The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-24

4fRznG loNyENr 9. THE PA.ls. Novem-
ZZN Der %, 19O-.-This Is my last day
VXSW00 ut the old convent. Tomorrow sail
X66k2hy for home and then whole new life
NE24 will begin.
W{3& What does the future hold for me ?
9SS61 Al lis uncertainty
enter into that interesting Washing
ton llfe but II seems an though were saying goodby
for the time being to all that II genuine In me: and
that's the reason why my heart aches n wee bit rs
look out at the bare branches Of the elm trees in the
cd convent garden: and that's why. too decided to
tain henceforh for the worlds sake mt least on this
s esss Pc y se
Aftes AL. it's the human interest that counts
tcrtAinty Of bad weather In this auumnAl season,
rml. day by day. the slow bidding farewell TO free
dom. before getting into the strat-jacket Of worldly
inst ps was waving a last adiea to France a
sangway ION all fours." as they say. and somehow
or other happened to find myself next to him as he
pas.ea by the railing. and then. ! don't know how,
foreigner BY his appearance and by his accent But
he vas awfdlly we'll dvesscd and friendly. without
That was the day before yesterday. have seen
him almost every minute since
Isn't down the passenger list It took quite
while to nnd out who he is but he has valet and
foreigner. / had rather shock just the same on
learning he n an Italian. His name Ii Marcelli,
Elgnor Mnrcell plain Mister. He isn't even titled.
Eut like him Immensely. He's well bred. 70
eourteous and refined and he has such nice way
srEAMsmir 'l r. rcnce. November soth-This morn
Ing we got onto the subject Of love They say no
foreigner can be ten minutes In woman's presence
thing to gay on this topic. which Il better than treat
Ing i the way some men know ia. M though It
w9s poison or the measles or SOME contagious thing
Marccll said that love like the Spanish
Inn; you md n Il Just what you bring with you.
~Yc,t must have faith in love ITSELF" he said .ie
yuu want tn get happiness out OF It. Your American
men," he went ON. "hnve faith in women. but they
american man shy disloynl thing nbout women, but
you begin to speak we'll to enthuse about love.
;st plain love. he mods his head his eyes downcast,
y smile on his Ips and lie sums up his feelings in
t.lc ONE expressive exclamation: oh, pshawv"
II don't like to hear .yon make fun Of my COM
II nm just analysing character. that's ALL There
Il nothing personal in my remarks believe. how.
ever. That happiness In marriage for example, can't
lc mating unless the man Ii as devoted to love as
though 4 were a person Itself"
November Soth. midnlght.-I don't know much Ut
1--we from experience hut have been thinking over
what Marcelli said. There's queer thing about It.
! my Friendship with him seems Ike dream with no
J'nat. NO present II In M though suddenly we Ind
known each other all our lives. wonder II he feels
I wooder what his nr:t name IL. Probably shall
rover see him again after we land. His valet told
iny maid that they were going to travel six weeks
In America and then return to Italy. And we land
WASHINGTON. Dscenaber l4th.-I have been homo
( two whole weeks The experience the Provence
there actually was sisnor MarceliI on that boat We
parted hastily on the dock. got one OF those
.ss Nam to TO
they looked % queer and provincial after Europe
had cscshe Tor him. and purple .soctns. to match
much too much In the fashion and mamma much too
much cut Of Il With Jet bonnet and dark gray kid
TO remember me without any family setting hur-
red my mother and brother or the dock. not even
be must have been little interested He spent 40
much time with me AZ ! would let him ON the ship
s.y co"esS pscs @smms and rrins We to ns nl,n
oat cur social campaign for the winter 1t il about
~ coy doing this without friends 1t would be to
plan battle without soldiers, though. somebody
snid Il you have money you always buy yourself
some frienda Those are not exactly the sort one
e.: but :. pap: nS
{, TO cone up to the scratch He says the thing
sure Of y the weakness Of human nature. II
play winning game every time. As matter Of fact
coudnt care the least bit for anything got through
Inc they cont appeal to me- and nothing could be
No. eeaulne than the social position Of the
sssse coTrse cant explain pI that to papa. He
can pay for It all right"
confess would have been embarrassed over know.
rened which Get the bali rolling. There was a charm
Ing French GIRL AlIne de Mericourt. with at the
ssdor here in Washington and several days ago an
Invitation came from them FOR mamma. papa and me
30 . reception they were giving ON Friday night.
saw BY the papers that the reception be In honor
OF distinguished Italian, Duke Falconi.
WASHINGTON. December 2oth--It was my own
fault suppose. When you come to think all
your disappo,ntments you generally attribute
them to one ~ two failings In yourself pride or
Jealousy. II pride that spoiled my evening at
the French Embassy.
Somewhere In the rapers or In Towm Topics I
eueaa that II awfully countrihed to arrive
early ut parties. Our invitation from the De Meri-
courts said that they would he 'at home" at nine
O'Clock. Mamma and papa were ready ut nine and
wanted 10 start right or I. with stupid false PRIDE
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