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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
For | was an hungered, and ye gave me meat:
1 was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: 1 was a
stranger, and ye took me in—St. Matthew 25:35.
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is
bound together.—Goethe,
BOYHOOD VISITS TO ATHENS
; BY R. M. JENNINGS
. When a person lives in' the shadow of a town or
city all the days of his childhood and youth and in
later years still lives around there, he has an in
terest a person would not have who came from an-'
other section. |
My first trip to Athens, I am not certain about.
It must have been when I was quite young, for there
is a photograph taken when a baby in my mother's
lap, This was taken by Col. C. W. Motes, whose
gallery was opposite the campus on Broad street,
about the middle of the block, Col. Motes was a
soliiel of the Confederacy and among the fine offi
‘gégs ‘Who went from Athens to battle for the so
called “Lost Cause” and came back with those fam
ished and overpowered comrades to build again the
impoverished South.
5 «@hm:lng' over an old book not long since, I saw
an old picture of Henry Grady and Carlton Hillyer,
when they were in school here, taken by Motes
Gallery at this same place.
‘Thhrst trip that I remember was evidently, four
or five years after the photograph was made,
7Phe first things that I remember was coming down
Prince avenue; turning the corner out of Mitchell's
Bridge road, seeing the Old Rock College, one lone
building, surrounded by a farm. This building had
lately been used as a school for the education of
Confederate soldiers who wished to take advantage
‘of this opportunity offered by the state, for Georgia
has been a state that hasg held dear to her heart
lw;é.aqns and daughters, in spite of what critics may
say,
Ifu;p Prince avenue, we were at “Flat Rock”, as it
‘usde to be called. Many remember what a big flat
rock was seen in front of the Normal campus, a few
years ago,
My father told me in after years that this corner
was a questionable place in the early days.
Down towaras the city we rode. In the summer‘
it was a pleasant sandy and dirt road. with few
houses, until we passed the fork of Cobb and
Frince. In the winter it was very bady, especially
in the hollow, just peyond where Fark avenue is
now, which was so deep in red mud that you had to
pick your road. I can almogt see the old negro
shack and a leaning pine tree that looked like with
‘the least encouragement it would topple over into
‘the road; and as the trips were made and as thel
years went by, more and more scenes presented
‘themselves to my mind: “Take Cheney's Expectorant‘
and Tutt's Pills” shining out from the plank fence
on the left side of the street, has never been alto-‘
gether erased from my memory. .
~ The first store that I remember was on the corner
of Prince avenue and Church street, now opposite
the Prince Avenue Baptist church, We stopped
there. This was Kilgore's at the time. This was an
important stand, for during the years that followed,
this place did a thriving business, Among the dif
ferent firms T recall Kilgore, Wingfield, Angland
Lagerty, and Keese. Willlam Lafferty, a red beard
ed Irishman and his family, impressed me very much
WHER he lived there and ran a store.
Hfis store was always crowded wth customers; to
gether with his children, I don't know how many
he had, but it was hard to tell which were children
and which were customers,
~ Evervthing was stacked up all over the counter,
all pyer the shelves, helter-skelter, but it didn't make
any difference—he got the trade. He left the city,
but came back later and built in the triangle just
across Cobb street, but did not do so well, and left.
1 never knew what became of him,
lefi we passed on down the street by the county
court house. This was a new building: the counties
hall not been divided long. Watkinsville being the
m seat of the new county, Clarke county had
mwxd a courthouse in Athens, Passing there
when 1 was older, my father told me Mr McGinty
builk the courthouse for approximately $30,000. 1
thonght this was a lot of money, but it was a big
‘bullding, I reasoned.
. Just below the courthouse was Hemphill's Shop.
_This was then a very important place, and a very
'f‘_ jace, for in those days the blacksmith shop
_played a very important part in the life of the com
munity, When Longfellow wrote “Under the spread
estnut tree the village gmithy stands” he was
mung upon any commonplace subject. How
_many times have we carried two old worn out plows
to have them made into one; and while waiting,
_Watched the smith make a horeshoe and shoe 4
horse, or take some old cast-off piece of iron and
plashion it, as if by maeiec, into something of use.
p further down we came to Holbrook Corner,
¢ Benson's, but we were just getting into town.
