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healing and never would heal。           She teased Otto and even flirted with him。 

This elevated her father and his mother to hilarity。               They were two very 

sensible young´old people�察�with a keen sense of humorthe experience of 

age added to the simplicity and gaiety of youth。 

     You would have paused to admire and envy had you passed that way 

and   looked   in   under   the   trees�察  �as   they  clinked   glasses   and   called   one   to 

another     and   went    off  into  gales   of   mirth   over   nothing    at  all。  What 

laughter   is   so   gay   as   laughter   at   nothing   at   all�拭�Any   one   must   laugh 

when there is something to laugh at�察�but to laugh just because one must 

have an outlet for bubbling spirits there's the test of happiness� �

     After luncheon they wandered into the woods and soon Otto and Hilda 

found   themselves   alone�察  �seated   by   a   little   waterfall�察  �which   in   a   quiet�察�

sentimental voice suggested that low tones were the proper tones to use in 

that place。 

     ``We've known each other always�察�Hilda��'' said Otto。                ``And we know 

all about each other。       Why notdear��'' 

     She did not speak for several minutes。 



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     ``You know I haven't any heart to give you��'' she answered at last。 

     Otto did not know anything of the kind�察�but he knew she thought so�察�

and he was too intelligent to dispute�察�when time would settle the question´ 

´and�察�he felt sure�察�would settle it right。          So he reached out and took her 

hand and said�此       �`I'll risk that。'' 

     And they sat watching the waterfall and listening to it�察�and they were 

happy in a serious�察�tranquil way。           It filled him with awe to think that he 

had    at  last  won    her。   As    for  her�察 �she   was   looking    forward�察   �without 

illusions�察�without regrets�察�to a life of work and content beside this strong�察�

loyal�察�manly man who protested little�察�but never failed her or any one else。 

     On the way home in the train she told her mother�察�and her mother told 

her   father。   He�察  �then   and   there�察  �to   the   great   delight   and   pleasure   of   the 

others in the car�察�rose up and embraced and kissed first his daughter�察�then 

Otto   and   then   Otto's   mother。      And   every   once   in   a   while   he   beamed 

down the line of his party and said�此          �`This is a happy day��'' 

     And   he   made   them   all   come   into   the   sitting´room  back   of   the   shop。 

``Wait here��'' he commanded。           ``No one must move��'' 

     He went down to the cellar�察�presently to reappear with a dusty bottle of 

Johannisberger Cabinet。          He pointed proudly to the seal。           ``Bronze��'' he 

exclaimed。       ``It is wine like gold。      It must be drunk slowly。''         He drew 

the cork and poured the wine with great ceremony�察�and they all drank with 

much   touching   of   glasses   and   bowing   and   exchanging   of   good   wishes�察�

now in German�察 �now in English�察 �again in both。                 And the   last toast�察 �the 

one   drunk   with   the   greatest   enthusiasm�察  �was   Brauner's   favorite   famous 

``Arbeit und Liebe und Heim��'' 

     From that time forth Hilda began to look at Otto from a different point 

of    view。    And everything depends on point of view。 

       Thenthe   house   in   which   Schwartz   and   Heilig   had   their   shop   was 

burned。     And when their safe was drawn from the ruins�察�they found that 

their insurance had expired four days before the fire。                It was Schwartz's 

business   to   look   after the insurance�察  �but   Otto had   never before   failed   to 

oversee。     His mind had been in such confusion that he had forgotten。 

     He stared at the papers�察�stunned by the disaster。             Schwartz wrung his 



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hands and burst into tears。         ``I saw that you were in trouble��'' he wailed�察�

``and that upset me。       It's my fault。     I've ruined us both。'' 

     There was nothing left of their business or capital�察�nothing but seven 

hundred dollars in debts to the importers of whom they bought。 

     Heilig   shook   off   his   stupor   after   a   few minutes。    ``No   matter��''   he 

said。    ``What's past is past。'' 

