The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-26


From your allowance2' Lucy
horizon of her English point view
Melissa laughed merry little laugh o. amusement "Oh
no." she said; from my salary"
From salary" Bernard put in, looking
inquiring glance
Yes sir that's it." Melissa all uabashed. "You
see for -four years clerk in the postofHce'
"oh indeedp Bernard burning to know how
could but poleness forbade him press
delicate point any further.
Melissa however herself supplied missing ntor
nation my father postmaster city" sim
knowand he made his clerks, course
got the place and long the fun my
ary for a tour in Europe"
"And at the yearsy' Lucy said
our party went OUT Melissa put in conddenialy. 80
when the trouble began father dismissed
enough left to take me as far as Rome as told youP
And you used all up in giving Yourself holiday in Eu
ropeT Lucy exclaimed reproachfuy To
British mind such an expenditure of capital seemed horribly
wasteful
maam Melissa answered all unconscious of the fns
disapproval implied In
where much away from Kansas CITY before and houpb this
special opportunity the picture gal:
eres and cathedrals of get
little culture. To glimpse Europcs an intellectual neces,
oh then regarded largely educntonar'
Bernard put In, with increasing interest
"Thats Melissa once more in her accls
toned affirmative Il took as sort of university trip.
graduated in Europe America of course wherever you go
al you sees everywhere just same-purey
American The language the manners the type, vary
In Europe you ribbon of sea- and every
things different Now, trip we went first TO
Chester to glimpse typical old English townhose rows,
"rve heard it's very beautiful" Bernard admitted gravey
What You live so close you've
lssa exclaimed in frank surprise.
Bernard allowed, with smile cupaby neg
And where you go besides Eugandro Lucy asked
really Interested.
"Wcl, maam, from London by ostend
Bruges, where stnGied the Memlings a
copies from them" Melissa answered sunny
ITS such quaint old place, Bruges. Life
sagnant as its canals. Have you rbeenh hereY'
Il don't think I've seen it," Lucy murmurcd I'M
comfortable air could see 1t was just dawnng her. in
spite Of her patronlzng that this Yankee
feet command of the English tongue n
about some things worth notice than she herself did.
81 went Antwerp put n somewhat sheep
ihy still twrling his musache was on my way TO
Switzerland and ddn't much recolec
cept the cathedral and the the stopping
Ah that's all very well for you Melissa answered with
rather envious air You these
us the chance comes only once in lifetime and
the of it,"
this we reached Liverpool in due
time and went next morning on board our steamer we had
lovely and all the way Melissa
the more we liked her To be sure Lucy
shock the third day she what she meant
to do when she returned to Kansas City You won't
the postofce again kindly we
had got by that time on most friendly terms with little Me
llssa.
guess rot" Melissa answered mo such luck any more
I'll have to go back again to the store, usual
The store" Lucy repeated, bewdered don't quite un.
derstand YOU"
We'll the shop presume you'd cali answered
smiling My father bookstore city and be-
fore went into the postofce helped counter In
fact was his saleswonlanp
Az the way across MeIissas lively talk
light pleasure was taking that
girl confidential friendly. really loved her Then her
quaint little Ameransms We're as pretty herself
her "yes ss" and her mo- guess and Tmts
so but her ideas nhnle pny of fancy
In the English She n
A night or two before renched New York standing
the gloom half hidden days amIshps
toyng yespertnal
the pufs caught from time time stray
saton going softly in the twilight
lsa had noticed of late indeed Bernard ana Melissa
walked much deck In the evening ut ts par.
tcuar evening they walked long
tion seemed to II might fragments particularly
confidential The bits OF II caught mostly
Meissas part when Bernard said anything he ltTsr
She was talking enthusiastically of Venice Floronce Pisa
with occasional flying ana the
Once as she passed heard something
ticelrs 'Prinavera' When by was Alps
from Murren third time was tho in,eIcs at ST.
Marks and fitans Assumption and the dogfs palace
So Innocent as art In the moonlight on he occanl
AT last Bernard paused opposite waego stood for cy