The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-06-15
sped out and stood still, answering ODE.

sped out and stood still, answering ODE.
diently, Yes, l am ready"
He spoke little during the drive down
TO the Place de In Concordc, and she
was glad of that, because if her French
was bad his was worse, and converse,
ton was consequently difficult. How.
ever, she was gifted to certain extent
with the talent for mind reading, and
not having been born the day before
she could pretty well guess what it was
he meant to say, though it rather sur.
priscd her that he should mean to say
it. She scanned him sidcWise. His
eyes We're large and dark. his wealth
of hair looked we'll under his silk hat
much better than it looked ordinarily
under the soft felt artistic affair he was
wont to wear-he was well gloved and
well groomed, and he pleased her.
When they alighted at the Porte
MOnumcntale and she stood beneath a
great, blooming chestnut tree while he
paid the cabDy, she watched him with
pleasure, and, men being so scarce and
he being a celebrity in a musical way,
she was rather proud than otherwise
of his attentions, of the manner IN
which he had protected her skirts from
the mud of the wheels, of his asking
her to this Inauguration of his and of
his absent, musical glances that rested
on her now and then, somewhat as il
she were a symphony which he had
taken sudden fancy to study. She
felt it an honor that he should have
left his piano and his other sympho.
MES for the moment for the purpose Of
Studying her.
Presently, passing through the gate
and on between rows of statues stand.
ing in inches and out by the side of tall
trees and set like gems in frames of
grass green shrubbery, they found
themselves at the Swedish pavilion,
which he proceeded to show her.
1t was very charming. There were
laCcmakcrS in picturesque costumes. in
small lac" caps and aprons of various
colorS, with SpotlcSs tichuS folded meek
~ over hOdicrS straight and plain pa.
ticntly placing threads in and ont OF
Nl''I'l7 VI lill" anu WI lllllls- lLlNl ~ Il
mcshrs of dclicacy wonderful to he.
hold. There were wcavcrS of rugs in
costumes if possible, even more pic.
turcsquc, and there We're makers OF
tapestries and young and old workers
n looms.
Observing all these patient home.
like people. she broOdud. wishing that
she might work ut something like that
at some simple thing the immediate
outcome of which it was possible 10
see.
And the corners Of her mouth droop-
cd, and she hoav"d deep sigh. for it
was a writer she was. and, as every
one knows. it is mostly Il toss up MS tn
whether half the things You write ever
get published or paid for till after
you're an angel with wings.
"Of what are YOU thinlling?" he ask
ed her. and she had answered. "Oh. of
nothing ut all" for that is always best
when the languages clash and the mat
ter would be next to impossible of eX.
PLANTATION if they didn't
Now and again he was separated
from her for moment, called hithcr
and tEither by people he knew. Alone
and following his tall figure with her
eyes, she experienced something akin
to gladness, seeing that he was well
known and highly thought of. Then,
when he returned and. taking her arm,
led her through the crowd into the
small. dark rooms where the tablcauX
were shown. one with the fac-simile of
lake, around which nestled the royal
palace, the quaint, turretcd buildings
and the old, old church. and that other
one opposite Of mountains and snow
and reindeer. with the little shepherd
boy sleeping while his wolf dog kept
the pressure of his strong, firm fingers
against the sleeve of her gown.
Later, on the first ctagc, he found
her champagne and glacc cafe and 9th
or palatablc things; they sat awhile,
looking over the railing ut the poor pcO-
pie strolling aimlessly about-pcoplc
who hadn't celebrated artists with in
vitationS to take them to the festive
Inauguration of paviliOnS. And when
the thing was over they went on home
across the great white and gold bridge,
along by the Grand palais, through the
biz gate. upon either side of which the
white lions crouch mcnacingly head
down. and travcrscd the Champs Ely
sees Mt the risk of their lives