Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-01

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about her. II schwarz had sent word
to the police. there was no telling but
someone was around watching her.
1t would be better to sit right, still
and watt There wasn't the least
likelihood Of her starving in one day,
and she certainly had nerve, enough
to sit up and bear a. little diacomfort
for the good Of her country. :. 1t
wouldn't be half as bad as going to
war, and having to live in wet, mud
get; fight and get wounded; or die
+ She drew a little Sigh and straight,
eped up, trying to TX her attention on
the people around her. and keep her
self awake. 1T seemed hours she had
been on that train How far was
Washington? Would they never get
there? The man she had followed
into the train had faded away into
a parlor car. He was doubtless even
ner: Well, she would play she was
sitting opposite to him ordering what
she liked and he, was telling her all
about the sights along the way.
Wouldn't it be nice II she hadrpebpie
ito go with her to places. and talk to
her and laugh with her! ALI. Well,
she would play 1t again, and maybe.
scme day 1t would come true.
h thought of the young engineer.
what II he had been the man and
had taken her into the diner and or
dered roast beef and ice cream! Ali!
Her head reeled at the thought of
the food, and she sat up very straight
and called herself to. order. She sim
ply must not faint or get sick or any
thing to attract attention. She won
deredy what the engineer would think
when he found she was gone. But,
Of course, he wouldn't find out now
until she got somewhere and wrote
him or ,telephoned to him. She had
OF the window. It had been. her last
act in the morning before khe went
down to get breakfast. Had he seen
at today when his train went by and
would he try to find out what 1t
meant? She had hung 1t there be-
fcause the thought had come to her
thai perhaps in some terrible way she
might be shut up or made away with
before h could get the knowledge OF
the spies to the proper authorities,
and b had a vague feeling that II
tLaan Stevens knew there was some
firing to be alarmed about. he would
fferret It out in some way.
The three hotrs passed at last. and
just as the sinking sun was sending
log,Opalescent lights into the sky, q
city dawned on the windows spf one
side OF tho car with a great white
tshaft rising like an angel out Of the
SKY, and q big white dome q little far.
ther on. There was something about
the sight that reminded Hilda OF the
pictures OF the Heavenly City in Phi,
breath and sat up very straight This
was Washington. She knew witl1ou,
being told. She had seen pictures
and. anyway. IL she hadn't she fell
she would have known. It was dif.
ferent from n other place she had
ever seen. :
She followed the passengers from
the tram. her head feeling light and
ldazed az Il she were In aTdream. "A,
ia desk labeled Interrogation ant
iSdraped In dass In the Center Of the
wonderful marble station, Hilda )
Lea the way to the white House, ane
was told TO take q certain car out ii
front Of the station.
There were long rosy lights ovel
the city as she emerged from the sta,
4 ton portal and stood waiting for the
car. Nhere in frohk Of her, only &
seeming stones throw from .whery
"a stood, was the great Capito
81 her geography, and been framai
lin photograph and hung In hel
School-room, and which had seemed
almost AZ wonderful and unreal e
iher all her life - heaven Itself.
( Everything seemed white anS
] green to- her wondering eyes 0rea
white buildings hotels and houses
tcther huildinGy OF SnorYiVAs size fol
which she had no name, white. pal,
IN Twins emerald How wen