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Lindsay Post (1907), 24 May 1912, p. 11

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Post Gradu- Veturinary Col- ;ndon School of the care of Furs inatY Surgeon Charges Dentist LOP AV m xpal 1H YOU 24, 1912. desu Eda" oung their '33 rs 1|" "It isn't that. captain. I have grown to like you in these few days. Those opera glassesâ€"it was an idea. Well, since you will know, I was a garden- er‘s boy. I worked under my brother Hermann. I used to ask the nurse, who had charge of her serene high- ness, where she would go each day. Then I’d cut flowers and meet them- ou the road somewhere and give the! bouquet to the child. There was never l any escortâ€"a footman and a. driver. ‘1‘ The little one was aways greatly l pleased, and she would sell me Hans. ’ I was in love those days.” Gmmhach .‘ laughed with bitterness. “Yes, even I I. Her name was Tekla. and she was ' a jade. I wanted to run away, but I ’ had no money. I had already secured a passportâ€"no matter how. It was the - first affair. and I was desperately hurt. I One day a gypsy came to me. I shall } always know him by the yellow spot l in one of his black eyes. I was given 2 a thousand crowns to tell him which road her highness was to be driven over the next day. As I said, I was ' mad with love. Why a gypsy should want to know where her highness was going to ride was of no consequence-to , it up." He was not angry with Grumbach. Rather he seemed to be drawn to him. more closely than ever. Mad with; lovchthat was the phrase. He conned it over and overâ€"mad with love. Thatf excused many things. Grumbach was indeed perturbed, and this sensation was the result of what. he had not told his friend. Gott! And after a time he was in the Adlergasse. And of all that happy, noisy family‘ only he and Hermann left! In one or the open doorways, for it was warm“ . a final caress of vanishing summer, he saw a fat. youugish woman knitting woolen hose. Two or three cnnuren- sprawled about her knees. There was that petulance of lip and forehead' which marked the dissatisfaction or the coquette married. “Tekla!” Grumbach murmured. He was not conscious that he had paused, but the woman was. She eyed‘ him with the mild indiflerence of the bovine. Then she dropped her glance.‘ and the shining needles clicked afreshn Grumbach forced his step onward} And for this! He laughed discordant; ly. The woman looked up again won- derinelv- Now. whv should this stran-‘ *zem mung. I‘M-yon ml Carzhlchael watched him through an American citizen for all that you tthtgdzwoueer codger and it’s a Liegepenbi?y::r§°mgt wagesggggl queer story. I don’t believe I have story in order to help you. You know heard it all either. What was he really that you may trust me.” hunting for with those glasses? 1 give "It Isn't that. cantaln- I have mm I it ‘19-” me. I told him. I was to get the money the same night. It was thus that her highness was stolen. It was thus that I became accessory before the fact. as the lawyers say. Flight with a band of Magyar gypsiesmeary; days in the mountains. with detach-‘ ments of troops scouring the whold duchy. Finally I escaped. A fortune was offered for the immediate return of the child. At the time I believed that It was an abduction for ransom; But no one ever came forward for the. reward. There was a price on my. head when it was known that 1 had “And no one ever came for ward? That is strange. Was ‘2' 7' “So this is they “WAS 1331172“ story! Well” P30315159" when a man’s in- Iove he is more or less in the clutch of| temporary insanity. I’ve a wild streak; in -me also. But what I can’t under: stand is why you return and put your. head in the lion’s mouth. The police? will stumble on something. 11 you are' arrested I could do little for you. The; United States protects only harmlessf political outcasts. Yours is a crime3 such as nullifies your citizenship, andg any government would be oompelledi to send you back here if the demand. was made for your extradition.” “I know all that.” “I suppose that when conscience: drives we must go on. But the prin-‘ cas has been found. The best thingi you can do is to put your passportsI into immediate use and return to the; States. Youcandonogood here.” 2 “Maybe.” Grumbach refilled his; pipe, lighted it and without saying‘ more went out and down into the ABSOLUTE _ SEBURITY. Carte r’s Little Liver Pills. GOOSE GIRL ~â€". By HAROLD MacGRATH [dust Bear signature of gun: sncx HuDACHL see Fae-51mm Wrapper Be!"