Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-06-13


speaking with iuency and engaging
versatility.
Ms6emoisells lie Sezanncs dropped
her ran. liza those DAYS. young ladies
sometimes did this very skillfuny. IL
was a vas ~ testing tho plOmptness
aad craccfalneSs of her admirers.
We must not say that Mademoisclic
&c Ser1nrcs's fam fen I'm accordance
vilh design 90 TINS sort; certainly.
she ict ii fau with a most Innocent
AIR aud with q pretty little start and
step backward
Lie1tcnSut Balianchc was a qnick
man. nam whose every muscle sctei
with almost instantaneous promptness
az need. He bent toward the jeweled
toy az once. but Parker was already
handing it 20 Naiemoiselle DE
Sezsnncs with an exquisite bow.
Such CELEBRITY astounlel the lieuten-
ant. indeed. II actually offended him,
and his face showed il In spite az him.
That - remarkably fine ruby.
nsiemoiseiie. En- the hiit Of your fan. -
said Parker. after gracefully rcceiv-
ing her thaaks. such a stone might
have a history"
Monsieur Parker. vou have ve-v
quick ewes. she snihnrly answered.
--aot Won guess well. This stone has
q rcnRatic history. Bochon. the LAST
of the buccaneers. gave g 80 my
. -rar ilather. Il d known rs the bgc-
cancer 90 Caribbean -GAv.
That Is very interesting. VIII
vou kindly let me look % e.. 1 have
a passion for OLD gems.
~Oh. certainly. monsieur. Every
one desires TO look al IL. IL - Q IA
mons htt'e pebble.
he took the fan and held Il 50 that
ths iight fen favorsb,y upon ;he
rosv-huel setting.
superb he exclaimed. 1T
riovs like ere aud hes the color % a
red clc-ry's Juice. Thank you, ma
. denoisc-ie. % D. a great pleasure %
Lsve seen the bcsua.nl thing"
Parker was exQuisitcly dressed.
aud upon his Own hands and bosom
spanked diamonds % no mean size.
his air 90 that moment uas that % q
conuoisseur delighted 90 have been
permitted @ look AZ marvel IN
his special Geld o. knowledge. III,
lacked the peculiar ARR of ease aud I'm
ssh. 50 30 speak. that made Lieuten
ant Balanchc 50 notable in company
bat there were O seii-suficiency. {
readiness aud q sharp vigilance tia
even she famous Lieutenant could 10
( command. Evidently be vas one Q.
waich, j. you wo1ld not have HIM bca
3 von ID any race.
he looked bodily into ia iemoiseil
de sezlnnes' eyes. aud said.
''WII Malemoi selie de Sezanuc
b honor me vita the next dancef"
Baliancke Lad been Just OF ia
r1int 90 asking the rrcat pleasure. bu
b the quick youth hal forestnlicd him
'tYes. 4olsielr. with pleasure,
f sue answered. ''but lei us pass on
) dance. Il you please, 1 an tria
tired.
p Take ny AKIN. I viii aul yoa
b seat
he stepped close 20 her and b-wel
he was SO prompt. so taking ID som
; ~. A., :. ---stAsls9 outright that ther
B was 40 denying him-
a moment later Lieutenant. Ba
p .anche found himself standing theI
I alone. while the tall girl was walkin
away leauiEg wlth superb grace on al
6 ann az the spry little muscui,
4 stranger. A llsh % anger mantle
tile usually cool cheek 81 the soidie
y and be tur1ei % his heel. as i 20 gi'
IS en- order % q company behind han
~ He cane near upsetting az o
gentleman % short bat Porlly fgur
B ''Toar parion. sir"
s al. pardon.
j. Both len bowed and apoiogizei.
Tleoil gentleman was Iaialoisel
.r de 5ezauues's father, Octave he SEES
r. mes. tie banker. lie rubbed
Aarls togtler iu q b1sinesslike -.
IS and SAILED uifl tina. pefanctory rea
] iuess noticeable ID men who ma
money by sharp turns. The seal
! has watch was a maltese cross o. co
~ set vita diamond
Pardon. monsieur, re heavy m
e. move but sioaly aud avkuardiys
Z. aso in everybody way"
s. tBut 81 81 ! Nao an - blame, SO
q. sieuf dc Sezzaness / spraug arou
y. a. i meant 20 run away. was q
e. gry, however, and yoa knos al aug
"a Kan is = fool
~ lie spoke lightly, bat the ring
ut his Sudden creole fairy vas no. Jet {
" q Ais voice.
&c Il szw. 7 saw I know what =
he mean, said De Sezannes. with
ch ( air q one from whom nothing escap
al The yo1ag feilO1 swOOped down B
ng a hawk and took Marie right ap
lie from you. ia, ha. hai"
Lieutenant Balianche joined
A old Qeutlezlan but dryly il his lis