The evening world., 1919-04-01

81 tNt ran away just Aih' NAhAs
And thus began the adventure.
She reached Berlin in July, 1914
and found everything war and
rumors OF war. She didn't like Der
lin and was glad 10 be on her way
south -by-oast. Life was "a happy
dream" for tho Harlem girl in the
gay and beautiful Hungarian capi-
tai whore the subway entrances are
painted majolica ornaments and mil
| itary officers wear red trousers and
pale blue capes Chat it costs all their
pay to keep clcanD
Everything went smoothly" rc-
counts Miss Burke. I'VE played TO
good business. got good salaries and
had good time. The people were
crazy about Americans. Anything
American was a success from the
start. American girls were respected
no end! Talk about II being unsafe
for a pretty girl TO he out alone Mt
! night in European cities-it's not so.
unless the girl herself invites tnsllt.
ut is the same there as here.
have been spoken TO on Firth Ave-
nue, or coming home from tho thea
tre. But that's all there is 10 It. II
never goes further. have no
patience with girls who are forever
complaining of being pursued We
were not pursued even in Budapest,
where a self-respecting woman Is
supposed never to venture out alone
after dark. They are Americana
people would say with n shrug.
American girls do anything they
like! Are not all Americans a little
crazyr But every one was kind TO
us and tremendously respectful.
when the United States entered
the war thought surely there'd be
trouble. I went to the police and told
them who 1 was ana that l realized
was an allen enemy The officers
simply smiled and said report once
each week. They told me the mill
tary law required this or they
wouldn't bother me with ~
"They suggested too that II per-
tectly convenient It might be as well
litI left the Hotel Royal and lived
with some private family. 80 that
vou viii not be subjected to any un-
nleasant observation they explained.
for there was a terrific dragnet out
for spies. I acted on their suggestion
and made my home with widow
whose only son was Captain In the
army"
There was n bit OF furry at the
theatre, Miss Burke admits. Because
the naughty manager took advantage
OF wartime and cut salaries. English
sonrs and dances. he pointed out,
were at n discount.
"But I'm not English" said Maude
Rurke OF Harlem. vehemently. I'm
American. You put the word 'Ameri-
cam under my name on the biilboards.
Tell 'em I sing American and dance
American--and you'll make more
money than ever!"
So her salary was not cut and the
manager gained new feather for his
cap.
Tho only way Miss Burke felt the
pInch of war was that the prices OF
everything performed the same avia-
ton stunts they did here at home
The landlady demanded moro board
C;oulash and sausages began TO soar
Laundry bills trebled. Gloves and
boots cost much and wore little. Even
theatre rouge. No. "a. went up to
twice what It used TO he.
"Just look at these duds!" invited
milady. 81 paid 1000 kronen for this
awful suit. That is equal now to
about 800. and no style 20 it at all
II would cost thirty on 42d street
Eight hundred for these shoes, and
look at them-paper! This blouse
was 400.
'It cost me 10000 kroncn to gel
home (about $1,000, for ! was held W
five weeks in Switzerland getting my
pass vlsed" a krone" Miss Burk,
says, was worth at the beginning ol
the war about 20 cents. IL has now
uink to nm inSlgnincant 81