Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-10-15
CHAPTER XVIII,


Cro1x, lying at the mouth Of valley
or gorge which opens from the sea
between high cliffs on the coast of Nor
mandy, has Of late been revealed to
Parisians, especially artistic and liter
ally Parisians. One giant of the latter
order has even built himself villa
well up on the steep side Of the val
ley. Artists encamp in the fisher cot
tages, turning the kitchens, with their
carved oak dressers and settles, into
l1v1ng-rooms, and cooking in outhous-
es, or getting their, food from a ram
bling hotel and restaurant lately insti-
tuted by joining several cottages to-
gether, with additions and improve
ments, where a few yards of level
ground intervene between the sands
and the cliff
A struggling growth Of fine beech
trees stretches down from a large
wood which crowns the gradual ascent
Of the valley where it merges into the
fiat table-land above, well cultivated,
and rich with fields of corn and COLA
At the date of this story it was known
to few, but, obscure though it was,
Mrs. Saville chose it for a resting
place before she returned to London.
It was fine glowing August evening
when, with Miss Desmond, her Ger
man courier, and her English maid
Mrs. Saville arrived and startled the
sleepy little village into lively curl
osity, as she drove through it in an
old-fashioned traveling-carriage drawn
by four scraggy post-horses the whole
euuipage secured with some difficulty
by the careful courier at the nearest
ADMINISTRATION The dogs barked the
hens cackled, the ducks nd geese flew
out OF the roadside pond with prodig-
ious noise and dutterings, as the scare
crow team ratified down the hill to the
shore of the rock-encircled bay along
the edge of which the Hotel de pEu-
rope" stretched it's low, irregular front
The landlord and one male and two
female walters were drawn up to re-
ceive the distinguished guests and
usher them to their apartments.
Madame has fine view of the bay
and cliffs. The sunsets are superb, nay,
exquisite. in good weather; and it IS
generally good at Sainte-Croix. do
not remember having had the honor of
receiving Madame before.
81 dare say not You were not old
enough to be the head of such an es-
Establishment when l was here last,
returned Mrs. Saville, more graciously
snnlnn fn I'm
glishman.
impossible, madame!" cried the
host, with polite incredulity. "Wnen
will madame diner"
"At 6. Meantime, we want tea; but
nv courier will see to the preparation.
He understands 1t. Pray, is Madame
d'Albeyille at the chateau?"
mo, madame. Unfortunately, the
second son of Madame Ia Marquise was
wounded a week ago in duel and
che has gone to nurse him-at Greno-
ble I think. Her arrival is quite un-
certain"
"Indeed! I am sorry to hear it.
And she bowed dismissal to her polite
host.
This is disappointment said
Mrs. saville to Hope. "I'qulte count
cd on Madame d'Albeville's society
She is an agreeable, sensible woman
and rather pleasantly associated with
NV former visit to this little hamlet.
Come, let us look at our rooms.
They were small, but more comfort
able than the guests had anticipated.
Hone was greatly pleased with the pic
turesoue surroundings, and was anx-
ions TO survey the village
"Then take Jessop with you Tor
ramble. I have letters to write and
do not feel inclined to move. Tell
them to light fire in the salon.
Iil,a fire and open windows. The air
Is very fresh and delicfously salt, but
7 can quite bear fire.
Hone willingly accepted the sugges-
ton and as soon as they had cup OF
too She set out with the prosaic lady's-