The evening times., 1911-08-19

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horizon of her English point view.
Melissa laughed merry laugh of amusement "Oh
no. she said; from my salary"
"From salary' Bernard looking with
nquring glance.
see, for four years was clerk in the postotice"
"oh indeed! Bernard echoed. burning how
could but poteness forbade him press
delicate a point any further
Melissa however supplied missing infor
ply under the last administration President Bancos you
knowand he made of his clerks
got the place and all nv sal
ary for a tour in Europe
And at the yearsy' Lucy said.
"Our party Melissa put in confdentay ESQ
when the trouble began father dismissed
enough left to take Rome, as told you"
Ard you used it all in giving yourself a Eu
roper: Lucy exclaimed half reproachfuly economic
British mind such expenditure capital horribly
wasteful
1es, maam Melissa answered. all faint
dsapprova implied in Iucys tone You I'd
where much from City before thought this
special opportunity picture gall
eres and caedals Europe enlarge my get
little culture 10 glimpse of Europes
siy"
"o you regarded your visit as largely educationaly
Bernard put in, with increasing interest. .,t II
That's SO, sir, Melissa answered
toned anmatlve i took it as sort of university trip
graduated in Europe In America course
all you everywhere same-purey new and
American The language the the type vary
In Europe frontier sea- and eyery
things different Now, this trip first to
Chester to glimpse typical old rows oh
how lovely!' ~ '
1--we heard it's beautiful" admitted gravely
"Wa close and YOU We never heen herayS Mo
issa exclaimed in frank surprise
Bernard allowed with SMILE he cupably neg
"And where else did you go Engand? Lucy asked
really interested.
"We, aam from London we went across by ostend 70
Bruges where studied the Memlngs made few little
copies from them" answered. with her sunny smile
quaint old place Bruges Life seems to ao nc
car HHvo
Il don't think I've it," Lucy murmured, with an un-
comfortable air could see it was just dawnng her,
spite of her patronizng that girl with her imne
rect command of the English tongue
about some things worth notice than she herself did
Il went to Antwerp once put somewhat sheep
ishy still twling But it was on nv wav TO
Switzerland and didn't see much as far as can ,t ! "
cept the cathedral and the stopping att
Ah that's all we'll for your Melissa answered. with
rather evous air. "You things any day But for
US the chance comes only in lifetime make
the o ~ '
such converse as this we reached 1ivernoo !, d
time and went next morning steamer We had
lovely passage out and all the of Melissa
liked her To be sure Iucv received +rri,,
shock the third day when what she meant
to do when she returned to Kansas City won't go into
postoce again. suppose dear: she said kindly for e
mad got by that time ON most friendly
lissa.
81 not answered mo such luck anv more
I'll have to go back again to the store usual"
The sore! Lucy repeated bewidered quite un
derstand YOU"
"We, the shop presume you'd it" Melissa answered
smiling MY father has bookstore in Kansas City, be-
fore went into the posoice helped counter In
fact, l was his saeswoman."
All the Messas lively constant de-
ght and pleasure to of She taking that
GIRL SO confidential friendly We really her
quaint little Amerlcanisms pretty herse-not only
her 1es sirs and her mo- maams" her "Thats
so but her fresh western ideas and infinite fancy
IN the queens English She turned potter clay
night or two before reached New York standing
III the gloom. half hidden the
joyng vespenal cigar in the of evening
the pufs caught from time to time snaces
sation going softly in the twilight between
ssa had noticed of late, indeed
walked much evening together this par.
hcular evening they walked long late their
hon seemed to might judge by fragments particularly
confidential The bits of caught mostly
essas part when Bernard said anything he said ower
she was talking enthusiastically of Venice Florence Pisa
with occasional flying Tyro
once as she passed heard something murmued low
tcelfs "Primavera." When Alps
from Murren. A third time again st.
Marks and Tans Assumption" the doges
so innocent as art in the moonlight
At last Bernard just opposite STOOD they