The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER v.
I can't stay moment. really can't
This assertion Of Roses was made in the
square gardens the following afternoon.
The girls had resolved that 10 matter how
hard they had to work or what class of
work 1T was, they would always dress with
as much care as Of yore, and as well as their
means would allow, and Rose was the picture
of daintiness in a spotless white linen dress
with cheeks pinking deliciously beneath big
white hat of the picture order
Her breathlessness engendered Of the haste
with which she had come, stood proof to the
exactneSs of her statement
Il have waited half an hour" the Comte
de Ia Monneraye said, land, after all, am ]
not to have word with your
The tone in which these remarks If not the
remarks themselves were exchanged, spoke
volumes.
1t expressed all the familiarity and conf
dence OF pair well along the road to mu-
tua1 and perfect understanding.
Slice he had surprised her there that first
time, scarcely day had passed that Mon
sieur de la Monneraye had not come to see If
Rose was not spending her spare afternoon
hour In the square gardens, and only on one
occasion had he had his labor fir his pains.
The lilac tree that grew beside the rustic
bench in the secluded corner could have told
OF the growth Of pretty little romance had
1t possessed tongue, and would have had
many sweet little thing to tell Of the hap
piness Of a shy-eyed maiden, who had dis
covered that an ideal lover had followed her
all the way from France
Monsieur de Ia Monneraye had not It was
true. told her this in so many words but she
had, or thought she had, good reason for
believing that that for which he had come
to London" was herself, and her radiant
ccntentment was ecstatic
Just five minues," he begged Look at
our tree Every bloom is out today"
mo, no. really must co. she almost
pleaded, very evidently afraid of being over
persuaded. I'VE have been terribly busy to-
day. have not had time to get the flowers
yet. and shall have to arrange them, and do
lots Of things before dinner"
La pauvre petite! II had only known, /
would have sent flowers this morning Come
let me see about it for you now''
But" she objected, as he hailed a hanson,
''it is not so far to the florists: it's not more
than ten Minutes
II shall not find what I want at your
florists he said. Leave it to me- You
crown extra if you do it under ten minutes
to the driver. Nov tell me what has hap
peEed today to rob you Of your time.
There was no happier girl in all London
than Rose. as they sped through the crowded
streets, and she told how Elizabeth Fan
sEawe's cousin. Harriet Yamm, who had
been at Mentone, had elected to come and
spend three weeks with Elizabeth and them.
She was to come that afternoon and there
hai been some changing Of rooms in order to
get one large and fine enough for the opuIent
hei1esS.
And certainly, there was no prouder girl
than Rose while she stood at the florists
counter, and saw the assistants waiting on
her handsome cavalier as if he were prince
of the royal blood.
why the sudden fancy for violets?" he
asked when they were tearing back, behind
a little for est Of lilac and heliotrope
"Decima has a lovely heliotrope dress she
is going to wear tonight for the first time.
She made it herself; she is so clever She
can do anything she tries to, and I wanted
the flowers to match her"
"She has a very sweet little sister,
"She is always doing things for me-"
Rose blushed beneath the tenderly-uttered
praise and changed the subject by asking If
he liked Miss Yamm, and whether he ad
mired her.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"She Is decorative"
She smiled to think how well the word
described the always handsomely-dressed
American.
IAN expressive decoration too, All her
gowns come from Worth, It will be very CAV
for us while she Is here. Eliza beth-Miss
Fanshawe-always insists on our joining In
whatever is going on.
THAT will be very pleasant for you"
The accent on the you" and the glance