The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
CHAPTER Xxx.
indulge In Plain LANGUAGE.

TOOK them over the caStie-that
is. d part of the castle Mrs. III.
tus would not climb stairs She
confessed TO banting. but drew
the line at anything more eXhaustiug
fear | was too palpablv relieved when
she declined to 90 higher than the sec.
ond story.
1t isn't necessary, Mr.. Smart" she
said sweetly. TO go into the history of
the wretched RUthhoefenS. us Il Cook )
interpreter might do. You see, / know
the castle quite well. and | have had
all the late news from my daughter"
"Of course / agreed stupid OF
me not to remember that you are de.
scended from
Mother isn't half as stuck up about
1t as you might think. Mr.. Smart" in
terrupted Jasper junior gibly. she
prefers TO let people think her anceS
tors were Dutch instead of merely
German. Dutch ancestors are the
proper thing in Jew York
''Jappie." said his mother severely.
''how often must l caution you not to
speak of New York as Jew York!
Some day YOU will say it to a Jew.
One can't be too careful. Heaven alone
knows when one is in the presence OF
Jew In these days"
"Oh. I'm not Hebraic" said | quick
Is. My ancestors were Dutch They
came over with the original skin graft
ers''
She looked puzzled for moment.
The countess laughed Then Jasper
saw the point. Coiugraft was the last
TO see it. and then it was too late for
him to smile
We had ten in the loggia. and dined
with the family in the countess apart
ment at $ rhat night. | think Mrs
Titus was rather favorably impressed
when she beheld me in my own raj
ment Britton had Snoothed out my
evening clothes until they almost shone.
and | managed to carry myself with
unusual buoyuncy
Everything went very we'll that even.
ing. We We're ali in fine humor, and
the dinner was an excellent one. / per.
petrated but one unhappy blunder.
asked Mrs. Titus if she knew the Riley
Werkheiners and the RockSworths in
New York
"Visually." she said succinctly. and
made haste TO change the subject
The countess looked amused. and Colin.
graft said something about it being
more than likely that We did not have
any mutual acquaintanceS in New
York. His sister came TO my rescue
with a very amusing and exaggerated
account Of my experience with the
Riley-W -Werkheimers and RockSworths
Jasper was enthusiastic. Something
told the that was going To like him.
My troubles began the next day. and
at the rather unseemly hour of s
O'Clock in the morning Coingraft
CAME down the hall in bath gown
and slippers. banged ou my bedroom
door and wanted to know why he
couldn't have hot water for his bath
He was too full blooded and all that
sort Of thing. he said. to take a cold
plunge. Moreover. he wasn't used to
taking his tub in a tin cup THAT was
his sarcastic way of referring to my
Portable. handy bathtubI asked him
why he didn't ring for Britton. and he
said he did. but that Britton was as
sisting Jasper in wild chase for
bat which had got into the lads room
during the night.
Thank your lucky stars it didn't get
into mothers room.' he said surlily.
] silently thanked them.
He made such Il row about his tub
that ! had to give him the pail of hot
water Britton had placed in my bed.
room preparatory to my own bath
At breakfast Jasper complained about
the bats. He couldn't for the life OF
him see why | didn't have screens in
the windows.
Later on Mrs. Titus. who had coffee
and toast in her room. Joined us in the
loggia and announced that the coffee
was stone cold. Moreover. she did not
like the guest chamber into which she
had been moved by order of the
countess. 1t was too huge for a bed