The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-05
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Copyright ~ Clne, G1
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A4' VIZ Szp Wy w w W W. w w W. 4p W. "a
revolved, the old French remnant having
literally intermarried. forming the nu-
cleus, together with descendants OF the
Cavaliers land those who. said they
were) and the Industrious Yankees, by
virtue df not by the virtues) OF all
whom, the town grew and prospered.
Robert Carewe was Rouen's magnate,
commercially and socially, and until an
upstart young lawyer named Vanrevel
struck into his power with proad-axe,
politically. The wharves were CareWe's,
the warehouses that stood by the river
and the line OF packets which piled upon
1t, were his; half the town was his. and
fl Rouen this meant that he was pos
sessed OF the Middle Justice. the Hlgh
and the Low. His mother was a frehch-
woman. and in those days, when 10 go
abroad was a ponderous and venture
some undertaking, the fact that he had
spent most Of his youth in the French
capital wrought a certain glamour about
him: for to the American Paris was
Europe. and 1t lay shimmcring on the
far horizon OF every Imagination. a
golden city. Scarce a drawing room IN
Rouen lacked its fearsome engraving
entitled Grand Ball at the Tuilleres.'
nor was Godey's magazine ever more
popular than when it contained articles
elaborate Of similar scenes OF festal
light. where brilliant uniforms mingled
with shining Jewels. fair locks and the
white shoulders Of rnagnincently dressed
duchesses. countesses and ladies. Credit
for this deception should be given en-
| tjrely to the aforementioned perlodi-
caE. Furthermore, a sojourn IN Paris
was held to confer certain namelcss
and indescribablc polish" upon the man
ners OF the visitor: also. there was
something called IAN air OF foreign
travel.
They talked n great deal about polish
In those days, and some examples stu
extant do not deny their justihcation'
but In the case of Mr., Carewe. there
existed citizen Of Roucn. one already
quoted. who had the temerity to declare
the polish to be In truth quite nance
less and indescribable. for the reason
that ono cannot paint vacuum. How
ever, subscription to this opinion should
not be over hasty, since Mr.. Crailey Grey
had been notorlously rival OF Carewe's
with every pretty woman IN town, poth
having the same eye In such matters
and also because the slandered gentle
man could assume manner "hen nc
chose to, whether or not he possessed
It. At his own table he eXhaled nos.
pitable graciousncss, which. from man
Of known evil temper carried the VIII
someness OF surprise. When he wooed
IL was with an air OF stately devotion,
combined with that knowingness which
sometimes offsets for widoWer the
tendency a girl has to gigglc at him.
and the combination had been. once OF
twice. too much for even the alluflns
Crailey. ..,,,.s
house on the broad. quiet. shady street
which bore his name There was a vice
lawn in front, shadowy under elm anu
locust trees and bounded by thick shrup-
berries. A long garden, fair win :, roses s
and hollyhocks. lay OUTSIDE the ilptals
yvindons-an old.t time garden. with inc
aIa,.e, nath. and green arbors; drowsed
over in summer time by the bees "hile
overhead the locust rasped his rusty ca
dence the livelong day. and a 1hr-aWay
sounding love note from the high brahch,
es brought to mind the line, IKE an oiu
refrain: ~.
THE voice Of the turtle was heaiu ~ 'i''
land"
Between the garden and the carriage
gates there was fountain. Where d
bronze hoy with the dropsy out not
mjnding ~ lived in a perpetual pain
from green goblet held over ms neaa :,
a clump Of lilac bushes. and 1t was upon
this spot that the white kitten introduced
Thomas vanrevel to Miss Carewe.
Upon the morning after her arrival
having finished her forte practlce,
touched her harp twice and arpeggloed
the Spanish dI!uhuSp oiA 49,
Retty read two paragraphs OF 'Gllpert
{for she was profoundly Determined 20
cursue her tasks with diligencel. but the
omen windows. disclosing world all sun
shine and green leaves. she tire" inc
book aside with good conscience and
ia need o,lt to the garden. There, coming
upon a fuzzy, white ball rolling into
itself spirally on a lazy pathway. she
bounced at It. whereupon the thing UNI
curled with lightning, swiftness ana llea,
more like a streak than kitten, down
tho drive, through the open gates ana INTO
the street, Miss Betty In full cry.
Across the way there CHANGED TO be
etrolling n Young lady in blue, accompa-
MED by a gentleman whose leisurely salt
gave no indication Of the manoeuVerlns
he had done to hasten their walk mo
ITS present direction. He was apparently
thirty or thirty-one, tall, very straight
dark, smooth-shaven, his eyes keen' deep
set and thoughtful, and his high white
hat white satin crayat and careful coiiar.
were evidences of an elaboration OF to'let
somewhat unusual In Rouen for the morn mon
ing: also he was carrying pair OF "lllte
gloves In his hand and dangled slender
ebony cane from his wrist. The Tying
kitten headed toward the couple, wheh,
with celebrity only TO be accounted TOT
on the theory that his eye had been flxed
or the Carewe gateway for some Tune
previous to the sudden apparltlon. the
gentleman leaped in front of the fuGi-
tive.
The kitten attempted dodge to pass;
the gentleman was there before IT. Ihe
kitten feinted; the gentleman was alto
gether too much on the spot. lmmedl-
ately, and just as Miss Carewe, flusheu
and glowing. ran into the street, the SINAI
| animal doubled, evaded Miss Bettgs
frantic clutch. re-entered the gateway.
and attempted disappearance into the
! lilac bushes, instead of going round them,
only to find itself, for fatal two sec
onds, in difficulties with the close set
l,thlcket of stems.
In regard to the extraordinary agility
Of which the pursuing gentleman was
capable, 1t Is enough to say that he
caught the cat, He emerged from the
lilacs holding 1t in one hand, his gloves
and white hat in the other and pre-
scented himself before Miss Betty with
a breathlessness not entirely attributable
| to his eXertions.
For moment, as she came running
toward him he met her flashing look,
! bright with laughter and recognition ana
| ,.,',tof ,,o p,arad A thrill nothing