The Florence daily tribune., 1898-04-25

We passed BY sre,, made track through
the forest.
the brilliant sunshine presented most
charming and novel effect. From the
veranda on the loft or south side another
broad flight of stone steps, similarly
adorned with stone carvings, conducted
one to the garden, while to tho right,
and scarcely moro than couple of hun
dred yards distant, crashed the water
fall / had seen from tho hill, with
roar that could have been heard many
miles away, down into tho black pool
eco feet below.
At the foot of tho first steps my guide
left me and returned to the harbor by
the road along which he had come. I
paused to recover my breath and watched
him out of sight, then, turning to tine
house, assembled the flight of steps. Just
as reached the top and was wondering
how might best make my presence
known to those inside heard the rus
thing of dress III the veranda. Next
moment Allie herself, clad in white from
top to toe, as was her custom, came
round the corner, followed by her
enormous bulldog, and confronted ne.
can SOC her now, and even after tliis
lapse of time can feel the influence of
her wonderful personality upon me Just
as plainly as if 1T were but yesterday /
stood before her. Seeing me, she said
something to the dog-who had uttered
a low growl-and stretched out her
hand.
Good morning, DIR. De Norman
gha Gptl II
woman could ever do "You received
my note, then? 1 am glad to sec you,
and make You welcome to my home"
"a garden of Eden I should BIO in
clined to call it, answered, looking
about me. How many Of us would DO
glad to dwell in iti''
She looked ut me for moment and
then asked somewhat bitterly:
Pray is that pretty speech meant for
Allie or the Beautiful White Devil?
There is difference. you know"
Then, not permitting me time to an.
swer, she changed the subject by say
ing:
Breakfast is on the table, believe.
Let as go in to it. Will you give mo
your armP' ff
did SO. and together we passed from
the creeper covered veranda into q room
straight before rs. MT
In the previous chapter have de-
scribed to you Alie's cabin on board the
Lone Star and in doing 1t almost beg
CARED myself Of Language. Now can
only ask you to believe that, rich as
that cabin was in Its Appointments, in
its arrangements, its curius and articles
OF virtu, the room which we entered
now collapsed it in every particular. In
deed, such another / never remember to
have seen.
In the center Of tho room stood the
breakfast table, covered with an exqui-
siteiy embrsidered white linen cloth, on
which was displayed such collection
OF beautiful gold and silver ware as
had never seen on table before. Tbree
heaps Of fruit, consisting Of durians,
pisangs, bananas, mang6es, mangosteens
and oustard apples, were piled upon
three lovely Sevres dishes in the center,
fsnked by two quantity shaped ocean.
tiers filled With wine
We seated ourselves at either end of
the table, and my hostess struck tiny
silver gong by her side Breakfast was
Instantly served by the same impassive
servant who had waited upon us on
board the yacht II he felt any surprise
at my presence on this occasion, he did
not show 1t. Indeed, 1t would almost
have seemed as il he were not aware
that l was the same person.
And now word as to the dejeuner
itself. 1t has been my good fortune to
have breakfasted at most of the famous
restaurants in Europe-that is to say,
in London, Paris, Rome and Vienna
but l am prepared to state, and l put it
forward believing 1t to be true, that
the meal of which partook that morn
Ing in the Beautiful White DEVILS bum
salow exoelled any had ever partakea
of before From beginning to end 1t was
perfect in every way.
lyon are evidently wondering at the
civilization Of my surroundings, she
said, as the manservant poured her out
glass of Tokay.
Indeed, yes" ! answered 81 must
own'I had no notion | should find any
thing in any way approaching it in
these seas. Your cook must be q won
der. d"
well, perhaps he is rather extraor-
binary, she continued. "But I doubt
if you will deem it SO wonderful when
tell you that he is a Frenchman Of
the French, who was once in the service
Of Victor Emmanuel How came to OBJ
tain the benefit of his skill is, of course,
another matter. I"