The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-08-02
Is? He's simply crazy about meeting

can get Tony Won Stosch to go any
where just by limiting that some new
girls will be there
''They say at the German legation
that by actual count Tony Won Stosch
has met 500 new girls since the sea-
son opened. And he's still going"
AS the ripple of merriment greeting
this expression of the we'll known fol
BILE of the popular Anton Won Stosch
died away some one said: flush. The
programme begins
For some time Anton Won StOsch
watched the artists come and go, his
face wearing an unwonted look Of
WEAKNESS and encouragement For
months he had sought diligently for
the two American women who called
Washington their home, who had been
his fellow travellers from Berlin to
Hamburg on that fatefu1 August day.
More than once he had followed a
1.-THE, active girl with glinting chestnut
hair, only to find it was stranger in
stead of Virginia of Washington" as
he had come to call her. Day after
day, night after night, he had followed
the whirl of the social wheel, but never
had he found clew to their identity.
He had spent hours porting over the
city directory, but never young Vir-
ginia nor an elderly Ellen proved to be
the first bearers of the names he had
met SO oddly.
AS a ripple of enthusiastic applause
greeted the appearance of the star of
she evening Anton Won StOsch raised
his eyes and then grew rigid as he saw
virginia of Washington" in the flesh,
smiling acknowledgment to the enthu-
siasm. One long look to assure himself
it was really she, and Anton Won
Stosch sat back in his chair with fold
ed arms and look of content upon his
face such as it had not worn in all the
months since he had arrived at the
German legation. No sooner was the
programme ended than he made his
way to the blue room where Miss
Dressed was holding court and without
delay sought an Introduction.
"Oh" said Miss Dressed, her hand
poised halfway toward his. "Why-oh,
I'm glad to meet you, I'm sure she
ended lamely as she saw her eXclama
ton and gesture had attracted atten-
ton. Anton Won Stosch looked straight
into her eyes as he took her hand
ST am glad to meet you-again," he
said quietly. II have hunted this town
over to find you. May l call tomor-
row."
'T-I-oh, 1 really don't know" said
Miss Dressed. Then she began to laugh
almost Historically. Its all too alb
surd-and 1 can't talk about it now
and please don't get offended, but l
was so surprised and
'I'll wait" said Anton Won Stosch,
quietly falling back "It is quite enough
to know that have found you at last"
Though he spoke no more to her that
evening, Miss Dressed was we'll aware
that he followed her from group to
group and from room to room, as if
fearful of losing sight of her. AS the
door of her carriage was snapped shut
his face appeared in the opening, and
he said quietly, but firmly:
81 shall do myself the honor to call
upon you tomorrow afternoon"
Had Anton Won Stosch been less
eager or determined he would have
waited until the conventional hour of
calling and possibly have missed Miss
Dressed for his conventionality, but as
it was he arrived so early and unex-
pectedly upon the scene that he was
ushered into the library where she sat.
II don't know how they do things
in America" he said after the first
greetings, ''but I'm not going to lose
any more time. I desire much that
you should be my wife," he said SIM
ply, dropping unconsciously into the
German idiom.
Miss Dressed had seen the night be-
fore just what the intentions Of An
trying to make up her mind whether
to let the affair run it's course or to
evade the issue by another flight She
was taken wholly unawares by the ex-
peditiousness Of his attack
"But I've only seen you three times
slider anything of the kind from
man I know so little as that"
'You don't love another?" said An
ton Won Stosch, growing pale.
"No," said Miss Dressed, but
Then I'll make my fight" said An
ton Won Stosch, land I mean to win.
It's life or death to me-and no man
t,:o<
without struggle"
That was the beginning of one of
the pretticst courtships that ever
crossed the horizon Of Washington
life, and since Anton Won Stosch was
q gentleman as we'll as a man of
promise in his chosen career the June
wedding bells rang merrily over
smiles and happiness and genuine good
wishes