We swing down Hull street, into Washington, and
looking up the street east, we see the old city hall,
%@‘m‘mmdle of the street, Facing the east are
_the steps going upstairs, under side the city market,
_where stalls were placed for the butchers of the
Community to sell their meats. As we pass around
‘the building we look further up the street and seq
%:m middle of the street another building. This
‘was used until a few years ago for the fire depart
%Ve pass residences along Lumpkin streef, At the
I e wwe Gy
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BROADER HIGHWAYS FOR GEORGIA
The ever increasing amount of traffic
lon the highways of this state has proved
conclusively that the width of all future
highways built should be not less than
thirty feet. The present system of eigh
teen and twenty feet in width may havel
been sufficient when building of pavedl
roads was first commenced, but since the
lincrease in automobiles have grown inl
[such proportions, narrow highways used!
lin some instances for speed tracks, are
Inothing more nor less than iife-takers. |
i The New Orleans Times-Picayune inl
commenting on the widths of highways,|
Ihas the following interesting suggestions: |
| “Georgia’s trunk line paved highwaysi
lat present are standardized at 20 feet, we|
'gather from the Atlanta dispatch. In g
lot of states, including our own, many
Imiles of paved highways are only 18 feet|
‘wide. Now there is a rapidly-spreading
‘belief that the 20-foot width is g menace
to traffic safety. Highway engineers,
safety experts and laymen motorists have
coming, singly and in groups, to that con
clusion for months. The promised attempt
to bring about its legislative acceptance]
and enforcement in Georgia doubtless
will prompt like efforts in other states.
“There will be objection to the 30-foot
width on the score of increased cost. The
paving of our highway systems is so far
from complete shat additions to its cost|
are regrettable. But if it can be demon—l
strated that for the money saved by
building too-narrow roads we sacrifice
human lives of infinitely greater total
value and suffer personal injuries and
property damage in accidents that far
exceed the ‘saving,” then the widening of
our paved roadways can be justified both
as a measure of safety and a measure of|
genuine economy.”
It is to be hoped that a program can be
worked out by the highway department
for the rebuilding and widening of all
highways to a standard width of thirty!
feet, taking out all curves and removing
all grade crossings. When this is done,
travel will be made safe, and the death
rate of citizens will be reduced to a min
imum.
GARNER ABOLISHES OLD CUSTOM
From time immemorial, it has been an
established custom for the vice-president
of the United States to give a dinner party.
in honor of the President during the
month of January. These occasions, of!
course, have been high-lights in official
society of Washington, and following the
vice-president’s dinner, the President, in,
turn gave one in honor of the vice-presi
dent. There was really no excuse for such
parties, but the custom had been inaugu
rated long years ago and the incoming
executives felt that it was a social duty
they owed to each other and to the offi-
Icial family.
Now, however Vice-President Garner
has announced that he does not propose
lto continue the custom and that there
will be no dinner party given this year to
President Roosevelt or to anyone else, so far
as he is concerned. It is understood that
the action of the vice-president is in
hearty accord with the views of the Pres
ident, who, of course, will not entertain in
honor of the vice-president,
~ Newspaper reports have it that the
chief reason for Vice-President Garner
discontinuing the custom was due to the
lateness of the evening it required for
holding such dinner parties, as his accus
tomed hour for retiring is nine o’clock. It
is understod that regardless of what is
going on in Washington, the vice-presi
dent never varies from his regularly fixed
hour for ‘“going in.” He has stated that
down in Texas, at his home, when the
clock strikes nine everything was put
aside and forgotten, and preparation for
“going to bed” was commenced. It is a
good rule, no doubt, and it may be re
sponsible for his good heatlh and splen
did physical condition.
FOUR AND SIX YEAR TERMS
Congressman Braswell Deen will intro
duce a bill in congress changing the term
of congressmen from two to four years.
The proposed bill has met with much
favor, and it is believed that the measure
will be enacted into law at this session.
Under the presnt Constitution, United
States senators are elected for terms of
six years, certainly congressmen should
be given, at least, four-year terms.
The legitimate expenses in a congres
sional election amount to a considerable
sum, especially if there are more than one
candidate aspiring for the office. We be
lieve that if the proposal of Congressman
Deen was left to a vote of the people, it
would carry by a large majority of the
voters in the various districts of the
state.
