The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15
FACE TO FACE.
A Faot Related in Seven Well
' Told Fables.
BY r. Il. FRANCILL0N,
AUTHOR or "a GREAT HEIREss," "QuIs
Ar LAST" "A RIAL QUEES." "RARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
FABLE THE FoURTH.-CoSrrSurD.

Fable ThE fOOhlhs-OONIlNUED
The bank Of the river prevented him
from telling whether il were friend or
foe, as well as himself from being seen,
until his caibine was at present and
until the horse and rider appeared on
the bank above him, evidently bent for
the river, too. Unluckily. tho sun was
full in his face, so that he could not see
the uniform even then.
What cayalierl' laughed the sweet
est of voices, in Portuguese. "ls that
how your most chivalrous nation re-
oeives lady-at the point of the car
bineP"
"a woman!r he exclaimed, In En-
glish somewhat more forclble than is
here set down.
"Ah-an English soldierl'' said she,
in his own tongue, and with only Just
enough accent to show she was not
English born. "Worse and worse
could have understood II it had been
some miserable Portuguese. But an
English soldierl Sir, am ashamed"
"And, by tho Lord Harry, so am l."
said he, shading his eyes from the sun
with his hand. He looked; and he
could not but own that TO find two
such big black eyes was at least as good
as find ng one whole cheese. The eyes
were enough to make any face beauti-
full, they shone and spatkled 80, with
the promise 81 passion and the actual
presence Of fun. For the rest, she was
handsome woman-not in her very
first youth. but none the less attractive
for being full-blown; and her voice was
still fresh and young. as well as rich
and full She was dressed in the Span
ish fashion-a costume which in itself
bad fascination for Dick Blackthorn' s
susceptible soul. But what should bring
handsome Spanish lady, speaking
English almost like o native, 10 ride
alone under the m dday heat through a
country over-run with WARP Was She
well. all that she ought to beP But
such a suspicion as that could never
dwell for q moment in Dick Black
thorn's mind. Every woman was al
ways what she ought to be--especially
with eyes like those.
But then another idea came into his
mind, while he was gazing, and as he
sat in the sunlight, as II posed for a
picture, smiling down upon him, and
playing with her horses name. He had
not been trooper in the Lusitanian
Legion without hearing great many
wonderful stories Of spies, with whom
Spain was supposed to swarm. Had he
been with General Wellesley, he might
have heard even little more. There
were said to be spies Of all sorts and
kinds, high and low, count and peasant,
church and lay, he and she especially
she-and Of all nations besides. 81
must be careful-confoundedly care
full. " thought he. ..
"WellP" asked the lady; propos Of
things at large.
"pm afraid-rm afraid" said he,
with deep sigh, equally propos,
''that / must trouble you TO show me
your pass. I'm very sory-but-you
see ee--duty must be done"
"Oh, yes Duty; that Is the English
mans word. Pray no excuse, sir; be.
fore duty, courtesy must yield. But
what II have no paper TO showP'
'sfhen--then It would be my painful
Il mean my delightful-duty TO be
your escort 10 Escalona--"
rAh; / see that you understand
courtesy and duy too. There Is none
like an English soldier for courtesy
none But suppose l turn my horse
and gallop awayp should have the
start, you see.
II should have TO follow said Dick,
bis spirits rising ut the idea.
"And suppose you should not catch
mep"2
II should catch you-your horse ism
q patch on mino. And II you got away
/ should just raise my carbine an'
shoot ="
"Msl ohF'