The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1921, Page 2

i In the beautiful little village of Werttsberg lived Ermantine, daughter of the village innkeeper. Fair as the morning was this lit- tle German girl, with her rosy clgeks, flaxen hair, and laughing blue eyes. Every one in the village loved her, Dut none quite so well as Hans, the son of Gottlieb, the grocer. Even in days of childhood he was her knight errant, carrying her books to school, and fighting her battles for her.. What wonder that when both were grown he still was looked upon as Ermantine’s sweetheart? At the time this story opens Erman- tine was just sixteen years old, and although she had lovers a-plenty, she smiled upon all alike, perhaps reserv- ing a few of her brightest smiles for Hans. ‘Thus matters stood on this Hallowe’en of which I write. Now Hallowe'en is observed in many coun: tries, and in none with more rever- ence than in Germany. On this night the witches are supposed to hold high carnival, and ghosts and goblins are supposed to leave their places of abode to travel to this world. If Ermantine had one foult it was that she was too brave; she was afraid of nothing; the wildest horse was the one she rode, and it was often whispered among the village gossips that she was-afraid of neither man nor devil, Be that as it may in .any adventures she always took the lead, and the more perilous the undertak- ing, the better she liked it. Early in the mornig of October 31, Ermantine arose and dressed herself. There was much to be done upon this day, and in the evening came the grand masquerade and dance. Hurry- ing down stairs she helped her moth- er prepare breakfast for the few guests who had stayed over night, and then she began to set the rooms to right sweeping and dusting until everything was as clean as any one could wish to;see. Late in ¢~ after- noon a horsenian rode up to the door of the inn. His horse was as black as midnight, and the traveler himselt appeared to be a moody silent young mah. Ermantine, whose father was absent, ushered the stranger into the bar-room. and brought to him the mug of hot ale, and the crackers and cheese he had ordered, while the sta- ble boy looked after the stranger's horse. es At this moment Ermantine’s mother entered the room, and chided her for some foolhardy stunt she had accom- plished the day before. “If you are not careful,” said she, “some day you are going to get hurt; you are a young. lady now, and should behave as one.” “But, mother.” said Ermantine, “it was So easy, and the rest of our crowd did not dare fo do it.” “That is the trouble,” i Fa her mother, “you are afraid of nothing.” i The stranger, who had been busily munching’ his crackers and cheese, and‘ sipping his ale, looked up. “So,” he said, “you are'brave, and not afraid of anything. I have a mind to put your bravery to atest.” Ermantine looked pleased. She was » very proud of the fact that everyone thought her so brave, and she was always ready to prove her courage. “Yes,” she said, “it is true that I am not afraid: of aq ‘thing on earth.” “Nothing on earth, perhaps,” replied the stranger, “but how about other) and carried it in her hand. worlds? Do you fear the unknown?” Ermantine looked scared at this, but she hastened to reply, lest he should mock her: “I am afraid of nothing, put me to any test you please, and £ shall prove my bravery.” “Well,” said the nger, “I shall do as you ask, but first I want to show you something.” Reaching into his pocket he with- drew a velvet covered box, and set it on the table before him. Opening it he took out a beautiful necklace of pearls which flashed with thousands of tiny fires. “This shall be yours,” he said, turning to Ermantine, “when you return from accomplishing the feat I shall set you to do this night.” If any thing had been wanted to re- store Ermantine’s courage this was more than enough. With flashing eyes she declared the necklace wou!d be hers before another day, and the stranger would rue his bet. Her mother, however was not at all pleased. Born in a country whose in- habitants were filled wth superstition. she remembered old-time stories she had heard when a child, and thinking, of them she shuddered as to what} might not overtake her foolish child. But entreaties were useless, prayers were in vain; Ermantine was deter- mined to have that necklace, even ‘though she had to risk her Ife a thou sand times to get it. ' “Besides,” she said, what harm could come to her? Wasn't she right in her own village where everyone loved her? So, mut- tering to herself, her mother left her daughter to her fancies. i Although Ermantine had tried nu- merous times to learn just what she had to do in ordez,to call the won- derful necklace her own, the stranger was reticent on this subject, merely telling her she should know all in good time. Hight o'clock came at last. and Er- mantine, dressed in a wonderful white gown with slippers to match was ready for the grand masquerade. Be- fore going, however, she wanted to speak to the stranger who had made her such a strange offer. She found him ‘sitting by the fireplace, whittling a long, pointed (stick. “So,” he said, “You have come to ‘fulfill your promise; but let me warn you that you will be called upon to face dangers you have