The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
Re-establishing
A Family
BY r. A. Mitchell.

ca young man, determined 10 maxi
Z fortune, return with 1t to Germany
and build up his family, which wa.
an old one, though impoverished. Vor
Bishoff chose valuable field fol
money making in America. He be
came a brewer and by the time he was
fifty years old was In position to re
tire from business with the fortune he
had come over for. But a business
life had accustomed him to active hab
its, and he did not relish going back
to Germany to a life Of idleness. Be
sides, the pan European war had come
on, and he thought he could be Of more
service to the Fatherland by sending
money for hospital service.
Won Bishoff had no son, but he had
\ daughter, Hilda, about twenty years
old. II had been his intention to send
for his nephew, the son Of his older
brother, to come over to America with
the hope Of making a match between
this young man and Hilda- His for
tune would ultimately pass to Hilda
and through her and her husband the
former influential status Of the Won
BishofYs would be re-esta blished. But
the war came on, and Of course Carl
Won Bishon was needed In the army,
and on this account the plan was de-
layed II not altogether extinguished.
Hilda Won Bishoff's associates were
native Americans. and she had not that
love for Germany that had remained
IN her father. When the war broke
out she told him that she wished to go
abroad to do Red Cross work, and he
only consented on her promise to de-
vote herself to the care of sick and
wounded soldiers In Germany. But
Hilda, though she had learned the Ger
man language In her childhood, had
forgotten 1t, and she did not relish the
idea Of going among a people whose
language she did not understand. Her
father would not consent to her going
to any other country.
Hilda had been given plenty Of pin
money and. not having spent It all,
had something In bank. One day she
left for Europe without saying any
thing to her father as to her going
and on her arrival at the seat of war
was enrolled In the American Red
Cross service. She found that the sick
and wounded consisted Of all kinds.
There were English, French, Belgians,
Germans, Austrians and citizens Of the
United States to be cared for, and all
received the same attention. OF course
the enemy sick and wounded as soon
As they recovered were considered
prisoners and placed in concentration
camps, while the French, English and
Americans were returned to duty.
Hilda remained at her post Of duty
a year, when, her health giving out,
she returned to America. Some Of her
friends suspected while nursing 4 sol
der she had lost her heart to him, but
Hilda would not admit 1t. Her father
got hold Of the rumor, and II worried
him very much, for he had not given
up re-esta blishing his family In Ger
many through her. He questioned her
as to the matter, but got nothing out
Of her. Indeed, she denied the story.
However. Won Bishofrs plan for
building up his family by marrying
his daughter to her cousin Carl was
dashed because news came to his un-
Gle that he had been killed In the war.
One day young man who gave his
name as F1egler appeared at Herman
Bishon's residence and asked for Hill
da. He was the soldier that she had
nursed az q prisoner he had been |
sent to England as prisoner Of war |
and had escaped. He had then got |
to America by securing |
a berth As fireman on ship about to !
sail for New York. His object was to |
get back to Germany by way Of the
United States.
The FIRST thing Won Bishoff knew
about the strangers coming was in
from his daughter that she
had given her troth to the fugitive
and desired her fathers sanction to
The match. She and her lover planned
to be married before his return to the
army. Won Bishoff, realizing by this
lime that his daughter would have her
,wn way In the choice Of q husband,
rave a forced consent. The couple
we're married, and a few days later
he groom sailed for Holland, from
which country he expected to cross the
inc into Germany.
Six months after his departure his
wife received word from him that he
lad succeeded in what he had under
AIKEN and was again In the ranks
lighting for the fatherland. Then came
i letter stating that he was at home
,adly wounded.
Hilda. now Frau Fiesler, determined
o join him. Her father, finding that
he was resolved on doing so, deter
mined to go with her. They went by
way Of Copenhagen and in due time
rrived at the village from which Her
nan Bishoff had departed thirty years
'efore for America. The schloss, a
residence that had once
'een a noble pile, was still In posses
ion Of the family, and there they
vent. 1t was occupied by a sister of
ION Bishoff. whom he had not taken
ccount Of since his departure for
america, for he especially valued only
he male members Of the family. The
ather and daughter were to put up
ere until they could learn Of the
Of her husband.
II have a son who is at home re-