Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-29
UNAW ARES.

ming tank at Santa Cruz watching the
!reencry v ltry water beneath and the
lack human froS, aWkWardly gunbol
ing thcrcin dislike being introduced
TO people at or in swimming tanks. but
as Mrs. Eichbody introduced her / had
to be civil. (Nrs. Richbody has very
good cook-much better than the chef
ut the hotel whore AIN staying)
SO | found her chair and we sat
down.
Out &C the corner cf my eye | saw
her hitch her char Il little closer TO
mine as she adjusted her skirts. Like
all the girls tbs season, she wears
those abuniuablo god Is behind, that
stick out / 1e the cowcatcher If loco
motive, and they need careful manage
meut,
Before she had spoken six words
mumurod to myself; All, that eX
plains it. You are a German
"EXI aims What?" she asked sharply,
"Ycu are Il erman, repeated.
pray 90 on. ! am interested i'll your
rcma Ks.
Most foreigners take me for French, "
she said.
merely smiled and dropped the ashes
# my cigar into the uptumed eye of
my tailor in the tank below, who had
had the inpcrtinonce 20 forward me his
httle account from the city.
Most foreigners, " she repeated
Excuse me, " said l, "but where are
We"
In the swimming tank.
NO; at the swimming tank, but i'll
the United states OF America.
just then the band played der
Yacht am Rhein. -
It's true, all the same, said as the
last strain died away. We're in Amer
ica. though | sometimes find it hard to
realize it. "
Caroline frowned and made a deli
cious little pucker in her white fore
head. G call her Caroline now All this
was five days ago.
THE best blood you have is Ger
man, she said.
"Ithink not, replied My grand
mother was "A Frenchwoman.
$50 was mine, She said softly.
The silence was broken only by the
barking of human seal III the tank
boluw-a poor imitation and much more
vulgar than the or ginal
AT length Caroline said, I'm sorry
you dislike the Germans -
Il don't A. individuals | have many
friends among them, but as Il nation -
| blew IA light Whit that vanished into
thin air.
You're not very entertaining or
very complimentary. Indeed, you re
rather rude. and | think I'll go She
said.
: She rose and gave her pipe organ
plaits a preliminary shake
Don't 60 - said mildly Il said
nothing
Il agree with you, she answered
cheerfully, and sat down again with Il
: satisfied smile.
Now, | confess, that just for a mo-
ment | felt foolish. Never Il man, never
a child and seldom woman has made
me feel foolish Aud this woman had
made me feel foolish-for moment.
was annoyed. and. fear, showed it, for
her audacity, you know, and dropped
my lighted cigar into the swimming
tank 1t fell on the bald head Of my
tailor (StultzwurZeD, and made him
swear prodigiously That was some sat
isfacti6n
Il think wc'd better go and take Il
turn on the beach, - said |, rising The
nj. h.1
Not at all, " she replied settling
back snugly and tapping the toe OF a
very small tan slipper with the paraSoL
1T seems very comfortable here e
me. But perhaps you suffer from head
ache?"
mo, " saidI; that's not the trouble.
My nose is out Of joint "
Poor Slawkenbergius, - she murmur
ed
Now, this was more extraordinary
than anything she had said before. Thai
young girl brought up among the Ger
mans-that strange peopl~ who drinl
lager beer love sauerkraut and write
volumes ON such thrilling topics as As
. sonantal Rimes for HOrs in the old Ger
man epic-that girl SO educated should
show acquaintance with belle lettre
, writer so essentially non-German a
, Sterne-this was even more remarkable
than her impairment remark about ny
, having said nothing.
Twas proceeding to light fresh ciga
! when she interrupted coOlly:
Il don't like smoking. Mr.. Legend.
| | looked at her in amazement.
: But you are German, said
! "SurClv all Germans
Have you ever been i'll Germany
e she asked.
= Now, here she had me again. No,
q have never been in Germany, but
q wasn't going 10 confess il without
r struggle, so | evasivcly replica, II hav
been in Sleswick Holstein. ~
.. THAT hardly Germany (this rathe
K disdainfully).
!. I'm glad 10 hear you confess 1t,
said l. I've always maintained tina
Sleswick Holstein is piece Of Den