The Monticellonian., 1899-07-28

had confessed that since she was q child she had loved him. and for that reason had avoided seeing him while married to the count. For one moment, for one heavenly instant. her great brown eyes had gazed into his with tender ness. Then the look had vanished, and q quiet dignity enveloped her. as with an icv mantle Henri had felt power less 10 take her hand, and his eager words died upon his lips. Thus had they parted.
 The carriage stopped. The eoachman wished 10 know whether monsieur had any particular route in view.
 Drive anywhere the devil, cried Duval. grossly, and they turned down d long alley toward lake. The young artist looked listlessly at the children playing and nurses gossiping.
 Suddenly he pulled the check string Why should he be mewcd up in the coupe? Why had he not taken his sad dle horse? An, only because he had not known what he was doing or say ing since yesterday. This was no day to sit cooped up in carriage. At least he could walk; the exercise would be relief. Telling his man to wait for him at the entrance to the Bois, Henri strode into q shady path that bespoke solitude and wandered on. while re beating in his mind over and over again the scene of yesterday. At last sense of weariness caused him to rest on q ,ls- ,I h. sorbed till his reveries were broken by the voices of children.
 Abstractedly Duval looked up and watched them at their plaX-a boy ei some eight years and girl perhaps two years younger. Gradually his mood changed, and he became con scious of the radiance of the day, the deep blue sky and the autumn tints that glinted and glowed in the sun, light. The air was as wine to his thirsty lungs, and life grew full of pos abilities again. and his thoughts took q new course. Why could he not paint a soul as well as body He would win Blanche yet. He would not make any effort to see her now. but would work and wait. His life should prove his right to win her love. He would paint q picture that even she would praise A hundred subjects presented them selves to his busy brain as he sat there watching those two children who stopped in their play and were crossing the roadway. Hand iii hand they came the boy leading his younger compan- i9a j2q, gqyw s9yw Fggagii!nig' now hP!tqg to avoid and our loyalty to the Star. eH Tor Stripes, IS, ,ern. The distinguished gei lat ex- from Alabama, who yestertbiIi l. ion. sponded for the South to tlun. oosf erous words of welcome, O a , at- loyal. patriotic utterances,ga. the the sentiments of every true will ern heart. We are prouarls his history and achievement T to % men of the South. Ne artsed
 of the fact that we have den of buted Washington and @ list. Madison and Jackson, lsal, sion and Clay, Garland and WI
 of the galaxy of bright and as q dis names that have made our ind
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 ,cr,t States called for volunte4 " ol edu. whole country knows how the lore and quickly the young mee of less South, for the most part "hs ,he the of the Confederate veterannae ted forward to offer their lives
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 leled in the worlds historr on MA unmistakeable token of u, the K dence reposed in the Sout hiIs mh great headssof the nation. rege
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 that these are the four mi stu ,'e nerstoncs of the grande,plas
 ever erected to human lighter tssfs under whose protecting l;n' 9n' N' oppressed of all nations a,d it hole and races have found rest thi, nancy. curity. ,,i,' ,IS' '.s s For many years it has nish shape custom oi ''ie l''eS'oei'' V ,' nj
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