The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-17
Virginia Of
Washington
And the Man Who Made a
Fight Fpr Her.
Tsy ELEANOR Apsr'N HARRIS.


Hasn't he nice y pc eyes?" said Miss
Dressed.
Horrors, child! Don't you say such
things out loud! What II he should
understand EnglishY"
"Impossble. Aunt Ellen. German
blondness, readlngsia German paper.
travelling In n German train with bag.
gage marked "A. Won s., Bremen"
virginia! What does possess your
1 never heard you talk So"
Miss Dressed Laughed hearty Amer.
lean laugh. 81 an so glad to shake
the dust Of Europe .oif my feet that I
can't keep 1t in. I'm so glad we're
headed for Hamburg. the Kaiser VIII.
helm der Crosse. America and Wash.
ington that-thatr-twell. honestly
should like to kick the epaulets OF the
guards gorgeous blue and gold uni.
form. Don't falnt.I Aunt Ellen. I'll
stop and not say another word for an
hour"
For an hour and I've minutes Miss
Dressed sat silent, ostensibly watching
the valleys. the German gables. the
green Of meadows and forests, as they
swept by. For an hour and five min
utes their young German fellow travel.
er read his German paper, and for an
hour and five minutes Miss Ellen Van.
strum enjoyed perfect peace of mind.
Then Miss Dressed coughcd. and Miss
Vanstrum inwardly caught her breath.
"Aunt Ellen" said Miss Dressed, In
zily waving her hanl toward the seen
cry as If she were discussing it--"Aunt
Ellen. do you know that young man
has a dreadfully nice face. even IL he
Is German. Oh. don't look shocked.
Just gaze out the window az II were
talking about the scenery. and he will
never know the difference. I've been
looking at him OFT and on for the last
hour. Just see what a nice firm mouth
he has. He's 80 well groOmed too.
Just look at his finger nails. on. Aunt
Ellen, I wish you wouldn't gasp so.
like his looks better than any foreigner
] have seen in the five years we have
spent In Europe. Really. I shouldn't
mind being married II could get such
a handsome. well groomed man as
he is
"VIrglnia. oh. virginia!' groaned
Mrs. Vanstrum. "It's-it's indecent to
talk about man Ike that when he
can't understand"
Don't jIggle yorr pompadour crook.
ed. Aunt Ellen" said Miss Dresse,
calmly. Don't worry. II he under
stood English he would have betrayed
himself long ago lie might be chunk
Of pink and white aud yellow taffy for
all he understands of the English Ian.
gunge. Thank goodness, Aunt Ellen.
here we aro almost Mt Hamburg. Here,
let me tic your veil. You are getting
1t on crooked. No, lot me carry tho
suit case. It's Il Young house. Now
for my last fcc-almost--on foreign
soil"
The train had hardly come to long
screechlng stop In the great station nj
Hamburg when the door OF the car
rlnge was jerkcd violently open and a
young man pulled the German out
with hearty grip, exclalming In Eng
llsh:
"Were In luck, There was n state
room unengagcd' on the Kaiser VII.
helm. and We can sail four days earlier
than we expected. Good luck, man.
Why don't You say something instead
Of looking at me like dazed idlot?"
The German pulled himself together
with n noticeable effort ana began to
stammer out something In German,
when the other interrupted him lmpa.
tlently.
Jaw. cut TINT out You know per.
fectly well ! can't understand word
OF German. Never mind; come along!"
The young German flushed red. and
with one appealing look straight into
the eyes OF the astonished Miss Dres.
sci he picked up his suit case and was
soon lost to view IN the hurrylng
thrOng.
Miss Dressed silently picked up her
luggage, carefully avoiding her aunt's
eye. and for minute after leaving
the carriage she looked helplessly about
her. Then the label "Berlin" ON a
carriage caught her eye. and without
Wotu w ueV IuHNIcu TtiutlNe nue tOoh
her by the arm. raced her across the
station and pushed her In. stumbling In
herself, just as the guard put his hand
ON the door to close II.
"Why - what = where said Miss
Vanstrum.
II don't know" said her niece des-
perately, but most anywhere out of
Hamburg"
But our steamer" gasped Miss Van.
| strum.
"Whats losing steamer, Aunt El.
len. compared with my peace OF mind
I'd no more sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm
now than I'd hy. Aunt Ellen. you're II
jewel not to say, I told you sO,' nor
even to look It."
"You haven't given me time," laugh.
ed Miss Vanstrum. "but must say
certainly think It, There. I'm glnd
we're on at last. ! don't think l my
sclf care TO come face to face with that
young fellow again"
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