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me   laugh   to     look   at   him�察  �and   when   he   talks   I   can   hardly   keep   from 

screaming in his face。          But Hilda's crazy over him�察�as you see。               He tells 

all sorts of romances about himself�察�and she believes every word。                      I think 

she'll marry himyou know�察�her father lets her do as she pleases。                      Isn't it 

funny that a sensible girl like Hilda can be so foolish��'' 

     Heilig    did   not   answer     this�察  �nor   did  he   heed  the   talk  on   love   and 

marriage which the over´eager Sophie proceeded to give。                     And it was talk 

worth   listening   to�察  �as   it   presented   love   and   marriage   in   the   interesting�察�

romantic´sensible        Avenue      A   light。   Otto    was    staring    gloomily     at  the 

shadow       of  the   tree。   He     would     have    been    gloomier     could    he   have 

witnessed       the  scene    to   which    the   unmoral      old   elm   was    lending     its 

impartial shade。 

     Mr。   Feuerstein   was   holding   Hilda's   hand   while   he   looked   soulfully 

down into       her eyes。      She was returning his gaze�察�her eyes expressing all 

the   Schwarmerei   of   which   their   dark   depths   were   capable   at   nineteen。 

He was telling her   what a high profession the actor's   was�察�how great he 

was as an actor�察�how commonplace her life there�察�how beautiful he could 

make      it  if  only   he   had   money。      It   was    an   experience      to  hear   Mr。 

Feuerstein      say   the  word     ``money。''    Elocution       could   go   no   further   in 

surcharging       five   letters  with    contempt。      His     was   one    of  those    lofty 



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natures that scorn all such matters of intimate concern to the humble�察�hard´ 

pressed little human animal as food�察�clothing and shelter。                 He so loathed 

money that he would not deign to work for it�察�and as rapidly as possible 

got rid of any that came into his possession。 

     ``Yes�察  �my  adorable   little   princess��''   he   rolled   out�察 �in   the   tones   which 

wove a spell over Hilda。          ``I adore you。       How strange        that _I_ should 

have   wandered   into   THIS   region   for   my   soul's   brideand   should   have 

found her��'' 

     Hilda pressed his clasping hand and her heart fluttered。                But she was 

as silent and shy as Heilig with her。            What words had she fit to express 

response      to  these   exalted   emotions�拭      �`II   feel   it��''  she  said  timidly。 

``But I can't say it to you。       You must think me very foolish。'' 

     ``Noyou need not speak。           I know what you would say。             Our hearts 

speak each to the other without words�察�my beautiful jewel。                   And what do 

you think your parents will say��'' 

     ``II don't know��'' stammered Hilda。 

     ``They   are   so   set   on   my   marrying''she   glanced   toward   Ottohow 

ordinary      he  looked� �`marrying        anothera     merchant      like  my    father。 

They think only of what is practical。           I'm so afraid they won't understand´ 

´US。'' 

     Feuerstein sighedthe darkness prevented her from seeing that he was 

also frowning with impatience and irritation。 

     ``But   it   must   be   settled   at   once�察  �my   heart's   bride��''   he   said   gently。 

``Secrecy�察�deception are horrible to me。              And I am mad to claim you as 

my   own。      I  could    not   take  you   without     their  consentthat     would    be 

unworthy。       No�察�I could not grieve their honest hearts��'' 

     Hilda    was    much    disturbed。     She     was   eminently     practical    herself�察�

aside     from    her   fondness      for   romance�察    �which     Mr。    Feuerstein     was 

developing in   a   way  so   unnatural   in her  surroundings�察  �so   foreign   to   her 

education�察  �and   she   could   see   just   how   her   father   would   look   upon   her 

lover。     She    feared    he   would    vent   plain    speech    that  would     cut   Mr。 

Feuerstein's sensitive soul and embattle his dignity and pride against his 

love。    ``I'll speak to them as soon as I can��'' she said。              ``Then you will 



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speak to them to´morrow or next day�察�my treasure�察�and I shall see you on 

Sunday afternoon。'' 

     ``Nonot Sunday afternoon。            I must stay at homefather has ordered 

it。'' 

     ``Disappointmentdeception postponement��''                 Feuerstein struck his 

hand upon his brow and sighed tragically。                ``Oh�察�my little Erebus´haired 

angel�察�how you do test my love��'' 

