Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-05-27
CHAPTER XVIII

NA11A L LII AN144s
The little fishing village Of sainte-
Croix, lying at the mouth Of a 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 Parlsians. One giant of the latter
order has even built himself q 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
livtng-rooms, and cooking in outhous-
o., or getting their food from a ram
bling hotel and restaurant lately insti-
tuted by Joining several cottages to-
gother, with additions and improve
monts, where q few yards Of level
ground intervene between the sands
and the cliff.
A struggling growth Of fins beech
trees stretches down from a large
wood which crowns the gradual ascent
OF the valley whore It merges into the
nat 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.
MrA. 6avtlle chose It for q resting
place before she returned to London.
It was = flne glowing August evening
when, with Miss Desmond, her Ger
man courier, and her English maid
MrA. Saville arrived and startled the
sleepy little village into lively curl
osity. as she drove through it in an
old-tashionSd traveling-carriagA drawn
BY four ScraSgy post-horses, the whole
oquipago secured with some dificuHv
by the careful courier at thu nearaat
railway-Station. The dogs barked. tia
hens cackled, the ducks and geese flaw
out Of Che roadside pond with prodie-
iouS noise and fluttOringA, as the scare.
crow team rattled down the hill to ths
shore OF tho rock-encIrcled bay along
the edge Of which the Hotel de ZEN.
rope" stretched its low, irregular front
The landlord and one male and two
female walters were drawn IN to "a.
ceivs tho distinguished guests ana
usher them to their apartmentA
Madame has a hne view OF the haS
and cliffR The sunsets are suoerA nav
exquisite, In good weather; and Il a
generally good at SaAnte-CCoix. do
not remember having had the honor a.
receiving Madame beforo."
Il dare say not Yoa were NOT old
enough TO be the head Of such m a.
tGblishment when I vas herr last
returned MrS Saville, more Eraoto0six
than aAe would have spoken to an nm.
glfshmAn.
Impossible, madameI" or4ed ~.
host. with polite tncpsau44tx. "Wooo
viii madame diner"
AT 8. Meantime, We want toa, h..,
my courier win zee 10 The pxspaCC+to-
He understands Il Pray, II Madame
6AlbSville at the chataa4Y"
mo, madame. UnforEuoatslv. IA.
second son OF Madame Ia Marqu1ao vas
wounded a week ago IN a dusa. 80
she has gone to nurse h1m-aA Qrano.
Die, think Her arrival Il qufto M
certain"
"Indsedi am sorry 10 haay a.
And she bowed dismissed to her poHAa
host HO-'O'
This Is q disaDpodatmant" sad
MIRA savills TO ROpA Il quite count.
Cd on Madame d'AlbeWt11Ss socistv
Sne Ii an agreeable, sensible woman
and rather pleasantly associated vitb
my former visit to this little hamlst
ComA' let uS look ct our rooms"
They were small, but mora comto-4.
able than the guesas had antieinat.d
Hope was greatly pleased with the nto-
turssQue surroundings, and was an.
hous to survey the village.
Then take Jessop with You for a
ramola. / have letters to writa soS
40 not feel inclined to move Par
them to light a IRE in the saIop
IKE IRE and open Window Fha ale
Is very fresh and delioiously salt h,,,
can quite bear a fire.
Hope willingly accepted the uurv...
tlon' ana as soon a. they had a cnn !,
Tea Shs sSt out with the mosaic 49,