The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-15
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wretched night and 4 thought q 10
ing tor an early ride the park.
thought you might like to Join me7r
! would will" declared Bigelow
stcutly. Meet you in-er-s
Ihree-quarters Of an hour.n stated
Aine firmly. lust inside the gate 1t
Seventh avenue and Central Park
South"
sRightgp
rJust onders coffee, SOW added
Anne Wen breakfast atterWard -.
fperfectg he agreed. -.
she was there waiting TOR HIM winch
he arrived and she l6aKed szrifas
thought-none the awdFssu fora her
sleeplessB hours. She mas wearing
iodhpurs Of fawn cplor with soft
shirt Of cream-col0-ed silk. "a osaike
walstcoat and tie. and 4 brown I'D
Ing coat. On her tawny haiti sh6 had
pulled down perky little broHn felt
hat She looked delightfully."- trim and
neat and young.
Hello You ride astride. take
it," called 6igelow as he drew near.
Rather. Everyone does In Amer
lea" Anne assured him. They don't
In Europe. I know"
NO Most women still ride side
saddles. They think them safer, or 20
they say. ! don't know. Perhaps It's
Just that the riding kit is more beeom-
ing to than"
"i've never tried it." said Anne.
.Slde-saddls. mean. Not the toys.
They look beastly tricky Still talk-
ing about the saddles"
A groom was waiting witt. the
horses. They mounted and set on.
Anne Leading the way.
To show You Paris
THIS is a little tame II you are
1 used to riding in the country.
alroaa." said Anne. but the exer-
cise is exhilarating and feel we both
need It. And It's such q lovely day
definitely sprlngishl"
~Yes The horse chestnuts are
towering in the Bots. by now. !
should think" murmured Rigelow.
He Eazed almost disapprovingly a.
the trees about. still stark and barren,
stripped as the winter winds had LEFT
them
Z wish the warm weather would
come" sighed Anne. I'm beginning
to feel very tired Of the cold and TO
lohs for summer in the country or By
the sea. Dc you live in the heart Of
Paris?"
yes. but one can live in the heart
o. Paris and be very near the cou1-
try and not very far from the Medic
terranean. you know"
Heavenly" nodded Anne. sPve all
ways wanted to go abroad, bat
mother hates the crossing. You must
help me to break down her resistance
ever 50 gently. Of course. And per-
haps when you 60 back well visit
you"
Bigelow wondered why she spoke
Of his going back before he mentioned
III
Il should like to show you Paris
since you've never been there. he
said. MY favorite bits; not the cafes
and bottles and gambling rooms and
smart shops. Not even the world ia
nous dressmaking establishments.
what them" asked Anne, intef-
estedly.
The glass fountains at the Rond
Point. They're illuminated at night
ansa they're particularly lovely when
il rains. Then--the pet stalls and the
book stalls down by the quays And
the Cascades We'd dine there among
the little waterfalls Or we'd be rowed
ont in q boat with a lantern at the
helm and dine at the Pavilion du Lac
And we'd 90 UP the river to Saint
Cloud by sunset to wander in the
fruit orchards when the blossoms are
out. There's Versailles to see, toos
the palace and the Petite Trianon.
ana the fountains and the gardens
Anne nodded. You love it, don't
you7"
YES. You see, was 50 young when
first went there to live, haven't any
early recollections of America--fo
sys ak Of. AL my happiest associations
are with Paris and the south 81
France. And then, too-Eny friends
aie there. / suppose it's because !
have lived there so long and have
come to know them SC intimately
more intimately than ! know AmerI-
cans, really-but | find the French
people very sympathetic mean.
congsnial like their tastes and their
points of view l think you would like
them, too, and know they would
like you YoR would have great
success, there
Then ! mJst %. That is settled,
smiled Annf. rs your horse all
right2"
Most anaE6l& land submissive"
said Bigelow, almost as an1iable and
submissive as am myself, in fact.
He wondered why she had changed
the subject so abruptly. but took his
cue. And then she discovered clear
stretch aheac. and put her horse into
an easy gallop. He followed closely.
copyright, 1887. Frederick JGcksOHI
. The letters VrOnski YVES holding
! return mysteriousIy. tomorrow.