Evening journal., 1892-07-25
TI-RHADA.

ty, as Nepalese girls 90; not the least OF her
marks Of beauty were her large, brilliant /
EYES But she did not know that she pos /
sessed charms uncommon to her race, Tor /
her mother and sisters were always too |
weary Of ten gathering 10 think Of beauty, |
and Nepalese men are not given to comph.
menting women.
In the tea fields of DarjeerRng, in the
very heart Of the Himalayas, she was toll
ing among the fragrant plants where for
centuries her ancestors had foiled before
her
She had been there throughout every
day Of the ten season, every one OF the M
teen years Of her eventless life and the
thought had never entered her head that
she would ever be anywhere else. nor that
there was an anywhere else" for that
matter
But this day in particular party Of
tourists WAS wandering about Darleer
ling. and they at length came into the
plantation, where one Of them, young
Englishman named Mainwaring, spied her
out
Good looking young niger, that" he
ssad, Jerking his thumb in the direction OF
Ti-Rhada.
perhaps" remarked his companion.
"but beautyin woman is always relative
quantity. They are or are not good look
1 ing. according to your taste and condition
/ Of susceptibility. The divine Blanche, now
might not agree with YOU"
''The divine Blanche, fortunately, is
5000 miles away, so | don't see what she
has TO do with it."
TRY not to be impatient, Mainwaring
but the eyes OF fve-and-forty do not see
all things as do the orbs Of ive-and- twenty
am an older man than you are, and -
"And what~
Nothing. perhaps, and perhaps great
deal. But the others are hurrylng on
toward supper and we must not detain
them Come on"
The sightseers passed out OF the planta,
tion without being seen by Ti-Rhada-
Mainwaring came back to she ten fields
for another look at the young nigger
the following morning; and he came alone.
Ti-Rhada was bit startled at finding
him suddenly close beside her, with that in
his gaze which she had never seen in mans
eyes before.
Not wishing to alarm her, Mainwaring
= turned away.
: His friend, Colonel Fritch, was on the
= hotel portico when he came in.
> "Been hunting up more niggers" he in
quired.
Mainwaring bowed stinly and entered
the hotel without answering. He was moi
D only annoyed but indignant tritch wa
s an ass. lie was dignifying the meres
S nothing in the world. Whom could d
$ harm il he had gone back for a second
= glance at the little Nepalesei What wa
Q she OF any other Hindoo woman to him
They were interesting TO look at, and hl
4 4 A nIl IN
pleased, and If Fritch had anything NOR
j. TO say about it he would cut the Frtcl
+ party, stay at Darieerling as long MS h
], wished and go away when he got ready.
Q The next morning be made a third tri
= to the the fields.
d This time. after persistent exertions, h
managed to engage Ti-Rhada in converse
ton That is. he prevailed upon her I
listen to his questions and remarks and
% make occasional little monosyllable an
k swers thereunto. This was not very ed
r flying. and had the girl been less prett
Y, Mainwaring would have voted It all
l. bore; but it was very pleasant TO see he
red lips shape themselves into varyin
word frames, and there was suggestlo
Of music about the words themselves
K Mainwaring's pilgrimages 70 the plant'
N ton were numerous, but not another wor
Iy did Fritch say about 1i-Rhada.
ID 81 thought you people were only goin
to stay here a week" said Mainwaring
Fritch one afternoon when Ti-Rhada ha
been particularly interesting, and h'
n white admirer in consequence was particl
+, lary amiable.
or 1--WE find Darieerling very pleasant al
to refreshing" was Fritch's reply, "and
none OF MS are in hurry to get away, bl
il your young blood is gathering imp
thence for an immediate hegira, I'll ca
r. the clan together and we viii HE
in hence"
th "Oh, I am in no hurry about going
It, that is, it doesn't concern me in the lea
whether we 90 or stay. But It had {
Cured to me that your original plan W
r. being varied"
ed The next day Mainwaring suspect
rt that Ti-Rhada WAS glad to see him, and
the third day thereafter he WIS sure OF
He was pleased nightly. Surely he mr
have some strength of character VIII
m, both heather and civilized women we
on attracted by himl
tn In "A little time change came over
Rhada. She not only listened and assent
when Mainwaring talked, but talked h
self. and for an uneducated little heath
- she talked well.
ed Mainwaring was more than ever fas
by mated; but somehow he felt constrair
to delay demonstrations Of ahecti'
Down in the dark depths Of Ti-Rhad
eyes there was that which showed q
he love, TO her, would be no light thing.
he Three weeks from the day he first s
he her, by which time it WAS her won't
greet him with a beaming face, she Z
him almost sullenly one morning.
After dint of much coaxing he worn
ny out Of her that her dearest friend, gir
is, about her own age, had lost her 10,
Still verse, in absconding he had tai
her future with him, for she was now
OBJECT Of contempt and derision to her
~ ~ tire tribe.
'eo "What will she do noww asked MI
waring, endeavoring to muffie the stab
disclosure was to his own purposes
Ken "Kiu herself said Ti-Rhada ston'
av ssyybat else is left for her to doF
the "why, in my country she would kill
in lover"
nue "Yesf 1t is unlike India then. she
bow like to live In your country"
nan. II am glad you don't live there
sponded Mainwaring quickly "l-Isho
be afraid Of you"
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