.. Nichols at Corunns.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
LIEUTENANT IN
AVIATION CORPS

Raymond, Sanderhoff, son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Sanderhoff of this city,
has been commissioned lieutenant ia
the aviation corps of the army and is
in the flying section Of the corps. He
has been in training at San Diego, Cal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
BISHOP WILLIAMS TELLS
OF RED CROSS WORK

One OF the most interesting addresses
ever heal In Owos o was that by r..
Rev. Charles d. Williams of Detroit,
Bishop of the Eastern Diocese of Michi
gan OF the Episcopal church, delivered
at union service Sunday evening at
the FIRST M. E. church. on "Frances g
Needs and Americas Service" The
address was preceded and followed by
hymns, prayer and contributions.
Bishop Williams was in France as a
Red Cross represe ntative to study con.
ditions and needs and report TO the
American people, aud he does it in a
way that most thoroughly impresses his
hearers with the wonderful work Of the
Red Cross. satisfies doubtful ones as to
intentions and plans of Germany made
for two score of years. to rule the en-
tire world, brings undisputable proof
Of the atrocities of the German soldiers,
ordered and commended by their in.
sane. murderous Kaiser, and convinces
his audience that the wa- must be
fought by the United States to victory
over Germany SD complete that the
government Of Germany will be turned
over to the people of that nation and
taken from the hand OF the most wicked
and barbarous ruler of all time and from
his decendents.
Bishop williams wore the khaki uni
form of the Red Cross which he wore
in France, stating that in France every
man who wore civilian clothes was q
suspicious character. and that it would
soon be true in this country that every
person who could not show proof of
some kind of service would be both
conspicuous and suspicious-a soldier,
a Red Cross worker, a bond purchaser,
a contributor to Y. M. G. A. or some
necessary help to win the worlds great
est fight for the rule of the people, for
the people and by the people.
America is hailed now as the savior
by the wonderful French nation which
has suffered beyond description and
whose spirit is yet unbroken and by the
real German people, some of whom as
soldiers are doing things which they
abhor but which their life training
compels them to do and from which
they are glad to escape by being taken
prisoners.
The Red Cross is keeping up the spirit
of the nations, cheering the bereaved
ones, re-making the wounded soldier
clothing, feeding and helping in count.
less ways the old and young who have
been left by the miserable German
invader to di of starvation, furnishing
real rest places for the tired soldier to
and from the trenches on his short
furloughs, furnishing supplies quickly
where Uncle Sans red tape would pre-
vent help in time and in, fact making it
possible.
At the close Of the address a collec.
tion amounting to 500 was taken up
and turned over to the Red Cross
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
INCOME TAX MAN HERE

w. r. Mckenzie, of the Detroit inter-
nal revenue Office, is in the county, be-
ing at Laingsburg today, Owosso Feb.
II, IL, 13; Corunna Feb. Ia, Durand
Feb. Is and 16. 1t is time to make an
income tax statement and failure
means additional tax and possibly pun
ishment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
Mrs. S. D. Emery Dies at Home in
Maine

Mrs s. d. Emery passed away at her
home in Alfred. Maine, Sunday, after q
short illness with pneumonia, although
she has been in a nervous and depressed
condition since the sudden death of her
husband in this city Dec. 30. Many
friends in Owosso mourn her death.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08
BOHMAN-LOWERY

The marriage of Thomas w. Lowery,
Of this city, and Miss Lucille Bohman,
Of Bay City, was solemnized Saturday
evening at Christ Episcopal rectory
by Rev. w. r. Blachford. They were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Mer-
chant. The groom is employed by the
Ann Arbor. They will reside in this
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-08

