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He put on his fur coat without a
Word, •took his bet, unit left, the
room without looking round.
eteod still and looeed about
her; it. seemed to ber she intlet,
had a horrii,le dreano
"Aunt letelet" said the little child.
bobbing.
Sae took the little band and. NVVIlt
into the hall with the child. Macke
moiselle opened the door of her room
tend looked out.
"Are you coming to dinner, Lucie?
Aloe Dieu! 48 la petite going tO stay
here? How old is Isles?"
"Pour years old," ,answereds - the
g•irl„ takiag up the child and geing
upstairs with Vitt erlug steps.
"Ifetivenst what. is the matter with
•You?" 'cried 'Madenageolle, as . anele
suppertee •heeself by the balusters.
"You will let the child fall!"
"Oh, no; only a temporarY feint-
nesa". wilalle down. f often--" .
aim Mood as if exhausted; the floor
of the hall seemed to bo eising be-
fore her, and the Welts. seemed to be
flying round in a fiery cirele. -With
an Immense effete, she summoned all
her strength; ascended tale steles,
and reachedher room.' She struck 0.
.1Igh1 tind begen uadress, the child,
doing 'eve-rything in a mechanical
Tolaciel,te angry?".. asked a timid
.
She did not hear'her, • She laid the
cbild in her °wit lied, thee retreated
to the darlsest eviler of the roma
and. pressed her hands. NV !idly . t 0. her
tafetles,
"Mast I? Must I? Is there no other
way?" , .
Bite whal did she wish to do? Once
more future opened }afore her.
What other hopes had ehe that 'her.
innermost,. seta revolted at the
thought of stepping Mae Mataildees
pleas? Oh, it was, friable -a! ao
frighlful to •be the 'wife of a man -she
did .not, love. Nevar! Never! She new
oefore her no broken,. so wore
out. as ars Offered' /ler grat lelide,:no-
thing. bat' Bet, must she
not do__ it. for thcasake of the -poor
011111ra:a Np! Oink] sae have done
it if she had been Adler'S wife? Ah,
1.1.1Aennt'ltsflt°tTelrager. thee ever awoke, in
. •
her the, longieg • for .wliree sae lied
lost. A sobbing craesoundea through
the eopia. _ . .
: "I can notei,can•not clos at!" She
steeled do everythingaetake. care of
the children, look erica Ids house -s-.
everything but become. his \vire.
. "..Never," Abe .sneda • pa es i one -tele
rici,Et)tsil!!ng: her hands. -"Never! I will.
"Tante, e01.11e'fiere,', moaned • the
went -acroee.end betit over'
the feverish, little face. • "I - am
•1- lairs-tea...Tante; ley eau] agape se,"
• she gave .hee eolea Water, .aud
,e,
V'
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a!
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the ea./line aa, and at the stars ,,,
sh i g „ m i arena ia taa obieght?Itittlitsu,tiattli'mnIrs!" stammered the
"What does liana
eit"Ids. ••11)- 1".""1 t 1'" tw" tulki"g• nert. want? Not to ta•ke 3Sole tteartea
the light mese (a the coffete cups, the jleicie? :Would he like to. eiee me'? ' 1
crackling of the fire in the Steve, sho„ut be eery aquae,
but she paid no attention to u,ny-
1. will send him in after awhile„"
thing,
"13111 11 hitt Wert, y(al gOina 0 Oa,
returned the girl. "I do not- know
Ina iny iloar?" said the hoetess, in
her 0 44"11 0 atik e ay.
"1 110 net renienlaur," stammered
liettchee.
The 11111I(1 (111110 hi at that ()Meat -
with the lam'', anti the kind-hearted
lit lady ti,04 pair of. sairli
lookine; that iilie slopped.
"1.1icii.,•' t.1111 aftyr a paint%
iii.11 the girl's hand, -Lade,
are .‘. ou ill'?"
••N»," she answer()(1, and straight-
ened herself up while a slight blesh
spread over her thin Mee. ehe took
111, her t‘ orkaitor, and a eh trembling
rilil!:01'S lessee to crosellat,
The alias's:atom dieigged on mita
ee stoats., mademoiselle asked gees -
aims, end Tante Detection answered
them. sea spoke of the natia• sick
people, in the town. and of the ball
\\hall was to tido) pleee that night.
It was the annivers.ary
of the fottieling of these reunions,
Dettrlii•ii rolatid, and was to be cote -
elated e; ith sp),(•ial splendor. 1.111g
„your, s),111141. wenr a green
dress with dots on it like dewdrops,
and the garniture was to be water
lilies and erasees She annollneed
'when asked about 'the toilets.
"oli, how poetical!" cried madem-
oiselle. -Hortense once 1V01'e such
a drees-of course sil•k and
aitagnitique! She \vas bewitching
that. el:011311g. My dear, . does lie
Lattice?"
"Who? Ah, no! T don't thiek he
cares at all for such things; but as
he lives here lie has to take part. in
theni-.-you understund?''
Tho words .si tick in Tante Dett-
chen's mouth; she could not say his
mune before this girl. In her ent-
barrassinent she atoked at her silver
wat di, which she wore on a hair
chain teeth gold slides, and seal:
"A quarter to six already! I really
"oli. heavens!" cried mademoiselle.
"aloe you have only just. come; and
lay niartischitio,-creale---1•110iC, Please
Tina."
The e,irl rose.
“011, thank yoli, thank you," pro-
tested lernite.iii Adler, "but I really
rulitil go. I want I o help 14elina. '10
dress, for Clara has. enough to • do
with herself. I think they must be
waiting for me."
She. would not allow herself to. be
detained. Lucie put her wadded
men( le round lier shoulders, and
gave her her hood.
