The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-06

Outside. the faint CLEAN Of the street
lamps shone along the Paris boule-
wards. flaming, brighter and brighter as
the gray light OF the November day
faded slowly away. The depressiob Of
late autumn lay upon the gay capital
chilling the passers-by as they hurried
along In the increasing gloom.
Inside. the logs fiared and cracked,
casting long, slanting shadows upon the
close-drawn curtains of a room facing
upon the Boulevard Malesherbes, i'm
parting a general atmosphere OF
warmth and comfort. The luxurious
fittings of the room bespoke abundant
means TO crafty its occupants artistic
tastes. while books, pipes and folios
were scattered about with a masculine
disregard of order evidently unham-
pered by feminine interference.
so you're off again, Jack2 The
question came from tie depths OF
spacious armchair. where the speaker,
a blond bearded man OF thirty, lay Ia
lilly putting forth curling rings of smoke
from the cigarette between his lips.
His companion, "A broad -shouldered.
athletic fellow of twenty-five. rose TO
his feet and said. with a yawn:
Yes. Billy: going i'm for Italy this
time. what do yon think Of me as an
Italian? Wnl / do?"
''Shoudnt wonder, my boy. Your
mothers brown eyes ana olive skin be-
long with the black nair of the Span
ish and Italian types, and she gave you
something of her own tropical temper
ament as well as your general make
up
Though where the deuce she ever
got them from is a mystery to, us all,
Biny. She comes OF a family that boasts
generations of einperately flowing
northern blood untinged by any Latin
vagaries."
well you've got the vagaries all
right enough, wherever they come from.
Lucky for you, your father left you
the proverbial American patronymc,
otherwise your latest fad of passing
yourself off on the foreigners as one OF
themselves would have slumped."
Jack Dalrymple Prince laughed at
his friends remarks. His natural lin
guistc talent. coupled with his long
sojourn in foreign countries, enabled
him TO mingle freely with their inhab-
itants without betraying his national
ity, either by accent or faulty idiom,
and his numerous adventures were Of
ten the source of much amusement to
himself and his friends. Then he added,
soberly:
..If he hadn't / might have had some
better object in life than drifting idly
around a country / know by heart, TO
XIII Time"
Take my advice. Jack" said the 9TH
er. watching him with half-closed eyes.
''go forth in search of enthusiasm and
rejuvenated confidence in women.
You're too sour on them. Now"
you old cynic. TO preach to me-" in
terrupted Jack. Your experience is
enough for me. When a man sees his
best frieni's life ruined by a woman he
takes warning If he is wise"
"Oh, hang 1t all. Jack! One woman
isn't the whole sex. was in a rush and
made fool of myself that's all. We've
never mentioned the subject before,a and
well avoid IL in the future"
HIN, your letter was short and un-
satisfactory, but nightly suggestive
Of
Jack. Jack" interrupted the older
man. II prophesy that you'n meet your
Dulcina this trip"
Nonsense. You know what I'm on
the lookout for. and DON'T think it's
to be found"
Nonsense! I'll wager you send me a
rapturous letter, before the winters
over. If you don't / stand for the best
Paris affords. What, off already? Well.
good luck to you and my best wishes
for the future"
''Oh, shut up, Billy. Don't make a
fool OF yourself because it's so easy"
And the two friends shook hands
with the warmth OF a long-standing
friendship.
Three weeks of admless wandering
had well-nigh disgusted Jack with his
proposed winter trip, and suggested the
wisdom OF return TO Paris, his old
friend and the social companionship OF
his kind, when his attention was one
day arrested by a group of Americans