Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-21


What Is your nationality"
II always consider myself English"
| replied
"My mother was English, and my
fathers mother was English. too" l
rctorted sharply.
Herr Muller laughed loudly. az IL he
thought my somewhat naive statement
an excellent joke. Are you ashamed
of being considered German won,an?'
81 prefer 10 consider myself Eng
lish." / replied.
You speak English well, assume?"
When speak English l am gen
orally taken for an Englishwoman."
You have been in Engiand?"
Many times"
Have you friends therc?'
"fes-fricnds OF my mothers prin-
cipally"
Would you care to give me their
names"
Colonel and Mrs. E. Major r.
and MIR. s.. who is member of
Parliament" Herr Muller seemed los,
in thought for a fcw moments. AT
length he said: Il seem TO have met
INC colonel you name. Wasn't he sta
TONED al the Tower Of London?''
No" ! blurted out innocen,ly, little
guessing the drift of his conversation.
the colonel is at Woolwich"
At this Herr Muller to,,ed few
words down on his writing pad
You speak French, OF course?"
replied that l had a French gov
crness for three years
Have you any friends In Parisr'
"A few English residents there who
knew my mother"
NO persons of high social standing
say. government officials. Deputies, or
military onicers?"
Wondering what officials. Deputies
or military officers In Paris had to do
win my application for an engage
Hent as private secretary 10 a Ger
man. answered that my mothers
friends in the French capital were
private persons. Again Herr Muller
wrote down few words on his writ
ing pad.
Are YOU fond of travel?" he asked
Very"
Where have you traveller"
stayed three months In St Peters
nurg and three in Rome. / know Paris
iair!y well. London very well. know
parts OF Scotland and the English lake
district and stayed a summer in
NC Isle OF Wight with English
friends"
Again Herr Muller stopped TO use his
pencil. Stealing d glance at his table
found he was writing a kind of
c!phcT' or IL may have been shorthand
suddenly Strengthening himself. jerk
ing back his head and folding his arms
across MS chest. he asked me IL had
any capacity for sketching. there
upon told him OF my IS picture ! sold
IN the Fricdrichstrasse
Y Good" cried Herr Muller, again
using his pencil. Il suppose you know
hothins about machiaery-you could
not make sketches Of it?"
somehow or other machinery had al
ways curious fascination for me.
had on one occasion spent an hour in
me enSine-room o. channel steamer,
wondering at the wonderful mechanism
OF the thousand and one pieces of steel
ana brass / observed about me.
am afraid l DON, understand ma
Chihe!y; yet 10 me il appears TO be
so!ldihcd logic. Every part is reason
able and necessary: but think with
htt!e study and practice" went on,
We'll could draw anything"
Ny remarks seemed to please Herr
Muller. for he stood upright again.
smiled broadly. caressed the lapcls Of
ms English -cut morning coat, and put
aside his cigar.
An Young lady. there is nothing
!ike self-confdence. Without con-
hdence no one does anything worth
aoahg IN the world. I am sure you
are not of the hesitatinE TYNE"
boldly assured him that | was very
prompt in action, quickly made up nv
MIND and that ] had never suffered
with timid!ty-io my knowledge at any
rate. any
And now, Fraulein Won Kopr. let
me ask you perhaps a delicate cues
The question. must own, rather
staggered me. but found mvself
laughing heartily at such an nm
expected remark. I assured Herr Mul-
Ter mat was not in love with anv
one had never loved any one but nv
mother. and very likely should never
! ,ove any one else in this world.
laughed loudly. 1 think il was my
repeated reference to my dead mother
that provoked his mirth-for had
long formed a very poor opinion OF
herr Muller as man could see
cruelty IN his eyes. debauchery in his
race and cunning at the corner OF his
lips.
Il find it good thing in this life.
fraulein, not to have ties. Every one
should be free who aspires TO do great
things. It has just occurred to me
how would YOU like TO be" Che paused
a momenD "a detective?"
! had never thought Of such a pro-
fession. and l told him SO.
You can earn much money. IL you
nv .4S'S'' i'ciHS ali artist, i should
say you have good visual memory,
ch?"
Il believe So" I replied, becoming
interested at the prospect Of much
money"
What Is the color " the carpet on
the flight of stairs you came up?"
Dark red with a black border!" I
answered promptly.
Good. Now how would you de-
scribe the person who showed you I'D
here?"
"A thin man, of medium height, aged. |