Another change in term of office thal
is attracting much interest throughout
the country is that of President of the
United States. It has been proposed that
the term of this office be changed to six
yvears with an ineligible clause restricting
presidents to one term. This suggestion
appears to us as being one worthy of con
sideration on the part of the people of
this nation. Tt has also been announced
that such a bill will find its way inte the
hopper before adjournment of the pres
ent session of congress,
The silver fox is the principal centrib
utor to the value of Canadian fur produc
tion. In the latest fur trade year, these
animals provided 34 percent of the total
number of furs taken. ;
In 1651, Nuremberg, Germany, was
using Hewtsch’s hand-tub in combatting
fires. A half dozen men on opposite sides
worked a hand pump to pour a stream of
water from a tub, which had to be filled
coutinually »y the bucket-chain crew,
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OCCUR TO ‘U’
The representatives from
Clarke county in the senate
and the lower house of the leg
islature fared well in th, way
of committee appointments,
We have not had time to check
over all the committtees to which
our representatives have been as
signed, but we note that Senator
Almand is vice-chairman of the
University committee; Representa
tive Joel, on the powerful ways
and means committee, ang Repre
sentative Hill on the rules com
mittee and vice-chairman of the
University committee. These gen
tlemen are on other committees,
but the foregoing are some of the
most important committees in
hoth branches of the legislature.
Clarke county is to be congratu
lated on the recognition its rep
resentatives received at the hands
of the speaker of the house and
the president of the senate,
From all roports, the isession
will not only be one of the
busiest in rocont years, but it
will be one of the most im
portant in the way of special
and general legislation,
It may be expected that Clarke's
representatives will take a prom
inent part in all the deliberations
of the legislature. Athens and this
county have more to ask for thap
any other county in the state on
account of the educational institu
tions of hnigher learning being lo
cated here. It may be depended
that the University and its vari
ous departments will not suffer
financially in sharing its portion
of whatever may be allocated to
the University System of Georgia
Our representatives will be on the
alert, at all times, keeping in
touch with all movements affect
ing the educational imterests,
Roscruitnig officer — “What's
your religion?”
New Recruit (promptly and very
smartly)—"“Militia, sir.” :
Recruiting Officer—‘“No, no; 1}
said ‘religion'.”
New Recruit—“Oh, religion, sir
I beg your pardon. I'm a plum
ber.”
The office of representative
from Clarke county is not on 2
of ease or pleasure, but it is a
“man’s size job”, if all of its
dutids are successfully per-
formed.
In order to protect the .interes!
of the University in securing a
fair and just guota of funds, a rep
resentative must use a great deal
of diplomacy and be guarded
against favoring or opposing other
legislation. Sometimes opposition
to an insignificant measure bring
on and arrays influences - that
otherwise would be in sympathy
with appropriations for the Uni
versity. Represnetatives from this
county cannot be too careful
about taking a position or advo
cating this or that legislation that
does not materially affect the in
terest of this city, county and the
educationa] institutions.
So much for the representa
tives in the legislature. The
people are fortunate in having
three such good men to look
after their interest and protect
their educational instituiions.
Paving on the yard on the Han
cock avenue side of the Clarke
county court house is about com
pleted, and adds much to the ap
pearances of the grounds. Now
if the public will walk on the
THE PERFECT SITDOWN
BOYHOOD VISITS TO
- ATHENS
(Continued from Column 1)
corner of Lumpkin and Clayton, we
look across the corner “"to the
church, and so on down the street
we pass wooden buildings, and on
down to the next corner. We are
beginning to get in town now.
.IWe are passing a new building.
This is the Lester block, His
friends had severely criticized him,
Mr. Thomas J. Lester, for having
had the nerve to put so large a
building, costing SIO,OOO, away up
out of the business part of town.
""@np day, some time after this,
father and myself were walking up
Clayton street, toward the corner.
Masons were finishing the top of
what is now the Reid Drug Co.,
building, Father said to a friend:
‘“You moving away up here?”’ Ev
erybody thought these stores were
too far from the center of town.
We went over the river and up
the hill to the Georgia depot, and
saw the cars and engine. I looked
at them but clung close to the bug-
gy seat.
Another time we went over to
see ! John Robinson’s circus un
load. T'hen we came back to the
show grounds, just below the Y.
M. C. A, on Lumpkin street,
There was such a crowd in the
show that my father put me up on
his shoulder so I could see, We
went to shows there more than
once. . :
When we were going down the
street towards the Georgia depot,
above the corner of Broad and
Thomas, there was an old car
standing. on the track which ran
down Oconee street, across the
bridge, up the hill to the Georgia
depot. T learned that this was a
freight car pulled by horses to haul
freight from the depot up town.
That was my first street car.
