The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-07-11

Scharfenstein. | explained the matter
the best | knew how, and confessed
that he had hurriedly left the city for
parts unknown. | did not consider it
absolutely essential that | should de-
clare that | had seen him enter a rail
way carriage for Dresden. Besides
this, | had to stand sponsor for the
other boys and explain at length that
they We're in no wise concerned with
Mr. Scharfenstein's great offense. The
police were courteous and deferential.
admitting that Max was the culprit.
He had drawn revolver in a public
restaurant; he had broken a grave law.
The inspector wrote a dozen kilograms
and dispatched them from the con.
sulate. / had at his request, offered
him the blanks
At IL | received telephone call
from the Continental hotel. 1t was a
woman's voice, and my heart beat VIC
lently as | recognized it. was re-
quested to come at once to the hotel.
| should find her in the ladies salon.
walked the distance in ten minutes.
She told me all that had happened.
BY this time it is all over the city.
But it is all nonsense about her high
ness clipping with any one. She is too
nobly born to commit such folly
She has simply run away; and | very
much fear that she will be caught
The duke is in terrible temper.
could not remain in the palace, for the
duke suspects that | know where she
has gone. | have my passports. The
British consul is away hunting. You
were the only English-speaking person
to whom / could come for aid"
Il am very glad"
viii it be asking too much of you
to aid me in leaving Barscheit to-
night? There is a train at one o'clock
for Dresden"
Leave Barscheit?" My heart sank
dismally
"Oh, with a smile,-"the world is
small and England is even smaller"
i shall have to give up the con-
sulate, ,'-gravely.
She laughed, Il shall be in England
for something more than a year
Truthfully, | hunger for mine own peo-
Pile You know what that hunger is"
Yes. | shall go home as often as
possible now | always stop a few
days in London"
Then | shall expect to see you; per-
haps during the holidays, | am deter
mined to leave Barscheit before the
duke changes his mind. Heavens, he
may put me in prison!"
II doubt that"
| saw to it that she secured a sleep
ing Compartment all to herself, took
charge of her luggage and carefully
examined her papers, Then we had a
small supper. l wanted to ask thou
sand questions, but my courage lacked
the proper key.
May | have the pleasure of writing
to you occasionally" | finally ven
tured. 81 am sure that you would like
a bit of Barscheit gossip from time to
time"
Write to me, by all means. shall
await these letters with great pleas
ure."
And answer them ?-groWing bolder.
1T is easily seen that you are a
diplomat Yes, | shall answer them,
Heigh-ho! | shall miss my rides"
What brave little woman she was
Finally we started for the station,
and saw her TO the gates We shook
hands, and | was sure | felt very
friendly pressure; and then she disap-
peared There was altogether diff
ferent feeling in my heart as | watched
her train draw out. En-, we'll the world
is small and England is smaller, even
as she had said. It's mighty fine
world, when you get the proper angle
OF vision.