Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22

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pushing wider yet the open doors. He
glanced around "Ahl the senorita.' he
said. as a lady rose and advanced from
the farther end of the long room.
AS she came toward him it seemed to
Derwent as if he had not before had the
least idea OF her surprising beauty. Not
even in the Alameda Of Mexico. when
she walked past him like princess
draped in rich black lace had he fully
recognized the perfection Of her lowell
ness. But here it fairly dazzled him.
The foreign. semioriental room. with its
shadowy corners and the circles of shin
ing light from its hanging lamps. made
an harmonious background for the grace
full figure that. clad in soft white India
silk clasped by a silver girdle at the
waist and fitting high TO the throat. I'M
der silver collar wrought with the
fairylike delicacy Of Mexican work.
moved over the polished floor with the
ease of grande dame and held out
slender hand to him
Il am very glad to see you. senior" she
said with gentle graciousness. land more
than glad that you have recovered suffi-
GENTLY to be able to Join us. Pray take
this chair"
With her own hands she moved for
ward a large wicker chair, fitted with
soft cushions of crimson silk, and Der
went was glad TO sink into it. with
murmured apology, while she sat down
on a divan opposite and looked at him
with her dark. beautiful eyes full of so-
hcitude
"You are very pale" she said. SHAH
| not send Ramon" who still fingered
at the door-''for glass of winey
"Oh. no. thanks. he answered lyon
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 week yesterday since you
were brought into the house insensible--
we almost thought dying man"
Il owe you many excuses for making
such a 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 me in the most truly Samaritan
fashion, am afraid the dying would
soon have become grim fact.
"There is a strong probability Of it,"
she answered; and therefore we are
very grateful for the chance that brought
you here. 1t has been great pleasure
to do what we could for you. and to
know that you were getting better
what should have been made of il
I did not get bettery he said 1T is the
only way in which | can show my APP
probation of your great kindness"
Let us not talk of that, she said with
a slight wave of the hand. Our kind
ness is nothing In Mexico it is not con-
sidered remarkable to show hospitality
to any one-especially to a wounded
stranger. The remarkable thing would
be if one failed in it But probably you
do not know Mexico well. senor?"
he perceived that she wished to change
the subject. and followed her lead at
once. NO" he answered, II cannot
say that know Mexico we'll, but have
at least the desire to know it better. The
mere idea Of the country always exercised
great fascination over me-
Then you did not think Of us assbar
barians. as | have been told that re
most of your countrymen dor she said
sIaiiing
~, most OF my countrynen are very
ignorant Of Mexico. senorta. he replied.
but really do not think their ignorance
leads them as far that
Does it not said, rat r in
credulously. Il 49,. heard that e ~
states Mexico is considered a BARI ms
country. It is a little singular, is il ...s.