The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17

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their veil of azure. the light over
ali was almost intolerably bright. The
flowers that she 30 we'll loved, bloom
ing overhead and underfoot, springing
from wall cranntes. gladdening and
glorying every available spot Of earth,
made her ladyship feel once more like
her own even-tempcred. happy self!
She had not heard from the wander
ers In the Balkans, but had feltsrc-
signed that dear Clan had not pushed
Y on to that dreadful far-Rway Tibet,
where men were Nayed alive e they
happened not to please the rulers upon
whose land they were trespassing,
which would have been SO much worse!
She and her maid, and a servant or two
brought out from England occupied
themselves for a day in unpacking and
rcadjusting ornaments. putting flowers
Il and plants about tho rooms and look
ing over the garden. a lovely tiny place
where roses ran riot. and palm trees
waved their faethered tops or clashed
tcgether their spiked leaves with
little metallic ring, when the breeze
stirred them from their majestic calm.
There were many finer. many larger
many more cnred-fors gardens In the
town, though mono that gave more
satisfaction to It's owner. Lady Camps
town knew and loved every inch OF
It, but the spot most often rcsorted
to by her, in hot sunshine, was a tun-
mel cut in a thicket OF bamboos ter
initiating her domain, from which
gate led out under the wall Of the
adjoining lordly pleasure house called
villa Refine dcs Fees. Above TINS
wall arose the symmetrical shafts OF
cypress avenue into which. ana 1ar
beyond It. Lady CampstoWn had been
accustomed Ito penetrate at Will,
through little green door hidden
by yerdure Splaced there for the con-
a yeniencc of the gardeners. The lodge
keeper OF this deserted dwelling. to
whose child her ladyship had minis
tered in illness, and all the other en-
ployes Of the place. had always made
welcome the little figure In black,
wearing a mushroom hat and carrying
long tortoise shell stick. who from
time to time appeared among the al
leys and under the howery pergolas OF
a veritable fairyland Of trees and turf
and shrubs and blossoms
The dwelling at RENE des Fees, shell
tered from prevailing winds by q thick
olive grove resting like gray CLOUD
upon the hillsi 8 above 1t, was Of con
siderable size and pretension AS
cending by long flight OF white mar
bic steps, the two terraces with theil
mosaic payements an, marble aras pal q a.
lemon trees hung their fruit and How
crs. ono reached an imposing portal
where roses climbed upon the white ia
cade OF the many-windowcd house. I
fall gack in rivulets OF bloom. n
gardens wero marvel of skilfull
masscd semi tropical shrubbery an
trees, shutting out the view OF othe
villas and revealing at happy turn
yistns OF the. Mediterranean, the Ivy
islands, and the blue Jagged line
the Esterels: while tall box-hedge
expresses, fountains and pergolas wee J,
ded the tender grace OF Italy to u
al warm witchery of Provence.
rho place lu.E been originally COZ
structed by wealthy Russian as
bower for his young wife who had die
@ there in early married life, and e
a long time had remained unoccuple
although scrupulously kept up,
Upon tho death Of the owner ~, it ne
passed to his younger brother, who, u
tending to live In 1t according % y
luxurious tastes, had put n Is
baths, and sundry p-to-dateS conyen
ences; had renewed the furniture. en- =
and glass, prepared the stables i
many horses and then vanished FRO
sight OF man into house he had
the Observation-Disclosures mad
For two years Yailla RENE des Fe
had now been in tht market f s
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