The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-10
CHAPTER vII.--(continued.)

CHAPTER vIl.--(continued.)
"And art thee a teacher Of Ger
MANI Lucy asked, artlessly, of the
Count Before he could reply, Harry
laughed:
Yes, he's German teacher of Ger
man German, Ha, ha! Good joke
dear teacher!"
He nudged the Count in the ribs, tc
that gentleman's discontinue.
: He ISIS always choking ven be
should be learning" the Count grave
ly informed Lucy.
HAS he learned much?'' Lucy want
ed to know
He has lot to learn yet" the
Count replied, with significance that
was not lost on Harry.
"Oh, Harry" Lucy cried, clapping
her hands together delightedlyy wilt
thee speak some German for me!
Witt"
Sure, I'll wilt" Harry smiled. "lch
iiebe dich"
SIS that good German?" Lucy asked
the Count.
Very fine" the Count assured her
He ISIS a quick scholar-he iss-vat
you call--rapid
What does that mean-what he
said?" Lucy asked.
1T ISIS not for me, hiss tutor, to
translate for him. Later, he will tell
you vat it means, know" the Count
replied
What was thy last lesson about
Harry asked Mr.. Medders Was
1t some passage from the German
masters, or a chapter of history, per.
chance?"
What was our last lesson about?
" Harry asked the Count
1t vas reading writing" the Count
said
Reading and writing, you mean?'
Lucy asked
No, no. Reading writing | am
writing der reading und den he ISIS
reading der writing"
Harry saw that the Count had some
plan in his mind, but what it might be
he could not imagine However, he
willingly lent himself to forward it.
He means that he would write
something and then | would try to
read it." he said. Mr.. Medders nodded
graveiy; to. him it appeared to be a
very good plan. Lucy, with great in.
terest. said:
"Oh, write something in German
now, then-it must be awfully hard to
write in German. isn't it?-and then
thee let Harry read 1t"
So the Count tore the fly leaf from
the book in his hand and soIemnly
wrote thereon the line:
Find die dame ihr hut?"
He handed the sheet to Harry. who
assumed the painfully awkward posi-
ton of schoolboy and laboredly read
the line, with an atrocious mispronun
citation OF almost every word. The
Count smiled. and took the paper
from him, saying:
You. see. he has der Cherman ac
cent, but not yet der Cherman words
Der line is: Find die dame ihr hut?
1t ISIS question. you see, unit ISIS tc
be answered yet"
oh, and what does It mean In Eng
lish?" Lucy asked.
1T means" the Count said. with
much significance, and speaking with
great elaboration and emphasis, III
means: Did the lady find her hat?'"
Did the lady find her hat?" Lucy
repeated after him.
Not yeti" Harry said. absent
mindedly.
All" the Count said. smiling, 'Noct
NIGHT"
"of course. Of course!" Harry said
as though being corrected in his pro
nunciation. Mock nit"
The Count nodded his head witt
commentator
Some day he will be great Cher
man scholar-some day." he asserted
Harry beamed with pride-ant
Amusement. Mr.. Medders observed t,
him:
Verify, thy tutor must be learne,
man"
He reads nothing but the classics,
Harry replied. You'll always find hin
In the library He's dying to get bacl
there now, expect"
"And nc doubt that is a classic h,
hath in his hand even at this mo
men'," Medders said.
1--WE no doubt said Harry, takIn,
the book from the Counts hand an,
glancing at the title, which wa
Three Weeks" "Ah,o it is an oil,
treatise on the brevity of time"
He tossed the book into the library
and said
Now, / don't want to have to thin
of any more German today. This i
to be real holiday, Count, and | re
fuse to study any more.p
Il think thee art doing grea
work" Lucy said to the Count. It
teach Harry German. 1t is fine tina
he hath thee for a tutor. How di
Z thee happen to be engaged by him2
Merely by accident" the Count ar
severed. n
Yes" Harry added. through
mere sccident."