The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-08
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KING. CARNIVAL .

beneath deceptive lolds--they we're
l.at ntr Irteuus,
lr..u &es,tan feat small and inas-
nIj85aut- Ivtt4tu4 and atVHe, 'a"u
s.St al a 4feaafs4 H4&neHsafe al
uiezaai- was tnls sne sua 81 all hef
I,tt,sat.falg
ti0.lBS cifrwcd lighting fron the
fnrvast kI4e ~au4eFcu amnesty 10 ii
cams IN parAwt5 ANA sal GOWN t.
pu@a4e uHt neF Way, Toe DINERS. quite
Ifaatl, a. ter loss. were no duubt
starlnlU. nov. Mud IN the end the.
eoaIa max l4N go mad her
she B}grt her banas 10 the het
tEreuuias 1T her mead ana laughed.
instead ii cry ing. u little bitter MUCH
TO hnl ncrg " no was she atls Way
AND rs that strange mood, she 9urs'
tloued Yet again, Who am l any
Nsz
Az American g.rl. jean Newton. Of
%t.s tohs,liie a girl of splendid ante
edeuI~. g glowing future. surely
sae Vas aat. mat radianay ambitious
creature ho this very morning mai
mapped out the cartoon tor the stain
Ell g4aSs wiudowk hhe was not that
"a ger, vivid pieasure~seeker "hei but
a moment since, had laughed LOUD IN
the freedom 81 high holiday. she
LAS. not any Of the Jeans her friends
and family knew. she was a lonely
heaft-Siek chad. the girl that Cec1t
9f,affArd had kissed for the last Tune.
hcGeath tho ali arehing Gins Of the
Vermont home, saying 'I9ndbE- Ge
learn al liz, Aad cat me when yOu
want me. dear. III come
Gseil, In al the overwhelming CT
element II new scenes she had for
gotten the tall. brave friend Of early
geRfs Vel never had tho thought OF
i al hH
you'd everything he seemed 10 wait.
anriehiuE tbs high lights Of her
dreams
This very morning she had heard
Of him. Cecil Spoffard." read the
clipping sent from home. has sailed
for France Young engineer plans
business trip TO Paris and 20 on
down the page She had thought Al
FIRST that he would seek her out. then
she knew in a moment that he wouid
never force hts way lie would never
come unless ne felt her wish. Gail II
YOU wish me. she could find II ia
her heart to wish him now, shut Paris
s not Nice. and many dreary miles
lie In between
a crowd Of shouting, laughing
n3Ummers was coming from down the
street, and the xiii, In terror. shrunk
back beneath the shadows. They
were turning in the way and hearing
down upon her. La ratrie," they
sang again. md now she was dis
covered A tiny. red-frillea creature
with cap and iingling bells. shouted
across the pathway. Receiving no re-
sponse she called to her crowd TO fol-
low her. In a moment hey had TONED
hands and were closing in.
Tho girl crouched back against the
trunk Of a great tree. and wildly look
ed fer help. Was there no ono In
all this throng Of spangled. glittering
fooiety to give her add
Beyond the h0nk -honk Of n slow
IN owing car seemed to echo relief. 1t
might lie the city guard: Il might lie
Alice md Val. II was fnanifestiy
worth the chance "Alice,s she cried
/ in n frenzy Of despair, Alice, ia Val.
/ I.ueeatf4-1-cect'."
For long time the girl Rhzed int
the calm eyes above her. The clear
sky. the moving branches Of the trees
the aoftened shouts beyond, the music
and the izhts~-they were as so much
stage scenery. artificial. insecure. The
one thing tangible in al the world
was the mans strong arms about her
Cecil and Nicel She could not re-
coneiie the two and whispered some
how, 'Paris-you-~Nlce'
He held her closer. Dear. don'I
hother-the food YOU know. II tan.
gled all my plans ran down Il
Nice to SEE tho carnival ] knew ina,
xou were here. heard you call TIM
cars beyond. Don't bother to TX,
plain"
Then She uen1bied and grow falnt
again. and he lifted her yvithfn NJ,