As we went down the hill we
passed the wagon shops of the
famous make of wagons of the
Hodgsons, "whose reputation. was
far reaching, and for many years,
in fact just' a few years ago, I saw
over in Walton county a part of
one of these old wagons, still good,
and from which I decided that the
reputation of the makers was well
earned,
This was a great trip for me, for
I was beginning to learn of the big,
wide, wonderful world. But it can’t
be all told at this time.
WANTS CALIFORNIA HOME
. OAKLAND, Cal. — () — Play
wright FEugene O’Neill plans to
look around for a northern Califor
nia home when he leaves a hos
pital here in a week or so.
O’Neill, convalescing from an
appendectomy at the some hospital
where his wife is recovering from
a cold, said: £
“We're selling our home in Geor
gia. We're planning to settle
around here. Perhaps we'll get a
Sheep ranch and evict the sheep.”
He hag been gathering material
for a new dramatic venture — a
cycle of eight plays on the fortunes
of an American family.
'sidewalk, and not “jay - walk”
across the lower corner of the
court house yard, it will enable
the officials w 0 grow a good crop
of grass. Cutting across this lot,
off Jackson sireet to enter Han
cock is only a few feet nearer, but
it does make an unsightly appear
ance, and the public should re
member to walk down the Jack
son_street sidewalk until Hancock
is reached, then make the turn.
By so doing, it will enable the
grass to grow and cover the dirt
walk-way which is now being
useq as a stamping ground and
Weekly Calendar of
University Events
Wednesday
4:30 p. m, — Little Symphony
Orchestra practice. Phi Kappa
Hall. :
6:30 p. m.—Y. W. C, A. pro
gram. Smith building.
7:00 p. m.—Homecon club. Dr.
Leah Ascham: “Home Economics
Research in Georgia.”
7:30 p. m. -— Demosthenian
meeting. Speaker: Abit Nix. De
mosthenian hall.
7:30 p. m.—Phi Kappa meeting.
Phi Kappa Hall.
7:30 p. m.—Rehearsal of Boys
Glee club. University Chapel.
8:00 p. m.-—American Associa
tion of University Professors. “Re
lation of Junior .College to. Col
elge of Arts ‘and Sciences, and
Changes in Requirements for A.
B. and B. S.. Degrees.” The
Chancellor House.
Thursday
3:30 p. m.—Freshman Mathe
matics test. Commerca-Journalism
building.
3:30-5:30 p. m. — Basketball
practice. Smith building and
Physical Education building.
4:40 p. m.—Zoological club.
Drs. Boughton, Bushnell and Byrd
will report on meeting of Ameri
can Association for Advancement
of Science. LeCont., Hall lecture
room. g
7:15 p. m.—Joint Sorority fo
rum. Kappa Deltg House.
7:330 p. m.—Square and Com
pass club. Secong floor, Academic
building. .
7:30 p. m.—Ag club. «Conner
Hall.
8:00 p. m.—Bill Tilden profes
sional tennis exhibition., Woodruff
Hall,
8:00 p. m.—Music Appreciation.
Piano recital by Hugh Hodgson.
Chapel.
Friday
3:30 p. m.—Freshman History
test, Commerce-Journalism build-
4:45 p. m.—Physies Collogquium.
Professor R. G. Henry, “Power
Series.” Physics building.
8:000 p, m.—lnstitute of Public
Affairs. Gaetano Salvemini, ‘“Po
litical Democracy and Dictator
ship.” Chapel.
7:45 p. m.—Science club. Geof
frey W. Crickmay, assistant state
geologist, “The G ology of Warm
Springs.” Denmark Hall .
Saturday
11:30 a. m.—lnstitute of Public
Affairs. Gaetano Salvemini, “Po
litical Democracy @ and Economic
Democracy.” Chapel.
University Science
Club to Hear Talk by
Geologist on Friday
! Goeffrey W. Crickmay, assistant
Jstate geologist, will be the guest
ispe’aker at the meeting of the
| University of Georgia Science club
lat 7:30 Friday night in Denmark
ihall, according to an announce
iment made today by Dr. T. H.
| Whitehead, president of the club.
| Mr. Crickmay will have as his
| subject “The Geology of Warm
| Springs, Georgia.” A Yale gra
| duate, he has been with the Geor
gia department of geology for sev
eral years, His talk will be based
' upon unpublished results found iz
'a recent study made under a PWA
'grant, |
At 6:30 a suvpper honoring Mr.
