The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-07

His flaming face told me that it was
indeed be and that he knew me, but he
made no other sign of recognition.
Nor did I. The elevator door toward
which he waved his hand stood open.
I entered and was. lifted to the fifth
story j could not bear to run the
risk of continually meeting my pre-
vious cotillon partner reduced to a
servant. and the next morning 1 left
the hotel.
Three years after that my husband
gave up business, and we again went
abroad Being wealthy and abundant
ly able to keep up a position in any
foreign city, we desired especially to
spend a winter in Berlin, but on arriv-
ing there my husband, who is an i'm
patient. Independent, thorough Amer
lean. gave Offense to our minister, and
there was a deadlock upon our en-
tering society. We were about to give
the matter up and go elsewhere when
something occurred to change our reso-
luton. An invitation came one morn
ing TO attend a ball to be given by
Graf and Graffin Won Blumen-Schloss
It was evident, first, that the graf had
resumed his original position in the
world and. second, that he knew / was
in Berlin. I assumed that he must
have seen me, though had not seen
him. We made inquiries and learned
that he had married a wealthy and
refined American lady and had recent
Iy been appointed an aid-de-camp to
the emperor
We went to the ball and were very
graciously received by the graftin, who
gave as reason for inviting us that
we were her fellow countrymen. My
meeting with her husband in his own
home was naturally constrained. He
made no mention of having met me IN
America. but asked me if he had not
met me in Europe. / told him that he
had been my partner at a state ball IN
Vienna. Then he appeared to remem-
Der. He may have been sincere IN
not giving evidence of recollecting just
where he had first seen me.
Later an invitation came to dine
with the emperor and empress. which.
Of course, was inspired by his aid-de-
camp. the Won Blumen-Schlosses be-
ing of the dinner party. After this
we were welcome everywhere.
Never did either Won Blumen-
Schloss or his wife make the slightest
allusion to his having been in Ameri-
ca. | as we'll ignored having met him
in hotel livery What inspired his
kindness to me | do not know. It
NAV have been intended to keep me
silent on his past or it might have
been a token Of gratitude for my fall
ure to recognize him while in mental
position. Indeed, he might have been
Influenced by both of these causes.
In time came upon his story. Soon
after I had danced with him in Vienna
| financial reverses deprived him of his
fortune. Like many an EUROPEAN aris-
| tocrat in the same circumstances, he
| went to America and became a serv-
ant. From the hotel he went to serve
gentleman as chauffeur and while
acting in that capacity won the heart
of his daughter. Learning who he
was. she had married him with her
fathers consent and set him up again
as a Won Blumen-Schloss. After the
marriage the husband came into an
| sther fortune. All that was known In
Europe about his having been in
America was that he had married
| there.
Query-Did he go there to get a
rich wife in a clandestine manner?
Owing to lack Of means he could not
have gone for matrimonial purposes
in any other way.
| THERESA G. HOLT.