Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
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ane news seemed 10 set hci ic"is az
rest instead OF augmenting them, as
should have expected. ! suppose they
were rather for Louis de Pavannes than
for herself. Not unnaturally. too, for
even the Wolf could scarcely have found
II in his heart to hurt our cousin. Her
slight. willowy figure, her pale, owl
face and gentle brown eyes, her pleas
ant voice, her kindness. seemed to us
boys. and in those days, TO sum pail
that was womanly. We could not re-
member. not even Croisctte. the
Youngest of us--who was II. a year
lunior TO Marie ard mysclf--we were
twins-the time when wc had rot been
in love with her.
Bullet me explain how we four,whose
united ages scarce exceeded 10 years.
came to be lounging on the terrace in
the holiday stiffness OF that after
noon. II was the summer OF 1872. The
great peace, 1t will be remembered, be-
tween the Catholics and the lldguenots
had not long been declared; the peace
which in day or two was to be SOL
empized end. az most Frenchmen
hoped, TO be cemented by the marriage
Of Henry of Navarro with Margaret OF
Valois, the kings sister. Vicomte de
Caylus, GATHERINGS father and our
guardian, was one Of the governors ap-
pointed to see the peace enforced; the
respect in which he was held by both
parties-he was a Catholic, but no
bigot, God rest his soul! -recommend-
ing him for this employment He had
therefore gone week or two before to
Bayonne, his province. Most OF our
neighbors in Quercy were likewise from
home, having gone to Paris to be wit
nesscs on one side or the other OF the
royal wedding. And consequently we
young people, not greatly checked BY
the presence Of good-natured, sleepy
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