Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

mOrant. Her yOutn1ul toilets ana girl
ish ways contrast oddly with her gra
hair and yellow wrinkles, which n
artifice can wholly conceal, and sh
has the temper of Jezebel.
You have money, so,, dare sa!
you will pass for a beauty" she sal
to me-a left-handed compliment, In
deed. Then she began to talk {
guardy. What ails the man." she de
manded, resentfully. HE looks like
person who carries q disagreeable sc
cret Has he met with any losse
lately?"
Il really do not know" I answered.
mo, of course not. He would nc
babble of anything important to
bread butter miss like you. Cul
len Is very secretive; he rarely speak
Of his private affairs-for the reason
perhaps, that they cannot bear to
close an inspection"
Spiteful old creature!
| Secrecy is a commendable trait,
said 1; Il detest people who are lik
sieves."
Miss Vann pays no heed whatever t
madame's ways or conversation. In
deed, mother and daughter mind eacl
| other the least Of any people I eve
saw in my life, and because Of thi
very fact, I suppose, they manage t
live in peace and harmony.
Baron StrozZi dined with us-ugh
He sat next me at the table. swarth.
of visage, offensive of manner, with
rosebud in the buttonhole Of his ele
CANT coat and a most unpleasant smil
upon his lips. How can people Of tast
and sense admire this man? Why is
that Il, only l." behold flaws in th
Koh-i-noor Of Newport's society
tried to fix my attention upon the gor
geous plate and Sevres of the table
upon the dress Of sulphur colored sat
in which Madame Vann wore, upon th'
hothouse flowers and epergne, of frost
ed silver, running over with the rich
est and blacklist of grapes. But no!
could see nothing but that hateful fac,
and abominable smile. Persistently h,
babbled in my ears.
"Ze women Of your country are won
derful creatures. They haf re wit anC
vivacity of re French and ze beauty O.
all other nations in one. They haf tao
and brains; they can talk with Ze foo
and re wise man, and they can distrac
and fascinate as none others can in al
ze world"
Foreigners often make these pretty
speeches to our faces, and then say
very uncomplimentary things of us be
hind our backs" said I, tartly.
rs it possible? what perfidy! Fal
be it from me to do Eat. 1t Is re desire
of my heart to win an American bride
None other shall reign in my palace OF
re banks Of re Tiber. / must haf ont
made, as Ze poet says, Of Ze spirit. ant
ze fire and ze dew. She must bt
blonde-I adore blondes. She must bt
petite, with ze nez retrousee and fail
hair and charming dimples like yours
At re little feet of such one l will lay
my title and my heart and swear tt
be her adoring slave evermore."
He had drawn my portrait exactly
l flashed him glance Of mingled wratf
and scorn.
You may not be aware of 1t" sale
I, but you are very, very imperti'
nent,"
He seemed taken aback for mo.
ment, but rallied quickly.
Heaven! how Is 1t that /, who wish
so much to please you, only give vol
offense?"
Il really cannot tell" I answered
but so 1t seems to me-"
He talked to me no more.
Madame Vann drank a great deal oi
wine at dinner by the way, how very
fond she Is Of wine! During dessert
she manifested a desire to slip from
her chair, in all the splendor of sulphur
satin and diamonds, straight under the
table, but being restrained in this
whim by an attendant, she embraced
the baron with tenderness, and desir.
ed him to bottle her up and send hel
at once to the cellar Of his palace or
the Tiber. The request created quite 6
sensation at the table, and madame re.
tired in the care of a servant. What
extraordinary conduct in daughter
of the old Dutch governors!
Unobserved, l stepped out upon the
piazza and seated myself under the
dusky vines. The salon was half full
of Miss Vann's friends, and I was moi
likely to be missed. l heard the banc
play and saw the moon climb up the
grand empurpled sky. White moths
brushed against my cheek, hot whiffs
of perfume from hanging baskets o1
helotrope famed around me through
the warm dry air. Presently some one
appeared on the piazza, crossed 1t In
blaze Of light from the salon windows
and vanished, only to reappear soor
Star gazing?" he said, as he espiec
me In my whey nest and fastened tc
my side.
Miss Vann bade me give you this
shawl. Was there no congenial COM
pany inside?"
II like the moonlight and the sea-"
answered, evasively.
He leaned against a pillar of the
piazza and looked at me as If l were
an interesting study.
Did the baron bore you?"
Greatly"
You do not see in him the extraor-
binary fascination which enthrall:
Miss Vann and her set?'
NO"
THAT Is passing strange. Either yor
you are an unappreciative young per
son, or one Of unusual discernment."
How long has this exalted Roman
led society in chains?" l asked.
He appeared suddenly in Newpor
few weeks ago-burst upon us, II
fact, like a meteor. / really do no
know from whence he came, but hi:
title seems to act like an open sesame
to all hearts. He has been feted, pet
ted, and lionized till it Is small wondel
that he Is well-nigh insufferable."
He is a diplomat. Is he not?" said
Miss Vann says he has just returned
lEOlH oii iiiPoi so's SNs'S'
business"
Mr. SAKE smiled quietly.
state business is rather dull a
Washington just now. The foreign
ministers are mostly at the waterinf
places. / do not wish to question oul
titled friends veracity, but gentle
man at the Ocean declares he met the
baron face to face in the streets o.
Boston a few days ago, when every
body supposed him to be at the capi'
tai.
AS cared not straw about the
matter, or whether the baron directed
his footsteps to Washington or to Jer.
icho, leaned back in my odorous nooi
and listened to the band. How plant
i've and sweet was the music! How
large and white the moon shone ovel
warm, green shore and still, dark sea
whereon a few spectral sails glimmer'
ed. How handsome Eric SAKE looked
leaning there against the piazza, witt
the white light pouring on his southern
face! Music, moonshine, heliotropes
I sat like one under spell. Did III
feel the enchantment too? l think so
He neither moved nor spoke. Th'
blossom laden vines rustled round US
the distant music pulsed In ferven
measures, the murmur of laughter ant
voices was audible from the draw
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