, 1898-10-24
fRHINE STORY.

The Misses Ladfosd walked acroea
tho road from the German station to
the small hotel
"And now" complained the elder
Mis- LAdford, 81 suppose VI ahall have
more unintellisible argument at this
ridiculous hotel Not ! soul to speak
English OF French, and
"We shall manage" said her young
sister. hopefully. The porter carrying
their luggage pushed open the door, and
they stepped into . big. square room,
with . pewter covered bar at the side.
A few men were playing with grubby
cards In . corner. The proprietor
shunled forward and took his pipe from
mis- month reluctantly.
"Bahi" cried the elder Miss Ladford.
"That's not German" remarked her
young sister cheerfully. "Kellner, elm
simmer"
II young Miss Ladford had known
the German for hotel proprietor, she
would not have called him q waiter. 1t
was unfortunate. because the proprie-
tors brow olouded ut the word "kell-
ner, and he appeared to be instructiDg
the porter to take the luggage outside.
The two ladies stared at each other dis.
tressedly.
"Can I be Of any use?"
mi. Wallisi" cried the young sister
delightedly.
"Mr. Wallisr remarked Miss Lad
ford distantly.
In a few words the young man ex-
planned everything to the offended hotel
proprietor; in a few more words he in
formed the ladies that he, too, had ar
rived by the train from Berlin, and
that, finding the last train for Luxem-
bourg had gone, he had said q few
words
81 am glad you did that" said Miss
Ladford.
and had come straight across to
the hotel. Mr.. Mark Wallis further
mentioned that he had ordered supper
for one while the ladies were up stairs
he would amend the order and make 1t
supper for three. A stout, apple faced
maid appeared and prepared to conduct
them stolidly up the broad wooden
staircase to their room.
mi. Wallis" said Miss Ladford,
I'VE %quarreled. I'm afraid, at Bal
reuth.'
"No, no." replied the young man,
flushing. "Don't dignity our argument
to that extent. It was a mere difference
Of opinion" He glanced at the young
ulster, who was following the apple
checked maid.
"You made some unkind remarks in
your journal last winter about my play.
ing, and I felt bound to tell you that I
resented those criticisms. W. had been
good friends too"
II tried to be fair, Miss Ladford. I
had every reason not to be unkind."
every ~reasonf'-
EVERY reason"
She hesitated q moment and then held
out her hand.
"shall We forget all about it. Mr..
Wallisp'
"It will give me great pleasure, - said
the young man earnestly. And, being
in . foreign land where courtly acts can
be done without creating derision, he
lifted her gloved hand and kissed it.
Such 4 supper party that night in the
bare boarded dining loom OF tho sleepy
little hotel at kaIthaus, and such de-
termination on Mark Wallis part to
uopitiate Miss LAdford-so much gen.
eral good humor indeed that b chrome
OF the Emperor William on the walls
stared - though half inclined to assume
that the laughter approached leze ma
5esty. Even the apple checked servant
became infected by the general gayety
md served the dishes with positive
cheerfulness, browning the evening,
when supper was over and Mark Wallis
had lighted . Cigar n . said good
might, BY rsmarktng las she took the two
patrs OF shoes from b tired young wo-
msn md closed their door, in a confden-
ttal whisper, Earring crossP' and dis
appeared with b air OF n who has
mid a~faassuring and a comforting word
to English women In a strange land.
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