Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-24
CHAPTER XII.

Park in bright Paris, now decKed III
norden-Darty dress of chestnut
t ~. ilacs, and laburnums, some
O W. ~ seven months afterwards.
80 ,trs savilIe had spent very tran
~ winter. She had rarely been free
a.: ~, irritation for so long a period.
rnr week or two at Christmas she
- boan good deal tried by a visit
n 49, her son, who, to her surprise,
t-,robt his cousin, George Lumley,
D,ttb him. That over, she settled down
.g,in to her books, her fancy-work, of
-I ahe was rather proud, her game
- n,bis+ with some old Gratis and Bar
~, attached to the little court, some
- whom had dabbled in diplomacy
and even spent few years in London,
and frequent visits to the opera, for
a1rost her only real pleasure was mu-
sic.
# SIX months before, Mrs. Saville
had missed her companion when she
mos absent for a couple of days, the
,5aa of parting with her now would
have struck her with dismay She had
.oftonpd gradually but considerably
"a gradually that Hope Desmond had
N look back and recall her first i'm
rrpssions to measure the change.
The weather was fine, the sky blue,
and sunshine beautif1ed all things. 1t
seemed impossible not to partake of
the general exhilaration which pervad-
al the atmosphere. Yet Mrs. Saville's
eyDrassion. if less hard, was infinitely
sadder than formerly, and, though
Miss Desmond's eyes were calm, and
her air composed, there were shadows
beneath the former and a somewhat
worn look in her expressive face. She
was thinner. too as if she had borne
some mental strain.
It was afternoon, and the Champs
Flvsees were crowded with streams of
eguipages pouring out to the Bots.
Stemming this current, Mrs. Saville
and Hope returned from their earlier
drive. and on arriving at the hotel
found another open carriage drawn up
at the entrance, from which a gor
geously-dressed lady was leaning while
she spoke to the porter. He made a
gesture towards the new arrival,
whereupon the lady looked round and
displayed the wel1-known features of
Miss Dacre.
How fortunate!' she cried. Here,
open the door; let me Quit" And she
sprang upon the ground.
MY dear Mrs Saville, I only just
heard by the merest accident that you
were in Paris. We have been at Pau
for two months, and are on our way
home"
"0h, indeed" returned Mrs. Saville,
rather dryly, as she descended very de-
lberately and submitted to be kissed
by her young friend. ''I am sorry for
your poor father Why could you not
let him rest in peace among his tur
nipS and mangel-wurzels?"
Why, I must think of myself, you
know. How do you do, Hope? I am
50 glad to see you! I can't say you
are looking very f1ourishing. I sup
pose you are coming in, so I can pay
you nice visit though I have hun
dred and one things to do. I suppose
you have your old rooms, Mrs. Saville.
We are at the Bristol. I wonder you
stay here II ic ca cIouro
Quite fast enough for me; but come
upstairs"
She is as cross as ever" whispered
MISS Dacre to Hope as they assembled
" Mrs, Sayille's apartments "I don't
1Ouaer at your looking worn out"
nope laughed and shook her head.
You are comfortable enough here,
must say" resumed Miss Dacre, look
~ round the handsomely-fur
ROOM which was sweet with flowers
ana hooded with soft light, the strong
sunshine filtering through the outer
blinds.
We'll, dear Mrs. Saville, and how
are You after burying yourself alive in
~''1'ahy all the winter? 1t is such a
S~seF place to go to-"
Ike Germany, and I am remark
ably we'll"
We'll, You don't look so. We had a
s-~ Tine at Herondyke. 1 was there
w.. -. nearly a month. Lady Olivia is
y. L-,'s 100 good-natured. Then she and
~s S'FIS came over to Castleton, but
,-' son persuaded George Lumley to
~. WIN him to Dresden. A great mis-
Nag NAG Captain LumIey was quite cross
..~ he Teturned-said it was a God
- .'S9''en hole! I met Mr.. vignolles
~ al etc, etc. And Miss Dacre
s r,-So on rapid flow of gossip. AS
Nv ~I as she made a pause for breath,
80, w. Sa'llIe said, YEARLY:
c,- '''SS Desmond, the tea is ready.
'.gs ne a cup"
Inn, oy all means, The Parisians have
oot S, we. immensely, but they have
,srna arrived at the height of good af-
" S,.on tea yet"
vbn Is1 . on the part of Mrs. sayille,
ou,, Miss Dacre slipped her tea.
d, 'nen do you come back to Lon