John Mcdonald attended an IceCream
convention at Saginaw this
week.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-05

oblicej horecnate rozpaleny i
usNeny.
"Nu, to piece nenf mic zle-
hc," minil stafec, smeje Sc.
'P6kne to nest9stf! On te take
miluje a "a ctrnact dni al tri
|nedele budes jeho zenou. Ny
nj vsak mi pove7 neco o tom,,
CO te vlastne potkalo." I
To byla nova muka. Musela
81 neco vymysliti, co by Sc zda
10 byti pravde podobne. A diva
cetkrate "a vypravovani tech
to smyslenych podrobnosti by
10 jiz ma male, ze by byla pfi-
skocila k otci svemu q zvolala !:
"Lhu - coz pax nenahliziS,
jak jest straSno, zc jsem nuce
ma toto rfci? Lhu - mic re vse
no neni pravda! Lhu - nemi-
luji Norberta - opovrhuji Jim
z cele sve duSe! Svolujf-li Sc
stati jeho manzelkou, cinim
tax jen proto, ponevadz Sc jed
ma 0 tvdj zivot, mGj ubohy Of
ce! Lhu - a to jest nejohav-
nsjSi pri teto hanebne hre, ze
kazde mych SLOW k tomu pri-
spiva, zvysovati tvou lasku k
tomuto bidnemu, hanebnemu
Iclovekuw
A kdyz Gabriela skoncila
sve vypravovani, jak byla une
sena ulice d'Allemagne Cd
bidakd, kteri Sc jejiho jmeni
zmocniti chteli, a jak il Nor
bert nasazenim vlastniho Ii
vota zachranil, tn otec neSt'ast
ne dite .jeste ddtklive napomi-
L
nal:
"Miluj jej uprimne me di-
te - splacis mu takto dluh a
jen lasku svou mu no mIzes
splatit. Dluzis mu "a vice ne5
"a svdj zivot - on ii zachova1
cest! Nezapomen .toho nj.
kdy."
Uchopila Sc rukou starco.
vych a slime je stiskla. Oci jej!
zarily nevolnym jakymsi svet
lem, rty jeji Sc chvely nechs
| ly videti zuby, pevne zat'ate
i ''Nikoliv, mIj otce, ia tohe
nikdy nezapomenu!" odvetils
podivne zavaznym hlasem. ,
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KAPITOLA XIV.
Pfipravy k snatku.

Markyz neztracel casu. Pri-
pravy k shatku brzo zahajeny.
Maize Gabrielu bezpecnu a We
da, ze mu uniknouti nemuze,
nezatajoval ami snatek. V ce-
lem okoli Sc jiz o tom vedelo,
nebot' vyhlaska byla pribita v
Corbj jgny a v Pafizi.
Gabriela citila, re jest bliz-
ka silenstvi a prala 81, ably to-
mu opravdu tax bylo, ably ale
spon hanbe unikla. Caste Sc il
stavalo, re nadobro pozbyla
vedomi tom, co Sc delO okolo
nj. Kdyz Sc il vedomi Ease vra
cello, zdalo Sc il, jako by jeji
zivot mel velke mezery, jez v
pameti sve nemohla doplniti.
'rri neb ctyry dny byly tax
cd jejiho prijezdu do Bois
Tordu uplynuly v jakesi otu-
pelosti = kdyz il tn markyz
prosil, ably Sc odebrala do salo
nu. Gabriela uposlechnula -
citila sc vsak tax slabou, re Sc
sotva ma nohou udrzeti mohla.
Norbert nebyl v salonu sa-
noten. U stolu stal muz, jenz
mladou divku nanejvyse ucti-
We pozdravil.
''Zde jest pan Dobson, mali
tel modnIho zavodu z Parize," "
objasnoval markyz pritomnost
muzovu. ''Prisel, abystel zkusi-
ia sve svatebni saty, mila Ga
brielo. Nechtela byste je zku-
siti? Pan Dobson jen vyckava
vasjch rokazI."
Pet az Sest ruznych satu by
10 rozlozeno po pohovkach a
zidlich. Billy svatebni sat S
dlouhym zavojem a S vyzdo-
bou z kvetI oranzovych - je-
dnoduchy Sat, jenz byl urcen
ia cestu svatebni hned po snu
bnim obradu - Sat plesovy s
jemnymi kvetinami drahoce
nymi krajkamj elegantnl a DO
haty - vaznejsi Sat urceny k
vychazkam a navstevam -
Sat do divadla - sat pro priji
mani navstev panl markyzky.
Pan Dobson oshotne rozkla-
dal saty a poukazoval ma kra-
SUI, zvlastnost a jenAnost kaz-
deho jednotliveho kusu. zdalo
Sc, ze Gabriela re vseho niceho
nepozoruje a niceho neslysi. =
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| Verna laSka
aneb BOZ o MILIONY.
Roman Napsal julius Mary

