Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-10
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on the farm Of German family named
Schwartz. discovers that the place is a
nest Of spies. She makes her escape fronl
way wa q engineer by the name. of. Stevens
whose father IL the president of the
railroad, and comes to Washington t.
lay her Information before the secret
After many adventures she reaches
Washington safely: and tells her story
In the meantime her mother who has
uncle comes to the farm IN. search o.
her. She is also taken care Of by youne
Stevens, who also brings her to Wash
,nete ana The heo family is reunited under
manifest very decided interest in each
other. Stevens has been commissioned
IN few days.
Il should love to- she said visit
fully. But guess that wouldn't he
right"
why notr" he demanded. lis
there someone else?''
"Oh. nor she opened her eyes
wide in amusement and her laugh
rippled out. Then SOLDERING: NO,
but You surely know there is a great
difference between US You belons'
to the rich and great: to the. people
who knows things and do things am,
are things But I am just a littlc
school girl who has got to earn hex
living. We are very, very poor since
my father died! You and your moth
er, have been very kind to ME, bus
I'm quite sure she wouldn't want you
writing to a girl like me-"
I'm quite sure she would" he
burst forth eagerly. "She thinks yo,.
are a girl among a thousand. She
<~l Spyt,a {.
money! I've got plenty of money,
but would rather throw it all away
than let it separate me from con-
genial friends. Come now. you'll
have to- give me a bette. reason than
that il you want to cut mo out OF
your circle Of friendship"
"Oh. don't want to do that al
ALL" she cried in distress. But
why-don't you realize that I've been
a hired girl on a truck farm! And
yor are an officer in the United
president Of great railroad: and the
friend of the President Of the United
States, and a whole lot of other great
friends. You've been through col
lege, ana are going to be grea!
! man. I'm only All ignorant little
school girl who will newer have mucf
Of a chance to learn to be anything
"Nonsense!" cried the young so.
dier proudly. You've, been a loya
ter what else you've been? Isn't thi:
a democracy? Don't we believe il
real things? What difference how
you have served SO long as you've
had the fineness and the heart te
serve? And as for being and doint
anything! Hi)da, do you know tha'
there is a Gordon of Secret Service
men stretched all around that truck
farm today just on account of you:
men can't stir without the United
States Government knowing, exactl!
what each is doing? Don't 20,
know that the officer, who comes II
an aeroplane will be watched for ant
tracked next. week. IL he tries tx
come again. and It will likely be dis
covered Just. where else he goes ant
who he IS. and who he is working for
and whether there ave. other :truct
farms that he visits. And 1t is al
through your quick, brave action tina
tell you that down under the iron liz
below your cabbages I saw hundred.
! Of guns stored and. ready fot quicl
handing out And do yo.l know tina
VERY likely before many days th,
Government will know just :, wher,
other stores are kept, the powder ani
the dynamite you heard them tall
about. and who. are the ones employ
ed to blow UP rnunition plants an,
shtpyards. and place bombs unde
bridges and in the holds of loaded
ships? AS, soon as they have then
Just where they want then1 and fnt
out everybody that is in; the frame
up they will all be in Jail, Schwar'
and all his gang, too. This inforna
ton has come through you, and yet
In spite Of all the honor that ha.
been put upon you, and is going I.
be done you. ygn are not thefleas
bit eonceited Ybu are making your
self 40 small and humble as can be
DON'T you think know finenes:
when j see II You may have work
ed .tn q Kitchen, but you have thu
soul OF queen. and--4a0f q soldier.
Yes. you have !f9t. sJ1an co,Ild have
done = finer, b..Aver tf,ing than you
have dnne!s / rasan It'll And 8 wani
'yoH for my friend. III G,on1A. will YOU
write. 70 me? Unless, perhaps YOU
think that I'm the one that's un.
worthy ~ that Il ~ r.. 81,
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