Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-06

ingly to these i'll hammered, little good
for-nothingsl'
When rose from the table, felt as
If were very pleasantly situated, and
thought that my good mother would be
well satisfied, could she see how harm
less table d'hote company ut Nice was.
felt a trif1e wearied.
The drawing-room was uncomfortable
crowded and very warm. The grown
daughter and the lanl5y miss were Just
seating themselves to play duet; their
mother took her seat near the piano,
and at the first notes looked reprovingly
towards the door, where several rest
less people were standing.
I beat noise1ess retreat, another
fugitive followed, my vis-a-vis, the
young Russian, whom had noticed
very little at table, for he rarely spoke.
"Will you go out3" he asked in French.
"Gladly, but whitherP"
'Let us drink cup of coffee at
Rumpelmeyer's," he suggested.
"An right, we will drink cup of
coffee at Rumpelmeyer's," I repeated,
smiling.
you laugh" said the Russian, ''but
you will see that 1t pays even If only to
escape from the artistic performances
in the drawing-room."
We strolled through the streets, it
had grown quite mild, my overcoat was
almost too warm.
AT cafe Rumpelmeyer we found
brightly lighted rooms, with many
hooks and corners, the charming graces
and different Partisan wares on the side
board.
We gave our order to the piquante
little waitress, whose light hair reached
almost to her roguish eyes.
1t may have been those roguish eyes,
It may have been the china, but it
seemed to me as if I never had drank
such coffee; Kranzler could not compare
with Rumpelmeyer.
81 knew it," said my new friend,
smiling at my enthusiasm. Whilst he
looked through the journal pour rire, +"
examined the company and discovered
In the last room slender form, darlxly
habited, with its back towards us, sit
ting reading. Long, fair curls escaped
from under the block hat. could not
take my eyes from them. 1t must be
she, my travelling companion Of yester-
day; I felt as if would give consider
able to be positive. But how was that
possible? The LADY was sitting in the
farthest room, it would be embarrassing
to go in there. Perhaps she would
change her place, or leave the cafe be-
fore us. So sat there and stared at
her hair; Nice seemed more interesting
to me at Rumpelmeyer's than at the
/ Hotel Suisse.
"Well," said the Russians deep, quiet
! L.
cred SO engrossing? You look as If you
We're bewitched!''
| 1 blushed like young girl. I had
thought the man was taken up with his
comic paper, and there he had been
watching me for q long time from be-
tween his fingers.
chanted you?' he continued, laugh
ing; 81 should not have exposed you I'M
warned to the fire of her pretty eyes,
Indeed one has to be careful at Nice
about ones lady acquaintance" he
added significantly.
~"You are quite right; but should one
/ deny oneself the sight of beauty on
that account?''
thing so beautiful?" asked the Russian,
Wait until we see the lady closer. I
have unfortunately very sharp sight
and an aversion to rouge"
up to this time it is only few curls
that have captivated me-" said 1.
"Those may be false too, as you well
know the more natural they seem the
less likely are they to be so. But it
certainly requires some genius to OBJ
tain the appearance of nature, and it
would be interesting to meet such n
lady. If 1 am at all in the way I will
go and smoke my cigar on the quay"
II pray you do not. 1t is simple
matter. Yesterday travelled with a
strikingly beautiful girl and believe I
have met her again" The Russian
turned his head slowly.
IA pretty shade of hair" said he,
land a graceful, easy carriage; it is o
pity that place was chosen so that one
cannot look at her face without seem
ing impertinent."
''She is sitting opposite the window;
how would it be if we looked In from
the street?"
Splendid! had not thought of
thatl''
"Long years Of experience" said he,
half ironically, half sadly. We paid