San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-12

CTucaLg OF tit huiiS. anu WIFI tnClu icoa
French peas, small, plump and with
fxvor-not the meretricious masque-
raiders that hold musty carnival in the
grocers' trade. And the snipe!-those
pepper Favored fellows with the glow Of
the sun and its foster insects active in
them, as they lie sedate on beds of oress,
impxled upon their own bills. And,
crunchins a head of thass, ths major
turned to MEao. Plctro.
These are s2Jcial f;'2s CT mine"
he told her in french llO.4ed through
Ohio. They have Toasted on salt horse
and bareback '2,~r G&y. but they
know l,on' hen they find it.
Now r'ri;..-. ua.e little bottle of that
vii
ai.........J nodded, smiled and answered
in her liquid, south of France tongue:
''As Monsieur lie Major says. He shall
have it. But. mon Dieu!"-and she
rolled up her eyes like q devotee and
=ighed-"they are now SO few! This
,rar makes such distress and scarcity!
They are SO few!''
She crossed the room to ladder like
stair leading up the opposite wall to I'M
suspected regions above, returning short
ly with one small. black bottle, innocent
of wax or label. Holding this at just
the proper angle between her plump
knees madame herself drew the cork.
At its suggestive ''plopr the delicate
bouquet of rare wine ssluted the senses
of the breakfast party, passed beyon0
and caused the long, pendulous nose OF
the toast eater to inhale, over his nows-
paper. with as near approach to sniff
as French courtesy permitted.
"Thercr madame cried AZ she left
few drops in tho majors glass and
passed to his neighbor. There, is such
a wine! such bouquet! That il Cha
tesu la Rose, Monsieur is Genersl-Csa-
tcau Ia Rose, from virgin vines. Those
grapes grow on the hill vinegar of my
own sister All! mon Dieul l keep that
wine in my own bedroom, under my
own bed. 1t is perfect-noy'
"A propos. madame" Dale Everett
broke in ON the smiling pause. - madame
took breath, sis it not hero that Mme
d'Auvigne Lstour has her home?"
The smile suddenly died from mad
ame's red lip. hard straight line re-
r,acing it. Her eyes glanced quickly at
the screen at tho rear Of the room, taoa
returned boldly to her quostioner.
Monsieur le GENERAL knows the fam
lily. thcu9" shs queried. Evidently he
is French. Perhaps he was kinsnsa-
before the wary'
mo; scarcely that" Dale answered.
with smile at the distinction Of dates.
"But neTertheless havo great desire
to see Nine. Latour."
"For WHAT" asked the woman, bluntay.
The federal general gave her IN
amused stsre-suthority is rarely ascus-
toned to questiouing-but he smiled -
he replied:
"N'importe! For curiosity. perhaps.
I was at our military school with hor
grandson"
'sAh! mon Dieur' cried madame,
clasping her hands. "You are he! You
are the General Dale! Mon Dieul what
a chancel On this day of ssh But
what am l saying' Pardon. mesEeurs'
Yes, yes, Monsieur le major. Now yea
wish the onelet, and then the gioris-
no."
And msdane glided away hastily, but
not without another suIi rossed Mon
Dieur' and another long stare ut ths gen
eral.
This byplay WIS quite unnotoed BY
the others.-- Only one OF them under
stood French, and he was hot in donan-
citation as tho moment.
Eyes, sir! It's shamei A id out
rager' the major was repeating. a. he
slammed his napkin down on the table.
''Think Of it, Everett whole army en-
camped here, and not an American to
ride against Johnny Crapaud and John
Bull for the honor Of the old aagr
81 had heard only vague mention OF
the race" Dale answered. els it ssFictly
a gentleman's AFFAIR."
''Oh, strictly. The challenger are tip
ton swells, and our general IL the pa
tron. asked him yesterday If no wasn't
ashamed of his subs. By Jovel but for
that esoopet ball brought FROM Moline
del Rey I'd try what the Q. A. ID. could
do when the line funked! Don't you
see, Dale, that it is a national dissraceT
Scarcely" Everett answered with
laugh. sit seems to me personal, not
a military matter-assuredly not ma
tional one. 1t is simply question OF
taste"
Extremely bad taste, too" put In the
senior aid. "Had Mississippi and Red
River service left Us decent mount the
cavalry brigade would take up tho
gauntlet"
lis it steeplechase, or only ever