Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-05

first shall be very happy to do SO. be
answered 4 am ashamed To confess
! my weakness. int feel tred now.
"yol will have an hour to rest" sAe
replied. and then. If yon are not equal
TO the exertion pray do not think Of at
tempting to make it.
''Oh. shall be all right in an hour. I"
he answered confidently
He did feel very much better when. an
hour later, he made his appearance in
the dining room where Don Manrizio
greeted him cordially. and a tall. dark
man rose and Of ID his hand. with a
tmile of recognition For an instant
Derweni was puzzled Then like a
fash. the scene at the mine occurred to
him. and even before Don Maurice said
'Senor Barrera" he knew who it was.
Senior Barrera wishes to express to
You his sincere sympathy and regret for
your wound He has come, by my re-
quest. to talk the matter over. and after
awhile we will do SO But now you
must sit down and take glass of wine
at once, for you are looking fatigued |
am afraid that my daughter and Padre
Francisco led you to overtask your
strength this morning
'On the contrary said Derwent. II
find that am stronger than thought;
and ! was too much interested while ont
to think of fatigue have been de
lighted by what have seen of the ha-
cienda
The arrangements are only what you
will find on any great Mexican estate.
Don Maurizio answered; ''and If there
is any advantage in favor OF Mirahores
it is owing to the fact that we give
everything personal supervision My
daughter visits the school and the hospi-
tai daily when she is at home"
"And Padre Francisco visits them
when am absent; so they are never with
out supervision, sand that young lady
with smile toward the priest
'You liked our gardens, did You not?"
Sonora Peralta-who. Derwent learned
later. was called Dona Luisa by every
one in the house-asked. turning to him
While he answered. expressing his adj
miration in the convenient adjectiyes of
the French language. he divided his at
tention between the succession of well
made dishes placed before him. and the
simple but elegant furniture Of the room
especially two graceful sideboards,
modern in design. but made Of carved
and inlaid Mexican woods. and col
lection Of beautiful china plates hung
around the walls.
You recognize the seyresy said Dona
zarifa following his glance. ii brought
a good deal of it from Paris. and some
of the plates seemed to me too pretty to
be used for other than decorative pur-
poses.
You have spent some time in ParisY'
he asked
." was there for three years. in the
Sacre Cpur. she replied And last
winter went into society with my aunt
-papas sister-who lives there"
1T is needless to ask if You liked
Paris?" he said.
lit is needlessY" she answered II
don't know how that may be; but in fact
did not like it very much ann afraid
was pining for Mexico"
'She absolutely likes Mirahores better
than Paris, said her father. with smile
as proud as it was fond
Glow could / fail to like it better
she said simply "All my occupations
and my duties are at Mirafores. while
in Paris had nothing to do but amuse
myself And when one has nothing to
do but amuse ones self. one very soon
wear1es of it.
II am afraid that most young ladies
would not agree with you. said Der
went. while he thought how eagerly the
gay world must have opened its arms to
one so beautiful and so rich. For, OF
course, she was we'll introduced" he
added to himself Don Maurizio is
too thoroughly man Of the world to
permit his daughter to appear anywhere
except with the very best chaperonage.r
And he was justified in this opinion by
the fact that the aunt of whom Zarifa
had spoken was "A French countess. well
known in the Faubourg Saint German
The pleasant. informal meal over. Don
Maurizio said: Now. Mr. Derwent. if
you Will accompany us, snail be very
glad to interpret between Senior Bar
rera and yourself. and something like an
understanding may be arrived at.
Acceding willingly, Derwent followed
his host to a room on one side of the
great passage of entrance. which Don
Manrizio called his private den" II
was fitted up very much like an office,
with large. official looking desk. well
equipped writing table, and solid but
comfortable chairs. and had altogether
an aspect of practical business-that as
pect which room always seems to Dor
row from the character Of its occupant
Lighting their cigars aud seating
the two men who had last
met at the mouth of the Buena Espe |
rama looked AT each other. and Der |
went was impressed afresh by the strong
face and the eaglelike eye Of Barrera
"A man to strike quickly and strike