Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-16
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longed to the pauper nobility OF Ger
many. She came to America. where
she supported herself by making por-
traits Of children, at which she was
very skillful.
Albert Adams was widower about
thirty-five years Of age, with two little
children, boy and girl. His maid
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
a German objected. He was preju
diced against the German race. Miss
Virginia threatened II he interfered to
resign the care of his children, so the
fraulein was allowed to finish her
work. Then one day Mr.. Adams wa,
informed that she was to depart the
next morning.
II think you had better keep her II
you can," he said. "The children have
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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-
to find a young man wearing clothes
of a German cut and smoking china
pipe walking In the grounds beside the
governess. Mr.. Adams hurried to his
aunt.
whats that Dutchman doing hereY
he asked angrily.
"You mean Count Ludwig Slaght?
He's not Dutchman. He's a German.
He's a family connection of Fraulein
Gretchen Linderstein's."
"He's seeming up the grounds with
his beastly pipe. What has he come
for"
ut looks very like he has come for
the fraulein."
II thought you said he was rela-
tive"
''Not near relative"
With something like 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?'
1.-THE fellow! She tells me he's a
member of the German parliament"
German parliament! They shave
no real parliament in Germany.
They're set of toadies to the en-
peror."
'Well, he wants to take the fraulein
back with him.
''How do you know that?" bsii
Il don't know 1t. I suspect ITO
"What a rascally 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 pity
that such a refined girl should be tied
for life to brutal German husband"
But she's German herself"
II don't care If she is. We all know
what tyrants the Germans are with
their wives"
ALBERT, never interfere in a love
affair The couple will turn and rend
YOU"
''Love affair! / can't conceive of a
dainty little thing like the fraulein
loving garlicky Dutchman."
Mr.. Adams spoke the last words with
sovereign contempt and. 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 1t Is not considered honor
able to tamper with employees"
"Vat you say? 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. ire
member that you are in America"
Eyes, Gretchen, but gentleman can
not brook an insult wherever he be-"
1T 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 dignifed man
ner, he turned and walked stiffiy out of
the grounds. Then the fraulein said:
why do you object to my brother-in-
laws presence hereY
"Your brother-in-lawv
yes. He comes with a message
from the family urging me to go back
to Germany. They guarantee me ST..
600 year to live on.
Traulein, I am an ass. But you must
not leave us. My aunt has come to
rely upon you, the children adore you,
and IT,
your she asked, looking up archly.
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