Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
Chapter vi.
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Chapter vi.
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-1HE MEETING at Brescia presently
reached its close without reversing
NRyNN the verdict that Rheims had passed
NW&S upon Oliver Page. The household
N&MS on the Avenue du Bots looked daily
7MSNN for the return of it's dsllusionized
INZAAA head but instead of Justin Blair
HXIlQINN3 came the telegram, Pack for Italy.
W(GG|W (Which will be as bald as his
~GW message" predicted Ann.
wv 1t was true prophecy. Stripped
nIA6 of superscription and signature,
~ Justn's epstle ran: delayed here.
~ Want my family. Have engaged
0kS quarters Bella Vista Hotel, Cadenab-
bia" All else was left to conjecture.
Mrs. Blair did not conjecture. She consulted
Bradshaw. Suppose take the Mont Gents route
this time" she said. There is good night train
"Why couldn't he have told us to bring the motor?"
II don't know, my dear" Mrs. Blair was jottng
final memoranda
"And why Cadenabbia? And why the Bella Vista?'
as there anything wrong with the Bella Vista? 1t
has lovely situation, as remember it
II should like to go to one spot on earth where L
would not meet Virginia Truscott.
Her aunt laughed II don't believe that spot exists,
she said care you the Bella Vista is her stopping
place."
Have you forgotten her brag? She's invariably
there by the fifteenth The hotel could set its clocks by
her. She always has the suite of rooms overlook
ing the dear lake!"
The elder woman gathered up her notes. 1--WE
needn' t-see of her than like, she consoed
AIMS pessimism would not lift. Its what
"it's what she likes. Sheshe pervades space. But
don't believe you mind hertih the least"
Her aunt withdrew her eyes from the little Dresden
maruise who crtsed to her from the broad desk
81 thinking of the and the oleanders" she
confessed "They pervade the Italian lakes for me-
NEVERTHELESS, it had to be admitted that Vir-
~ ginia Truscott did strike a note at Cadenabbia
could not ignore They encountered her by the shore
with their first sunset and the shifting miracle of lake
and cloud and gilded peaks became forthwith sec
ondary consideration Her welcome had breeziness
that all but stirred the leaves of the plane overhead
I'm delighted, overjoyed positively beside myself"
she cried kisses puncuating her greeting You will
redeem Cadenabbia. There few here this year
one really about! You look sweet for words
Ann in that Copenhagen blue, and gray so becoming
to you, Mrs. Blair! | met your husband several times
in Brescia; but he breathed syllable about your
coming here till the last day of the meeting He kept
among the sheds most of the time He must believe
there is money in aeroplanes. 1 joked him about it.
when he formed his aeropane trust; but he only said
'Humph!' and began talking Steel Common to Mr.
Truscott.'
and is Mr. Truscott in Cadcnabbia?" asked Mrs.
Blair perfunctorly, her glance turned wstfuly toward
the view she much preferred to Virginias flame
colored gown.
Rather! He looks forward to it all the year."
Il shouldn't have supposed he cared for scenery"
said Ann.
"He doesn't. Not button! It's the fishing. Fish
ing is almost mononana with him, dear man! He
even fishes in Paris. Really! He will go and stand
down by the Pont de 1Alma by the hour. The hotel
management here pleases him better than it did.
Copyright 1911. by Mark Lee Luther