"lier Only Brother," Etc., Etc,
W1111 ;-11•,41. Oititiiiiiiig out against takes my aoseeee
"This has been a great honor to
ne)," snid Tante Dettchen, ia te shy,
timid Wfly 1 0 mademoiselle, who eyes
accompanying her to the door with •
the airs of a prinCeSS. "Many
thanks, heartfelt thanks Ior ;VOW
kindness. Farewell, leicie. I had
an otnibrella-many. 1lianks."
Lucie stood nt the window and
watched her trip through the smite -
across the court -yard, accompanied
by Peter.
-1 low (hill you are!" grumbled maa
-*Jaisaisfialeeeee ee, • -
r Mt the girl did not answer; 'M.O.'
Was staring across where, through
the gate that lame Dettchen had
just passed, a 111011's figure was an- .
1ering. Peter's lantern cast a flick-
ering. ray of light upon him as the
got,. shut behind him, and they came
up to the house. 7.ucie 811.11T that a
little figure was accompanying the
sheinger. With a start she drew
back and hurried out of the room.
"What is the matter?" cried ma-
demoiselle; but Lucie had already
opened the door.
eceorge!" she cried, breathlessly,
res. it. you?"
There was a note of joy in her
Voice; he lind come to her, he hed not
quite forgot ten her!
CHAMP:It XXXIII.
The oberforster stood in the hall,
vvith his youngest little girl beside
him. lie heti: ()it .his fur 'cap and
stretehea out his hand to Lucie.
"Yes," he said, "It is I. I missed -
the train in I.-, so have arrived
very late. 1 Wanted to speak • •to
you. lacie"-lie stopped- "and
Anne :Marie must see the doctor. Ant
I disturbing you?"
elle shook her head. "No, no,"
she ansa era!, and looked up at hint.
1 le seemed so depressed, so much
older.
Mademoiselle, who had been listen.'
ing, shut the door noisily. What she
saw wns not interesting to her.
Peter had gone away after setting
the lantern down on the floor in the
hall. The three were sti/I standing
in the cold vest [Mee.
"I am so cold," said the little
girl, in a tearful voice.
"come," said 1.1100, and went to-
ward the stairs. 'then she turned -
and led the uneepect (el guests into
the diningsroont. There was still
some fire on the hearth, and one of
the lamps -was still lighted in the
chlindelila over the table in the con-
tre ef the room.
'alike off your wraps," snit, Lucie
to her brother-inanw, and trhe knelt
flown !afore the child to take ofT her
cont. "1" oti must be very
hungry, Find almost frozen; you shall
have something to vat at. once." •
"My Mae girl, perhaps," reterted
the aberforster: "hut I would rath-
er dine at the hotel where I am
sta3 ing. Can you keep Anne Marie
here?"
1 1,) had taken oft les fur coat and
looked ov(•r Leiria who had just
taken off Ow child's hat and was
kissing her over and over again. .
She nssented, her 0y4313 full of temet.
althat is the matter with hell" she
asked, standing up.
"Aiways the snme: she gets Calmer
and thinner every it is no
wonder."
Lucie went into the kitchen and
gos *eerie, milk toul while bread far
1 he '1111i111, end then 81a went up to
the old laron's bedside. "My bro.
thee -in -Ina has Met nrrived intuit lin-
she snot, in a voice! that
land 11 ring of gliltlii0O$4 in it.. "or
ah(vild been here leder° to rend
a hat he has -come or, -
4'11. will be better to -morrow merle,
ing early," said. 'the baron. "Yese,
flint will be better -better. a ate
SO tii•ed. to -day." Ile held out his
ham) to. her, -• "Sleep' well,. Lucie!"
She, went back into the dieS,g-
room. What (lid he leant? And
with this. queetien la her large 0,11,3e,
she seated herself _opposite him in
the highaarueabitir by the chimney;
Ite Wan holding his child. in his
arias and gazing: into the are. -
"Itow.are yoiegetting on'?" he ask -
tad, withoet looking. op, and lu that
Tow, hoarse voice .that is with- many
people the sign .of great ugitatlea.
eThaels you; very well; and you?"
"How shoula, it be witlanua You
can inurgina-alone with the eitia-
deen! Only don't be atgry witlame
that I have not.written to you," he
contineed. "At •arst 1' do note know
• bow it Was. _ fele eo bitter; aud
with you, eoo:. and then thought I.
would telt to you myself, Yam
knoN4 I.naver Was Much at writing." .
xicie, dat net masker: a, deep feel-
ing of comparialon Med ber heart:
She -noticed. how his right head,. thet
Wen holding the child's little (ow,
trembled, and how agitated. his'saity.
•factelooked. He eves ao.eriketnat, sey
neglected, And.the child): The. pret-
ty. bionae curls lead been wet' and
araided 'that little dress of•
some •black woolen stuff. with. steate
clote was made in' silch a ciartmen
tasteless: way like a peasant's; the
little hamikerchief round her neck
Wee ragged. at the -corners'.
"I am tO blame, too;" .she
"I am' not anasea •with you:. bot. if'
you had. only tealerstbod aoW• WO.
ell'et1111StrlaCp.di George., tell awe -
warm', 1 can ao for •you.", . ••
Saaucle-'," and he let :the child sap
'front hie lap and motioned it- toward
her, "eon anew' hpw I loVed
Glade:" . •
•
• Y es," she ste ale ' • a •
• .e n d you-e.ou; .1 t ()ugh
yott did not come to us?"' .-
".Yes, I .(licl tooe George,. God.
know's I did:" :•.
1f t,, ti1011 drew mit a.
bright .red hanakerealef, and allied
his bitte: .
ge,ana longer- eo, Ito
. children Will be
cen not
sreici,• "oe. the
titeey ruin° ..
"You wish,
• .eMy cousin
Ceorge, 'that I-ef'1
'does net get on with
governesses; she hunted awue. the
thied one last \\Tea; .5110.se01115 romid
the house the eybole daYelong; •the
. .
children are afraid, of lier; Mee I seta,
nothing 'bat • tearfel feces. Lam.
called ution to •.scoldea.ed punish .as
eoon. tts I appear; and truly I auweie.
