Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-12-04

TOD "Hey, Alan, who had one
Nv, an the step of the bus that was to
~, him and other ardent fishermen
,.nr TO the landing, whence they would
u .a ont to Barnegat bay, stood still.
S The brown legs bore down on Alan,
"A ths boy above them thrust a tele-
Fam into his hands. Alan tore it open
o. Come 10 New York ON the first train. "
aWhats the natter" asked Captain
wilkins.
,Niy uncle wants me to come to New
v,rs said Alan. "lcan't go out today.
m catch the 10 o'clock train mp"
onont seem TO mind getting dis
r,t,bes no more'n sif they's postal
sSrjs remarked the captain, and two
three other boys respectfully followed
Alan as he hurried down the road to the
borel where he was spending the sum-
mer ,,
II was little after l O'clock when
Alan walked into his uncle's Office in
Wall street and found that gentleman
sitting at his desk and gazing abstract
slly at nothing.
@Glad to see you, my boy" said his
npcle as he heard his step, I'm fact I'm
very glad TO see you"
whats wrong, uncle? Is it mammal
"No, no; your mothers all right. It's
I'm in a lot of trouble and maybe you
ran help me out, At any rate that's
why | sent for YOU"
"Whats the matter? FailedT"
Failed! Of course not. Business is
good enough. It's that girl"
Girl? Why, uncle, it seems to me
YOU are getting pretty old
ALAN, it is one of the misfortunes Of
life in this age that there comes a time
70 every boy when he thinks he is called
on to say smart things. They are not
smart, but the boy thinks they are. The
grl | have in mind is not the kind of
Irl yOa mean. In fact she's a Dutch
rrl, "a German, or something of that
soS,
Well, there are nice Dutch girls,
aren't tseySs~
"Oh, coHsogpa it; it's that girl out at
the hopSS--yOaF nsother's girl; the serv.
ant
why, what's she been doing?"
"She's bees talking Dutch"
We'll, that's Tather natural, isn't it?'
ats inhuman. She talks Dutch, but
doesn't understand it; at least when |
talk it to her
But dont see what you want of
NE
an tell yea. You've studied German
nschool, aS!sa't your"
"Yes; one term"
Good. This is the way it is: Your
Aunt Louisa is in some sort Of trouble
making jelly and it won't come, or
broken be- 1es. ca something serious.
Anyway she seHS for your mother in
hurry, and away she went. told her
not to worry about me. i used to know
sgooI deal q German, and | could get
along with Marie, or whatever her name
Is, for a couple OF weeks. But don't
get along. ! can't make her understand
what say, and she doesn't speak any
kind Of German / ever heard. We
don't seem to chord, as they say in the
orchestra"
And You want me to help you talk to
her and understand herr"
That's just it.
We'll, said the boy, well both try
her, I'll go over to the house and spend
the afternoon studying my German
gsmmsr-all about 'Haben sic meme
nutter gesehenY and list das Ihr bru-
der' and that sort of thing. | want
some luncheon first, though"
"All right" said uncle. "Well go up
to the Rathskeller and eat frankfurters
and potato salad. There's nothing like
laying good foundation, and maybe
We can pick up some bits OF German fly.
ing around there"
1t was 7 o'clock that evening when
Alan and his uncle descended to the
dining room o. their home. AlaA car
ned his grammar and his uncle die
honary in his hand. There was tron-
oIed, even anxious, look GA the uncls's
lace, and Alan did not appear entirely
ease. They seated themselves at thu
able and prssently Mario appeared
bearing tureen Of soup. There was
troubled look on her face, too-that is,
q much Of a look as ever comes to the
lace Of a German servant girls Suisse
quently Alan described it as the look of
atortured saint.
Gluten abend," said uncle with cheer
tul ciyility.
'Gu;en abend," answered Marie with
sglal cheerfulness, as she sat the turesn
O7iore him and then retreated.
Good start, Bncle," said Alan ap-
P'oHngly. lam glad, though, we didn't
nave to say anything about soup, for /
couldn't find the word for it in my gram
mar, You see, T. came down to the
Aitchen this afternoon and nosed around
!, see what we were going to have for
''lner, and l made list Of the things
anu then looked zap as many of them 40
could find 10 my grammar. But
OO1ldnt find soup"
There are two verbs hers, said uncle,
a''er searching ihS dictionary. al can't
! make out what oAs of lhRm Is, slough
" looks like 'suhp,"
"Ess 90 lrs pay. >" said Alas.
- But the OtAeE 10 SnpVe.' There's'an
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