Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-01

manageable and had left 20 minutes
before. The secretary was good
enough to detail clerk to locate the
baron for me, while he joyfully rem
dered statistics on the point in ques-
ton. He gave me the thrilling news
that cur egg crop exceeded in value the
country's combined gold and silver
output since 1850; that our American
hens laid during the last fiscal year,
1920 100000 of eggs: that we have in
the United States 81 standard varie-
ties of chickens. He even presented me
with pictures of all the various kinds
of hens. the very ones he had given
to the baron and the freiherr the day
before. 1t seemed that all these de-
partment figures had quite staggered
the Prussians. The secretary said that
Baron Gustave had told him with tears
In his eyes, in the presence Of the frei-
herr. that the hens in Germany would
not lay. and that every egg in the en-
pire had to be imported from Hun
gary.
'The baron also stated" remarked
the secretary dryly, that he was
charmed with the American nen, only
he wanted the department to guaran-
tee that she would keep up her model
standard in Germany-which Informal
ton I will ask you to use ut your dis
cretion."
BY this time the clerk reported that
the embassy said the baron was at the
club, the club said he was at the lodg-
ings and the lodgings said be was at
the embassy.
I returned to the Office and there
found enough messages to float a
dozen barons. The first four actually
stated ttat the Count Kar: Josef Will
helm Won Steinwartz-Linstow was do
ing all in lis power. The last one from
Herr Walters was definite. It. informed
me that the baron was u: lunch at
the Metropolitan club, and would conc
to his Logging at three by the clock,
according to the hour naned, where
he would be charmed. An aour later
I was again called up, Husx Walters
asking IL heart-rendirS tone if I
could NOS possibly make ths appoint
ment at two instead of thee by the
clock, a1.d I replied that could. !
took a car in time to mako the lodg-
ing at tks hour named, whsn, as luck
would have it, the fuse buried out and
I had to get out and walk so it was
slightly after two when I reached the
lodgings.
This was a two-story, passed brick
building, painted pale yellov with gin
ger-bread trimmings, opposite the con-
vent on Connecticut avenue. The first
floor was devoted to Turkish baths.
On the secchd flourished tn. aaron and
his suite. went up los fight Of
dark stairs and reached a gls3xay hall
with crimson hangings and / few old
guns and shields for armori;:1 effect.
A small. stout gentleman In an en-
broidered smoking jacket crened the
door. His hair WAS perfecsay erect
over his mushroom brow. It vas Herr
Walters.
Zach! you vas Ger LADY," he cried,
"und der baron on der ferry instant
vent oudt! He was vatink Won hour,
und den he vas opleeged to &C."
sank into the first chair that l
found. "Oh, dear, am SO sofry!"
ZACH! I was scho chorry! vas
scho chorry!" he also cried sympathet-
ically, cannot do Something's, frau
lein? gan telephone to-"
moi" exclaimed, don't ever think
Of the telephone ever any n1ure. Do
you suppose the baron Will come
back?'
II veer not deez afternoon. fraulein!
You see he vas opleeched to 70 to meet
der Countess Steinwartz-Liastow ct
der schtation Paldimore ard Benn-
sylvania, NIT der COUNT whose wife she
ISIS. She vas ooneggspecteA COON at
dree o'clock"
A Countess Standardization!
I recovered presently and asked Herr
Walters about the chicken farms in
Germany.
"Ach!" he cried, "Frauiein, vas
NIGHT Won varmer!"
ALAS! Neither am l." sadly re-
piled and took my departure. Strange
to say, had no sooner boarded the
elevated to return to the city room,
than who should step on but Baron
Gustave Hermann Won dem Mueller
and Count Karl Josef Wilhelm Won
Standardization.
"Ah!" cried that Volsung. There
ISIS the fraulein!"
''Tke baron himself" I exclaimed.
'Utd last! Utd last!" cried the baron
in .:sch an overwhelming voice that
every passenger on the car turned
around and stared, "Utd last we Won
another vind!" or went his tall hat
and he bowed 10 the very platform.
He was quite as tall as the count, but
not nearly so beautiful a man, for his
nose and his fat cheeks were very red,
and then-well, he was Barcn Gustave
Hermann Won dem Mueller. Heaven
itself could not preserve me. He
poured forth in an absolute torrent:
"Fraulein! I dees morning a mes
sach vrom Count Linstow hat viles
vas NIT der segredatre off agriculture
dot 1 vos gone to mine loodching atd
dree by der cluck to see Won lady
Akain der same messach COON vrom
Herr Walters-yon young lady he say
und viles am blinking vot gan dol