Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-22

German frontier we rushed up a high
! hlll and cleared the brow OF u "a "a
swift pace. just over the brow half e
dozen German military autos had halt
- Tor slight repairs and they blocked
the road aH effectively as overturned
carts used Ia in q Paris uprising.
Every man Boo our ear took D short
/ breath and made h.s mind ready for
/ the worst everybody, too. started %
| bo frightened except inc soldier
/ chauffeur who wos neither startled
nor frightened what No. did nobody
ever precisely learned but De must
/ have Wfcurhed hlt ourushug ear into
% SHARP turn. fai the next thing wc
knew the car right side up ana every
thing in BE- safe. was pluuglnR over
the burrows Of d Russian wheat field.
The ear had swervcd abruptly from
the middle Of the blocked road. lcaped
"a ditch. ana landed ia the field The
chauffeur made circle in the field,
jumped the ear across thc ditch again,
and. without coming 10 halt during
one instant Of the mancuver, took us
sailing down the hin.
Time 90 Take n Drink.
never saw a prott.cr feat outside "a
circus The German officer ln the
back seat. who had spoken not a
word for twenty kllomotera shouted
"Bfavo" and leaned forward and
rave the soldier one pat on the back
Az for the soldier he had spoken
never word during tho whole busi-
ness and M the officers pat he only
madc a swift salute IN the rush Of
departure from tho bl0ckaders there
was an explosion Of the German LAM
guage from the sorgeants who sat BY
the soldier chauffeur As for the cap
tain ana me. We agreed that we should
never find more fitting occasion for a
drink from the flask of port winc
our good by 20 Germany on the trip
to Lowicz was % breakfast IN "a very
chin, very stately residence = they
called Il the sohloss" but II was part
chateau ana part castle which stands
Ia a great park few miles on the /
German side Of the frontier Living 4
there are an old polish-Gcrman count, |
very feeble who IL % retired officer OF
the German army "a count in middle /
life. third count. also an officer who |
is past the first flush Of youth. ana a
fourth count or count to-bc--who Is !
the heir Of them all, "a very polite, |
gentle, winning little boy -Four gem
creations under one roof as | figured |
II out aud all four of the family very
highly indivIdualizod persons. / don't /
give the name OF the family. because !
don't wish 90 connect tragic tale /
with people who were kind 10 me, |
though everybody in Poland knows
the tale,
Recalls Noted Tragedy.
II WAS only last spring that count /
No. shot to death his wife and his |
nephew. for reasons 60 his proud and /
outraged soul, sufficient. He was ac-
quilted Of murder ON the grounds that
the proVocotion was so terrible that he |
was temporarily insane. Since the war
broke out he has served with dospe-
rate ynlor, and has won the iron cross |
Of both classes,
a tneiturn individual, the avonger |
seemed 60 me as sat next 10 him az |
breakfast In the long high, cold din
ing room, looked like football player |
In his wooden jersey and leather waist /
coat. and questioned mo rather too
closely. I thought, about my passports
and destination ciyil. though. In a !
gruff way and constantly pressed hot
tea and cold meat on me.
a very gentle lady, who might have .
been the avengers aunt, sat AT one |
end of the table. She spoke charm
Ing English. ass did the little boy. who Z
presided like a young prince at the
other end, and who one instant asked
me 'grown-up' questions about Amer
lea ana tho next graycly recommended
TO my attention some cakes that
looked Ike our doughmts lie was
the darling of the party. a grave,
sweet composed little gentleman who,
You somehow felt would have either "a
very great or very sad future In the
world lie did not relax his cerc-
monious manner until. In the mo-
uents Of parting / asked him TO ac-
'ept little cnameled American flag
was wearing on my overcoat Then
his grave beautiful eyes were really
'hildlike az last, ana he ran down the
long central han of the chateau to
show the trinkct To some goveruess,
suppose Tie had told me he had
wo governessos. ana that they kept
him pretty busy. Anyway, when he
came back TO renew his solemn fare
wells he was without the flag
After ! had got back into the auto
could not ret that boy out Of my
mind for miles, and caught myself
poor child Poor chidp'
ike doddering old man
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