She is here for a short time only, I believe ?' And innocent Joseph answered, 'Oh, dear no! Madame Fontaine is Mr.Keller's new housekeeper.' 'Well ?' mamma asked, 'and what did he say when he heard that ?' 'He said nothing,' Joseph answered, 'and went away directly.'" "Was that all that passed between your mother and Joseph ?" "All," Minna replied.

"My mother wouldn't even let me speak to her.

I only tried to say a few words of sympathy--and I was told sharply to be silent.

'Don't interrupt me,' she said, 'I want to write a letter.'" "Did you see the letter ?" "Oh, no! But I was so anxious and uneasy that I did peep over her shoulder while she was writing the address." "Do you remember what it was ?" "I only saw the last word on it.

The last word was 'Wurzburg.'" "Now you know as much as we do," Fritz resumed.