Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-10-01

ing % ner brother, ma Dofn came 3NAhz
| ping down the corridor merrily humming
bright little song. The gin seemed
somewhat abashed when | stepped from
out mr. ambush. and quitting her brothers
arm, dashed Up the stone stairs three g
time.
= hope have not scared your sister,
said.
ssOh, dear, no. thanksl'' he replied.
She's gone to put on her hat. We arc
going to do bit Of the Old city. Those
outlandish old streets are just delightful,
you know"
Il would recommend you to be careful
of where You go. for
Thanks, STRIP he burst in. Were
not bit afraid. We are not worth rob
hing. have no money but few coins
over my circular note, and this old
watch, Juggling at silver turnfp at
tached to a steel chain. wouldn't fetch
sovereign. Anyhow, he added,
sMaude and have been over France,
Italy, Switzerland, Scotland and Ireland
without anything happening, and"--
sAlonc27
Just as you see us. sir It's very odd
and funny how much attention we at
tract. suppose that's all right seem
to have to account to everybody / meet
Here is my story:
MY father is the best old pater that
ever lived, but he has his own notions
about everything, and the more he is OPP
posed, the more set he is. His pet idea
is education, and he believes that boy
or girl learns more in a trip to foreign
country than million books could teach
'em. So he sends Maude end me off
every summer to do some foreign coun-
try. He gives us lots of money, and all
he asks is that we keep alarmingly mn
mute diaries, which we must post to him
every Saturday.
s'But does he consider it wise for you
to travel without
That's part of his system, burst IN
the lad, The is very determined on the
subject of self-reliance. He picked itnp
while he was travelling in the United
States Here's what he says:
= | send you out alone to make man
ofyou. | send your sister with you to
make yon doubly man. as you will have
to protect her. He -
At this moment sweet-child voice
exclaimed, I Now, Geoffry, I'm ready. "
There stood the little maid, guide
book in hand, a coquettish little round
felt cray hat perched far down on her
eyebrows, to protect her from the sun
and glare.
I've just been telling this gentleman
our story, Maude--Au revoir, sir, and
the children-for what else we're they
swept out into the glowing summer
day shine
Fain would have accompanied them,
but, under the very peculiar circum-
stances of the case, this was simply inn
possible. / resolved, however upon
following the pair. but In such manner
as to preclude the idea of their being
shadowed and to this end hoisted my
white umbrella, and sailed forth
AS delayed on the hotel step. to al
low the youngsters to get little ahead,
man brushed hastily past me. had no
ticed him in the hall on my arrival. He
was thiclxset and of powerful build-a
man to fell one of the bulls whose por-
traits stared at me from the walls of the
open house opposite, luckless brutes des-
tined for the sword of the matador on the
following Sunday, in the Plaza de Toros.
The person was attired in a suit of
light tweed, and wore gTeenish spec
tacles Casting a hasty glance up and
down the Rambla, his specialized eyes
rested on the retreating figure Of the boy
and girl. Then he crossed the street
and regulated his pace totheirs
These manmvres disquieted me. It
was pretty evident that this man was
dogging the children. For what pur-
poses
ssI'll dog you, my gentleman NUT
tered, as stepped into the blazing sun
light.
The old portion of the city Of BARGE
Iona is so old that it calmly retains its
narrow streets, its bizarre houses with
their quaint carvings. its shrines, its
churches, and its foul smells. feeling.
perfectly secure, and in nowise dismayed
at the so-caIled progress of the nine
teenth century"
Many Of the streets retain the names
given them when the Noors were rulers
in the gilded halls of the Alhambra-
Goldsmith street, Bread street, Fish
street and 50 on. All the stores IL one
very narrow alley are exclusively de-
voted to the sale Of images of the Ma
donna of Monserrat, VINO is held in high
veneration by the Galatians, the celebrat-
ed shrine being but one short days
journey from Bacelona.
Ii was into this narrow alley that /
followed the youthful travellers, and their
very suspicious shadow, the bull-necked
man in the light tweed suit; for he kept
them steadily in view. and had closed
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