. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. on,remarked the young man in question ; for the old gentleman had become so much in earnest that hehad not noticed the approach of hisson. I solemnly promise you notto marry a peasant, and there isno possibility that any lady of rankwill ever become interested in me. I dont know about that, Gil-bert, replied the old gentleman,regarding his son, fondly ; youhave made the acquaintance of onecount already, and you must notforget to present that letter of in-troduction to the Count vonHohenberg when you reach started. The Count von Hohenberg wa
. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. on,remarked the young man in question ; for the old gentleman had become so much in earnest that hehad not noticed the approach of hisson. I solemnly promise you notto marry a peasant, and there isno possibility that any lady of rankwill ever become interested in me. I dont know about that, Gil-bert, replied the old gentleman,regarding his son, fondly ; youhave made the acquaintance of onecount already, and you must notforget to present that letter of in-troduction to the Count vonHohenberg when you reach started. The Count von Hohenberg was Valeriesfather, and she listened with more interest than she had hithertofelt as the old gentleman calmly continued his observations. The count has a daughter that one might mistake for anAmerican girl. I saw her once in Washington when her fatherwas a member of the Foreign Legation, and I must admit thatI have no fault to find with her. But pardon your old fathersobliviousness, and let me present you to my young companion here,. GILBERT AUSTIN. NO CHAPEROX. 27 a countrywoman of ours, I am proud to say. Allow me, miss, to in-troduce my son, Gilbert Austin, newly appointed United StatesConsul to Innsbruck. My name is Austin, too, naturally, — JudgeJonah Austin, ex-senator from Illinois. Now you know us, fatherand son, and I am happy to say that there is nothing in our historywhich I would be ashamed to have you know. Its a clean recordso far, though the Austins have always been in politics; and it isan old joke that Austin babies never creep, — they begin their walkin life by running for office. It was impossible to resist the judges frank good-humor; andas Elsie approached at this juncture, .Dorothy, who was usuallyreticent to a fault, surprised herself by remarking, Elsie, this gen-tleman is acquainted with our classmate, Valerie von Hohenberg. Indeed! Elsie exclaimed with delight, how small the worldis! We are continually meeting people who know friends of ours. That is
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