The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-23
A Chase
An American Abroad Is
Recognized by a Lady
He Does Not Know
BY ERNEST G. BROWNE


! passed two ladies. the one gray and
wrinkled. the other in what | con
slider the prime of womanhood-that
is TO say. she must have been about
thirty The moment the younger OF
the two caught sight of me her face
lighted up. and she was about to bow
TO me when she saw that ! did not
recognize her. Then she looked away.
was puzzled. My eyesight is fairly
good. and | am not old enough to for
get faces. could not remember to
have seen the lady before. but no one
can be certain of anything i'm this
world, and | might have met her cas-
ually. But had our previous meeting
been casual her face would not have
likely lighted at the second meeting.
Still, IL the ladies were Americans the
meeting with fellow countryman in
n foreign land might have been sufii-
GENTLY pleasing 10 produce this result.
A few days later. having nothing
better TO do, called an open cab for
On the Champs Elysees. Just before
reaching the Arc de Triomphe. met
the two ladies again, riding. The mo-
ment the younger one caught sight Of
me ! saw embarrassment on her face
indeed. slight blush. This time
noticed by the resemblance between
the two that they must be mother and
daughter.
Calling 10 my driver, directed him
to turn and follow the carriage that
had just passed. keeping so far away
that we would not appear to be shad-
owing It, He did so. and l saw it
stop Mt hotel in the Rue d'AIger
near Rue st. Honore. / knew it for
family hotel frequented by English
aud Americans.
now had not only the lady's ad-
dress. but was privileged to take up
my abode under the same roof with
her. ! went 10 her hotel. engaged a
room and sent my baggage there.
Then went there myself.
The morning after my arrival. after
] loitered in the hallway,
Whiting for the lady TO go out. would
have asked the landlord for her name.
but could not describe her TO him.
About 10 O'Clock she came out with
the elderly lady. The look OF surprise
ON my charmer's face was reelected in
mine, only hers was genuine while
mine was feigned. had intended to
seek an explanation. but was not en-
10 do so and let the oppor-
tunity go by. The ladies entered n car
riage standing at the door and were
driven away. looked for the land
lord to point them ont to him. but he
must needs be away from the Office
just whom wanted him.
= Although was watching. I saw no
more of the lady for two days. when.
being down on the ground floor occu-
pied for Office. hallway and reading
room. saw some trunks going out and
4 little later. looking out OF window.
saw the two ladies get into carriage.
Somehow associated the trunks and
the ladies' together aud got it into my
bead that i was about to have break
In my romance that might never be
spliced. l hurried out. followed the
carriage on foot up the Rue ST. Honore
10 the Place vendome. where I hailed
an empty cab and. giving the neces-
sary instructions to the cabman. was
driven after the ladies to railway
station. Alighting. ] saw them enter
and from distance watched them get
INTO train.
This was more than had bargained
Tor. l must either take the same train
Or lose my romance. The road. I
knew, ran eastward. and wns told
that the train about to leave would
proceed to Dion. Bern and thence to
the heart of Switzerland. Since it was
winter IL my enthusiasm could be
chilled it would have been chilled now.
But what will a man not do under Ger.
.ain circumstances?
l bought ticket as far as Dion and
got aboard the tram. But my ladies
lid. not stop there. SO / bought an
,ther to Neuchatel. another to Bern
and final one to Thun. There, put
ing my head out OF the window, 7 saw
hem leaving the station. a railway
porter carrying their hand baggage. |.
90, left the train and saw them get
ing into a carriage. did not feel that
{ was necessary 10 shadow them, for
rhun Is small city. and the hotels for
tourists are punched together near the
md of the lake.
We reached the town in the evening.
ind the next morning went the round
If the hotels. ! cursed my luck in not
having learned the ladies' names, for
% that case need only have examined
he register to find them. AS it was, I
must keep moving here and there all
he while, hoping to meet them. About
II O'Clock they emerged from the prin-
'ipal hotel. and ] was disappointed TO
zee them get into carriage. n porter
putting their hand baggage in with
hem. followed them to the railway
station and thence to Interlaken. There
took pains to shadow them TO their
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The distance from Thun 10 Inter.