Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-04

1naJ nlRnL was the beginning OF many
strange things, of double life so wild
that Trejago to-day sometimes wonders
if it were not all a dream. Bisesa or her
old handmaiden who had thrown the
object letter had detached the heavy
grating from the brick work, of the wall;
so that the window slid inside, leaving
only square of raw masonry INTO whsch
an active man might climb
In the day time Trejago drove through
his routine of Office work. or put on his
calling clothes and called on the ladies
of the station, wondering how long they
would know him if they knew of poor
little Bisesa- AT night when all the city
was still came the walk under the evil
smelling boorka, the patrol through
Jitha Megjis bustee, the quick turn into
Amir Mathis gully between the sleeping
cattle and the dead walls, and then, last
of all, Bisesa, and the deep even breath-
ing of the old woman who slept outside
the door of the bare little room that
Durga Charan allotted to his sisters
daughter Who or what Durga Charan
was Trejago never inquired, and why in
the world lie was not discovered and
knitted never occurred to him till his
madness was over, and Bisesa
But this comes later.
Bisesa was an endless delight to Tre-
jago. She was as ignorant as a bird, and
her distorted versions of the rumors
from the outside world that had reached
her in her room amused Trejago almost
as much as her lisping attempts to pro-
nounce his name - Christopher. The
first syllable was always more than she
could manage, and she made funny
little gestures with her roseleaf hands,
as one throwing the name away, and
then kneeling before Trejago, asked him
exactly as an Englishwoman would do
If he were sure lie loved her TreiagO
swore that he loved her more than any
one else in the world. Which was true.
After a month. of this folly the exigen-
cies of his other life compelled Trejago
to be especially attentive to lady of
his acquaintance. You may take it for
fact that anything of this kind is not
only noticed and discussed by a mans
own race, but by some hundred and fifty
natives as well. Trejago had to walk
with this lady and talk to her at the
band stand, and once or twice to drive
with her; never for an instant dreaming
that this would affect his dearer cut of
the way life. But the news flew in the
usual mysterious fashion from mouth to
mouth till Bisssa's duenna heard of it
and told Bisesa. Tie child was so
troubled that she did the housework
evilly, and was beaten by Durga Char
ans wife in consequence.
A week later Bisesa taxed Trejago
with the Irritation. She understood no
gradations and spoke openly. Trejago
laughed, and Bisesa stamped her little
ee.--little feet, l yht as the marigold
fl wers, that could lie in the palm of
mans ole hand
Much that is written about Oriental
passo1 and impulsiyeness is exag-
gerated and complied at second hand,
but a little Of it is true, and when an
Englishman finds that little it is quite as
startling as any passion in his own
proper life. Bisesa ragged and stormed,
and finally Threatened to kill herself If
Treiago did not at once drop the alien
Mehsallib who had come between them
Treiago tried to explain and to show her
that she did not understand these things
from Western standpoint Bisesa
drew herself up and said simply:
Il do net know only this-it is not
good that / should have made you
dearer than my own heart tonne, Sahih.
You are an Enghishman. ! am only
black girl"-she was fairer than. bar
gold in the mint" and the widow Of q
black man.
Then she sobbed and said: But on my
soul and my mothers soul, love you.
There SHALL no harm come to you, what
ever happens to me.
Trejago argued with the child and
tried to soothe her, but she seemed quite
unreasonably disturbed Nothing would
satisfy her save that all relations between
them should end. He was 20 20 away at