The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-15

indicate treason to the government.
Not having discovered any such act,
he had felt obliged to allow me to
leave the country.
Well, 1 got safely to Paris, where /
found greater commotion than In
Berlin. At the same hotel where /
stopped was an American family, Mrs.
Turnlee and her two daughters. She
approached me soon after my arrival
and asked me of the situation in Ger
many, being anxious about her hus-
band, who was there. l gave her what
information had, but it was not such
as to reassure her. became acQuaint-
ed with her daughters introduce
ton was dispensed with, considering
the troublous times-and we became
quite chummy. The elder, Miss Lillian
Turnlee, and / took desperate fancy
to each other the moment we net, and
prolonged my stay in Paris in order
to remain near her.
Some ten days after my arrival, Mrs
Turnlee received letter from her hus-
band from London, stating that he had
succeeded in leaving Germany, and
since matters In England had required
his attention he had concluded to go
there instead of Paris His family
were instructed to join him there, and
they would all sail for home as soon
as they could secure passage.
Before getting away from Paris, Mrs
Turnlee received another letter from
her husband informing her that COM
munication with America had been al
most entirely cut off, and If she pre-
ferred Paris to London she might re-
main there until he could get passage
home. Mrs. Turnlee and her daughters
very much preferred Paris to London,
and wrote that they would remain
where they were.
In Miss Lillian Turnlee l met my
fate and within few weeks after my
arrival in Paris we were engaged.
was acceptable to the mother, and my
fiancee was naturally anxious that
should make a good impression on her
father. She wrote him that she was
engaged to the "loveliest man on
earth" and was sure he would approve
of her choice. AS to that l well knew
nothing could be determined till he
saw me.
A time came when Mr.. Turnlee sue
ceeded in securing passage on liner
bound for New York and wrote his
family to come at once to London.
found it convenient to go with them
indeed, they felt the need Of a mans
services on the journey. We crossed
the channel at night with the lights
darkened and arrived in London the
next morning. / separated from my
friends at the railway station, going
to my favorite hotel, having arranged
to call ON them In the evening and meet
my future father-in-law.
l have said that my getting safely
out of Germany was the moment of
greatest happiness and relief of my
life. The moment Of greatest astonish-
ment and horror was when l met Mr.
Turnlee. The whole family were pres
ent. Lillian took me by the hand and
led me to her father. He was staring
at me as if he had seen a monster.
returned his gaze in kind. His family,
especially Lillian, wondered.
What object had you in shadowing
me in Berlin" he asked angrily, 'and
afterward on the train?"
'My dear SIR" 1 said, 81 supposed
you were shadowing me-"
There was a silence during which he
and l stared at each other, while the
family gaped first at one, then at the
other of us.
CAN l have to say to you, young
man" said Mr. Turnlee, lis that you
caused me the fright of my life. 1 ex-
pected every minute that you were
about to turn me over to the police.
Can it possibly be that you are not
German spy?"
''Such 1 supposed you to be. 1 never
dreamed that you were an American
and the father Of the loveliest girl in
the world"
BY this l broke In upon the antag-
onism Mr. Turnlee and l felt for each
other; Lillian pushed me toward her
father; he put out his hand, and we
began a hasty dialogue on the Incl
dents of our mutual mistake. l am
happy to say that l soon secured his
good will and his approval as a SON
ln-law.
We all sailed together for America,
and Lillian and l are now man and
wife.