The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
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box a. Il he were the nns flower Of intsr-
national fashion7
an instant's glance at the dull old couple
dismissed them as small town folk from the
Middlewest. But In a moment, thank God.
asked myself where indeed was from II
not Ohio. became an American again.
even passionately so- And ~ ] saw that
she was in black and saw, too. by the faint
pink that fingered on her faded cheek how
pretty a girl she had once been long ago. I
knew from past experiences that was fore
ordained to be at least for q day her slave.
II Is not that even . sentimentalist exactly
falls In love with ladies old enough to Be his
mother. But sometimes they remind him Of
. mother that was his own. or . grand
mother. perhaps: they waken memories that
he thought asleep. They bring back pie
lures Of school and childhood back there iA
the American America; they bring. souns-
times, tears Somehow the not
too smart dress Of black made
me guess.
! |. ! !. !. !. !. ! J.
As I stepped inside the door
Of the Ecu de France almost 80
automatically offered myself
As their interpreter. The pro- -
prietor had only q little Eng.
hsh. This interpreting Is an
old dodge of mine-my study
Of languages has nowhere
more richly repaid me than in
the ways can In foreign parts
scrape an immediate acquaint-
ance with helpless practl-
TONERS Of English only. Now
again the trick-comparatively harmless,
believe-worked In scarcely more than .
minute I knew that he had been killed at
vIlebranche-their son. He had been the
youngest, and the only one left
This announcement left me oddly unprs-
pared for what Immediately followed It
We've never been abroad said Mr.. STAN
ley, and % this seemed Q good ohanea..
must hsvs looked . little dazsd
-were having . fne time he went On.
4hofo WeS Ahoo0o ooA4A0~hAh8 AcW e1s~Sa
the sun. reflected. And . queer. doubtful
feeling crossed me towards the simple, quiet
little pair I had only an instant earlier felt
drawn to.
Perhaps In ths moments pause she OWNED
that had not understood
ITS a sort Of different tour from the
ordinary that foIxs taks.- she said gently.
we have been to Jtm's grave. Of eourse-
went there first. And now we're going to
every place he ever was In France and Try
ing to see everything hS saw. We are h.v.
ing . fine time. as Mr.. Stanley says. Jim
had . fne ttms IN France, and he would
want us to-
II see.- ssid srsvefy. and think sud
denly did SO. i saw also that Riom and the
Afternoon train could wait was almost
prepared to think that the painting In st.
Roch's was genuine and required further in
vestigation. What, indeed, for the literary
journeyman tourist is the luck Of the road
except the felicity Of such chance human en-
counters! At any rata, saw most plainly
that the best lunch that the Ecu could man
age would suit the eccasion. AZ to the best
wine, which II . Hight Poxi7y. very agreeable
indeed. was less certain tackled the
question timidly.
"oh. yes responded Mr.. Stanley; .rn
try the wine Of the country. sure. And
guess I'm In safe hands with you"
Again Mrs. Stanley interpreted him
Hes IKE Jim: he wants to try every
thing. OF course" she went on, . At home
We wouldn't ever think of taking anything.
Neither did jim
encountered Jim's fathers eye. It va,
vered amiabiy for . moment was, some-
how, not so sure about Jim. began to
see him as handsome. gallant. gay. ready
its pleasures happy Lad who. like % many
others, came across the Atlantic as II for
game I hope he had enjoyed Belcotreaux,
and the light wine Of the country and even
the Caboret Mondain But saw that was
committed. II necessary, to q mans conspir-
acy in face of his mothers sweet Ohio b.
hefs and tender, small town prejudices-
Jim wrote u.s." she prattied on, !" that II
was the custom Of the country and that he
drank a little wine and liked It. So we do
Not that Ike It very much. I'm afraid
The little Poxilly was like liquid amber IN
our glasses. raised mine.
1T isn't wrong. is it." asked. for NJ
to drink-to him?"
How could 1t be7" she smiled. And In
her lightly raised. delicately touched glass