Telegram-herald., 1890-12-11


SHAVE Il LITTLE noRE pATEych
DAUGHIER"
lowed and shadowed by suitors OF all
sorts and conditions and OF being made
love 10 by old men and snooth-faced
youths, you would say 60. at once.
and let Mr. Wilcox follow u.s."
"No, my child 1t would never do TO
60 until we hear from them. There Is
no alternative but 70 wait"
Very well, just as you say, mamma;
but am very anxious for change"
The last speaker was Arnaida Delaro
Eleven years had elapsed since she left
the vineyards and blue skies Of the Pa
cific slope and now she was grown into
one of the most perfect of Gods Great
ures-a beautiful woman. The rich
Southern blood which she had inherited
from her parents tinged her checks
with subdued flush of perfect health.
She was tall, graceful girl. and per-
feet type of Southern beauty; though
decided brunette she was not SO dark az
to be distinguished for it With her
beauty she seemed TO have inherited
also the sweet disposition of her mother,
together with the frank open-hearted-
ness of her father.
Mother and daughter were sitting in
private parlor forming one of their
suite of rooms at the West End Hotel.
Long Branch, whore they had been
spending the summer. 1t was only dur
ing the last two years that Mrs. Delaro
had enjoyed much of her daughters So
ciety, for they had necessarily been
thrown very much apart owing 10 the
mothers set determination to personal
ly assist in the search for her husbands
murderer.
This employment, which had kept
her travelling all the time, combined
with the fact that Armida had been at
tending school at a convent near 10
Paris gave them very little opportunity
of being together.
Mrs. Delaro really showed very little
sign of the struggles sho had undergone
in her features, though close observer
might have noticed settled and de-
termined expression which told with
out the aid of words that she was q
woman living with a purpose.
And indeed her purpose was stern az
ever, for as she sat on this bright Sep
tember morning talking to her daugh-
ter, her thoughts were far away with
her two staunch friends, Joel Wilcox
and Percy LOvel, who had left her two
weeks before to follow up clew at New
Orleans They had only written twice
since their departure, and even then
had given no particulars, so that she
was anxious and longed to know
whether or not they were meeting with
success
Often and often had she waited like
this before, but her interest had never
tagged, nor her desire for vengeance
become less keen. When ia conversa-
tion with her two loyal friends she al
ways spoke hopefully OF the ultimate
success OF her life work and had fire.
quently intimated that she fully ex-
pected to see Leon Volasquez face 70
face before death should call her TO meet
her husband.
OF one thing she had been scrupu-
lously careful. and that was 10 have no
word regarding hcr husbands cruel
death uttered IN the hearing Of her
daughter. Still. Arm;da knew Of the
manner in which her father had como 20
his sad end
Bat to tbs girl the tragic affair had
never been go real and terrible as 70 her
mother. and IN recent years. as the mat
ter was never referred 70 in her pros
ence. the whole story. which 50 much
affected her entire life. was buried in
the oblivion Of shadowy youthful men,
oTies.
The conversation st the opening az
this chapter might lead one 70 imagine
thst Armida vas Of . rather peevish
tenperament bat such vas not TIE case.
sac had Just cause e complain. and wss
literally bored % death. she hsd hesn
sought after hT svery Ene1zrried xssrsr
of pastaloons sna suspenders during
her stay a. TIE Brsneh Races ore daY,
followed bT yachting excursions and =
hun3rea other inventions for killing
tine.
At 81 sueh society svents tsr pres-
eno4 Vas iooks8 apon ss = positive
necessity. uatil a. isst ths poor girl
vas almost trs5 ost NJ wcnssr ftsn
tat she sss anxfoas - est away from
it a. saG seek tkst ress IN New York
whioh Vas shSoiassiT irzposssbls a. =
plaos Ire L,o0T RrAnea.
Jest ss TIE oo1cl aIl1F rorzs fell from
Arrida's liza. tasrs wss kro-k o. tks
dor, vkieh wss snswsrsd - ths rsid-
who took a esr3 frrm fas hsll-s s-oy sri
hanse6 - - 49, veunr r. stress
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