The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23

s,sntIy overcome his shynsss 10 venture ca .
tone If mid Pleasantly, and some ntinltesinA
t.stinn Of the admiration which be felt found
it, way into his EYES
Prom no one more fairy-hke than Mrs
Nilton herself | am wintsring In Florence
with friend, the LAZY opposite Us" David
gL.ns,d aer,ss the tal,le towards a pomfntls-
baking dame, in a plum -culonri silk dr-s
and a lasp cap, .and know Your aunt we'll
Nv friend and are in Nenkr for a short
holhhy. Mrs. Wilton told Us that YOU were
coming To the 'Anghterre,' and determined
b look out for You You wonier at my
interest Well. Mrs, Wilton told ME, too"-ma
time If mock solemnity--about Mis- Balfour,
and Miss Balfour AMI happen ID te great
friends
What about Miss Ralfourf asked David,
: huskily. Joyce had retirel into the back
ground Of his menory, he Was almost angry
! with this beautiful stranger for bringing her
again into prominence. lie hal ssrnt away
his soup plate, half empty, ami he waved an
impatient refusal Ia waiter who approached
with fish.
-Oh, You know" with q gay laugh. You
arr going to Florence. in the character 1t
conquering hero, Ia carry oil our heiress,
Joyce Balfour.'
/ The laugh nettlesl David He eolored
/ crimson lit petSsS YOU, he sail. crumblihg
/ his bread imlatishtly, and speaking under
/ his breath, to make merry at my exIsnss,
hut YOU are wrong in your statement
| don't think mysrlf a eonluerer hero. am
3 Wiltnn'.
to make her ni.sr's acquaintance nothing
more. Probably shall not like Miss halfour;
very probably she will not like me. Mrs.
| Wilton has no right to make schemes for
other people, without their consent, ami then
b. proclaim thuse schemes rs certainties Ia all
the world
Dear, dear, she dn~nt proclaim her
schemes to all the world How fiery You
arr, | am, as said, friend of the family /;
its only natural that Mrs. " ilton should ia
little confidential IA me-
Then the subject Of Miss Balfour was
allowed to drop But other subjects pre-
snt,d Themselves ami conversation WAS well
SUSTAINED through the long dinner When at
last the girl rose turned to her nelghlor
With bright lttlo motion Of the head -
l.twcen bow AMI mol AMI paSssi cut II
the ruom in the company OF the la,ly in the
plum colorci silk, who honored the young
man with searching glance, David was
astonishei to remember how yoluble he hal
lsyn Now that hi, exertions we're over, he
wondered what 10 do with himself, and when
h. should s,e the friendly stranger again
H. hung about the reading room; she was
not there He t"iksl up to his la,l rpoIn,
looktL up paper and pencil, AMI began son
net on IA pair of blue eyes, lift 1t unfinished
AMI wandered cut. Tho moon was shining
IN the olsn water before the Riva degli
Schiavoni: the fishing bats with their pictur
es,le sails stood out in silver light. Hut
David dit not linger -aS he once would have
fingered over the scene; M hurried ON a. the
frsll,ent,si Piazza Of 81 Mark. There he
watchesi the crowds passing up and down.
lie lid not tell himself that il was in search
Of one face that he scanned each group Of
pronlenalers or oilers. But, rs In passing
one Of the tables before the Cafe Florain'
no caught sight Of the laly who hal accostel
him ut table dhote, and who was now slipping
coffee and talking with her friend, he felt
somehow as IL long search had been re-
warlesl lie raised his hat, and passed on,
Flushing like girl when h. received II n
sponsiye how AMI smile. Then he walked
slowly back down the kiva 10 his hotel, sat
up late over his sonnet, tore II up in angry
discomfort AMI fell asleep to dream Of an ami
! mated face, and pair 81 tewitehing, bright
blue eyes
The days passed quickly. II was glorio,l,
autumn weather. Every morning David
visited. In obedience Ia directions in his guild,
! book, some famous churches or palaces, Or h.
made his way 10 the studio Of n m1icrn art
ut. All day long David looked forward d
, the tate-a -tetc Of the dinner hour. Every
9 evening he went to the Piazza, and marclrsl
. up AMI down in solitary state, his eyes con
: tin,,ally travelling in one AMI the same direc
tion. or he sought "a table nj the cafe where
] he could furtively watch his new friend, win,
was pretty sure to IL In sight When speak
. ing b. her, David lad often hal at hi
I tongues tip downright question concerning
: her name, but he had hitherto been too shy u
e utter it. He fully intended to be- holder
' one day. Meanwhile, In his verses
\ she hal found her way into most Of hi
$ verses written at this p"'riod-he chose, fol
I some fanciful reason of his own To call heI
T. "Hera."
Il t,rnel ont that the length Of the girl,
stay In Venice was identical with Dayids
they we're both to leave on the same day.
+ On the last evening in Venice David AM
Hera found themselves walking together
and actually unaccompanied, along thu
i pisyza. A strange silence came over TIN
e Young man. lntently almost hreathl,ssly
j ho watched hi, comIanion She had drawn
of one Of her gloves on one Of her finger
{ was ring, with forget nenot In tur
- o,iois,-,. David wondered, with touch ri
y utterly unreasonable JEALOUSY, whose haiIt
: hal placed il there.
The silence ,.elnel oppressive to the girl
. "I1t us hurry toward the Riva and $40 tn
4 Moonlight on the WATER she said. "Moon
y light ON water il the most correct Of all We
q netian BEAUTIES"
), Certainly" David tried Ia shake Of hi
:, tacitlrnity to emulate his companions gay
i. ETY.. But thu attempt ended in failure HI
was obviously dull AMI miserable
e Oh. the l4auty ~ the evening-an eveninl
!" never 10 pass from David's memory How
> prani and solemn the ducal palace l,ok,sl II
l. the mcknight how still was the water, hov
n sv,stly came the sound u singing voices
d from the grand canal On the top If tn
" ste,s Of on, If the many bridges on the Risl
t both walkers came simultaneously to stand
~ still
r "So this il our last evening in Venice Sai'
J. tn girl resting her arms On the top Ut th
., bridge, and hooking mtsingly down into th
" water