The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-06-19
The Other EngIShnan
you are English. I take IT, slry'

"You are English. take II, slr7'
II was clear to me that at any rate the
speaker was was travelling alone. !
had not fallen In with three Englishmen
in Us many weeks And turned to in
al,ect the newcomer with cOrdiality his
smudGed and smutty face could not
wholly suppress IL am" answered,
and am very glad to meet a fellow
cOuntryman."
"You are stranger here?- He did not
take his eyes from me, but indicated by
gesture Of his thumb the busy wharf
below us. piled high with hundreds and
thousands Of frail crates full Of oranges.
From the upper deck Of the San Miguel
We looked directly down upon II. and
could see all that was coming or going
in the trim basin about US The San
Miguel, a steamer Of the Segovia Quadra
& Go. s line, hound for several places on
the coast southwark. was waiting to
clear out Of Fl Grao. the harbor Of Va.
;encia. and was waiting rather impa.
ticntly TO clear out with her. "You are
stranger hereT" he repeated.
"Yes; have been In the town four or
live days, but otherwise am q stranger,
I answered.
"You are not In the trader he con.
tinued He meant the orange trade.
mo. | am not; ! am travelling for
pleasure. answered readily. "You will
be able to understand that, though II Is
more than any Frenchman or Spaniard
ean." smiled rs spoke, but he was
not very responsive.
1T Is a queer place to visit for pleas
ure," he said dryly, looking away from
me to the busy throng about the orange
crates.
mot at all, retorted; "it Is lively
town and quaint besides, and It Is warm
and sunny cannot say as much as
that Of Madrid. from which l came two
or three weeks back"
Come straight here?" he asked lacon.
IcaIly.
was growing q trifle tired Of his
curiosity. but answered, mo; stayed
u short time at Toledo and Aranjusz-oh.
and at several other places"
you speak SpanishY'
mot much. Muy POGO de Castellano.r
| laughed. calling to mind that madden.
ing grinace by which the Spanish peas
ant indicates that he does not understand.
and is not going to understand you. He
Is good fellow enough, is sSancho Panza,
but having made up his mind that you
do not speak Spanish the purest Castilian
Is after that not Spanish for him.
You are going some way with US
perhaps to CarthagenaT" persisted the in.
quisitor.
He laid queer stress upon the last
word, and with Il shot at me sly glance
"a glance so unexpected and so unpleas-
antly suggestive that | did not answer
him at once. Instead looked at him
more closely. He was a wiry young fel-
low, rather below than above the middle
height, to all appearance the chief engi-
neer. Everything about him, not ex-
cluding the atmosphere, was greasy and
oily, as II he had come straight from the
engine room. The whites Of his eyes
showed with unlovely prominence. See
ing him thus, took dislike for him.
To Carthagena" answered brusquely.
No. l am not going to stay at Car
Ihagena. Why should you suppose 50,
may askT Unless, indeed, added, rs
another construction Of his words oc-
Cured to me. ''you think want to see q
bit Of fighting? No, my friend, the fun
might grow too furious"
To explain this should add that three
days before there had been q mutiny
among the troops at Carthagena. 1t was
mentioned ut the time In the English
papers. An outlying fort was captured,
and the governor Of the city killed be-
fore the attempt was suppressed. OF
course. this was In every ones mouth.
and fancied that his question referred
to It.
Ny manner or my words, however,
Disconnected him. Without saying more
he turned away, not going below ut once,
but standing on the main deck near the
office In the afterpart There was q good
deal Of hustle In that quarter. The cap.
tain. second officer and clerk were there.
giving and taking receipts and what not.
He did not speak TO them, but leaned
against the rail close at hand. l had an
uncomfortable feeling that he was watch.
ing me. and this suppose gave rise to q
strange shrinking from the man, which
did not stay with me always, but re-
turned from time to time.