The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10

tions Aunt Ottilie had to ask. and
how many unasked ones mother re-
membered to answer. They went
down a grand stairway to cabin be-
low and found cozy corner, and visit
ed busily while the moments flew.
| When the luncheon was over, maid
| spoke in a low voice to Aunt Ottilie
who rose swiftly
| Nov I may present you to her
majesty" she said, and led the way to
another grander cabin, in which was
seated motherly. pleasant-faced wom-
an scarcely larger than Aunt Ottilie
She looked up and smiled as they ap'
| preached.
so this is the little Canadian girl.
Bauerlein?" she said, pleasantly. She
| is brave to have come so long jour-
ney. You should be proud of her."
| Little mother had nothing to say
This was her queen, the lady above
all others to whom she owed her 10y
atty. She stammered, but could think
of 10 fine speeches.
| ooh, I'm so happy" was all she
could gasp. She could have said moth
ing finer, for her majesty smiled at
her
"It is fine thing to be able to make
child happy, Bauerlein," she said
I'VE must be happy, too"
| Then they went on to another room,
first bowling low to her majesty, and
| there they found the reason for Aunt
| Ottilie's being aboard the yacht. This
room was fitted up for nursery, and
| playing in it were three little girls and
a baby boy. The girls all set up a
merry shout as Aunt Ottilie opened the
door,
Here comes Bauerlein!" they cried,
| in German, and ran to surround her.
/ They are the Princess Alice's chill
! dren," said Aunt Ottilie. "She has
come for visit and have come with
these little ones, who are my charges"
| When mother had told us SO much
of her story, we always interrupted
her with demand for the story Of
| Princess Alice, and she would tell how
| the queens daughter, married at nine
| teen, had gone, stranger, with her
young husband to Hesse-D arnstadt,
where his father reigned as grand
| duke.
That was Aunt Ottilie's old home,
queens children had grown too old to
need her care. So it came about that
the Princess Alice, riding to the castle
from the railway station in an open
carriage that day of her arrival, sur
rounded by vast throngs of strangers
| who threw flowers and cheered her to
| the echo, saw not face she knew till
from little balcony smiled down the
wrinkled visage of her governess. It
was like coming home against to see
| her. She threw kiss to the balcony,
and when she had reached the palace
sent back carriage to bring Bauer
lein" to visit with her for month,
till she had grown acquainted with her
new home and surroundings.
From the nursery mother and Aunt
Ottilie went on deck again, and there,
quarter of mile away, they saw
mothers steamer, moving slowly along
beside them, while all the passengers
| in a black crowd lined the rail and
gazed.
Now you must hasten back" said
Bauerlein. I'VE must keep them wait
| ing no longer. Give my hearts love to
| your father and mother, and to those
whom you visit in Germany"
The small boat was waiting; a mo-
ment later mother was in it, and soon
she clambered UP the ladder to her
own vessel again, and the captain rang
for full speed ahead
My, but the passengers stared, you
may be sure, at this tiny girl for whom
| their vessel had been held an hour in
| mid-channeli
who is she?" was the whisper that
| flew about. did you hear? The
queen commanded her presence!"
| The little girl in the silk dress soon
came hunting her up to play with her,
primed with questions by her mother.
| and promptly demanded who she was.
I'm Marie Bauer" said mother
And SO she was, nor would she tell her
more. Only to the captain. whom she
swore to secrecy. would she tell why
she had been sent for. If ever little
girl rejoiced in her secret 1t was
mother then.
Il wasn't anybody yesterday" she
said. land I'm not a bit different to-
day And it's none of their old busi-
ness"
But mothers adventures on that trip
were not yet ended. The vessel went
quietly enough to London. and there
with many of the passengers from her
ship. she was transferred to another
vessel which was to carry her to the
Continent Before she had left the
dock the passengers were pointing her
out. and repeating the story of how
they had been stopped at sea while she
visited the royal yacht. 1t was rumor-
ed that she was princess, travelling
incognito. although no one could