.41«.deci rest Mere than .rtow.".
','Y ou,meaxathat yoteavant 'me to
come Ms. .aeeottiite-Of • -the ahildrene" •
Oho askedeegain. .."You -111.3 OW 11 'Tat.; -
'ready before to' May, with•elleMak
'aehey• are More neglectedthea•yott
think,. Leda". ,he said, evesavely, •
"Do yoti think..your consin , coeld
-get ,8c1...3r1V13....xiew,Geosge?" • had,.
risen, end. wag taleing. febie`aetee's •
halide -the little tray with a' entoking-
cup af milk.. - • • • •
. . • • :
lle did n.ot .rolswerS he gazed tie her
as she, le the rata...0,44 put •
eber in a...cat:tar, mid assayed- ehe bot
milk :Out tc) cool..1 Theta •araa..enntes
thing like Anxiety in his loake
My cousin. Will not stay. w ,
Lucie cerne baek and steed.. aptore'
her brother-inslew'-, with' ;.a. leek pf
surprise on het fee°.
"Sit . &awn," aaid, al:want • to..
ask soinethinee . • • • . •
She set -,cleeve.• obedientlye.
"I _'can opt matte ney.fine sPeecheta:
Lade," - he ••• began, -catching 'his
. .
breath. • •.• '
"It. ie not 'necessery,',Geerge," sbe•
interrupted with.a tired, aoice. ."3T
- children need Me I, will
go; tam, must manage: tte tip ...With -
'oat lee here." •
et -es; that ia 'very goad! yen,
do 'not Uhaerstand . what 'I: mesirt;:.
That is,. Imeielat •Would be...best toe
urea for, us to marry -elf yotiaail yeti
r•
TITE OLINTODT1,34.4WS -It WORD
any one."
As the Frau Counselor sprinkled the
flowers front a pail of water, She
saki aloud to Selrna's mother, who
was standing before the mirror put-
ting in a pair of ear -rings adorned
Iltlilleed,14inuly"dclesar cousin, We eaa not
say it ts very pretty, but if the
he,a,Trtuois
lfollulq7urejtialist---v'e'ry pretty," in-
terrupted Selina, angrily, in her
peculiar deep, somewhat roughVoice,
and she rose to her full height, - for
the hair -dresser had lust put the
hist hair -pin in the blonde puffs. •
Her Juother said nothing. She
was a stout little person and short-
. breathed, 'and would outch rather
• have gone to bed than to the ball,
• as he turd assured them many times,
that (ley. •
Dettchen took amens° pain's with.
the young lad,y's tellet; one Minute
She was up on a footstool, the next
kneeling on tho floor. .At last the
Water Nymph, as the little maid ad-
miringly called her, stood ready -
nothing rineee, either better or worse,
Could be thought of -with tbe
ter -lilies, reeds, and wax pearls, She
had now only to cover her satin
. slippers with a, Pair of thick woolen
sociso medal had belonged to the late
Herr Counselor, tout over these. tv
Pair of wooden sabots, over her
poetical head arre.ngement with a,
scarf, and her eloude of green gauze
withal, cloak. And noW the three
dies, aceompanied by -Tante Deta•
ellen) eal1050 waY led Past the ball-
room, set 'out far the Coldenen Krone
.1 followed by the little maid carryaig
the bouquet and some wraps for the.
•
her cold,. treeiblinge: hand'ain" (lie
)1 'I' a .• I -. '.. . .
"
hereelf on the edree .of tha beds ' and
gtivect vacantly at one 'saot . 011 the
. llotaie ...beery sparlre ;seemed dancing.
,
belare lier csas, then a bright green
light seemed- to be ,over ever:Oldies:.
The're is his atnaticetabride at her earl
dress. "Go awa3a", lett (tercel, '•go
:away; 'wli a t (10 yeti tvant
awe it. emitted 10 come nearer mid-
marea. SiljkinIttore(1.; • lei,,,1(1 a sae
avert sl )).0? li • .1 i 1
sea .te hee. eel); \\'0..S the fartaela
:the e afat 11 -leaf t t iga here eltilda-
) ' •*.
" • ..^11rucle bin Teh eatie etir aide Anien!
'ely he td eel TI t
11 1. • . NN. $11P1 ..5911111
Tie. cliclanot get any fuether. She
spoil* tip from her seat and pet out
her heeds am if. to ward Oft sante-
thing herr...11)1e. , She tried to speak,
but eouldnotatrticulalm a word-
"rahink how a ant oitutited;" he
raid, ma irf a:emoting hinteelt.. He al -
.so had risens but now he -seated bina
self again. ."At,' least, hear ine out,
Lucie, . have no lam of ina*king
j,011 .d'eclaration$i Of love. a:cen
promise e0-11, nothing but respectful,
honest gratitude. for Whet aou will
do for me and, the eliildrons-gt•atie
tulle all my. life long. Why tell' you
not, Lucie? ou•slieve tor seettngere
end trill. berme imbittered and tits -
contented. For my.self I deeire So
little. but hey" -he pointed .to the
child. and war! silene; a large .tear
I I 1 ..
Shastood motionless, her arms had .
fallen to her oldeo. It seemed to her
ati if the slightest movement writtal.
throw her into an abyss. A long
pause toiletry). Tim ehild slipped
down from her chair and ran across
the •room with Short steps.
, hurtsl," she said, point Mg. to
her throat.
Ire took' the little creature 01.1 hie
knee and smoothed her curies hair, .?
"It, wilt soon be hotter,'" elle said,
soOthingly.
"Why are aoll (tieing then) fa-
ther?" and the little face that was
so like Med hilda's looked ready. to
cry too. aatiy head achee, fether."
"She is feveriSil."'he said, ansaetts-
ly, to lattcle, "r hope she is not go-
ing to- be ill."
"I Will put her to beta" said late
recovering her power of speech..
