Homer guardian., 1890-01-03
One OF the greatest of modern trocic actor.
had q new triumph.

a iiy Hai 'aHlleu, the heat Inside the tllca
Ire being extreme. As she was assisted h
hei friends to a carriage caught glinps
OF ''er features. Though the eyes were veile
IN INCONSISTENCIES | recognized La Serena
There could bc only one such face AS Han,
liton had said, the original of the locket pict
ufe was III Aontevitleo; but where was he
ana what was the unhappiness, the secret
known alone to these two!
oh Christmas eve CT that year, q v,,,v nu
mHous throng Of English and Amerjcop
were assembled at the quint;, of Scnor Nj
on the P;so del Molina. had been in isueuo.
AyreS, bus came down the river to particj
pate IN this holiday festivity Our popula,
hose ana hostess entertained q DISTINGUISHED
company at their elegant suburban homo
L'erererhs and tile rarest tropical flowers
pedecked sola and corridor. Ornaments and
einoiens, appropriate to the season whic,
VIC celebrated were draped with ururuav,s
stripes of blue and white, intertwinel with
the national standards of Great Britain and
the United States. Many of the guests We're
| nei.hDofs ard old friends of Senior M
made doubly welcome by him because they
'.aa ''ot waited Tor etiqettc's special invita-.
t'on. There was music indoors and out. and
open air dancing beneath natures spanylcd
canopy. From tree to tree, in the srounds
ana along the. broad gravelcd promenadcs
ropes were stretched laden with Chinese
lanterns.
AGAIN saw La Serena How radiaptly
beautiful she was among charming womcnl
Her escort on this occasion was Lieut.. s..
a brave officer attached to an English war
vessel then at anchor in Montcvideo roads.
he was high spirited Briton, vet the very
l@lsonlflcation of amiability. Knowing him
Meii'. i, OF course, sought an introduction to
Ills lovely companion, which she most era.
clousiy received Later in the evening Se
nora NJ placed us vis.a-vis at a card ta-
bic. Then, atter supper, came the desired on,
portunity for conversation. | hnsteno} to
improve the chance, for my curiosity was
now at the highest pitch. So quietly said:
Your husband is good friend Of mine
Mrs. Hamilton"
GU know my husband! Impo@ible!" she
murmured.
ferlais misunderstood Lieut.. S..
Are you not.Mls George Hamiltunf'
YES"
"Of Boston, Massachusetts,"
"No."
Yet cannot be mistaken in your iien.
tity."
II never lived in your country. sir. as
sure you! An American, who has business
Interests III tln city which you have named
Is, however, my husband. We are separated
by gulf that is terrible to contemplate.
aal schooling myself to forget him. He is
not now in South America, nor will be ever
return, to this section of it. His name bear
lW 1t was honorably given to me in mar.
flage You say that he is friend of yours
Forgive me, alr, but that man is the friend |
OF no human being other than himself. lie
Is utterly, hrutally sclshl"
Il said. senora, that we were acquainted
There IL sometimes n distinction between TINT
and solid friendship. We have RECENTLY
parted company In Rio"
AT this announcement she cIinched bcr
lands, as if III agony. Her frame visihlv
shook, and her passionate eagerness was SO
sreat that ! feared other guests might see it,
'at merrlment ran riot; and each couple or
'oterie was absorbed in its own enjoyment.
Quickly recovering her composure. Mrs
hamilton asked:
Are you sure that your acquaintance was
ny husbandr
He called you La Serena.n
'Only in dcrision."
NO, cannot think it. His tone when
pcakns that name tonly heard by me once
rom his lips ~as one of affection seemingly
hoked bs some bitter tlisappointmert."
Then briefly told her all that knew Of
i'm whom lgM 40 greatly liked. How. as
.liow yoyaScrs, we hud first met on a steam-
IS il'ck III New York harbor; of our pleas
reGie social intercourse: his last evening
ith me; the broken appointment on the
eva, and my suspicious as to the reason for
IS strange action; of my subsequently, find.
g tho locket, and how its portrait enabled
e to recognize her at the Teatro Soils
"lou say she replied, "shat George Ham,
Ton s,ast have preceded or followed you to
"SIch is my opinion, senola."
w hy should he do tlati Not for vour
nc, surely: nor yet for his own. With me
cruelty decaivedl he cannot hone to be
concilcd, Besides, he is outlaHed in Brazil
ID the River Plate republics for heavy do.
lcations." .
light broke upon me. The mystery was /,
ing solved, anil by an accidental friend of !
cfani'ly. There were two George Hami !.
Us, AMI La Serena imagined thut she had :
arrled the wrong one. 1t had been my !,
ends fathers name, knew. He had one !,
y told me thataboutthe time Of his fathers :
ath, IN Massachusetts,, the name had been !;
roitly used by II swindler in South Ameri. : >
who obtained large sums of money. :,
You became tieorge HamiIton's wife here. !,
Montevitleo, senoraf' was now my leading
estion
No." she said, "at Paris. Though was
m ~ Uruguay, my education was com, II
ted abroad. never knew George Ham
N In this country. Just as we were pre-. q
ing FOR our home coming here, the Euro. b.
III newspapers began to print the accounts Il
my husbandscrimes The knowledge that m
holy bonds, was allied to such man l.
'rwhelned me. He was III Liverpool ar. a
ginS for our passage had MT vet left cl
1don When did quit the English mt A
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