"Bylo nam ulozeno hlidati
Bertaru.'''
"A prchne-li?"
"Jej usmrtiti!"
"A kdyby pocal neddverova
tt tomu co chceme, CO pocina-
me?"
"Jej usmrtiti!"
"A sdeli-li mu jeho dcera
neco?"
"Ji usmrtiti."
"Pokusi-li Sc slecna Gabrie
la Q utek, sve zachraneni,
bude-li vzdorovati?"
"Usmrtiti jej kuli do moz-
ku mu vehnanou."
A Papillon a Bontemps wy
tahli kazdy nabitou bambit-
ku.
"Nadesel snad okamzik -
name tax uciniti?" tazal Sc
Papillon Sc zasmusilym dsme-
vem. "My jsme pripraveni."
Pozvednui bambitku a po-
hlednul. ku dverim. We vedlej-
sim pokoji bylo slyseti soupave
kroceje = blfzily Sc. Bertara
sc vracel. Gabriela byla bleda
- domnivala Sc, re musi skle
snouti k zemi - nemela vice
silly, ably byla mohla jedine
slovo pronesti.
"Dobre 81 to rozvazte Ca
brielo,' septal Norbert, "a "a
pamatujte 81, co jste slysela. .
Bertara vessel, obejmul dee
ru svou a tiskl markyzoH .ru-
.ce.
"Jak jsem st'astny - kdy-
byste vedeli, jak jsem st'ast-
ny!" zvolal starec.
Bontemps a Papillon opusti-
Ii ma pokyn markyz1v komna
tu.
"Pane Bertaro," ujaI sc ny
nj markyz slova, "slecna Ga.
briela bude v pristich dnech
nepochybne miti dost casu, by
vam vypravela o vsem nebez.
peel, jez il hrozilo cd onoho We
cera, v kteryz ulice dale.
magne byla unesena. Tato ne
bczpeci, jez il dokazala, cehc
mohla ocekavati a zaroven j
mou naprostou oddanost uka.
zala, ,mela ma srdce jeji take
Wy ucinek, ze ono rozhodnuti
jez mi pred casem povedela q
jez mi toiik zalu spusobilo, zee
la zmenila -"
A pomalu, ma kazdou slabi
ku davaje dlraz, pokracoval
pane Bertaro, ia stale je
Ste miluji Gabrielu a dozi
jsem Sc toho stestl, byti cd n
milovan! Chcete mi dati rukl
vasi dcery?"
Gabriela bezdeky vztahls
ruce pred sebe, jako by ohtels
odpuditi nejakou priseru., Bel
tara chtel odpovedeti, Tu uci
nil markyz posunek, ktery zns
nienal, re 81 preje jeste neco pt
-vedeti.
"Musite zvedeti 'vse," po
pokracoval We SVEN 6sloveni
IVY jste dedicem vaseho bra
ira, jenz Sc pred tficeti nebt
ctyriceti lety vystehoval do A
meriky a posledni dny zivot;
sveho v Carihrade skoncil. Jt
no jmenl jest nesmi~ne. V!
Jste die zaveti bratrovy jeht
dedicem. Gabriela tudiz nen
chudou delnici, ktera by muse
la praci rukou svych vyzivu s
vydobyvati. Milliony jejfht
stryce zajiSt'uji il budoucnos
plnou .slavnosti, prcpych0 a pt
zitkI. Vase jmeni propIjcujt
Vam obema byti vybiravymi
Me osobni jmeni, ackoliv jes
velmi znacne, ami z daleka 81
nevyrovna vaSemu - "a to all
me jmeno, jez nyni znate, jei
jsem vam dosud tajil, jest jed
10 z nejvznesenejsich We Fral
eli. Nynl mluvte wy, pane Bed'
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Napsal julius Mary