"Come, Annee'llittrie,"
The little thing weta.to- her *bade
len I ly.
et will go, then, Ietele," he mid.
"Yon know what I wish, I do
not Want to persuade you. / will
00910 for your answer to-morroW.
'Geed -night, Lucie."
' "Good -night," sounded back in a
Melees tone; lett the hand that was
ktrofehed oat to her Site did not
tyke.
• . • .
ed res 1 lesely.; bolt t. ' W .• you st ay
here, Tente?..• Don't 'go:ass:ay as'the.
• cousia dneet I am Afraid," -
1.ecle autd. mils open her knees les
the .side of the lava , .She thotireht:
• how' she had • once lean and her
er .11m:1St-lever •Ivit her dee or
r sho
• "I: 11 1 .1 e .• , ear e • 'I ;
go t:o sleep eo • tame. year 'iseaciache
will be lietter.'".• • •' • '
.
•.•Dear, . (tette, Tante!" tend •11 little
.trien .W011. elected: her neck.
. tahe did: riot dare. to hloye
:the child was neleep.. Tben she•reee
putt :ceossisa over. ',to • the Beat lev" t lie
,stave, setter() Sill; sht").notion.fes 'ter
bailee st euggling w1111'.1tersell. '
• ems aneteifie tied!" •She•erial at
last. ela cart not (10 it.. ctm eot • dei
:it." Atli] her. liatol ...sank. • heavily
•-aesetinst the eteivea ' • ' •
• •- • .*' . e• * •
. reran alettchen had a niktel into
'her. sistersin-letW•8 sit ling -vomit where
01 holier of the. fete three lamps Vela
banaina and 0 seffocal.ing .110ete • wile
reigning. allegaal• 01111 a smeli of
alm(eid . soap, ii•eshly irened eklrte,
perfultiat ot deuattal
,Otina.lilles of the valley.and white
. • , •
lareelein Selma lobletel aexed; ehe
and beenaeatolcled 113.• 'her Mieber.
Wben the •hairalresser had arrived.
wao couree to -day wits in -great
• •( 11( , .S1(1, WI1S .110W 11.'1'1` ., 0 111.
/:01[1111, and only' napettred jteit, at tee
ouneeiit -when -that lady, • not ace la -
'towed to beetle. kept waiting, attS
• takings her departure aith the roe
meek that slie. could- not tell 'wheat-
t.i' tth Woilld lie Utile 10 eome again.
She btu! only heal getting a.little
glove ;matter froth the driiggiFt`s,
sa id the girt," c't eus in g eterself, so
that her gloves 0011I(1 go ore more
east ft,.
''.11 the druggist's again," seolded
the Prot Counselor,. "Naboey knoas
flow much you'igand tittTe,
lay beewe yeeterday yeti got a •coaa
tonic geld peetelee theta, end ees-
(ado s. II orb n arm 's (1 rep a 7 cab 11 tit
untlerstand Mew ;3.'011 1111011" it;" she
:said, turning to,i-'elina's mother; "be-
sides, it is bad to dose one's eel( so,
and So .unneressary Whet theee is, so
to sae', a. physieian in the familee"
alante," said FelterafroM muter
- the halealveneerai cotala "you take
leoraget reeds Yollea•:: I have -setae
you; and there are four empty bete
Oa in the cellar."
T1,0, F.111:11 Counselor colored aosP-
Iy. Ittat did not answer. '',111S1,
8110 tliOnglAto "F011 W11.1 (10 very clefs
(prettily 'Owe you are (Mee ealfrettar
wee." .
At this ationwnt 'the' tittle maid
Inenigat irt a large bouquet of red
camellia:a and While primroses 11,t1
With a red satin. ribbon. isratitein
Selma turned ea red • ite the efottere
themselVes,
"Who eent. that?". asked the Pratt
Counselor, rushieg over eo. the door
in her -grey flits,
• "A man brought it; he did not sae'
Who 'Melt it." •
Prim Adler heid the boliquet foe a.
moment meditatively in her hand.
"I do not 'understand Alfred," she
wit tapered t t ellen, • '1 fe kneW
Perfectly well that Scams Watt 10
'Wear a. won (base. t.00k at. thia
cambia:it fon; it is like a Peasant's
wedding: but she mast carry it,
surname,"
leetchen 81took her head incredta
1ouslv.
• "Dagen Alft•ed?" She Staked, in a
dottliting•?lactice, "Ire is tot ttt all Go
"Y00 think lie should have asked
aott beforehand, Dettehen? Men lilre
to de these tbings Witheet telling
. •
• Deftehen took leave, wishieg them,
, "muck pleasure" end promising to
.hurry off the tromewliat tardy eloetoe
ite good time to the lantana alte
went.on through the slippeey streets.
where the snow had already turned
'into mud, toward her home. aeil,
indeed the light. was' .ber s
in Alfred's study! The little lacly
hurried throegh the garden and into
ttiloteoehouse and ktiociced est• Iris room
•
. "Brit, Alfred," sae dried out te that
man. wlio. was busily wilting, "they
are alreruly. dancina the. polonaise at
the Krone, 'aud you are sitting here
in ' your inerning-coat forgetting
everything/ - And 'I had Mkt . out
your shirt and .eravett, and. caat all
ready for you in' your room."
He loOked up at her quite bewila
tiered, • • • .
"Is it eo late already, Tante? Wale
tben; 3: mast make up my mita to it.
But really it re(tuiees great strength
m ind, .ealt 1 ell ota . Tante,
would rather delve out many -tulles
ento the conntry this evening -e" .•
• "Come, Alirea. (10. &mice"' '
te•ott. ae, anadentoisulle'e,
Tante* • •• • • •
• •
' ' • . . ,
• "Wes it aleasante'' ' • •
• Ha pat his. hooks 114 leg
this. cps estton; coal looked' . .1 he
latioliecaee
, "Oh; yes, Allred; ee first, • 'evIa'n
we eat in the teal:light and taieed:
:but . • . :."
