. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. description, and like as not the firstperson you meet on stepping on the landing will be some enter-prising tourist from the States, who has already received a NewYork Herald giving a full account of the crime, while our Govern-ment will get out an extradition treaty with the Lunatics quickerthan a wink, and have you back again in States Prison for a termof years. All laughed; and Gilbert Austin asked, How is it that Missvon Hohenberg, who I understand is an Austrian, was your class-mate ? You have been educated abroad? Elsie explained, and the young man seem
. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. description, and like as not the firstperson you meet on stepping on the landing will be some enter-prising tourist from the States, who has already received a NewYork Herald giving a full account of the crime, while our Govern-ment will get out an extradition treaty with the Lunatics quickerthan a wink, and have you back again in States Prison for a termof years. All laughed; and Gilbert Austin asked, How is it that Missvon Hohenberg, who I understand is an Austrian, was your class-mate ? You have been educated abroad? Elsie explained, and the young man seemed much interested whenshe informed him that she was on her way to visit her friend. Then we shall all probably meet at Innsbruck. 28 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN THE TYROL. You may see Elsie there, but I shall certainly not visit the Hohen-bergs, even if I decide to go to the Tyrol, Dorothy replied withhauteur. The music, which had been interrupted, now began again. Aquintette of male voices rendered various Italian songs, to the accpm-. YUMPY, YUMPY, YAH ! paniment of violins, mandolins, and guitars. One glee played by thevery plump Italians seemed especially amusing. How provokingthat I cannot understand the words, Dorothy remarked; that choruswith its repetition of something that sounds like Yumpy, yumpy,yah ! appears to be very jolly. NO CHAPERON. 29 I will ask my friend, Count Farniente, to translate it for me. Iam afraid my knowledge of Italian is not sufficient to render itsmoothly. Before Dorothy could object, the young man had broughtforward and introduced a dark-eyed, dark-whiskered gentleman, whomDorothy and Elsie had already remarked as being quite a favoriteamong the ladies. The count spoke amusing English, but his Frenchwas perfect, his manners were elegant, and his conversation devoted himself exclusively toDorothy during the remainder ofthe evening, while Elsie chattedwith the Austins. At the close ofthe concert the company prome-naded for a time on the v
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