Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-12-26
with ner dark, beautiful eyes full of So

with ner dark, beautiful eyes full OF So
licitude.
You are very pale" she said. 'Shan
not send Ramon"-who still fingered
at the door-'for a glass of wine?'
"Oh. no. thanks, he answered. 'You
are very kind, but am only little weak
| have felt more weakness from my
wound than would have been the case
had not lost so much blood" he added
apologetically.
And then the fever" she said. "Con-
sidering both these things, think you
have made great strides toward recovery
1t was only a week yesterday since you
We're brought into the house insensible-
we almost thought dying man"
''l owe you many excuses for making
such il sensational entrance" he said
smiling 1T must be very unpleasant
to have an apparently dying man brought
without any warning TO your door But
then what would have become Of me if
the senior, your father, had not met and
succored ine in the most ITALY Samaritan
fashion: am afraid the dying would
soon have become ii grim fact.
There is Il strong probability of it,
she answered, and therefore we are
very grateful FOR the chance that brought
| you here Il has been a great pleasure
20 do what we could for you, and to
! SNOW that you were getting better
What should have been made Of ii
did not get letter. Ire sad 1T is the
! only way in winch | can show my ap-
sreciation Of your great Kindness.
let ny nut Jalk of that, she said with
: slight wave Of the hand Our kind
ness Is nothing. In Mexico it is not con
adered remarkable TO show hospitality
| TO any one-esprclaily to q wounded
stranger. The remarkaUle thing would
be If one failed in IT. But probably you
10 not knew sseSico well. senor;'
He perceived that she wished to change
The subject. and followed her lead at
once. No. ne answered, Il cannot
say that know Mexico well, but have
At least the desire to know it better. The
mere idea of the country always exercised
Z great fascination over me.
"Then you tiid not think of us as bar
barlans. as | have been told that the
most of your countrymen do?" she said
amiliug
THE most Of my Countrynen are very
ignoraui of Mexico, senurita, " he replied,
but roiiily 30 not think their ignorance
leads them ~ far as that"
Does it uot| she said, rather in
+ credulouslv II have heard that in the
states Mexico is considered a barbarous
country 1t is little singular, is it not,
taat in Europe no such idea exists with
regard to rs?"
Europe Knows You better" he an.
swered. up to the present time all
Mexicos social aud commercial inter
course has been with Europe rather than
with her immediate neighbor, There
was very good reason for this, as you
| know | have no excuse to make for my
countrymen, seuorita. The grasping
propensites of the Anglo-Saxon are, un-
fortunately, well known. And the mar
row minded vanity which induces him
TO fancy himself the exemplar of the hu-
man race is not less remarkable"
"You are not very complimentary to
your countrymen, she said, showing her
pearly teeth in another smile.
why should be omplimentary?" he
asked why should not one try to
clear ones mind even of natural preju-
dice and get as near the truth as possible
in this very imperfect world? Every
race has les defaults de ses qualities. But
| it is great mistake to confound the de-
! sects with the virtues"
"Yes," she said meditatively. "that is
very true Mexicans have undoubtedly
some defects. although | really think
and it is not only because | too am a
Mexican--that they have also great vir-
tues,
Even from the little that have seen
of them, am very sure of it, said Der
went heartily. But you, senorita, can
hardly consider yourself altogether a
Mexican"
Il do, however" she said lifting her
head little higher with pride that be-
came it we'll IL am Mexican in heart
and soul, as well as in blood and birth.
1t is true that my dear father comes Of
another race; but he will tell you that he
is altogether Mexican now"
Il am glad that he has at least not
laid aside his knowledge of English, and
that you condescend to speak it also. y
said Derwent smiling.
But here comes one who does not, I"
said the young lady rising
Derwent rose, too, as an elderly lady
entered the room He knew her at once
as Dona Zarifa's companion when he saw
the latter in the Alameda--a handsome,
middle aged woman, very brunette and
inclined to embonpoint, as all Spanish
women are after Il certain age With a
few words of greeting she held out soft,
kindly hand to Derwent, who bowed
! over it.