De Jars and Jeannin were speechless with surprise for a few instants; then the former stammered— “Will you tell us who you are?” “The devil in person, if you like. Well, will you do as I order? Supposing that I am awkward enough not to kill you at two paces, do you want me toRead More

[Image unavailable.] JAMES LOUIS PETIGRU. Miniature by Fraser. {47} John, clever and witty, but the ne’er-do-well of the family. Tom, who died a captain in the U. S. navy. Charles, who graduated at West Point. The daughters were: Jane Gibert, who married John North. Mary, who never married. Louise, married Philip Johnston Porcher. Adèle, marriedRead More

“We, in France, have been learning tolerance to God as well as to man,” he was saying. “Possibly before the war we have been drastic, but the truly remarkable revival——” France again! France and Italy and Oregon—on and on and on—the clock on the mantel clicked away the minutes ruthlessly, the precious minutes that belongedRead More

“Pshaw!” with the accustomed sharp, impatient contempt. “My mother knows no more about wine than a baby. To drink bad wine is absolutely to poison oneself. I can’t do it, and I don’t mean to let you do it, either. And when one knows that it is only a question of a few months, moreRead More

Sun Yue’s “Return of the Great Saints” scored 6 points and scored three points in the independent middle school. The 25th round of the CBA regular season kicked off tonight. The Beikong men ‘s basketball team staged a big reversal in the second half. They beat the Shanghai team 112 to 96 away. Sun YueRead More