While spending the holidays at the estate of her grandmother, Suzanne attracts the attention of Roger Marsh, the renowned landscape artist. He is smitten by the daintiness of the little creature, and plans to make her acquaintance...

A Romance of the Palm Garden

While spending the holidays at the estate of her grandmother, Suzanne attracts the attention of Roger Marsh, the renowned landscape artist. He is smitten by the daintiness of the little creature, and plans to make her acquaintance. This he accomplishes by writing a short note on one of his visiting cards, asking for permission to sketch a view from the grandmother's terrace. Permission is granted and Roger loses no opportunity to avail himself of meeting Suzanne by sending her a floral tribute and she willingly accepts. After thus making her acquaintance, he decides to spend more time in her company by engaging the first waltz, during which short space of time he tells her the secret of his heart. She proves, indeed a willing listener and the lovers spend many a mutually pleasant hour under the large, overhanging palm trees on Suzanne's grandmother's estate. While stealing embraces on one particular afternoon, the grandmother happens into the grove. Having seen all, however, she is pleased at the prospects of a match with so well reputed an artist and conveys to Suzanne that her secret has been discovered. She assures her at the same time that she is complimented by the affair and wishes them both happiness. One evening while preparing her toilet in order to spend a few hours in the company of Roger Marsh, Suzanne meets with a serious accident to her eyesight while curling her hair. The doctor is at once summoned, but with the customary gravity of the family physician, he advises that nothing but a miracle can save her vision. A specialist is consulted, but the same discouragement is received from him. For a week Suzanne hovers between life and death as a result of the seriousness of the burn, during which time Roger is an untiring caller. However, at the end of the week he receives a wire from Rome which compels him to leave at once. After a short last call at the home of Suzanne's grandparent, he is grievously touched to think that he cannot know whether Suzanne has a chance to regain her vision. His absence is kept from Suzanne, who in the meantime obeys the doctors' orders implicitly. Weeks pass, and of course the news of Roger's departure has to be told. She takes it very resignedly, particularly since the aged grandmother reads over many, many times the love letters that Suzanne receives from the artist while in Rome. Her careful obedience to the doctor's orders makes possible the restoration of her sight, which allows her to visit the exact spot in the palm garden where she and Roger used to meet. The location, however, awakens sad memories in her bosom. The grandmother becomes alarmed lest her longing for Roger impair her in her weakened condition, and takes it upon herself to send a wire to Roger, asking him to come by all means, as Suzanne would be greatly benefited by his presence. The delighted Roger breaks all bonds and rushes to the beautiful estate at once. Suzanne is decidedly pleased at his return. She improves much more quickly and soon the two lovers are breathing sweet tales to each other in their familiar palm grove haunt.

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