Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
VIRGINIA of
 WASHINGTON"
 By El>anor Austin Harris Copyright, 1905 by F. c. Psrcells
By El>anor Austin Harris


 Horrors. child, Don't you say such things out loud. What if he should un- rderstsnd Englishg"
 Impossible, Aunt Ellen. German blondneSs, reading a German paper, travelling in a German train with bag gage marked "A. von S, Bremen
 Virginia, What does possess you? I never heard you talk so.''
 Miss DreSSel laughed hearty Amer ican laugh. T am So glad to shake the dust of Europe of my feet that I can't keep 1t in. I'm so glad we're headed for Hamburg. the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, America and Washington that -that-well. honestly I should like to kick the epauletS of the guards gor- geous blue and gold uniform. Don't faint. Aunt Ellen Til stop and not say another word for an hour
 For an hour and five minutes Miss nreSsel sat silent, oStensihly watching the valleys the German gables, the green of meadows and forests, as they swept by. For an hour and five min uteS their young German fellow travel CT read his German paper. and for an hour and five minutes Miss Ellen Van strum enjoyed perfect peace of mind. Then Miss DreSSel cou-hei. and Miss VanStIum inwarily caught her breath.
 Aunt Ellen" said Miss nressel, h. zily waving her hand toward the seen cry as if she were discussing it-"Aunt Ellen. do you know that young man has a dreaGfully nice face, even If he is German Oh, don't look shocked. Just gaze out the window as if I were talking about the scenery, and he will never know the difference. I've been looking at him of and on for the last hour. Just see what nice firm mouth he has. Hes so well groomed too. Just look at his finger nails. Oh, Aunt FL len, I wish you wouldn't gasp so. I ike his looks better than any foreigner have seen in the five years we have spent in Europe. Really. I shouldn't mind being married if could get such a handsome. well groomed man as he ] is
 Virginia. oh. Virginia-' groaned Mrs. Nanstrum. "Its-it's indecent to talk about man like that when he can't understand"
 Don't jiggle your pompadour crook ed. Aunt Enen," said Miss Dressel calmly. Don't worry. If he under stood English he would have betrayed himself long ago. He might be a chunk of pink and white and yellow taffy for all he understands of the English lan- SuaSe. Thank goodness, Aunt Ellen. here we are almost at Hamburg. Here, let me tie your veil You are getting it on crooked. No. let me carry the suit case. It's a young house. Now for my last fee-alrnost-on foreign soil-
 The train had hardly come to long screeching stop in the great station at Hamburg when the door of the car riage was jerked violently open and a young man pulled the German out with a hearty grip. eSclaiming in Eng hsh:
 We're in luck There was a state room unenGaged on the Kaiser Will helm, and We can sail four days earlier than we expected. Good luck. man, Why don't you say something instead of looking at me like dazei idiot:"
 The German pulled himself together with a noticeable effort and began to stammer out something in German. when the other interrupted him impa- tiently.
 'Aw. cut that out. You know per fectly well can't understand a word of German. Never Tsind. come along"
 The young German flushed red. and with one appealing look straight into the eyes of the aStSniS,eSf Miss DreS- sel he picked up his suit case and was soon lost to view in the hUr1ying throng.
 Miss DresSel silently picked up her luggage. carefully avoiding her aunt's eye, and for q minute after leaving the carriage she looked hclpleSsly about her. Then the label Berlin on q carriage caught her eye. and without q word to her puzzled relative she took her by the arm. raced her across the station and pushed her in. stumbling in herself. just as the guard put his hand on the door to close il.
 ''Why-what-whe said Miss yanstrum.
 ''I don't know" said her niece des- perately. but most anywhere out of Hamburg
 But our steamer" gasped Miss Van strum.
 Whats losing steamer. Aunt FL len. compared with my peace of mind? I'd no more sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm now than I'd fly. Aunt Ellen. you're jewel not to say. T told you SO nor even to look it."
 You haven't given me time" laugh ed Miss Yapstrum. but must say certainly think it. There. I'm glad we're off at Inst. I don't think l my self care to co-ae face to face with that young fellow again
 
 It was the evening of the last mu- sicale ot the season at the White House, and an unwonted air of antici- patton pervaded the brilliant throng as it gathered in the great east room.
 They say she has one of the finest voices ever heard off the stage" said the wife of South American diplo- mat But the family is one of the kind they call here F. F. " and will lot ha- a.na,,- .,,,v- ~f fl,o .,.s