The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-10-19

but l refused to do that. | refused on
account Of his father, who is very |
stern If Alfred married without his
consent he would disinherit him. He
would never forgive him if he married
without his consent"
But bird in the hand, you know"
l argued, sis worth a flock in the at
mosphere."
She turned her quiet eyes on me. II
there existed spark of humor or rel
ish Of it In her nature I had yet to dis
cover it.
II am quite sure of him. she said
II have every confidence in him, in his
integrity and in his love for me-"
Apparently this ended the argument.
The light flashing on a face in her
brooch attracted my attention.
"Whose is it?' l asked, leaning for
ward and touching It. II have never
seen you wear it before"
This partly to change the subject.
which failed to trend toward happi-
ness, and partly to know. The face In
terested me-
"It is picture of my mother" she
said taking the brooch off and hand
ing it to me.
held it in the light and in the shad-
ow, looking at 1t, at the dusky face, at
the calm dark eyes.
at is something like the pictures Of
Pocahontas,'' decided finally. ''Sle
looks as If she might have a trace Of
Indian blood"
"Ay great-grandmother, said Cor
| nelia, twas a beautiful Indian squaw.'
compared her face with the face of
! the brooch The likeness was remark
able-the same straight hair, the same
straight nose, the same calm quiet Of
countenance. the repose of the Indian.
subtle, watchful, alert to danger. but
possessing at the same time an impcn-
etrable calm, the inheritance Of centu
ries of watchfulness.
at won't be long now" reiterated
Cornelia, "before shall go to him.
but suppose you never hear from,
him." suggested, a bit brutally. Sup
pose he never writes to you or asks
you to come
Thinking this over afIerward. | en-
deavored to convince myself that said
it with benign purpose of fortify-
ing her against the infidelity Of man, Of
placing her on her guard, but | never
quite succeeded.
| Again she turned the quiet impene-
trability of her gaze upon me,
81 think" she said, that could even
stand that"
But her cheeks were blctched with
the tears that she had shed the night
before
It was impossible to refrain from ad-
miring such strength of character.
or myself l went to make her little
visit some six weeks later. / found
her In rooms disfigured by uptorn car
pets, by swathed furniture.
You are going, then?'' | queried.
''As soon as | can get ready, per
haps next week, perhaps the latter part
of this. am selling my things bit by
bit. l thought at first that l would
buy my wedding clothes here, but they
are much less expensive in Paris. Ht
will meet me there. Are you cold?
will light the gas fire." And. touch
ing a match to the logs, she frightened
; the bare room.
We sat in chairs before the imitation
logs.
81 think I shall have two very hand
some dresses made i'll Paris,' she re
. sumed-s.one black, the other white
both of lace / shall have them mad
plainly. Alfred's father is very ricl
He goes to the baths twice year.
shall 60 with them, of course. | hay
been studying Schiller, Heine, all th
German poets. so as to be well verse
+ in them when get there.
81 have been studying German, tos
. and rubbing up my French. Alfred wi
: want his American wife to make
: good impression on his people" SD
concluded, her dull eyes on the fire.
: sYou anticipate no unhappiness froI
the fact that he is younger than sou, :