     He went straightway over to Second Avenue to the shop of Geishener�察�

the largest delicatessen dealer in New York。 

     ``I've been burned out��'' he explained。          ``I must get something to do。'' 

     Geishener offered him a place at eleven dollars a week。                ``I'll begin in 

the morning��'' said Otto。       Then he went to Paul Brauner。 

     ``When will you open up again��'' asked Brauner。 

     ``Not for a long time�察�several years。          Everything's gone and I've taken 

a   place   with   Geishener。     I   came    to  say   thatthat   I  can't  marry   your 

daughter。'' 

     Brauner did not know what answer to make。                  He liked Otto and had 

confidence in him。        But the masses of the people build their little fortunes 

as coral insects build their islands。         And Hilda was getting          alongwhy�察�

she   would   be   twenty   in   four   months。     ``I   don't   know。   I   don't   know。'' 

Brauner   rubbed   his   head   in   embarrassment   and   perplexity。        ``It's   bad 

very bad。     And everything was running so smoothly。'' 

     Hilda came in。       Both men looked at her guiltily。            ``What is it��'' she 

asked。     And   if   they had   not   been mere   men   they would   have noticed   a 

change in her face�察�a great change�察�very wonderful and beautiful to see。 

     ``I came to release you��'' said Otto。 

     ``I've got nothing leftand a lot of debts。         I'' 

     ``YesI   know��''   interrupted   Hilda。     She   went   up   to   him   and   put   her 

arm round his neck。         ``We'll have to begin at the bottom��'' she said with a 

gentle�察�cheerful smile。 

     Brauner pretended that he heard some one calling him from the shop。 

``Yes     right away��'' he shouted。        And when he was alone in the shop he 

wiped his eyes�察�not before a large tear had blistered the top sheet of a pile 

of wrapping paper。 



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     ``I know   you   don't   care   for   me   asas''   Otto   was   standing uneasily�察�

his   eyes   down   and   his   face   red。   ``It   was   hard   enough   for   you   before。 

NowI couldn't let you do itdear。'' 

     ``You   can't   get   rid   of   me   so   easily��''   she   said。 ``I   know   I'm   getting 

along and I won't be an old maid。'' 

     He   paid   no   attention   to   her   raillery。 ``I   haven't   got   anything   to   ask 

you to share��'' he went on。          ``I've been working ever since I was eleven 

and that's fourteen yearsto get what I had。               And it's all gone。       It'll take 

several years to pay off my debts�察�and mother must be supported。                          No 

I've got to give it up。'' 

     ``Won't you marry me�察�Otto��'' She put her arms round his neck。 

     His lips trembled and his voice broke。              ``I can'tlet you do it�察�Hilda。'' 

     ``Very well。''      She pretended to sigh。 

     ``But you must come back this evening。                I want to ask you again。'' 

     ``Yes�察�I'll come。       But you can't change me。'' 

     He went�察�and she sat at the table�察�with her elbows on it and her face 

between   her   hands�察  �until   her   father   came   in。      Then   she   said�此    �`We're 

going to be married next week。             And I want two thousand dollars。              We'll 

give you our note。'' 

     Brauner rubbed his face violently。 

     ``We're   going   to   start   a   delicatessen��''   she   continued�察   �`in   the   empty 

store where Bischoff was。            It'll take two thousand dollars to start right。'' 

     ``That's a good deal of money��'' objected her father。 

     ``You only get three and a half per cent。 in the savings bank��'' replied 

Hilda。     ``We'll give you six。         You know it'll be safeOtto and I together 

can't fail to do well。'' 

     Brauner reflected。        ``You can have the money��'' he said。 

     She   went   up   the Avenue   humming   softly  one of   Heine's   love   songs�察�

still with that wonderful�察�beautiful look in her eyes。                  She stopped at the 

tenement       with   the   vacant    store。    The     owner�察   �old   man     Schulte�察   �was 

sweeping the sidewalk。           He had an income of fifteen thousand a year�察�but 

he held that he needed exercise�察�that sweeping was good exercise�察�and tha
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