never known before; will you be brave enough to face them, cr have you decided not to accept my offer?” “Tam ready to do as you ask,” re- plied Ermantine, who secretly thought the stranger had repented of his of- fer, and was trying to get out of giv- ing up the necklace. “Yes,” she re- peated, “Iam ready to fulfill my part of the contraet.” “Well,” said the stranger, handing her the stick he had been sharpening before the fire: “On the stroke of midngkt. you are t9:go to the church- yard, taking this stick with you, and plant it firmly ou the grave of him who died three days ago, have done this return, and dace shall be yours.” ERMANTINE’S FOLLY A Hallowe’en Story By Florence Borner. , - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, ’21 i “Surely,” replied the girl, “you send | me updn a strange mission, but old} Jahann Schmidt, who lies in the grave you mention never dd me harm while he lived, and I am sure will do me none now that he is dead, so your! commission will be fulfilled to the 1 tel fter which | may claim the neck- answered the stranger, “do! y and the necklace shall belong! once again, I beg you to re-} der your promise; it is fraught, with danger to you.” : “Pooh!” exclaimed Ermantine, who now felt sure the stranger was anx. ious to call the bargain off on his ow.! account, “I am not going to relinquish that necklace without at least making a try for it; you ade your own cqn- ditions, and surely you are willing to abide by them.” 5 “Yes,” replied the man, “As you say “I made my own conditions, and my thought was for you, foolish girl; but, since you are anxious to reap the benefit of it, I shall say no more.”; Taking: the stick from the strangers! hands, Ermantine started gaily for the door, “I will take this stick to! the masquerade with me.” she said, “and promptly at the stroke of mi nght I shall enter the churchyard ana plant it on old Johann’s grave, then I shall “return for ‘the necklace; by the way, may I take any one with me?” “Whoever you choose may accom-; pany you to the gate of the chu yard,” replied the stranger, “but, in order to get the reward you must go; alone to the grave, which I under- stand lies in the furthermost corner of the lot; no one m:; company you there.” “All right.” replied Erman- | tine gaily. “I merely asked you in} order to bé sure of my ground, not; because I wished for company on my mission; anyway, there is none in this! village brave enough to go with me,! even had you permitted them to doj| so.” Hans, who had been waiting in| the parlor for the girl, added $ pleadings to those of her mother, try= ing to make her give up her intention of visiting the graveyard at the strang- er’s bidding. No good could come ot} it and after all what good would the! necklace do a girl in her position? Her} parents were poor, and could nat at-| ford to buy her the fine clothes which the necklace would call for. Besides, neither of them liked the looks of the! stranger who kept altogether to him-! self, and did not mix with the rest of the inn’s ts not even speaking to; them. In vain were his pleadings. al- though he continued talking all tho! wayto the place where the masquer- ade was to be given. The hours sped swiftly by. Erman- tine in the guise of a fairy princess danced along the gayest of the gay. * But she did not forget her promise, and often would steal a look at th2 tiny watch which had been her fath- er’s gift to-her on her last birthday. Promptly at half-past eleven Er- mantine let the batlxoom. Hans, and a few of her best friends declared they would go with her to the gate of the churchyard, as the stranger had said she could have company that far. So making their-way through the_guest: they entered the cloak room and don- ned hats and coats, while Ermantine took, the stick from fts hiding place, to It was*‘a fine night for witches and ghosts to be out. Not a star was in the sky, and everything was hidden by the pall of darkness that seemed to o’ershadow the village. Hastily making their way as best they could down the street they soon came to the gate of the little cemetery that stood n the edge of the village Even as they reached the gate, the great clock in the church steeple be- gan to strike the hour of midnight. Once again Ermantine’s companions hegged her not,to do as she had prom- ised. . But, mote determined than ever, now that the reward was so near, the girl refused to listen to them.: Enter- ing the gate, she told them to wait A WHY CARL TRIED S Royalist sympathizers ExKing! Carl tried the second time to regain the Hungarian i because he theught ‘the people of Hungary were unanimous in demanding him as king. Ambitious advisors did all they could to strengthen this belief. When you|This picture of General Hegedues was taken while the Carlist coup was the neck-|being hatched. nent shero, when he shouted that the restoration was at hai ~ (EAN DE RESIKE, GARUSO'S PREDECESSOR AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ROUSE, AND MISS MAY PETERSON, AMERICAN SOPRANC iu N i Jean de Reszke, once the leading operatic tenor of the world and now its most famous singing teacher, doesn’t pne before for eight years. known as “the golden girl of the Metropolitan,” seems to have his attention sufficiently for a photographer to slip'in and