     Hilda   was   almost   in   tearsit   was   all   intensely   real   to   her。 She   felt 

that he was superfine�察�that he suffered more than ordinary folk�察�like herself 

and her people。       ``I'll do the best I can��'' she pleaded。 

     ``It would be best for you to introduce them to me at once and let ME 

speak。'' 

     ``Nono��''   she   protested   earnestly�察  �terror   in   her   voice   and   her   hand 

trembling      in   his。    ``That     would     spoil    everything。       You     wouldn't 

understand them�察�or they you。           I'll speakand see you Monday night。'' 

     ``Let it be so��'' he conceded。          ``But I must depart。        I am studying a 

new   role。''    He   had   an   engagement   to   take   supper   with   several   of   his 

intimates at the Irving Place cafe�察�where he could throw aside the heaviest 

parts of his pose and give way to his appetite for beer and Schweizerkase 

sandwiches。       ``How happy we shall   be��'' he murmured tenderly�察 �kissing 

her cheek and thinking how hard it was to be practical and keep remote 

benefits in mind when she was so beautiful and so tempting and so trustful。 

He said aloud�此       �`I am impatient�察�soul's delight�          �Is it strange��''    And he 

bowed like a stage courtier to a stage queen and left her。 

     She   joined   Sophie   and   Heilig   and   walked   along   in   silence�察  �Sophie 

between Otto and her。           He caught glimpses of her face�察�and it made his 

heart ache and his courage faint to see the love´light in her eyesand she 

as   far   away   from   him   as   Heaven   from   hell�察  �far   away   in   a   world   from 

which   he   was   excluded。      He   and   Sophie   left   her   at   her   father's   and   he 

took Sophie home。 

     Sophie felt that she had done a fair evening's worknot progress�察�but 

progress in sight。       ``At least��'' she reflected�察 �`he's seeing that he isn't in it 

with Hilda and never can be。            I must hurry her on and get her married to 



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that fool。    A pair of fools��'' 

     Heilig     found    his  mother     waiting    up   for   him。    As    she   saw    his 

expression�察�anxiety left her face�察�but cast a deeper shadow over her heart。 

She felt his sorrow as keenly as heshe who would have laid down her life 

for him gladly。 

     ``Don't lose heart�察�my big boy��'' she said�察�patting him on the shoulder 

as he bent to kiss her。 

     At   this   he   dropped   down   beside   her   and   hid   his   face   in   her   lap   and 

cried   like   the   boy´man   that   he   was。     ``Ach�察  �Gott�察  �mother�察  �I   love   her 

SO��'' he sobbed。 

     Her   tears   fell   on   the   back   of   his   head。 Her   boywho   had   gone   so 

bravely to work when the father was killed at his machine�察�leaving them 

penniless�察�her boy who had laughed and sung and whistled and diffused 

hope and courage and made her feel that the burden was not a burden but a 

joy for his strong�察�young shoulders。 

     ``Courage�察�beloved��'' she said。          ``Hilda is a good girl。      All will yet be 

well。''   And she felt itGod would not be God if He could let this heart of 

gold be crushed to powder。 



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                             CHAPTER III 



                     FORTUNE FAVORS THE IMPUDENT 

     Like all people who lead useful lives and neither have nor pretend to 

have acquired tastes for fine´drawn emotion�察�Otto and Hilda indulged in 

little  mooning。      They    put   aside  their   burdenshers    of  dread�察  �his   of 

despairand went about the work that had to be done and that healthfully 

filled   almost   all   their   waking   moments�察  �and   when   bed´time   came   their 

tired bodies refused either to sit up with their brains or to let their brains 

stay awake。      But it was gray and rainy for Hilda and black night for Otto。 

     On Sunday morning he rose at half´past three�察�instead of at four�察�his 

week´day   rising   time。    Many   of   his   hard´working   customers   were   astir 

betimes on Sunday to have the longer holiday。             As they would spend the 

daylight   hours   in   the   country   and   would   not   reach   home   until   after   the 

shop had closed�察�they bought the supplies for a cold or warmed´up supper 

before starting。     Otto looked so sadusually he was in high spiritsthat 

most of these early customers spoke to him or to Joe Schwartz about his 

health。    There were few of them who did not know what was troubling 

him。    Among those friendly and unpretending and well´acquainted people 

any one's affairs were every one's affairswhy make a secret of what was�察�

after   all�察  �only   the   routine   of   human   life   the   world   over   and   the   ages 

through�拭     �Thus  
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