"The scene your son Kurt enacted to-day in front of Apollonie's cottage with his crowd of miscellaneous friends can only be called a vulgar noise." But Mrs.Maxa did not yet know what Kurt had done.

The visitor turned to go now, as it seemed not worth her while to waste words about it.

As soon as the field was clear, Maezli rushed out of a hiding-place, pulling Apollonie with her.

The old woman was terribly apologetic about having gone into the room.

When she had told Maezli that she wanted to see her mother, the little girl had taken her there without any further ado.