New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

palace A- 1ve She and Alec and b 4uman1l-
went Toy a -Ile On the outskirts 1- the town
The men took ner o. very me turre- avenue
r-ar wound through three miles III woodland
AT -he close o- "a glorious ear-e- turn III the
path revealed a rather pretty chateau situated
on gentle slope 0t lawns and gardens rising
from the northern shore 1r "a large lake.
" DO YOU like 10 asked Alec
" 10 Is a perfectly charming place.' she said
eurhusIasrI-aliv.
81 am glad YOU think so." said he ~It IS
called -le New hHu--. IN -lr--a--is -Inc ton Oh
the old one the @--warZa-rg To VIII le ou-
summer r., zen propose % occupy II as
soon -s u is properly furnished
TIE spoke lightly. bun quiet glance com
Vevel Tar more than the words. This then
was their destined nest their very own lou-.
and Tor -leIr --@- r--o-e he had brought her
there. It's see-u-llr gave o. sense 1- se-u-.
peace -r-r was absent from the President
gloomy palace The lovely park and IT'S lr--
1t forest shut 1ut the NOISE and glaze NJ the
streets Dan sag Hu her horse and s-l-vev-.
tae scene with g--s-en-ug eyes. Her future
home lay there. and the belief thrilled 1a-
strangely u She could have uee-el into the
future how much more deeply would She have
been stirred. tlr ever She was tareL q. ae
happy tr the c1up-ul1usllp at the gallant
youth av her side. assure-lv that l-uuluess
was not SD near up Oh 1e SD easily attained
as 90 seemed % them both N that cl-----r-
sylvan hour
Beaum4n1i- broke IN On her revere IN his
usual lappy-I1-.uchv srvle. Not bad ...s-
ING cr. is 30. Miss Joan, said le "I have
promised Alec Oh remain IN DelErarz until 81. O.
are -- settled down m l- nice and comfy.
Then wcu- my lonely way back o. Paris. By
J'Ve. I shall be- 71uethIug 1- q hero there
SHINE with reelected Il I-v--L what
hertT. sand Alec lu can hardly realize
how good le has been. Joan he continued.
had . tcar-ulv hard time during the FIRST
WeeA More than once I wanted o. cut and
run out he kept me Oh o. chatting me out ot
the dumps when everything seemed % bee going
wrong
Beauuan1i- winsed brazenly 40 her He
talks that way now. he ErInueC It's cine
kiugly habit. 7 understand. Alec has got ir
down To- a nue point He makes every fellow
believe that he IS the only To. and there YOU are
You snow.
THERE was some sun--ratuu Jf SENSE I'm
beaumanolr chatting Alec was taking
his sings IMP vcrv seriously. and loan was hard
pressed % bridge the gull chat lay between
Paris and DelEratZ.
Az FIRST She found 10 almost impossible O.
realize that Alec had been M harness little NOR,
IMAM q month HN talA was r-plete with looal
Huowlellgc. he seemed o. understand the url-
pie and their WAYS so thoroughly He was
Fcr7r even m che uecu-irltIeS lr their methods
li tl-.Asc. was able ro explain distinctions 1f
costume and Facial appearance. and might hav,
spent ms Lte m studying al their customs and
folklore
F9rrunateIv Joan herself was gifted with
4uleA perception and -ercu-ive memory
Atter few DAYS residence M the White CIV
rle began 90 -sslmi.4tc the riIls lt information
-.--l -rilhlrl tn upon hey from SGD MANY sources
ana me feeling lt ucwi Tered surprise with
Whi-1 She regarded her irvcrs 4ttlinucrt.
during the urst hours ut real intimacy WAS -...-
't'i.r- 'N an active .Vwu4-rv and fuller ur-
,.sre tanning She was helped ,u -nis ly tho
hH- mother. elu.- There could lc mi. doubt
i. o.