The Washington times., 1918-03-16


covert encouragement, although it
was rather forward in a German
girl practically to ask o man hin
intentions. II shall be delighted to
call on Frau Doring-"
Countess ,Niebuhr. have prac-
ticed little innocent deception hsr.
in Munich-for obvious reasous
Also, during my four years sojourn
in America-"
"You Have Been In America"
an America" His brain, a tins,
concentrated, Teutonic organ, strcve
to grapple with two ideas at once
You have been in Ameriea?"
Rather. I feel half an Amsri-
can. You have no idea how II
changed my point Of view-oh, but
in many ways! The men, you see,
are so different from ours. Tia
American woman has a magnificent
position"
Ridiculous, uppish, spoilt ersa-
lures"
"But how delicious to be spoiled.
You will call on my mother?"
Zottmyer almost choked. 'T hats
the Prussians-above all, that ar
rogant junker class. And the nam. .
OF Niebuhr!-why, it stands for an
that junkerdom means fn its most
virulent form!"
Il am afraid it does. Ny brothers
are junkers unalloyed. But I can
assure you that my mother Is a
democratic as one may be in Ber-
lin. She has quite a number Of
friends among the intellectuals-s
Would she consent to FouY
marriage with 49, mere m
tellectual?"
What has that to do with fl Il
would never occur to me to marry
out of my own class. That Is aiways
a mistake. There are, you SEE
well-subtle differences that forbid
harmony
Calls Her a Snob.
"You are a snob. 1 might hsys
seen it before this. You give your
self airs" He was now 50 tom
between fury and disappointment,
modification and Teutonic resent.
nent at being obliged to diurrs
abruptly from precisely thought-out
.acticsI that he forgot his physical
iiscomfort-and incidentally to u,s
lis handkerchief.
"A snob? When 1 am true TO tAs
'est traditions of my race? Did Won
lot tell me that you would mot
marry a Venus If she happened To b.
'orn outside Of your own class7 But
Is rather cold here-not? SHAH
end the note Of Introduction 10
our hat?"
L would not put my foot in auy
'upercilious junker palace, and I
lever wish to see you again." He
Ehirled about, burying his nose In
lis handkerchief, and tore down the
treet-
Glsela laughed, but with littls
musement Her sympathy for Ger
nan women took a long stride. But
ne forgot him a few moments latsr
t her desk.
During the next five vears .ha
'rote many short stories and ESSAYS,
nd Tour plays. Her work appealed
uotly but clearly to the growing
ebellion Of the German women; she
'as too much of an artist to writs
rank propaganda and the critics
,ere long waking up to the object
her work. Her first three pIaya
'ere failures, but the fourth ran
Or two years and a half and was
layed all over Germany and Ans
ria.
1t was brilliant, dramatic. half
half-tragic exposition of
he German woman's enforced sub-
erHence to man as compared with
ne glorious liberty Of the somewhat
exaggerated American co-heroine.
Tried to Suppress Play.
There was talk OF suppressing this
lay at first. but Countess Niebuhr
rought all her influence TO bear.
nd as the widow OF one esteemed
mixer and the daughter of another
'r more important. her argument
nat her daughter merely labored
make the German woman a still
lore powerful factor in upholdInk
lie might OF German Kultur-that
eing the secret hidden in what was
fter all but fantssy-caused the
overs to shrug their shoulders and
lsmiss the matter.
After all. was not the play by a
oman. and were not the German
omen the best trained in the
orid?