The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Hither and Yon to
Here and There.
And When at
Last He Caught
Her in New York
1T WAS ALL,
ALL, IN VAIN!
- frederick Won HOLTZER, a SOL
- dier in the Fourth Hussars, one of the
Kaiser's crack regimental offerings,

r. dier in the Fourth Hussars, one of the
Kaiser's crack regimental offerings,
fell in love some time ago. At the
opera one night in Berlin this gallant protector
of the Teutonic empire met Miss Margaret
Allen of San Jose, Costa Rica. Miss Allen,
thought the soldier, was the most beautiful
woman that ever had graced this lower mum
dane sphere. Before this memorable night
Won Hotter never had thought of love, and
the divine passion never had crept into his
fighting blood. But now--well, now things
are much different
Bold in war-should the occasion demand
dignifed, handsome, and reputed wealthy, the
hussar has found life thing of vast dimen-
sions and pleasurable prospects. Maidens
there have been plenty who have felt their
hearts iutter when he addressed them, but
there has been none who awakened kindred
feeling in the breast of the fighting man.
None in Germany, that is, but one who
hailed from enchanted Central America cast
her eyes upon him haughtily, and the soldier
became a mere man.
A few days after their first meeting Miss
Allen, with her mother, left Germany. On
inquiry, Won Hotter learned that the woman
who had captured his heart had set sail for
Buenos Aires. His superior officer listened ~
reason, and soon the soldier was in hot pur
suit of the rich American heiress, whose
fathers Costa Rican plantations were the
talk of the country. Buenos Aires far dis
tant?
Nein merely a pleasant every day jaunt.
J So across the sea, which, like his soul, some
times was peaceful and calm, and az other
moments was seething and raging, the Ger
!. man paced the deck and awaited the first
glimpse of South America.
4 II
Cruel Fate Johs Gay Hussa.
Here fate stepped in and cyuelly jolted the
hussar His boat docked at Buenos Aires one
day too late. Where had the most beautiful
creation the soldier ever had known vanished?
Left yesterday for San Jose," said the
ofiicious steamboat traffic manager.
!, Himmel!" mildly exploded Won Hotter
Of the Fourth Hussars.
SO the long distance wooer of beautiful
Miss Allen embarked upon another pleasant
everyday jaunt. Not knowing of the furious
pace she was setting Herr Won Hotter, little
Miss Allen reached San Jose, rested few
hours, and then again resumed her travels
This time her objective point was st. Louis,
in little old Missouri, just another jaunt one
easily could walk, were the jaunting good.
The following morning one of Germany's
most valiant defenders set foot on the ma.-
velous San Jose plantations, only to discover
that the woman Of his choice again had eluded
, him. -
ously twist the bristling hirsute adornment If
his upper lip and take passage for the states.
The banyan trees and the nora and fauna of
tropical San Jose did not appeal to his Teu-
tonic sense Of the fitness Of things. The
woman who could break the bank of hiu
Monte Carlo heart again was at sea. So was
the soldier, for that matter, IN both accepted
senses.
Loses and Picks Up Trail.
At St Louis Won Hotter lost the trail
in the hills Of Broadway and picked it up
again on the plains Of Olive street. In the
mountains Of Fourth street the trail again
became blurred. A week later he happened
upon the footprints Of Miss Aliens caravan.
1t headed for New York. and for Gotham the
hussar trekked.
These little old every day jaunts did not
serve to lessen the pangs Of lee that had
beset the soldier long, long ago in tbs
fatherland. Each day intensified his rapture
~and strengthened his decision to transform
{the heiress into Mrs. Won Holtzer. whose
husband would continue to be the handsomest