.• atm came, ' • nearer tO Lind
is fele Mat t'er
with that air'? • ao pale! • so •etlialit
and her. eyes ,s0 largeaapoor
Lucie!" - • ' • • • • )
. lie put the key hastily in•his Pock'-
. • .• •... „
"Why . da you see- that to ma,
• Tante'?" he eaid la.' ." Let : that
alone -it ie 'over:. • I•• ob-
staved the' -sante thing myself this
inorning, litaie „wit It all' nay
a,eart may neit see.•ite again,' -We,
ealtanot help aseraele as 'is her • own.
. •
• . -"It metres ma idel so:aadly,".said.
• Pettchen.,- turning itesety and straight-
ening the cloth, on the table, and
then picking up a piece ot coal that
had feeler& -out' of the steVe. Thou
, she terrace . tete latale. isaathe door'
,. softly and. went out,,wipieg her eyes
es 11 by otealth.... • . • •• •
Ile seemea .1 0 take an. eternity -.for
tellet ;that :arty; Ortee' he .found
himeelt, arrotat -ha hands .before the
Mirror,. atid had to thinla'spthe
before. ho•eould rementbet.:* whet. he
Was arboat t ;do. • '•
As be catered the' doer • of the ball-
room of the (loaleneti. laeonei.Several
couples floated .by him. in a eveltaa
leetezliug. lights, gay walla, :laugh-
ing eyes- • and rosy :..eees. under
weeeaths..of floWers, and .added to ell
••
:this the soft -Melody of .the saaletle.
(anima," that was waat he text eaw
tind heard. '11100 be Slew his. mothers
aceoes room piloting:•hee. way
toward: Itim with a. festive • eaPrCae.
81011 and pink caa-elatione 'flying: '
.e"Alfred, were't 3.(ne vonle and
:speak te.. 'the •atahnertsa Alfred,.
heva. ettigaged Seim fpr Sup-.
per? As you' (hi .nat danee, that, is
, • 1, • s. .)
•
nocklea abeentle,, end followed
her, ' trying'. to keep out •:of the way
. of the dancers, te the sofa ,at the
end et the' knew, waere. the matrone.
Were sitting 10 long- rows.' .
I •• "Who ie that eager little 311an Whe
is dancing for the (100011(1 011ie 'With
111y (laughter?" asked Pratt .Mahnert,
sleepily, ,
"I le is the head • elerk itt the Me -
pliant _drug' store -e, good. frirow."
"Iiani scarcely the height 'of three
theeses, Ilow. it 1 opics!"- mattered
the mother, angrily..
The Frau Counsalor had her lorge
tette at her yea and followed the
tall pan fieure whIca the little
dancer. Ocala PO Oft011A" , lightly
throngh tbe crowd. The.red bouglIet
aPpeared like a, ilery rockets first
here, then there,
"Where did you order the bouquet,
Alfred?"
. But. lei;' eon elki not answer: • Ire
was speaking to some gentlemen.
Ilio mother heard the. word "akixt,"
tout they disappeared hito the e.de
joining room. • Ile wee soon treated
at a card table With the Circuit
Jedge tiohm, the burgermeister, and
elm kreisplayalcus. But before they
had evert Learnt up. their cards ehey
were ilt a aispute about the hew'
hospital:
eStott doctors. Venda most likely
bave preferred we should give you
the best site in the town in the new
4villa. street?" Said the burgermels-
ter, as he arranged the eards• MS
lta.Adv,e
simply 'will not take the
place that yoU offer us," said Lite
kreitiphyaietio, "eou may be sena of
that; sat the turf may May' there 'Lill
Yon dig it up to heat the titathliatis.
Adler, you know how, when we were
(11 ern yesterday, the '1.11 0 or was
standing oVer ' the grass that
grows theee so much More Itteurlente
ly than anywhere else?"
"Certaiela," said Dr. Adler, Erb-
lently, bet lie loOked es if hie
thoughts had been far away, lie
was thinking of a, pair of brown
girlish ryes, that he had seen that
morning When talkina en this Sable
CHAPTER' XXXIF.
surneet, that loolsed at the ea11113
thma rtngry and sad. lie had eel.-
tainly acted badly': but what good
would. it be to him to act Mahler-,
vale'? "Cerealulea" he repeated,
"the government Call be persuaded
w'iltaille4beferg44eirseNnte),r1saist;r.:.greve hint an an-
gry .glance; then they begun tO Plea;
mei the hospital, was fermata:a A,
.general move broke up the gatue af-
ter an hour; the (lemma crowded
treat the aalaroout, waiters brought
in tables, - and every one prepared
f4o4r,tildsitoiNit..41,,tit‘!.rets. accosted by a little lady
n left silk -drams aPParentlY her
wedding aces, and perfectly new,
"Have you seen 1ne' husband, Herr
DOctor? should be so much ob-
liged to you if you would end him •
to me. - tun reall3r afraid," tale
whistaered behind. her spaugled fan,
"that be is dowu stairs in the bur -
room taking beer."
His great) featut•es lighted up at
the sight pf this fresh little face
with the anxious, eyes.
"1 wilt hunt hiut up mal Sella 111111
to yea, dead or alive," les said, and
wound his way through Iles dense
crowd, .
Just then he felt las arm seized,
"Alfred, have yott etigaged '. Sel-
ma'?" whispered his 'mother. .