ibrleio?"
"Ano, ia o tom vim," odveti
la dfvka tupe.
Toto podivuhodne sdelenf
nezdalo Sc miti ma slabeho du-
cha starcova zadny velky dci-
mex. Sklonil hlavu Sc vzezre-
MIN souhlasu. Go jsem vzdy-
fikaval?" pravil, "ze nezemre
me v chudobe! Nyni doslo ma
ma slova - nyni mIzeme by
tt klidni."
Markyz mluvil o millionech,
ale Bertara tomu neprikladal
dulezitosti. Nedivil sc nesmir-
nosti obnosu - pouze skutec-
most sama sebou budila jeho
zaiem.
Pane Norberte," pocal do
bry muz, "dovolte mi, abych
vas vzdy, smell nazyvati jme-
nem tim. Pocestnost vasich L.
mysld nemIze byti podrobena
zadnym pochybnostem. Milo
val jste dceru mou prve nez
byla bohata - milujete il stej
ne nyni, kdyz vice neni chu-
da. Zadal jste mne jiz jednou
o ruku me dcery a ia il nechal
svobodnou volbu, ably vas pri
jala neb odmitla - a umysl
svdj v tom ohledu jsem nezme
nil. Ma vile bude takova, ja-
kou bude vile me dcery - ma
cdpoved' takovou, jakou bude
jeji. Odpovez sama panu Nor
bertovi, me dite!"
Gabriela nepromluvila ami
slova - hrdza il rty zapeceti-
la, Jak hrozne bylo to posta-
veni pro mladou divku. Byla
spoluvinnici ma ohavnem zloci
III, jehoz zaroven byla prvni
Obeti.
Gabrielle" oval Sc markyz
nezne, IVY vahate?"
"Mluv me dite!" obratil sc
nyni Bertara ku sve dcefi. "Po
vez nam, CO v hloubi srdce I've
, no sidi? Ceho pax bys Sc stra
chovala, kdyz dis u nas?"
Ceho by Sc strachovala!
"Gabrielo," opakoval Nor
bert a oci jeho pohrouzily Sc v
jejj, "odpovezte prece!"
Norbert vstrcil pravou ruku
co kapsy sveho svrchniku a
zdesena mlada divka videla,
jak prsty jeho tisknou pristroj
bambitky.
"Ano - stanu sc vaSi ze-
ncu," pravila Gabriela hlasem
tax slabym, re Sc oba museli k
nj skloniti, ably il porozumeli.
Divka zavravorala. Norbert
il zachytil poseptal il do u
cha: "Bylo jiz ma case!'
Opustil pax pokoj, ably ude
lii v zamku nutne rozkazy,
kdyz otec S dcerou osameli,
dlouho ma sebe mlcky pohlize-
Iii. Bertara, jenz byl st'asten.
$c dceru svou Ease nalezl a re
Jest bohat, jen Sc usmival. Ga.
briela Sc hryzla do rtd, re sko
,ro krvacely, jen ably neplakala
l. bylO to vSe marne: prOpuk
la We vzlykot. Podesen special
! otec jejl ku zvonci. Gabriela
Sc ale nan vrhla, ably mu v u
n:yslu jeho zabranila. "Neni
mi nic!' zvolala. "Placi -
radosti -
! S;tarec pozoroval dceru svou
zrakoma neduverivyma. =
''Skryvas mi snad neco?" til,
zal Sc. "Nelibi So ii ten sna
tex? Vzdyt' prece nemusis la
, t; X nemu sve svoieni."
| Vpadla mu, udasena okolc
.sebe Sc rozhlizejic, Go feci
,"Mlc!" zvolala uzkostlive. =
"Nctajim Sc tt nicim! My!lS
Sc - mne snatek ten zcelo u
spokojuje."
"Milujes snad prece mar.
kyze?" tazal sc starec.
"Coz pax nenl podle toho
! l. l.