Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-23
before, and she more beautiful. more

before, and she more beautiful, more
queenly, moro refined by contrast.
Instead of retiring to my own room fol-
lowed the Cooks into the saloon. The
balcony, which ran along outside the house,
was coon crowded with them, and this
made me suggest to Mr.. Smith moonlight
walk.
"A capital idea, sir. / have no doubt
the whole party would like it immensely. +"
{" Plague take the partyr' muttered,
but alas too audibly, for I found janet at
my elbow and with a look on her face |
had not seen there before. She fastened
to turn toward Mr.. Smith and said in a
cold voice
81 am tired now and shall go to bed, !"
and she moved away from me. at that
minute l would have gone out en- troupe
with the Cooks if Janet would have
looked pleased. l managed to intercept
her, however, before she reached the salon
door.
az Are you going out tomorrow. Miss
Smith, mean there cannot be much to
see at Mayence." Janet turned toward
me with little look of surprise on her
face. Then, with evident effort, she said
in chilling tone:
:" I do not know what our party are
going to do to morrow. Good night" And
with motion which Queen might have
made when displeased by some petty sub
ject, Janet swept past me, leaving me
piqued and indignant with her and angry
with myself.
One thing had determined that night !:
[ would stay here at Mayence till the
Cooks were well out OF the way. Those
sort of people always raced over the Con
tinent. Afterward l could easily inquire
what route they took, and then | could
avoid it. So l might regain the quiet and
contented frame of mind I had before
met the party. Good heavens, was /,
Reginald Hunter, in love with Janet
Smith," one of Cooks Personally Con.
Quoted Tourists? The idea was prepos-
ferrous | laughed aloud, fancying what
my mother would say if / wrote her this
piece of news.
And yet-confound til dreamt of
Janet that night Getting up early the
next morning, after disturbed slumber, |
started out for long excursion, and tell
ing email French garcon | met on the
doorstep that should not be home till
evening, fastened away for my walk.
When l came back late at night the
Frenchman was still on the doorstep. He
bowed and seized my stick and coat, CIV
ing me this gratuitous piece of information:
La maison est tres tranguille &c soir,
monsieur les COgues son parts.
Strange parversity Of human nature No
sooner was quite sure Of being freed from
my enemies than l felt strong desire to
run after them, just for the purpose Of
asking Janet to forgive me. This was SO
intensely foolish that tried to forget the
whole episode tried by a great deal Of
sightseeing TO drive Janet's image out OF
my head. And yet why was 1t that l
could so well recollect every feature of her
face. and call TO mind even the turn of her
head and the sweet expression of her deep
blue eyes? still kept wondering at the
incongruity of that girl with her surround
ings.
Never did week appear SO long to me
as that week at Mayence. 1 was quite
sick of it and OF the Rhine; heartily glad
when once more moved on, perfectly sure
! should not again meet the party-unlegs,
perhaps, on their journey.
About fortnight alter this | fonnd
myself at Lueerne, at the Hotel Swan.
As was idling about the salon / CHANGED
upon printed paper, and, in large, I'M
posing letters, read, Cooks Personally
Conducted Tour. Then there followed an
account of the places they would pass
through. I examined the dates. Yes,
this was the tour of my identical enemies.
/ further noted that on certain day in
August they would have seen all the
beauties Of Switzerland, and would pause
one day ct Geneva before returning home
via Paris.
Geneva is a very pleasant place just
about this time, I said to myself; may
as we'll 90 there as anywhere else. But
had only just time to reach it by that
special August day. Not that it mat
tered in the least my arriving by that
date, but if l did, it wonld be a curious
coincidence. And let me own to you,
reader, that that curious coincidence did
take place for l entered bright, sunny
Geneva on the same day that the Hotel
d'Angleterre was expecting large in
road Of visitors. / sent on my luggage
by the hotel omnibus, and determined to
walk about till nearer the dinner hour.
[Conclusion neat ,oeek.l