'This -recelled bis anty to -hie 'moth...
er's guest, andlie pressed throughn.
circle of gauiy toilets to \there
lerailloin Selma toweiva a full bead
above the others. , . • •
"May I aueve the honor of tatting
you 10 sapper? '
Fretilein . Selma, blushed., put her
-huge bouquee to lea lips, and
antr(100 me, but I cild not
know -4 did not tainka-I aave al-
reaely premised Herr Lippert,"
1 10 bowed. silently, found _las Way
• through. the ,crowd, and reached' the
c'orrlaor breathing freely again 'en
the cool' air. The public .rooni wee:
on. the groand floor..- Ltrughina
talking met his ear as he 'wetted tee
door: a mealier pf •the geneleitem
d art I '1 )1 'f ) •
• tifying thouselVes in,liere ith good
Iettlielaticher. bear. Adler stepped up
'to. the _Circuit Judge Bolan andsleid
oNINt.ilfloigesclitersoutiadoedee.
said, -jestingly, • • •
The young man oprung up; •• • ,
"0 la heaveuse -leas she noticed my
abeence alreada? What in :the:world
, (lees elaa want? alie-.wete in deep
. 'eonvereation Met_ - • no -w e with her
Mistime' and ristnea' Ile' eteptied his
beer tinta.luestilte and want out. ..
adler • was about, ter follow, him
what -his- glance fell on, a 1114111 , 1'410
.W(18 B1 4111/4" some distance trent-the
crowded centre table in e.
slier; lie hail a...paper 'in ais head,- end
a. half • 011190, beer Jung stood' before.
lath," aud. he a• sheet
Pale. • •
.
ehase to a hai," i . it • real I y 1111at•
.
in 1 110 at (arida-a •
.-,1"1112111,""hiMMI2arger,
"klbe is so young still," he 'said,
in a, hollow voice.
"But she has a, heart for the child-
taite14,1g.qactor„ and that is the main
"Does she know abotia it?"
"That is what I haVe been to eee
•her about."
They did not talk any mom.
The two gentlemen that and beell,
Sitting there had gone; the little'
waiter was fast asleep on the count-
er; elm Soft ticking of the elock.
could 'be heard distinctly in the still-
ness. Then it struck twelve Welook.
"Ain detaining you?" asked ahe
Oberforster at last. "I -will .go to
bed. a think shall sleep in spite
of the music. When can I bring .4111(4.3
Marie to yoU to -morrow, cloctor?"
Adler rose. "lather between nine
and ten, or leetWeen one rend
two," he said; but 110 did not look
• laentmert as he spoke.
"Good -night then, Adler.". *
"Sleep well, leammerta'
Ile had seated himself again, hard-
ly knowing, what he WAS doing, awl
dal not move till the host came in
and looked at hiln In a •surprised
Way. Then he got up and went tiPe
stairs.
They were still at supper, and ap-
pareltIly in a most cheedul mood,
All 'were -each 009 louder
than the other. The bend was. play-
ing potpourri; juet changed from
a soft love Hong into a merry air
from the "Beggar Student."
"Come here," cried Circuit allege
'Belau from one end of the -large
• horeeshoe table, holding up his
thampagne glass, "Adler,. come
: here! •we will move .eloser, itogeth-,
er!"
The little lady in the white bridal
dress waved to hint *with ber nap-
kin.
. "Herr Doctor, come! Where. have
you been so long?"
• The waiter brought a chair for
hint, and he was goon, seeted in the
most enveaale place of they
aesured between' two .chartue
ing laaies. Who, teesed hart about his
alieence, and drank cbampaene and
talked. and answered themselves.: •
••Doctor," said 13ohia, "you , must
-sattie a dispute between my • wife
and myself, Yeti know you are half
• minieter; you Might to see. what"e
long taco aou have, as if you had .
beenesitting ley a corpse."
- "0 11, tas, the doctor- ahall de-
cide," cried. theeladies. . • .•
"Well, then, doctor, the ladies de-
clare thae womita ihould "novae
. ask her husband's forgiveness, what -
twee she may have doee, Where is.
the logic in that?" • • • -
eaVliere. is the gallenery?" cried
little Frau a'Fase. Bohm, ' laughing.
"And if yOu.avalt , the jeagment•
.clay I will neyer • say• Tatterpec-
, • , • , •
"surab'i Wag has been in
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. e'lecimitera" lie aeked, ae .1m. stood v.1 n ' t--" ' •
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• ."Certaitily lie, but never ehe. You•
.
knew we never are in the wrong,"
8110 (fecliered, 'With sae eir 'ot. hearte
Telt ealisatation. • • .
had to 'shine, hut became -
grave iir a montente . , .
• "You will not Make much levees-
sion• upon her,"• remarked the. late -
•over tte•. she ensisted as; obstinately
•ile they ailed.° that was to go
down. upon ine- knees because et
some trifle, pe I should be
. grace. •And ;she. was really in etira
nest. What: coals! elo? Sulking tied
•
••• (Sberforster starung arid the
two, 1.1011 cheek Minds, !rho' tlocter
: drew int a chair. 'and they aet oppo-
site each ether. • -
le "Walla call 'ties surarise,.",sald
es
. . •
meet to ciame to see yeer this
• ' the
••••allave• yet: tile calla With 3 ou.
:ill.: :le." • ' .
:
a "No.. She is with 'Ludic. „She la
se vela; I do not. keow -what- la the
.rriatter wita the little tillage' '
"1 .evitied so gledly have g0a0
.1 116' 0 1.,,}1.01.8
• "Yes, t hank • yeti: 1. ate(' to
• eatiee Mae any ways yoe knoas. I
abad nometillair to talk to rev sister-,
elmut."'
;• rea.11/4 11011i' (11.1110et
.
elllptY; .only one tie wo- eouitner'eial
t ra Yea yrs . in the . optioei te corner'
•ot t lie large,. smelted . room, alking
• eteeneetly.• • tonea Italie
•
' grown . waiter • boy , leaning
againet the bar testa:a-aerie of. those
uni ()Tonna to lit tle ceeatetres • whose
evai Will shut hetet tut i eur b
• •cacioctr, because taey lira Only'
dr ei : )• • •
: you " not • •want to go era
1. ' el- I . ''e / te,
. . , . .
