Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21

| his books. inwardly cursing all Foreign
ers." and this Frenchman in parueuiar'
| the cloud which was 10 darken tue shy
| OF husband and wife was gathering anu
spreading. His responses to Priseiiia
rapturous calculations became sradaahy
| shorter and drier, and when, in the ful-
| ness of her heart, she stretched out her
hand towards him behind the screen az
| forded by a pile of books lying on the seat
between Them he did not condescend |"
see Il.
A she hurriedly drew II back, PTS
elias ewes fell for an instant on tne
Frenchman's face, and the expression III
II tolG her that he had seen poth the
overture and the repulse. Ihe warm
blood mounted high in her cheeks; tnen
she turned towards the WINDOW ana NC
| came APPARENTLY more than ever inte-
rasted On the scene outside. When her
| husband looked up q few minutes later
' ba almost gnashed his teeth to see now
| near the two heads were to each other'
| as PRISCILLA and the Frenchman, from
| their respective corners, leaned towards
| The window. while the latter pointed out
| innumerable objects of interest and Voiu-
| hIv Unmarried information, the truth OF
| which George very much suspected.
He endured In silence as long as he
could. and when the desire TO speak De-
| came oyermastering, he made valiant
| attempt to convict the Frenchman out OF
the mouth of "Baedeker."
| ooh Raedekerr was the contemptuous
reply. accompanied by wave OF the
! hand and a shrug of the shoulders that
seemed to dispose OF the faithful guide.
1.-The devotion OF you other Enghsh 70
Raedeker is truly wonderful! But. ennp.
Ia
US others.
Once more George was driven 10 tahe
refuge in his books.
Meanwhile. the scene outside was
changing; the great plain was rapidly
! disappearing, while from east and west
low hills, covered with parched brown
/ growth. seemed to be drawing ever closer
| together. as IL they sought to bar the
: tourney southwards. Soon, on right ana
: left, they sloped down to the railway
/ line, clothed here and there with planta-
, tons of lemon trees. Priscilla gave
little cry of delight as she caught sight
OF the yellow fruit amid the glossy green
! leaves.
"Ah, yes; we are In the land or the
lemon-tree nowr' said the Frenchman,
] with his politely indulgent smile.
| The train ratified noisily on--along
bridge across a dried-up river with the
stones OF it's bed showing white and
marched in the hot sunshine; past small
| town whose tall houses OF time-mellow-
ed. sunbaked stone struggled up the Mill
| side amid the dark green leaves OF the
lemon and the grayish foliage OF the
olive. On the steps Of one of the houses
some half dozen brown, roguisn-iacea
| children In picturesque rags were play
ing while on the balcony OF anotner
woman with a gaudy. square-shaped mead
dress and bright-colored beads was lean
,rg over the stone rail. They were so
i,ta what she had seen hundreds OF times
In nlctures. but never before In life. tnat
prisoilli found II impossible to believe tnat
thew were not the creations OF the artis.
noh." she cried with little gasp
"they can't be reai!'
The Frenchman laughed good -hnmoreo-
,v MADAME would find them put ,oo
raaI" he said. 'if she would tnro"
among them one copper piece! THESE
ether italians are but picturesque peg
ears and thieyes-Pahw He shrugged ms
soldiers, and snapped his nnsers "i'h an
air of infinite disgust.
priscilla sighed gently. as sne eonun'
ned 10 gaze out Of the window, tnousn,
Il must be confessed. with a sessenlns
interest. The fresh glory OF the morn.
ing had departed. alike nom ner heass
and from the landscape; she began " "
unuieasantiy conscious Of the heat OF .hs
| midday sun. and of the parchea' ny
look Of the scrubby. irregular Nils sne
gradually became aware OF the sa"''