Crickmay will be given in Denmark
hall, ana all members of the
Science club are urged to make re
[mbz 10 a. m, January 16.
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Resume: Lovely Marguerite
Gautier, the toast of Paris, in the
year, 1846, has broken with her
“patron”, the rich Baron de Var
ville. She has fallen madly in
love with young Armand Duval
and has left for the country with
him to spend the summer. There,
Armand believes she will regain
her healtl). Prudence, her dress
maker, disapproves however, and
believes Maguerite has made @
mistake imn renouncing the
wealthy de Varville,
Chapter Seven
The open c¢oacth rumbled along
the road and in its depths, Mar
guerite slept, her head pillowed on
Armand’s shoulder.
Carefully, he held her slim form
against the jostling of the carriage,
then, without disturbing her, craned
around, so that he could look at
her race. His gaze traced the deli
cately etched profile, from wide, fine
forehead, down the Bmall, straight
nose to the patrician roundness of
a white cleft chin. The high arches
of her cheeks were slightly raised
as she smiled drowsily like a child
who has happy dreams.
Smiling back at her, he stirred
a little, delighting in her faint, frag
rant breath as it gently fanned his
cbeek.
They came to a small oaken
brldge and Nanine exclaimed from
the front seat, “But look Madame!'
You're missing all the beautiful
views.”
“Hm-m?” Her eyes opened to
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mere slits. “To the devil with your
view,” she murmured, “I'm sleepy.”
Nanine whispered to Armand, “It’s
the first time in months I've seen
her sleep like that. It's this good
air and leaving all her worries be
hind, I'm sure.”
Jealously, Armand gathered Mar
guerite close. “And love, Nanine,
gon: forgei; that,” he whispered
ack. .
The sunset flamed gloriously, then
slowly died into inevitable dark
ness, Arriving at the small chateau
in Bougeval, they were welcomed
by the barking watchdog, and the
pair of sabot shod servants,
“Ssh,” Armand said, holding Mar
%uerite as if she were a feather.
hen he carried her, still sleeping,
throuih the door.
With sunlight breaking into her
bedroom like a prancing intrud
er the next morning, Marguerite
suddenly awoke. Abnormally, her
senses would not focus. She had the
queer conviction that time had been
set back. Within just such white
plastered walls she had spent her
childhood., Begide just such a huge
four poster, she had spoken her
prayers. :
As Nanine stepped into the rcom
she said, “I suppose I'm not dream
ing? We're really here, aren't we?
Wl'l’ere Monsieur Duval brought
us?”
“We are indeed,” Nanine said
sourly, then burst into a tirade of
complaint. After their comfortable
establishment in Paris, this place
was nothing but a hut. There were
no gaslights, every drop of water
had to be fetched from the reser
voir, the cupboards and wardrobes
were too small for one's clothes
and what was more, it was impossi
ble to sleep on account of the birds.
She paused aggrievedly as Marguer
it’s laughter rang out.
“I never slept better in my life,
old fuss-budget.” A potpourri of
scents reached her nostrils — dew
on the grass, garden flowers, the
fresh earthy tang of rich, black
loam. “I'm so hungry. Doesn’t the
air smell delicious? And how quiet
it is. What a heavenly room.” She
yawned contentedly. “Oh Nanine,
how far is the inn where Monsicur
Duval is staying?”
With a surly look, Nanine said,
“How do I know? But he saglid he'd
be over early to take you on a tour
of inspection.”
Suddenly, the door was kicked
open and Therese, a fresh cheeked
serving woman, entered with Mar
guerite’s breakfast tray. In hungry
silence she proceeded to devour two
large brioches. Then, as she drained
her bowl of milk, she looked up.
“What kind of cows do you keep?”
she asked professionally.
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She nodded She had thought so.
Her papa had had a Jersey cow
once. Holsteins gave more but the
milk was not so good. This time
of year they would feed on plenty
of red clover, fresh hay and bran
mash. Ah yes, how well she remem
bered. Later on, they would get
beets, of course, and alfalfa. She
said solemnly, “I shall take the
cows walking some day soon.” Then
she sprang out of bed and stretched
her arms wide to the new day. “Oh
Nanine, I'm so happy, so happy,”
she caroled in a voice like a bell.