"'I hcs• Musa 11110111g. SIIPIA:r • 110',1,
3.10 idea OWN! tens to be siteh
inly Ina)) 1a -sag -lit Oa I.wouid Ita.Ve..
Serpa 1.0..thesAahete" • e •••••
you . lea me, I -will stay
• with Tote 141f1 nt3;1•1?(Wil other so 8ele
a •
doer, told have 110 deties to ,pere
team nristeirs, .,'ya lady (Imitated tity
riervices; Tell me, how dcics riVerY.
cet net: there in the .fore
ests neadower • . . . •
•
'
"1 1111SS 111S way. elector, 1 miss My
wife.," ,The bie mere a ith a rail. cee
preesion • en Jae Teei),•• tools up hie
Mug aile claink • limalae "There 'le
•-ealitetleing wrong et :et t,”...v t131.31,. 4111(1
.
I 01911' tile (!ilii(11,A1--.1i.c0 ere ea 1.1(43‘.,
i '
: less it8 a nest of yomig lards when
'.1 he pld. Mie has flown am itee ie can
not, ''go me 'SO any lengeria ile had
, his liandkerchief again. in his hand,
Land q -was Moist,. 011011.11e leek it
' feel!) ' his. oe•es, . "People will of
courste, excheitit •Nallell they hear'. that
t went to marry agran--tily wife. is
,-
1 not dead a year. , lint if yott knew,
'Adler, ,how it is at hoine-cold aad
unhome-like. enoligh to make:elle run
au try. ISyetee thing Is done 'became.
It, must 1.)0, 1101 a eheerfol word • , to
greet tane tit table, and one luta to
Steal/01er his soap with suppressed.
•tears when. orte sees. cella gloomy
looks on the •011ildren. in. a 'word,
• it le no life 'al all, Adleta" '
"Vott are eight, leetninerte' sitid
Dr, Aelfes, sympathetically. "I. esish
1001 0 ley Inert you will nteke a good
choice, . g . only • koe the children's -
solo." .
"I had not thought of a stranger,"
returned the Obet•foestete '•.1. have
no fame to g11. al)011t and choose." A.
look of slight einliarrassment CIIIA10
Over h's Caeca, avid Wiping his aeard
with his hundkeechiet, lie added:. -"I
do not know weetber you under..
etatul nw, doctor, I thought iet--)" '
"Incie!" said 'Ile. Adler --it isetincl-
ad breathlees. 4.8116 ' wanted to
stay -a" he murmured'. .
The OberfOrgler nodded:.
"Vese the poor thing, X was hard
triton her. ' Bet as I Said before,
wben one is in grief one does not
tveigh one's Worde. I felt so aitter
Mel atrthappY, and then 'the world
isalo bad, Adler. God keoWs What
I .said to her, and so-''
He received no answer. 1)r. Adler
stared with tightly aonapressed late
at lite cover of the beer' mug that
the little Walter had placed before
)hint (at the table. Just then he
heard a cheer upstairS,• and voicee
and Intelic found their Way dOWn-
etaies, "Aad she?" he asked, .at
length, almost inaudibly.
"Itais .not en eaSy thing to be a
atop -mother."
"And Site?" he alma again in a
clifterent tone.
' "IlUt Still they ate her SiSter'S
Children. Adler."
band, "Wha, when the
pester" bad seneeely said his. 'Amen'
Wedeln ;hay° no effect 'epee that sex.
•Tee.•the -good reason that they una
'derstand it better': than '11‘re.. It1Stt,
iliSt see the .chictor's expreesion; he
Would •never give in tie. yea:. -Then%
Clod. on *your ..knees- thet ,you . have
site') le .liiiieb as a am for ' alas
l'lit'•1;t)(1.e'sii'; Of. etetee,"..seid 'Adler, .• "I
1 wotild---I ()Wel he stopped
confuei)(1. • • •-• • .
• ! Probahly eoti will stand esoer Tu-
.'. ture..evite in the earner, or make ter
kneel pa pease, Wile 'ware all the
girls," 'react lerau Wita emtt.
,.'1I0.ilid not hear; ;what she
, was thinkieg. of :Lucie,. of the 1111111
ise la r .• e .0 • ia 1(
in order ).1.6 have a nuseller for
hist children, onla eecease 'She -bap-
., 'paled to :be- the -sister of lila' dead
, • • . • .
t, 'Wife... Why' had he not been able to
aoresiVe her :even if he could. not I or•L
•
• i• geltc .11.1i7eit•t?s. all
right tat -It ase
'sof course, Ile. took tiO hes .gless tura .
: -drank, . -By that . time the °there
*were all lattgelog.. arta talking again.
At theeepposite end of the' table set
Footled •aelitta• aria net far from
...her his =tiler. She' looked'over -at
: 1;110 angrily. Frankel Setinia, Wee
• blushieg N'10:011tly behind 'her • gigetti-.
tie bougeet, her little pertner' •was
talking eagerly to her.
• -Adler .M1 a..I Ight touch oh 'his.
'elle Leder, and a wa,iterewhisfieeed
• few Worda• te Ile sloWlylaid.
' his 'napkin on the. table. •.
"I must ask yoe to excuse me," .he'
'foa- itgabei. DO net 'at. Ice 'it
°Anise. but I must say ',years is an
• uncut/table profession," cried .one' 'of
the gentlemen, "Conte' .back .soon„
•doct or?"
...ale was already .Out of the door
end' down tee stairs, Old Peter
8tobtl there, a lantera .in Irte head, .
and•his Oar half shut with sleep,' -
"Mademoiselle begs you will ea -
came hoe disturbing you," he began,
as Adler let him hela hint oft 'With
his coat, He put, on his liat and
signed. tO hint to"follow: An • icy -
cold wind Was blewing, the mance-
Mrs litasistapuddies. 111 tile badly Pav-
ed stt•eets Were frezen weer, the
..k001(tioi,10115,1011‘a,,,,(1s..b(ii.tiletpoeRrobearli.,g.taitn4d,.., the, Stars.