capture Mr. De Reszke in an informal pose with the American prima donna. Peterson spent the entire summer gestions and preparing her concert programs for the coming season. picture was made at Mr. De Reszke’s summer home at Royat, in the fountains of France. for her return. Just at this moment the moon, which had been hidden. made its appearane casting a sickly light on the tall tombstones, while an owl's dismal hoot sounded not far away, making things seem-more eerie. | Ermantine hurried away, and the flicker of her white dress was soon lost in the darkness. Using the feeble light of the mon as a light, she made her way through the graveyard, and soon found her destination—the grave of otd Johann Schmidt, who had but recently left this world. Kneelng down in order'the better to fulfill her misson, she took, from her pocket a stone which she-had brought with her, and was soon busily pound- ing the stake into the ground. But what her terror when she found she could not rise—something was hold- ing her fast! Even as she gave vent to her terror in three shrill screams, she knew that she was doomed—that none of her friends who were waiting outside would venture into the grounds of that ferbidding spot. She felt hes limbs growing'stiff, her heart seemed to stop beating, and then darkness descended and she knew nothing. Meanwhile, what of her companions? They heard those piercng screams, apd could but guess what caused them but never in the world would they have gone to her assistance. Han more brave, would have investigated, but the others held him back saying he could not save the hapless girl, and would only be risking his own life. * With white faces they ran back to the village, spreading the tidings as they went. ~Soon an excited group of people was gathered in the street, all ECOND COMEBACK one hoisted him: to ¢ But May Peterson, favorite concert star, | Neteneee who hag lured the girl to her doom. But horse’ and rider had land were never seen again, Visitors to a certain large institu- |tion near one of Germany's. largest | cities, “are often astonished to see a woman with. golden’ hai | busily driving stakes into the ground | upon with the fury of a tiger. | Sather theiy children around them and | tell them how Belzebub, Prince, of | Darkness, even yet rides up fres the | Black Iovest each Hallowe'en, seek- ; story they know so well, _|Have | i party It’s just the thing {black ink on gray paper telling your j friends that you’ll expect them to con- venc with and be one of the notables at your home on a certain evening and at a certain hour which you will ‘set. Ask each guest to wear a gray |domino and to wear, or carry, some- thing suggestive of the ghost which the is to ba, | There need be only one really pains- |takingly made costume for the whole {party and that will be the outfit of. jthe little page who will distribute the witches’ pencils and papers and assist |in other ways. Her frock should be of yellow crepe paper with a tall pointed cap. Buy {the regular Hallowe’on paper whicly thas goblins, and elves dancing along jthe border. Make a regulas little Mother Hubbard from the neck and | gather it into a full skirt at the waist. (Be sure that the fanciful border is at |the hem of the skirt and at the head band of the cap. She must wear yel- low stockings and sandals which you can make of yellqw silk with dong toes stuffed and caught back to the upper part of the shoe with/a yellow thread which will be practically invis- ible. 't like cameramen. He hasn't faced diverted = | Misa After the guests have arrived, they with Mr. De Reszke receiving sug: {will be conducted by ‘the little page, This who keeps her finger tio her mouth as a request for silence, to a room with ,{ huge Silence signs hung about. Thon she carries, will distribute pencils to write down the names. of as many of the ghosts present as they know. There will be Shakespeare with a what to do, Finally they decided to} go to the priest.. and see what hej would advise. Father Andrew w: astonished when he, heard their) strange stories, telling them they! should have called him at once, since! none of them was brave enough t| investigate. Calling a servant and lighting a, lantern, the priest, followed by the} people quickly made his way to the} churchyard gate. Some few followed the priest through’ fhe cemetery, for “surely,” they thought, “no harm can come to the. priest,’ Soon they saw, through the flicker- ing light of \the:Jantern, the grave of the ancient cobbler~ and something white lying on it. Hastening forward they saw it was Ermantine. She was still on her knees, but, her beautiful head was bent, and her eyes were ‘staring wide open. When the priest would “have raised her, he found something holding her fast, and then,| he discovered what it ‘was that had caused the girl's terrible fright. The stake ‘which. she had driven into the ground had pinned her fast by the dress, aes ‘ Muttering. benedictions, the priest tenderly. removed the stake, setting the dress free, and gathered the hap-| less girl into his arms, telling the rest to follow him. Slowly they made their way back to the village, ‘where Ermantine was placed inthe snowy bed she had slept in ever since she was a child. 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