Tripping down the steps a little
later, she saw Armand waiting in
the little drawing room. She siop
ped, for somehow the picture was
so divinely wonderful as to seem
unreal, Scattered ahout the room
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13,
were some really fine landscape
In the niches were fascinating ol
globes, covering figurcs and flover
of wax, The table was covered wit
a red checked cloth and at ip
long French windows, hung net cup.
taing, looped back with ribbon,
“It's not very beautiful — » Ar.
mand began, hugging her boyishly
She made a ~estura that emhrac.
ed both him and the place. “I dan't
like rooms that are too beautifyl,
I like this. Now we must see vwhat's
outside.” She cupped his face, looked
at him yearningly, then kissed him,
“There, Happy-face/'
_ THey stepped through the win
dow into the garden, then wandered
across the velvety grass. Their tour
of inspection brought them to a
small brick reservoir, round which
a horse was plodding patiently, hig
steady circling bringing up pails
of water at regular intervals.
“It's like a merryfio-round," Mar
guerite cried gleefully, “I want to
ride,” With Armand’s help, she
mounted the horse and began to
sing. S
“En passant par la Lorraine,
avec mes sabots,
En passant par la Lorraine,
avec mes sabots,
Recontre {rois capitaines.
Aveot mes sabots dondaine,
oh, oh, avee mes sabots!”
In her sweet, husky Wvoice, she
unfolded the droll little tale of the
girl with the chubby sabots who met
three cagtains on the road. They
had laughed at her with her sabots
but she had not cared, for did not
the son of the king love her dearly?
Had he not given her, for a gift, a
bouquet of marjolaines?
“—ph, oh, avec mes sabots!”
All of that day Marguerite and
Armand strolled through the mead
ows and the woods, while tiny, in
visible bonds, born of laughter and
silence, sprang into being. Their
spirits coalesced. There had been
no life before this. There was noth
ing beyond. ;
In the afternoon, Marguerite
found a four-leaf clover. All her
life, she had wanted onc. When sh?
was little, she had hunted for them
everywhere, thinking perhaps they
would change everything and keep
her mother from beating her
and maybe bring her a new silk
dress, Later, in Paris, when she had
discovered the greed in men's eyes
she had forgotten about it.
But now it all flooded back. Ime
pulsively, she insisted that Armand
take her find. She would give hes
luck to him with all her love
And though he protested, she over
rode him, placing it in his watch.
Four o'clock meant time for a
bite, under the arbor. “Mm,” Mar
guerite murmured as she sampled
the cheese like a connpisseur, "X
cellent, But,” she added cor_{fjdenfz
ally, “I could make better.
Armand's arm was around her
waist as he stood beside her, pour
ing. out the wine. “You?’ bhe
laughed.
“Of course,” s e said proudly.
“Also, I know a few'things about
oup, which,eVerybody docsn't. And-’
I have quté?fieway with ducks and|
geese. Ifn act, I'd make a very
good wife;. fer.a, farmer.”
His gr%agfitcned ‘around het
as he saidrguietly, sincerely, “You'd
make a good wife for any man.
She stared at him and a pink
flush tinged her cheeits. Then smil
ing over-brightly, she seated hel‘ff’lff
At twilight, they stood on lton{ ox
a hill, admiring the breath-taking
view. Their long, rambling walk
had tired Marguerite and she ]Gané
ed against a rock for support. Of
in the distance they could see the
twin towers of a castle, reaching
up into the sky. v
“What a fine sight,” she said. 1
remember when I used to th!{*‘
how wonderful it would be to feß
inside a chateau like that” Shd
swayed a little. L
Armand caught her just in time
“Darling, you're tired®: =
A liveried servant. drove past
them in a small trap. Hailing him
Armand asked for a lift. As they
clattered along, he explained to thd
driver. “We walked much furthef
than we realized. By the way, cal}
you tell us whose chateau that i 3
The driver laughed with the hparty.
relish of one'a%but to impart I
formation of importance. “It's le,:
you're strangers or youwd know !
belongs to my master, the Baf‘ft‘
de Varville. But as he spends mo®
of his time in Paris wx don't see
much of him here.” ;
They drove on in a brooding ="
lence and Marguerite felt suddf’”bf'
heavy with fatigue. It was as |
a ‘chill, evil wmgu had blown upoß
them.
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(The Barow's castle is just |
nearby! And Marguerite has
planned to spend a swumme’
within its very shadow. Will it |
intrude on her life, spoil he’ |
happiness? Or can she and AT, |
mand forget that it exists! |
Read tomorrow’s chapter [O7 |
further developments im hev |
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