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

through�拭     �Thus   Otto   had   the   lively   but   tactful   sympathy   of   the   whole 

community。 

    He     became    less  gloomy     under   the   warmth    of  this  succession    of 

friendly   faces   and   friendly   inquiries。   But    as  trade  slackened�察   �toward 

noon�察�he had more leisure to think�察�and the throbbing ache returned to his 

heavy heart。      All the time pictures of her were passing before his eyes。 

He had known her so long and she had become such an intimate part of his 

daily life�察�so interwoven with it�察�that he could not look at present�察�past or 

future without seeing her。 

    Why�察�he had known her since she was a baby。               Did he not remember 

the day when he�察�a small boy on his way to school�察�had seen her toddle 



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across the sidewalk in front of him�拭           �Could he ever forget how she had 

reached with great effort into a snowbank�察�had dug out with her small�察�red´ 

mittened hands a chunk of snow�察�and�察�lifting it high above her head�察�had 

thrown it weakly at him with such force that she had fallen headlong upon 

the sidewalk�拭      �He had seen her every day since thenevery day� �

     He most clearly of all recalled her as a          school´girl。     Those were the 

days    of   the  German     bands    of  six   and   seven   and   even    eight   pieces�察�

wandering   as   the   hand´organs   do   now。      And   always   with   them   came   a 

swarm of little girls who danced when the band played�察�and of little boys 

who listened and watched。           He had often followed her as she followed a 

band�察�all day on a Saturday。          And he had never wearied of watching her 

long�察   �slim   legs  twinkling    tirelessly   to  the  music。     She    invented    new 

figures   and   variations   on   steps   which   the   other   girls   adopted。 She   and 

her   especial   friends   became   famous   among   the   children   throughout   the 

East    Side�察  �even    grown    people    noted    the  grace    and   originality   of   a 

particular    group    of  girls�察 �led  by   a  black´haired�察   �slim´legged     one   who 

danced with all there was of her。           And how their mothers did whip them 

when they returned from a day of this forbidden joy�                 �But they were off 

again the next Saturdaywho would not pass a bad five minutes for the 

sake of hours on hours of delight�拭�

     And Hilda was gone from his life�察�was sailing away on his shipwas it 

not   his   ship�拭  �was   not   its   cargo   his   hopes   and   dreams   and   plans��was 

sailing away with another man at the helm�                �And he could do nothing 

must sit dumb upon the shore。 

     At   half´past   twelve   he   closed   the   shop   and�察  �after   the   midday   dinner 

with his mother�察�went down to Brauner's。              Hilda was in the room back of 

the shop�察�alone�察�and so agitated with her own affairs that she forgot to be 

cold and contemptuous to Otto。             He bowed to her�察�then stood staring at 

the framed picture of Die Wacht am Rhein as if he had never before seen 

the wonderful lady in red and gold seated under a tree and gazing out over 

the riverall the verses were underneath。             When he could stare at it no 

longer   he   turned   to   the   other   wall   where   hung   the   target   bearing   the 

marks of Paul Brauner's best shots in the prize contest he had won。                   But 



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he saw neither the lady watching the Rhine nor the target with its bullet 

holes all in the bull's´eye ring�察�and its pendent festoon of medals。              He was 

longing to pour out his love for her�察�to say to her the thousand things he 

could say to the image of her in his mind when she was not near。                   But he 

could only stand�察�an awkward figure�察�at which she would have smiled if 

she had seen it at all。 

     She went out into the shop。          While he was still trying to lay hold of 

an end of the spinning tangle of his thoughts and draw it forth in the hope 

that   all   would   follow�察  �she   returned�察  �fright   in   her   eyes。 She   clasped   her 

hands     nervously     and    her  cheeks     blanched。      ``Mr。    Feuerstein��''    she 

exclaimed。      ``And he's coming here�          �What SHALL I do��'' 

     ``What is the matter��'' he asked。 

     She   turned    upon    him   angrilyhe    was   the  convenient     vent   for  her 

nervousness。       ``It's all your fault��'' she exclaimed。       ``They want to force 

me to marry you。        And I dare not bring here the man I love。'' 

     ``My fault��'' he muttered�察�dazed。         ``I'm not to blame。'' 

     ``Stupid�     �You're always in the wayno wonder I HATE you��''                  She 

was clasping and unclasping her hands�察�trying to think�察�not conscious of 

what she was saying。 

     ``Hate me��'' he repeated mechanically。 ``Oh�察�nosurely not that。                No�察�

you can't'' 

