The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-17
THE GREEN
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By Julia Ranney Wells

ing box is only two miles distant, so
that he must come by train to Ebers-
waldo in order to reach it, and the
other that the famous school Of for
estry is established here.
> One Of the greatest favorites
among the students was young Graf
Won Wedell. His joyousness of ma
ture, combined with a high standard
Of honor, made him a popular figure
in the social circle Of the town as
well.
His poverty, for he had inherited
almost nothing with his title, did not
hamper him professionally or social
ly. In fact, by assuming the matri-
monial yoke it could have been e1-
changed for a fixed and goodly in
come, but, while Won Wedell did not
underestimate the value of one Of
the noblest titles in Germany, ia
nous as far back as the days Of the
robber barons, he was not minded
to purchase luxury at the expense of
his lite's happiness, and this, he
firmly believed, depended entirely
upon the winning Of a girl who
might be as poor as he, and minus
the title.
She was very lovely, however,
with eyes Of wonderful candor and
immeaSurable depths, and great
masses Of curls, arranged with an
artistic carelessness in great con-
trast to the smooth braids Of the
daughters Of the fatherland. Best
Of all, she was neither shy nor bold,
simply unconscious Of the admira-
ton she evoked.
When she had come to the quaint
old town two years before to enter
the boarding school which had just
ly acquired an international reputa-
ton, it seemed to the enraptured
girl that she had been carried back
to the middle ages.
The quaintness Of the houses,
with their easement windows, curl
Gus structure and pointed, red-tiled
roofs; the crooked, narrow streets,
the ancient, paved market place,
with booths and shops on all four
sides; the old stone church, built in
the twelfth century and never al
tered since; the little chapel, in
which the body Of Gustavus Adol-
plus had lain for a night, during
the long journey back to Sweden
all these were a matter Of reverence
and love to the American girl, I'M
accustomed to. surroundings that
stirred the imagination or recalled
the age Of chivalry and romance.
But here it was like a waking
dream. The uniforms Of the for
ssters we're a source Of unending de-
light and added the crowning touch
to the picturesque appearance Of
/, town and forest alike.
/, These uniforms were of an ex.
quisite shade Of light green, with a
Lincoln green collar of velvet and q
double array of Lincoln green but
tons on the tight fitting coat. Tar
leather boots, reaching to the knee
and a soft green felt hat, with
plumes that touched the GROUND
when its owner DOTTED II, we're added
when full hunting costume was il
order; otherwise a Lincoln greer
military cap and the usual boots O
civilization replaced them.
1t was not until her second yea
that she began to make distinction
as to the wearer of the uniform
Then, as she was eighteen, she wa
permitted TO accept invitations 7
kafee klatches, supper parties an,
musical evenings, showered on he
, by the day pupils, and Fraulein Vol
Norbert, the principal of the school,
chaperoned her to the dances at tn
casino, where the foresters' gree
uniforms struck the dominant tone
AT the first Of these balls she me
Graf Won Wedell and danced a
: many times with him as etiquett
permitted. After that she met hir
everywhere, or, if he was prevente
from being present at some festiv
ity, the keenness Of her enjoymer
was gone.
For his part, he loved her MOI
every time he saw her, and he 500
decided that he must end the SUI
Uorao IN which he l;vad AZ sbo 4;