Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-17
His brown eyes were iized pleasantly.

respectfully upon her.
mo! That ISL live in Chicago
or I did tell father died. I'm going
to work at Platt's Crossing"
She spoke as II We're an unpleasant
fact that had not yet become familiar
enough to lose the pain of its ex-
preston.
You look young to go to work" he
said kindly. i~ntcrestedfy. what
lire? Telephone girl or stenog-
.raphy?"
The color stole up under her clear
skin.
Neither" she said bravely. ..lts a
farm. They're Germans my
uncle knows. I'm to help. House.
work, I suppose. I'm, going to try to
like it, but I wanted to teach. I had
finished high school and was going to
next fall If father hadn't died.
But something happened to our
money and I4had tostake this place.
Mothers got q place As matron In an
orphan asylum, where she could take
very pleasant. but it was the best that
we could do
That's tough luck, kid!" said the
yeunE man sympathetically "but
hsace up! II you're got in you to
teach you'll get your chance yet. Are
you German?"
"No."'said the. girl decidedly. "Fa-
Their a He was born In Germany.
He liked this country. though, and
didn't keep running back to Germany
every year the way my uncle does.
But mother and l are Americans.
Mother was born in Chicago"
open; kid! Those German truck
farms have been getting a bad name
since the war broke out. There are
lots of spies around just now. You
!ean't tell what you may come across"
There was a twinkle Of fun In his
eyes, but q strain of eaEnestness in
his voice. The girl looked at him in
wide-eyed wonder.
You don't suppose there would be
any such thing as that?" she asked.
dropping her spoon. II thought spies
were just newspaper talk. Our high
school teacher used to say So
We'll, there are plenty of spies
around all right" he said seriously.
Its not all newspaper talk. But
don't you worry. It isn't likely they'll
come around you, and you might not
know them for spies IL they did"
"Oh! I should be q frightened
throat: What do people do when
fSANy NHeS@ sHrC.-gE& .ea-t-El fE#fssEl
"Just lie low and send word to
Washington al quick az they can. But
don't look like that, kid; 7 was just
talking nonsensei" 1850
She tried to answer his smile with
another.
Il know I'm silly" she said con-
tritely. "but it seems SO dreadful to
como to this strange place among peo-
pie i don't know anything about"
- tt0k ~ 1,Op1s11 CQNnA MT q NJ p3Dhf I" r.
won't be 50 bad AZ you think. They'll
likely turn out to be fine."
II don't know what mother would
say IL she knew Twas talking to you,.s
she remarked apxiously. SShe brought
me up never to speak to strange young
men. But you've been so kind.saXing
my life! Only I wouldn't like to have
you think I'm that kind Of : girl--''
sOf course not!".he said indignant
glance. / hope you haven't thought
I was fresh, either. saw YOU were
all. In and needed . little 3ollying up.
ri guess thosastw0 expresses sort. Of In
trodnced US didn't they? I'm Dan
stevens Ny father is-has = posi-
ton that a, no works on the rail-
road. and Pm engineer juyt ~ present
on number i've freight. I'll Be glad
to be Of service to you ut any time.
the girt shyty. sYou certainly have
(ttaef I9woulA have been killed Il II
hadn't bean Tor you. guess you
mislt havs been killed, too. You were
fv0Ey hrayo, jumping IN between those
Itra1n1 aftAs n ] shanst feel quite "a
|Ionesoms ma homestck now. knowing
THERE'S Gotasons know between
Platt.s Crossing and Chicago"