     ``Be still�    �Let me think。      Ach� �Gott im Himmel�           �He's in the hall��'' 

She   sank   wretchedly   into   a   chair。   ``Can   you   do   nothing   but   gape   and 

mutter��''    In her desperation her tone was appealing。 

     ``He can say he came with me��'' said Otto。            ``I'll stand for him。'' 

     ``Yesyes��''    she   cried。   ``That    will   do�   �Thank     youthank     you��'' 

And as the knock came at the door she opened it。               She had intended to be 

reproachful�察�but she could not。         This splendid�察�romantic creature�察�with his 

graceful hat and his golden hair and his velvet collar�察�was too compelling�察�

too overpowering。        Her adoring love put her at a hopeless disadvantage。 

``Oh Mr。 Feuerstein��'' she murmured�察�her color coming and going with 

the rise and fall of her bosom。 

     Mr。   Feuerstein     majestically   removed      his  hat   and  turned   a  look   of 



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haughty inquiry upon Otto。           Otto's fists clenched he longed to discuss 

the    situation   in   the   only   way    which     seemed     to   him   to   meet    its 

requirements。 

     ``Hilda��'' said the actor�察�when he thought there had been a long enough 

pause   for   an   imposing   entrance�察   �`I   have   come   to   end   the   deceptionto 

make     you�察   �before    the   world�察  �as  you   are   before   Almighty     God�察   �my 

affianced bride。'' 

     ``Youyou mustn't��'' implored Hilda�察�her fears getting the better of her 

awe。 

     ``If my parents learn nowjust now�察�they willoh�察�it will be hopeless��'' 

     ``I can not delay�察�angel of my heart��''         He gave her the look that is the 

theatrical convention for love beyond words。              ``It must be settled at once。 

I   must   know     my    fate。  I   must    put  destiny    to  the   touch   and   know 

happiness orhell��'' 

     ``Bah��''   thought    Otto。    ``He    has   to  hurry   mattershe     must   be   in 

trouble。    He's got to raise the wind at once。'' 

     ``Mr。    FeuersteinCarl��''      pleaded     Hilda。     ``PLEASE         try  to   be 

practical。''   She went up to him�察�and Otto turned away�察�unable to bear the 

sight of that look of love�察�tenderness and trust。            ``You must notat least�察�

not   right   away。''   She    turned   to  Otto。    ``Help    me�察  �Otto。   Explain     to 

him。'' 

     Heilig tried to put courtesy in his voice as he said to Mr。 Feuerstein�此�

``Miss   Brauner   is   right。   You'll   only   wreck   herher   happiness。      We're 

plain people down here and don't understand these fine�察�grand ways。                   You 

must pass as my friend whom I brought herebut I make one condition。'' 

He drew a long breath and looked at Hilda。               For the first time she heard 

him�察�the real Otto Heilig�察�speak。          ``Hilda��'' he went on�察 �`I don't want to 

hurt you I'd do anything for you�察�except hurt you。              And I can't stand for 

this felfor Mr。 Feuerstein�察�unless you'll promise me you won't marry him�察�

no matter what he may say�察�until your father has had a chance to find out 

who and what he is。'' 

     Mr。 Feuerstein drew himself up grandly。              ``Who is this person�察�Miss 

Brauner��'' he demanded with haughty coldness。 



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     ``He   don't    know    any   better��''  she  replied   hurriedly。    ``He's    an  old 

friend。    Trust me�察     �Mr。 FeuerCarl�       �Everything depends on it。'' 

     ``I can not tolerate this coarse hand between me and the woman I love。 

No more deception�          �Carl Feuerstein''how he did roll out that name� �

``can guard his own honor and his own destiny。'' 

     The   door   into   the   private   hall   opened   and   in   came   Brauner   and   his 

wife�察�fine pictures of homely content triumphing over the discomforts of 

Sunday       clothes。      They     looked     at   Mr。    Feuerstein     with    candidly 

questioning surprise。        Avenue A is not afraid to look�察�and speak�察�its mind。 

Otto came forward。         ``This is Mr。 Feuerstein��'' he said。 

     At   once    Brauner    showed     that  he   was   satisfied�察  �and   Mrs。   Brauner 

beamed。      ``Oh�察    �a  friend  of  yours��''   Brauner    said�察 �extending     his  hand。 

``Glad to see any friend of Otto's。'' 

     Mr。 Feuerstein advanced impressively and bowed first over Brauner's 

hand�察�then over Mrs。 Brauner's。           ``I am not a friend of thisyou
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