The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
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country nobleman, was his present charac-
ter. The Ret-up and the general manner
were good; the broad-mouthed, highly
modulated speech was also good, and even
the phrases and idioms were uniformly corr
rect; but Cachepolle's somewhat feeble vi-
tally caused him to falter occasionally,
and revert for a moment or two to his ma
tive patois, which was, / believe, that of
Connecticut. He needed an English inter-
locutor to keep him up to the mark. And,
since all effects have their causes, / sur
missed that Cachepolle might have formed
the acquaintance of some eminent Briton,
out Of the materials of whose personality,
as 1t were, he built his own; as the modern
inhabitants of Cairo build their homes out
Of the skin of the pyramids.
1 was in a bad humor at having been In
truded upon; but after had drank a couple
of pints OF dark, creamy beer, felt much
more amlable, and disposed to talk and be
talked to- Good German beer relaxes in
some degree the restraints OF moral fastidi-
business and refinement. and lets one down
toward the Cachepolle Lowell
III.
"Is there anything going on herei" /
asked.
"Do you recollect tho Luellens!n Cache
pole returned.
"The Luellensi Do you moan that nu-
merous familyf'
That's it; dozen of 'em, more or less"
Father and mother English; children
born on the Continent, or in America. The
old man was always tracking some claim
he had against some government. The
children were nice children, and some of
them very pretty. l remember one-I for
got her name-bdt she promised to turn out
beauty"
blanche. was itF'
"Yes, Blanche. She would be 10 or 20
by shis time. I'd like to see her. I'll wager
she has justified my prediction.
would you care to see her reallyP'
"Do you mean to say the Luellens are
still living here; after all these yearsP'
mot lived here right along, you know.
Why, the old chap got his claim allowed,
believe, three or four years ago. Brought
him in quite bit Of cash, | fancy. They
came back here last winter-what there Is
left Of them. The old ladys dead. The
three elder girls are married. One of the
boys is in the navy and two others are en-
gineers. The old fellow has the govt, but
otherwise he's all right; he has put the
youngest boy TO school here, and he and
Blanche are doing the society act, you
know. They are living at the SAKE.
They're awfully swell, aud Blanche is sup
posed to be an heiress. win you try it
ont"
"The girl was young enough. when last
saw her, TO sit on my knee and look at a
picture book" said l. "If you want to
marry her you can rely on me not to stand
in your way. I'd like 70 see her, and that's
ALL"
IF you turn your head 10 the right
about ten degrees, and fix your eyes on
point about ten yards off, you will look her
in the face, ;" said Cachepolle.
So did. And here, in order to dispose of
w I yvIl try 70 CHI H.. ol,..
Luellen, as she then was-a girl of 10 or
20. Having known her in her childhood,
could see further into her than an ordinary
acquaintance could, and being myself be-
yond the age TO hope for any personal ad-
mittance to her favor, was able to look at
her In the dry light. In any light she was
well worth contemplating.
She was of medium hight, with sloping
shoulders. and very deep chest, with room
in it for a heart and lungs strong enough to
carry her through hundred years of NOR
tai life. Her limbs were round and firm,
and well set on a vigorous but lightsome
body. The long curve which, in woman,
takes its rise just above the hip, and sweeps
to the knee, had a fuller arc than is usual in
our ATTITUDES; it gave her figure an Oriental
quality. But her complexion was blonde.
with bright yellow-brown air, with erin
kle and a glitter In 1t. Her youthful face
had in 1t something sensual, but pure; the
excess of physical health and vitality which
her subsequent life would either refine or
coarsen. The lower margins of her face
were full, melting into a round white
throat; her mouth had the innocent, inquisi-
tive contour of an infants. It still, In
fact. had the infantine quality. telling Of a
nature that had not been repressed, or
drilled to dissimulate emotion. Hereafter,
life would perhaps contrast and compress
those tender outlines, now so beautiful In
their freedom.
Meeting her eyes you encountered mys-
terry; not a self-conscious one, but belonging
to the girls age and temperament. She
could not have deciphered herself; she only
enjoyed life, absorbed pleasure, radiated
happiness. There was dancing intentness
In her glance. dark, expectant, apprshen-
sive. mirthfui; the gaze OF a spirit born to
investigate all things, and to whom all that
was unknown was good. Eve may have
had such eyes. There was an unevenness
about them-not a cast in the eye itself but
an irregularity In their placing in the head
or perhaps one may have been a thought
greatly enhanced the force of her express
sion, and was as much more charming than
mere regularity as an octave in music is
more charming than a single note twice re-
peated. The line of her nose was neither
aquiline nor straight-there is no life in a
straight line-but when she smiled, the tin
was drawn little. making the profile
straight for an instant-n bewitchinR
meditation. In all respects her counten-
ance was more lovely in its movements than
itself.
You were conscious, In approaching her,
of the fragrance of sex; she was female to
her marrow, and the depth Of her MULE
brity awakened your virility she put you
in mind of your manhood. But she was
virgin as well as woman; her thoughts were
as innocent as they were fearless; she was
| unsophisticated, had never been put 10 her
defense, been deceived, or made ashamed.
| The aroma of these qualities was as delicious
| as the smell of incense Fortunate would
be that man who was destined to take in his
her soft, slender, speaking hand, and 20
| with her through the hidden gardens Ito
look at the world through her new eyes,
! and to taste it through her fresh senses.
| Only, 1t would need man Of powerful or.
| ganlzation and resources to manage
| Blanche Luellen. If he failed to keep pace
| with her, he would be destroyed. Women
| Ike Blanche resemble fiame-beautiful
graceful, bene6cient. life giving, but if they
/ get the upper hand.
Blanche was a type of natural high
breeding-to employ an apparent contra
diction in terms. She was not stnrched
drilled and posed, according to Fashionable
convention, but the ideal of geutls be.
havior was innate ia her. This ha, n thing
TO do with morality. Blanche migno have
disregarded every injunction of the law
without impairing the refinement and high
breeding that were of her essence. She could
say and do things without a feck on her