Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-10
CHAPTER XVI,

moved like one in q beautiful dream,
from which she expected soon. to
wake into the regular -colored
world where she belonged. But she
joy in her eyes. She was as lovely
and unconscious of self as a.. girl
could be, and more and more young
Daniel Stevens's mother was drawn
Ito her. 80 ...:v ,s4 49,.
The young man, had gone to his
camp. and 3Iilda's mother had re-,
ceived a summons to- come to Phila-
delpllia to try out for the position
which Mr.. Stevens senior had recon-
n1ended her for, and had taken Karl
with her wishing to arrange for his
school in case she was accepted.
Hilda was detained by the Secret
ther investigation could be made.
The officer of the aeroplane could not
be located as yet, and great deal
depnded upon his. Identification. It
was decided that, she should stay
with Mrs, Stevens q. little longer.
So the dream wandered on, for
more beautiful days.. filed with rides
and walks and sightseeing, glimpses
into lovely homes and churcnes.
meeting with delightful people; =
weekend with the young soldier, up
again from camp. and the delightful
senior Stevens down from Philadei-
phia.
| The two young people, set free for
the time being from all thought of
difference o. class distinction, con-
scious OF the approval of their eld-
ter of friendship as they. strolled
about Washington. They wandered
into many of the historic and :beauti.
full spots where visitor may go.
Yet afterwards perhaps their strong
est impression was rather Of words
and glances than Of stately halls or
paintings Of historic value.
J. Hilda was summoned one morning
| to look at some photographs. Did
they resemble the man who came III
an aeroplane; she was asked? She
was quite sure they did. She studied
each of them carefully. They were
small snapshots, two of them takeE
in crowd. one on the deck of q de-
parting steamship. One without his
hateful moustache. Always to look at
them gave her that chill that she had
felt when that stranger had told Mrs:
Schwarz to make Unknown that she
was his property, "She belongs to
me! y Understand ?s How those
words rank in her cars! The night
after she had looked at the pictures
she lay awake and thought it all
1 over. We're those really pictures OF
the man. or did she only imagine It
! ]because she was all wrought up over
what she had gone through? How
much responsibility was upon -hor!
It scanned that the man whore pica
1 tufe she had been shown was; noted
fGerman who had been close to diplo-
] matte circles. and had moved nnsHs-
lpected for years among the most 10y
.la1 of Americans. or late there had
been whispers about him, vague and
INDEFINITE. He had been reported as
having gone back to, Germany at the
time when Won Bernstorff was re-
called. Rumor also i had reported
Ehim in Mexico. There were no proofs.
but many indications that he was the
moving spirit In German intrigue
and propaganda, and yet he was like
the proverbial hea, no one could put
q finger on him. II he could be
found and his identity proved with
E&hat of the airman 81 the truck farm
It meant much In tie affairs OF thb
nation and the world. 10 think that
she, insignificant az she, WIS.,, should
tall unwittihgly have come to be
mixed up in such great, things! II
frightened her when 'she took time ii
IIthe Watches pf the night to think
Thsre vss :aarnefhsr thing .tha., va
ltroubious - think about .ar,g that
gas the fact that 10 spite of tn cars
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