- Copyrizht. 1909. by the Bobbsâ€"Mcrrill Company Genuine The saw a fat. youngish woman knitting woolen hose. Two or three cnnuren- sprawled about her knees. There was that petulance of lip and forehead' which marked the dissatisfaction or the coquette married. “Tekla!” Grumbach murmured. He was not conscious that he had paused, but the woman was. She eyed. him with the mild indifference of the bovine. Then she dropped her glance; and the shining needles clicked afreshn Grumbach forced his step onward.E And for this! He laughed discordant: 13'. The woman looked up again won- deringly. Now, why should this stran-‘ ger laugh all by himself like that? He was not angry with Grumbach. Rather he seemed to be drawn to him more closely than ever. Mad with lovehthat was the phrase. He conned it over and overâ€"mad with love. That excused many things. Hans saw the sign of the Black Ea- gle and directed his steps thitherward.; He sat down and ordered a beer, but' did not touch the glass. And what? right. he pondered, had conscience to! drag him back to Ehrenstein. where he had known the bltterest and hap- piest moments of his lite? And yet. rail as he might at this invisible re-' straint called conscience, he saw God’na direction in this return. Only he, Hans Grumbach, knew and one ether. And' that other, who? -“I‘V Viw-v v- . v-v “Yes, Iran, he is at work in the grand duke’ s vineyards. And think, the first day he picked nine baskets.” “That is good, but I know many a’ one who can pick their twelve. Andg you are to be married when thevintagef is done? You will make a fine wire, Gretchen.” “And he a fine husband." “And you will bring him a dowry] too. ' But his own peopleâ€"what does‘ he say of them '3” Fatâ€"Tekla was fat. and he had treas-f ured the fair picture of her youth long. years. Well, there was an end to that. Little fat Tekla. to have nearly over- turned a duchy! And then Hans be-‘ came aware of voices close at band. “He has no parents, only an uncle,: who doesn’t count. We shall live with3 grandmother and pay her rent." “And you are wearing a new dress,” admiringly. Gretchen ‘ preened herself. Bans dropped the lid of his stein and pushed it away. His heartalways warmed at the sight of this goose girl. He count-‘ ed down the small change for the been slid back in his chair and sauntered‘ to the bar. ‘ “Good~day to you, herr,” was her “When ' is the wedding? I should like to come toit.” “You will be-welcome, herr.” “And may I bring along a. little pres- “Iritsopleaseyon. I mnstbe go- ing.” she added to Frau Bauer. Grumbach walked with her to the, Krumerweg, and he asked her many questions, and some of her answers “No, herr. I am only a toundling‘ who fell into kind hands. This is} where I live.” . “And it I should ask to come in?” “But I shall be too busy to mm. This‘ is bread day.” evasively. . “I promise to sit very quiet in a. Her laughter rippled. She was al-‘ @313 ngfitOlhatrexpaession. “You are a funny man. Come in. then; but. mind. you will be dusty with flour when you lea we." Into the kitchen she led him. She was moved with curiosity. Why should any man Wish to see a woman knead bread? “Sit there, hen.” And she pointed to a stool at the left of the table. Gretchen deliberately rolled up her Ileeves and began work. Upon Gretchen‘s left arm, otherwise perfection, there was a white 5v r. rough and un- even. more like an ancient burn than anything else. Grumbach’s eyes rested upon the scar and be- came fixed. Pm: son? IDONOT raslittlelmnst havebeenburned." 33mm..