The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-21
The American "Pretty Girl"

/ .Aohi oadeS 5 new nOVeleLte, 'COnh
dence," now running in Scribmer's:
She was simply an American pretty
glrl, when he had seen a thousand
times. 1t was numerous sisterhood,
pervaded by strong family likeness.
This young lady had charming eyes
(of the color of Gordon s cravats) which
looked everywhere at once and vet
found time to linger in some places,
where Longueville's own eye frequently
met them. She had soft brown hair,
with silky golden thread in it, beauti-
FULLY arranged and crowned by a smart
little hat that savored of Paris. She
had also a slender little figure, neatly
rounded, and delicate, narrow hands,
prettlly gloved. She moved about q
great deal in her place, twisted her lit
tie flexible body and tossed her head,
fingered her hair and examined the or
narnents of her dress. She had great
deal OF conversation, and she expressed
herself with extreme frankness and de-
cislon. He asked her, to begin with, if
she had been long at Baden, but the i'm
petus OF this question was all she re-
bquired. Turning her charming, con-
scious, coquettish little face upon him,
she instantly began to chatter.
have been here about four weeks. l
don't know whether you call that long.
1t doesn't seem long to me, have had
such lovely time. l have ret ever so
many people here I know-eve1y day
some one turns up. Now you have
turned up today "'.1H'
"Ah, but you don't know me-" said
Longueville, laughing.
"Well, have heard q great deal
about you'll" cried the young girl, with
pretty little stare of contradiction 81
think you know great friend of mine,
Miss Ella Maclane, of Baltimore. She's
travelling in Europe now" Tongue
ville's memory did not instantly re-
spond to this signal, but he expressed
that rapturous assent which the occa-
sion demanded, and even risked the OBJ
servation that the young lady from Bal
timore was very pretty. "She's far too
lovely" his companion went on. 81
have often heard her speak of you. l
think you know her sister rather better
than you know her. She has not been
out very long. She is just as interest
ing as she can be. Her hair comes
down to her feet. She's travelling in
Norway. She has been everywhere you
can think of, and she's going to finish
off with Finland You can't 90 any
further than that, can you? That's one
comfort; she'll have to turn round and
come back. I want her dreadfully to
come to Baden Baden" a r. -.
81 wish she would" said Longueville.
"Is she travelling aloneP"
"Oh, no. They've got some English
man. They say he's devoted to Ella
Every one seems to have an Englishman,
now. We've got one here, Captain
Lovelock, Captain Augustus Lovelock.
Well, they're awfully handsome. Ella
Maelane is dying to come to Baden Ba-
den I wish you'd write to her. Her
father and mother have got some idea
in their heads; they think it's improper
what do YOU call it?-immoral. l
wish you'd write to her and tell her it
isn't. l wonder if they think that Mrs
Vivian would come to place that's i'm
moral. Mrs. Vivian says she would take
her in moment; she doesn't seem to
care how many she has. Ideclare, she's
only too kind. You know I'm in Mrs
Vivian's care. My mothers gone to
Franzensbad. She would let me 90 with
Mrs. Vivian anywhere, on account OF
the inf1uence-she thinks so much OF
Mrs. Vivian's influence I have always
heard great deal about it, haven't you
1 must say it's lovely; it's had won.
derful effect upon me. | don't want to
praise myself, but it has. You ask Mrs
Vivian if haven't been good. have
been just as good as car
be. I've been so peaceful, I've just sal
here this way. Do you call this i'm.
moral? You're not obliged to gamble
if you don't want to. Ella Maclane's
father seems to think you get drawn in
I'm sure l haven't been drawn in.
know what you're goiag to say-you're
going to say I've been drawn out. Well
| have, tonight. We just sit here SC
quietly-there's nothing to do but tc
talk. We make a little party by our.
selves-are you going to belong to oul
partyp Two of us are missing-Miss
Vivian and Captain Lovelock. Captain
Lovelock has gone with her into the
rooms to explain the gambling-Miss
Vivian always wants every thing ex
pla1neu. am sure uHueTSIOOu IL INT
first time looked at the tables. Have
you ever seen Miss Vivian? She's VERY
much admired, she's so very unusual
Black hairs souncommon-Is see you've
got it too-but mean for young ladies
| am sure one sees every thing here
There's a woman that comes to the ia
bles-a Portuguese countess-who has
hair that is positively blue. l can't say
l admire it when it comes to that shade
Blues my favorite color, but prefer i
in the eyes," continued Longueville'!
companion, resting upon him her owl
two brilliant little specimens of the tint
He listened with that expression o.
clear amusement which is not always
an Indication of high esteem, but which
even pretty chatterers, who are not th'
reverse of estimable, often prefer t.
masculine inattention; and while h'
listened Bernard, according to his wont
made his reflections. He said to him
4 self that there were two kinds of pretty
/ girls-the acutely conscious and the
tiRely unconscious. Mrs. Vivian's pro
tegee was a member of the former cate
CORY; she belonged to the genus CO
quette. We all have our conception o