• Itradentoiselle mem to meet . 'Adler
at the doer, looking very' much dIs-
turhed.
"My dear doctor," she, cried, "Wci
aro -In elidl.frouble. Forgive me for
df tvi sc,;;;..itnygdpoya.;00: and to -night too."
Ite looked ae her questioningly, hiS
sttpposce has happen-
ed?" she said, in ten agitated voice.
"At medefght 'WO heard-a•or • rather
Minna did -a. ehild crying bitterly, .
and when she ran in She found • a.
chid vary I asserts year, 81.1011
Stwollen„ feverish face"--madentoisele.
10 illustrated thla by holding het
hands Out at each side of her catV11
heada-"and„ Worst (>f all, Lucie in a
dead fixint at the side of the stove,
She has 'regained her consciottettess,
but She sits there by the child's bed
as if sho Wore all . and doeS
not move,"
Ho turned and Itoented .the attire
rapidly, taking two etaire at once.
A shaded lamp Was beetling in laUe'
ches room, and by the bed, the arra
tains of whieh were thrown . Wide
Open, Oat Ledo txa trettiOnless as a
wax figure, the half light on her fate
giVing it an Unilateral yellowish
tint. She stood tip es he meat:tett
the threshold, and. pointed silently
to the bed, then sae moved, to the
head and folded her haadS Otter the
eatVeti rherulast berid that nettled Out .
Martilient. there. eid not leok at•
.• thy -0111)1; ofily itt her:. But' sho
.lools• ere . '
They stood se for a talleS then -he
bent (Iowa te the teVerish child..
I. ••leltat does shacomplain pf mostaa
•11- ile"71sekr0dthrent," wits the answer In
a very. Ray tone; ', • • t .
ahe .• brooghe a ;light at' hia
.•
qui. • .e aes ita su. as le sa
. 'Ora in the Beats so changed, So
in 1 11 ‘e f the
'face ilatt..was formerly eo soft etrid
• "It is a, 'Oimple -sere threat with
fever," he said, as lielesat out • 'the
ati Send .sotnetaing. • from
the drogaistaa." .
. • Sae 'stood again at the•head of the
bed in her Pointer place. "la 'she Very
file" site asked.
aThe 'ciente is not; .bat YOu are, I-
. .
"Noe.' 'she said, turning .a.waY.2
said a.,:decided
-She -did. not answer, 8120: bent her
head, and. her hands grasped. firral3r
the ornament at the head of thebed,
ismoidinttieevc(iesloar4g; tienarbs6 rr acaars,lo.tely. d:eva '
cheeks; -
. ve beeti Kenunert,"
• • L•illai bowed assent, :and bent her
• head FUJI lower. '
"YOU have tanderialcen a difficult
tasla , Teeple, tee (I i Meld t I almost for
. emu. :youtloa • .
fle spoke acres. stowle, as if' hardly
able: to erame .the Wordsa Still she
:Ole eat Move,. and it seereda to hint
it coula hardly 8110 nay tenger be-
fore Male. eo grea t waa ,the .steuggle
that' aeeited by her expressionato be
• go.ng. on •within her• ' .
• "Clod 'give aem eyeees happiness',"
be whiepetea, • then. turated away
quickly. 'Ife felt -,his' etrengeh was.,
suddenly giving out. The , next. moe
ment, he eves at the dpor.
• A, cry .soencledetarough the room-
. the cry of a soul la agony se- the
. girl lied fellen. 031 -her knees, her
.hends clutching, a ildly lie'r hair:
• "elusta? Musil? I.etta not .do 1t!!'
W11(4 by hers he a, second, hold-)
ingoal(T)°,1'.' 11s10(1y.i•isstatt.arilitiirning.: frein
at) le ge away -a' "•, •
aaittet: '1 go,? ' artiet . I lb
nett? Speakaawhea it•i• it . •
.,•ble for e•ott AO do it? Speak, Ltt-*
is .the •lesest eani can do for.
• nee . tell. ate you heves net, quite fee -
1 gtlatlite(ibellii(lien"ot areitaer, butsloolceti at
•
him hi a bewildered manner. •
,"Vor all. the ;mitt s.ou have- Caused
me, 1101. one kiml wool, Ieteie?"
aWhy do .3 ea ort ure nee?" she
• cried„, ea if jitst, returning .to 'her sett-
s ses. . keow how weong have
been. • I Ott:trait eardon for e11;
and eft it is any cotafert to, you, .
know' •that nen the most, wretched
end: unhappy createre ett the world.
. And now go and tell it . to your fie
•tx11000,. andeamay. yeti be happer!!'
, She felt. her hands firmly grasPed,
I .alsook at me, 'Lucie," he sttid,
ettattilirrmheVa(e)117et..e .srP‘e_VritIltattahal"nel•nolti irtt
email? • De) eem think it is so easy,
then,' to forget. you -after yota
. 'love /Mother? No, Te1010, belong to
yoii at this moment, us as.
when you gave md your first -21ssi
do• you remembqr, in the wood un-
der - the beeches? .011, "Lucie,. yen
ahave.entich to make Up for; wiil you
do it?" •
alio aid tot speak Worel; bet
bursting into teare put :her metal
aboet his neck end sobbed more vie -
freely thau ever. It :teemed tte
she were eveeping nevey all the sore
Iota. anal her seal "eyeith. those tenets.
1 0. ae .contintied
( fall.
Mee. Captain Waltrr Mealotinia end
little Walt cr rettettal on Tituteday
I et from their very pleesene Visit tO
reletivor in Ripley. .
We .falittireel V:••ry 'much tteon our
Tinti.sd..y tone Is the new resideliee Of
laneineer Walter Ilsonelt, It ie a Ono
storey building' aliti itt imecaralice two
scs like, a ft hen peaty. red
anti white =alias With roofs. wonted