“And that is the last we shall see of Captain Von Blusen,” declared Shirley. “I wonder who he is.”
“I haven’t any idea,” returned Mabel slowly, “but there can be no question that he is of high rank.”
“No, there can be no question about that,” agreed Mr. Willing, who had overheard this conversation. “I should say that he is a member of the Imperial German family.”
“Then what is he doing in the United States?”
“I have learned a couple of Mexican words,” replied Mr. Willing. “Quien sabe?” (Who knows.)
“But he said we should hear from him when the war is over,” declared Mabel.
“Yes,” said Shirley, “he said ‘we’ but he meant you.”
Mabel’s face turned a trifle red.
“What do you mean?” she asked in some confusion.
Shirley laughed.