The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

tesy which might we'll have been mine,
considering the nation l came from.
and surely would have II had been
In a story NY Richard Harding Davis.
Over her shoulder at the window
where we paid our dutv--there were
hundreds Of windows before that, and
thousa nds afterward-I watched CAL
ious car cover the ledge with her
change Laid out edge to edge the
coins were an imposing sight. She had
paid ten centimcs duty or thereabout
and this was the result.
Her pocketbook measured one inch
by one and half, and the brutality Of
man had deprived her Of pockets. Her
DESPAIR was a. genuine a. the color In
her face. watched her. fascinated. !
wanted to see those coins fitted into that
ridiculous thing abe carried. ] adored
the yellow OF her hair and the two little
lifts OF her upper llp.
was rapidly falling IN love. won
dered how I could precipltate a casual
word or two when the before mentioned
Frenchman ~ Ia a race you cannot beat)
took GU. his change purse and offered
the bushel Of copper on the ledge. And
All the other Trcnchmen cried
Bravo" llke the chorus In a musical
comedy, and she bcamed on them too.
But she stepped on my pet corn.
Once again saw her IN the Widowed
wilderness Of that amazing place. The
goal was reached AT last. the battle won
but the habit Of proceeding to the next
window was formed. The Chief OF Starr
-
depart. but she was too far gone to
comprehend tho meaning OF n tongue she
ala not understand. A German boy
came up 10 her finally and led her away.
using the most frlGhtful language, and
she answered him IN the speech Of the
fatherland. strongly Favored With the
accent Of the Southern States OF
America.
With the possible exception Of bathing
trunks a man always has pockets In his
clothes. once In 40 often you come
across a man who refuses 10 use them.
He says nothing, but he just doesn't. and
all he rest Of us can see how very SUI
perior ne feels. Usually he has a figure
curved like baby's and dsdains TO
spoil the line OF cloth which caresses
| those curves.
Now Just before tho hour Of IL on n
Saturday night in that Partisan resort
OF the plebeians known as tho Magic
City-just about the time the sale OF
tickets closed 10 insure the last light
| being out at midnight and all skylarklnR
citizens homeward houni--I ran into
one OF these, guarded by far COM
panion. ], Is only fair to add that he
| Il l.. H..
from the same Contne as | did.
His watch he wore strapped 10 his
wrist. and his handkerchief inside his
cuff. with one scented corner hanging
out Ever and anon he would glance
back al the young lady with an almost
/ rirlsh abandon. lie looked entirely
| too gentle for the rlCors uf .ho Magic
| City Even l. after my mig It Of siren
uos.ty. was too done mp to attend morn
| ing service. To penetrate the R,is "a
| the Chateau DO Madrid ana sip tea and
eat little cakes az three francs the
portion TIL | could hold no more (Which
| IL expensive considering tie capacity Oi
! seventy-fuur nchcsl. and nirt with tho
pretty little French girls Ycering from
| behind mammas skirts was all was
| NJ for
when I spotted this glass ~ fashion
| and mould Of form mos'lv furm) we
were both waiting To embark upon TINT
! per'lous Contr!vaucc known in Engllsh
as the scenic railway, hut with an offcc,
! quite as awful IN French. And we Were
| IN that curious and winding entrance
| To II which leaves YOU sort OF beside
Yourself and the person ten units ahead
! az one and tho same time 1t IL 81 de-
signed that each may got the turn right
fully heloncinc to him. Which IL dit.
fercnt from our methods where the last
| IL always frst.
beside this young man vet score
ahead ,as have mentioned IL possl
was beef eating young Londoncr
whose hrcakrasts of the National Gal
lcry and mlrma'odo had given him
plenty of muso'" lie WAS very indel-
icatc. He made remarks about tho
curved ones nTure. only he SAT-
"npCer"--iust Ike that. The curVet
one resented I, ANA raised white ant
dimplel fist, For one awful moment
thought that murder was in the air
which Il was.--only II didn't land. The
fair companion grasped The spot where
most fellows carry their blo,ps and
clasping the vacancy sighed rcproach
fully, "O-o-h, Percival!"
IL I had not been penned in tina
twisting pathway OF ratings and human
beings | would have lied to safety Blu
In Paris II you pay for u Thing yot
have to have that thing whether yo'