The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-23
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THE WOMAN ON THE TERRACE
THE WOMAN ON THE TERRACE

,,.-s,.ur Jonquelle, the Project OF
",, ~ paris, was n moment late.
,,grv voice reached him at the
49,, n the path. 1t was a tense, low,
'-'| ,.irg voice The words were not
I .,,,- but the intent in tho voice was
ora ..,Isable. For a mere fraction OF
I.,.'', c remained rotionless as in some
IIl,.ts,on, then he went forward
,rttIr Mn, .os. oo,ou. - -
~ twilight day were on the Medi-
w..r,on The many colcred city Of
,"., VAS living below the mountain of
Nav ".. ,~oeq and the tropical gardens of
ON VIVA NJ Cimtez. The whole scene
I srg7 country OF the fairy: the
's.,.fo frontier Of some kingdom CT
r,r8ar legend.
,rs.~e we're two persons on the long
....,.s og the villa when Monsieur JON
.", ,onroached The villa was small
.s ,vourgite-a sort Of 1ewel-box hid
,., In n garden CT tropical luXuriance,
...,,s.J nv n high wall surmounted by
, NE border.
~, villa was rose color. The tiles of
49,. +o~-ace and the border of the high
,,u we're also rose-color. 1t was n
,.,,.y and sensuous bit OF the world. as
I,rgb raised by some enchantment out
a the baked earth of Arabia.
Monsieur Jonquelle interrupted tragic
moment.
Ills terrace. I. was one Of those beau
..or invalid chairs made for the out-of
5,grs nv that Italian genius which
.saEs always 10 add beauty to the dee
,..,,svc asnoct Of a garden.
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.,a woman in it was blue, it looked
b,oE IN the soft evening light and
,e,i7st the rose -colored villa and the
vhtte chair
The woman did not move. Her small,
s,,ra'v head ~ from fatigue, rested
against The Ugh back Of the chair. 1t
qag crowned with a great weight of
hair. as yellow and as heavy as gold.
bu.,t I'D into n wonderful couture that
assembled In its vague outlines the he'll
met Of Minerva. Her hands and her
elbows lay on the arms Of the chair.
Beside her, a step beyond, the man who
had arrived moment before Monsieur
JoDouel.a stood in an attitude of menace.
The visible personality of the man was
ruzzllng That he was an American one
could instantly see. But one could not
so easily determine his status or his
habits Of life.
He had some OF the physical charac-
te-sdcs, some OF the tricks of dress CT
one engaged in an artistic vocation;
some Of the swift, accurate, precise ges-
lures OF one skilled in the plastic arts.
But there was n vigor and determination
about the man that one IS not accus-
toned 10 find in a mere artisan ele-
ment ct ruthless decision and of swift
acts az OF one accustomed to peril IN
his trade.
The attitude Of the man and the voice
that had reached Monsieur Jonquelle at
the turn Of the path were unmistakaple
In their menace. But the woman did
W., move. Neither the sudden appear
,,ce ~ the man, nor his words, nor his
menacing gesture had in any respect as
.turhed her eQuanlmity
The scene changed as at the snap OF
|irvlslbIe fingers. And Monsieur JON
.0uoYa came UP on the terrace. The
man fell into the posture Of one at ease
before an interrurt.Hg visitor, and the
woman looked up languidly as though
undls,urbcd: rs though no human drama,
however tragic. could disturb her; as
though she were forever beyond the
stimulus OF any human emotion.
II was clear that the man had no
knowledge Of Monsieur Jonquelle, but to
me woman he was evidently a familiar
figure HIS appearance must have been
an immense surprise to her, as the ap-
9saranco Of the man beyond her had
been, but there was no evidence Of it in /
her voice ,
She did not rise, But she spoke softly. |
You do me a conspicuous honor" she
said. you Will have been very much !
concerned about me to search me out
here"
Then she presented the man beyond
her.
Martin nurard," she said, IAN Amer
''an-Nonsjcur Jonquele."
The Fren2hman and also the woman, |
one thought, observed the American !
closely TO note any recognition of either !
tA' name or the appearance Of the new !
arrival But there was none. He did |
a'' know either Monsieur Jonquelle or his
Fsda
she touched a he'll concealed somewhere
ID The arm Of the chair. A maid ap- /
3eared. An added direction brought two !
pairs The American sat down where
os was, but Monsieur Jonquelle carried .