Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

became more effective and drew more attention to her,
is not for say; but my belief that she reported
to Bethlehem more adventures than she found in
Europe.
HER love affairs incessant. She who save for
- the weak eyed Slas, had passed unnoticed of
in Bethlehem was now imporuned by them in droves.
Her first affair very mild, The Captain of the
steamer that took her told her at parting that he
would forget her eyes. She showed herself CRATE
full and satisfied but rebuked him gently by saying
that such remarks were not considered quite the thing
in the social circle of which she was the hub in America
Her second took place a Partisan boarding house.
it began the first had ended, with arebuke. After
dinner the ladies had retired from the table, leaving her
alone with the men-she could not think why. She
stayed longer because the dessert good and she
paying dollars week and she anxious to eat
her money worth young Englishman who had paid
her good deal of attention asked her whether she OBJ
jected to their smoking and drinking champagne. q
think in this case at least Cousin Caroline must have
meant just plain wine.) She told him yes, she most
strongly objected in the social circle in which she
moved in America ETC. After which they all from
the table and bowling to her politely left the room.
The suspicion grew upon her as she lay awake that
night that she had expressed herself too pronouncedly
First thing next morning she seized the opportunity to
explain to the Engishman the strctness of American
social conditions which had prompted her to take
that attitude She asked him to request the other gen.
temen to stay at table with her long they liked
and to conduct themselves as was customary with their
nation.
The Englishnan very nice about it; nice, in
fact that he broke through his ncogno and conded to
her, under pledge of secrecy that in England he
Duke. After that matters advanced rapidly and they
had many intimate conversations. They went a
tourist trip by boat through the Paris sewers, during
which she turned faint and afraid. He placed his
about her. and that was the climax
At parting he kissed her hand tenderly and invited
her. if she crossed the Channel to visit him at the
Mansion House, which lay the heart of his ancestral
estates She had thought at first of doing but,
sderng the rapid progress their friendship had made in
short time out of Difference to Sas had come to the
conclusion that such course would not be wise.
Wherever she travelled in Europe, she left broken
hearts behind her: There was Russian nobleman at
Lucerne who conducted her over his chateau explain
ing to her that everything was hers she would be his
wife. The chateau very ancient, and you purchased
an admttance ticket for franc the gate The noble
was eccentric that he insisted buying ticket
for himself before entering his own home
In Italy she was specially triumphant Italians being
swarthy people, were astounded at her golden hair:
In the stores addressed her Madonna,
squeezed her fingers handing her her change and
went down their knees before her when they found
that their love words uninteligbe; that is they
did in the Bethlehem version In the streets it
positive ANNOYANCE the way folks stared after her
Whenever she went out after dusk in Rome easements
would fly open, and voices sigh, and flowers futter
down to her.
GILAS and Brother Joseph between them made Caro-
~ line the talk of Bethlehem Her letters, when they
came, made them excited that they couldn't keep
quiet they had to 60 outside and blow, as Brother
Joseph put it. Cousin Caroline found her return
home that they had blown her from the little female
unmarried nonentity that she when she went away
into the notorety of a regnant European beauty. All
her adventures were known so that even in her own
home town, where regulations are so grudgngly &C
cepted, she had become important parsonage. What
she chose to add by way of embroidery to the in
formation already in hand was received with thankful
ness and creduty
When Sas came round to his proposal she
smiled on him with langud worldly wise kindness; but
could venture to give him hope. She betook herself
learning and often heard to say that she lived
not in Bethlehem but in her books.
A T the end of a year the wander fever seized her
again. She had been reading about Greece and be-
crazy to go there. Upon inquiry she was discon
certed to discover that Greece not considered safe