Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-09
DAILY STORY
HOW SHE MADE THE MATCH.
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Albert Adams was widower about .
thiTty-tive years of age, with two little /
children, a boy and girl. His maid 1
en- aunt, Virginia Adams, managed his
household and took care of the chill
dren. One day Mr.. Adams stumbled /
into the nursery and saw the pretty !
German girl sketching his children. !
Seeking his aunt, he asked all about
The girl and on being told that she was
Il German objected. He was preJu- |
diced against the German race. Miss
Virginia threatened If he interfered 10 /
resign the care of his children, so the |
fraulein was allowed to finish her |
work Then one day Mr.. Adams was
Informed that she was to depart the
next morning.
II think you had better keep her if |
you cam he said. The children have
grown attached to her. Try to get
her for their governess."
This was exactly what Miss Virginia
wanted, and she induced the artist to-
remain and assist her with the chill
dren.
One evening Mr.. Adams, whose resi-
dence was i'll the country, came home
TO find Il young man wearing clothes
of a German cut and smoking n china
pipe walking in the grounds beside the
goYcrness. Mr.. Adams hurried to his
aunt
whats that Dutchman doing hcre?"
he asked angrily.
You mean Count Ludwig Slaght?
He's not Dutchman. He's a German.
He's Il family connection of Fraulein
Gretchen Linderstein's."
Hes seeming up the grounds with
his beaStly pipe. What has he come
for?'
1T looks very like he has come for
the fraulein."
Il thought you said he was rela-
tive"
Not q near relative"
With something like n growl Mr.
Adams departed and was not again
visible till the next morning at break
fast. Several days later he asked his
aunt what had become Of ''the Dutch
man"
Hes at the inn. He comes to see
the fraulein every day at her recrea-
ton hour, and she walks out with him.
do you really think she's going to
marry the fellow"
The fellow, She tells me he's Il
member of the German parliament"
German parliament! They have
no real parliament in Germany.
They're set of toadieS to the en-
peror."
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back with him.
"How do you know that?"
Il don't know it. 1 suspect it,"
what a rascalIy proceeding"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, the children have got used to
her and love and obey her as they
will no one else Besides, it's Il pity
that such a refined girl should he tied
for life to a brutal German husband"
But she's German herself"
Il don't care if she is. We all know
what tyrants the Germans are with
their wives
ALBERT, never interfere in q love
affair The couple will turn and rend
you"
Love affair! 1 can't conceive of Il
dainty little thing like the frauein
| loving a garlicky Dutchman."
Mr.. Adams spoke the last words with
| sovereign contempt aud, turning on his
heel, left his aunt and mounted a horse
| to ride off his indignation. On his re
| turn he found the count walking in his
| grounds with the fraulein. The sight
was too much for him. When he reach
| ed the pair he dismOunted and said to
the count:
Perhaps you are not aware, sir, that
| in America it is not considered honor
| able to tamper with employees"
"Vat you say? l not honorable? Per
| haps you do not know how we reply to
such language in Germany. I will pig
stick YOU
Ludwig" said the girl softly, re
member that you are in America
| eyes, Gretchen, but Il gentleman can
| not brook an insult wherever he be-"
at is my wish that you go away
from here and leave me to explain your
| presence to Mr. Adams"
''Since you desire it. But you must
procure me an apology
Raising his hat in a dignified man.
ner, he turned and walked stifiiy out of
the grounds. Then the fraulein said:
''Why do you object to my brother-n-
laws presence here?"
Your brother n-lawr'
Eyes. He comes with q message
from the family urging me to go back
to Germany. They guarantee me ST.
600 year to live on.
''Fraulein, am an ass. But you must
not leave us. My aunt has come to
rely upon you, the children adore you
and r.
You" she asked, looking up archly
Love you"
An hour later servant bore an apol
ogy TO Count Ludwig and an invitation
to dinner, At the dinner he was in.
formed that his sister-in-law would not
return at present to Germany, but
would visit her relatives in a few
months as Mrs. Adams. The count him
self was induced to take up his resi-
dence during the remainder of his stay
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