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Show An Autumn Scene. The sky was gray with (he sullen grayness of full, The river flowed sluggish and lifeless between Its banks. Tho leaves wore turning into glorious glossy reds and yellows. Tho wind whirled them about the luwn surrounding sur-rounding tho big summor, hotel. Up nnd down tho walks Uttered with dead leaves a woman walkod. Her eyes were' somber as tho scene, but In their depths was a sort of wild regret Her delicate lips were pressed tightly together to-gether as one who found memories too - bitter for her. She wns wrapped nbout in a gray cloak, and thoro was a sort of fierce resignation In her attitude. Sho seemed like a woman living over again a beautiful past In a miserable present a past ot groen leaves and roses and blue sklos, white, gloaming snlls. loaplng waters and glad companionship compan-ionship In the gray dull present. At last hor Hps parted: "Oh, good heaven!" she murmured "Why doesn't papa send me money enough to pay my board and let mo get away from this miserable place'" |