- ,_ ”A _ “Never knew father or mother?” “Where did you get that?” he asked. He spoke with a strange calm. “The scar? I do not remem- ber. Grandmother says that when I “What did you say. herr?" “Nothing. You can‘t: remember? Think!" tensely now. “What’s all this nonsense about?" she cried. with a nervous laugh. "It's only a scar." She patted the dough into four squares. These she placed on the oven stove. “There! It’s a fine mystery. isn't it?” “Yes." But Grumbacb was shaking as with ague. “What is the matter berr?” with concern. “I grow dizzy like this sometimes. It doesn‘t amount to anything." V Gretchen turned down her sleeves. “You must go now, for I have other work." “And so have I. Gretchen." He gained the street, but how he never knew. A great calm suddenly winged down upon him. and the world became clearâ€"dour as his purpose. his courage. his duty. They might shoot or hang him as they saw fit. This would not delvr him. The gypsy. standing in tho center of the walk. dld nut see Grumbaoh. fur be was looking toward the palaces. Grumbucb. even more oblivious, crush- ed into him. Grumbm-ll stmmnered an apology, and the other replied in his peculiar dialect. The jar. however. had roused Hans out of his tragic mus- ings. There was a glint. of yellow In the gypsy's eye. a flaw in the lris. Hans awe a or}; , Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets will help your disordered stomach to digest any reasonable meals, and will soon restore it to such perfect con- dition that you'll never feel that you have a stomach. Take one after each meal. 50¢. a Box at your Druggist’s. 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A written guarantee will not ensure Service, unlessâ€"and om $68 8 €503 ”882 858 R plete electric light equipment, in meter; special electric lamps and Five-passenger, 4 0. 150 { Two figures moved in the garden be- : heath. When the two heads came to- t gether swiftly and then separated. both ‘ smiling. he realized that he had wit- 5 nessed a. kiss Ah. here was the op- portunity. and, by the Lord Harry. he would not let it slip. If this fellow meant wrongly toward Gretchenâ€"and how could he mean else?-â€"he, Carmi- r‘chael. would take the matter boldly into his hands to do some caning. He laughed. Here would be another sou- venlr, to have earnedâ€" “You? I find you at this moment or all others?” The gypsy retreated. “I do not know you. It: is a mistake.” "But I know you.” whispered Hans. “And you will know me when 1 tell you that I am the gnrdener‘s boy you ruined some sixteen years ago.” CHAPTER XIV. DISCLOSURES. ARMICHAEL sat in the office of the consulate. His letter of resignation was on its way, but it would he in Xovember before he heard definitely from the department. By that time the great snows would have blanketed the earth and the nadir of his discontent would be reached. But what to do till that time? He could ride for some weeks. but riding without companionship was rather a lonesome affair. His own de- fiance of the chancellor had erected a barrier between her highness and him- self. They would watch him now, evade him. put small obstacles in his path, obstacles against which he could enter no reasonable complaint. A withered leaf. a glove and a fanâ€"these represented the sum of his romance. , He jumped to his feet. dropped his pipe on the sill of the Window and made for his hat and sword cane. The clerk went on with his writing. stein spoke to Frau Bauer. who an- swered him with cold civility. \Vallen- stein twirled his mustache, laughed and went into the garden. Neither Gretchen nor the Vintner saw Wallenâ€" stein. He watched them with an evil Ismlle. After some deliberation he walked lightly toward the lovers. “A pretty picture!" he said. “Leave us. Gretchen,” said the vint- ’ner, with a deceiving gentleness. _ Gretchen curred. ranctantlv dawn the path. As she stepped off the path to go round the colonel be grasped her rudely and kissed her on the cheek. .She screamed. and this scream brought Carmichael upon the scene. He saw the vintner run forward and dash his ‘ To gain the garden Carmichael would have to pass through the tav- ern. The first person he encountered was Colonel von Wallenstein. W allen- 40 to 50 h. p., Touring Car; 4-cylinder motor; valve equipment including separate d}namc, reserve st'orz ric Iarrms and se ‘f- starter. OSHAWA. ONTARIO Model “43,” $2,350, f.o.b. Oshawa facility to ensure you the serv1ce have a right to expect from the you buy. Thousands of customers all over Canada can testify that we have never swerved from this principle. 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