Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
! TALE OF TURGHUELA.

,r,rrbnela, Turghueiay' That's where
.,.,n;s Rhodes lives; and that settles the
aalm Pll 70 and chance II"
qaes',GS aogry Dasent wrote OF there and
% - The colonial Office, accepting the
tnsn ,scsnt offer of the post Of government
mu i.aaI officer in Turghuela at salary or
~ oould surely be only the light Of
II Rhodes eyes that could attract a
Mann, ,rom England to Turghuela, seeing
nan remote. unknown scrap Of place
WIZ 'i' cornnared with which the other West
I,dian Islands are great continents astlr
18th the hubbub Of mighty issues.
W." In fact it is so small that it is not pen-
..aaed By name in Whitaker" nor IL it
sshar,yise indicated on Il map than by
w. ~, surrounded by dots equally nameless,
S Nv, ali bearing the general title OF "The
wv Islands" For fertile loneliness it
!. Garden Of Eden. its miniature ranges
!, n,onntains are wooded up to the ton
N;,b tamarinds, cinnamons, silk cotton
W. Wv. and pouis, whose yellow blossoms
.niosb the sides in broad patches OF gold.
S Tho Dir is thick with the scent Of bananas,
.nstord apples, sour saps and manages
.Sot grow round the little homesteads; and
The fields of tall, green canes, on the sugar
ss.o,e the island boasts Of, rustic pleasant
" in the cool sea breeze. The people, too,
.ssm picturesquely happy; the few whites
q their clean drill suits and straw hats;7
Tho negro women with stately figures set
oF nv the erect poise of their heads tied
,ound with handkerchiefs of gaudy red
and yellow, and the little Niger children
rnnninc about, with naked little bodies
shining in the sun.
All Of these things aroused Geoffry Da-
sent,s delight as he landed in Turghuela
and was shown round the place by the
vice president Of the island, versatile
gentleman cor &c oiIices OF stipehd-
iary magistrate, registrar commandant of
police and general dealer in home and colo
pial produce who welcomed him with
most sincere effusion, and put his house,
bis servants and cattle at the service of the
new conner Dasent was in such whiri
Of new sensations that il was some time
before he found an opportunity for inquir-
ing after Miss Rhodes.
ssDear mel" exclaimed his new friend.
"The idea OF knowing any one hcrel
suppose you mean Mamie Rhodes that was.
She's married now You never heard OF
III A man called Conway-lucky begesR'r.
Came over here year or two ago as Over
seer on Mount Pleasant, married Mamie,
and, on the death of her father, came into
possession of the whole estate"
Dasent scarcely heard the latter part oil
this little speech The blue faded from the
sky and the glory from the hills. Mamie
married. A vague sense of the futility o.
things came over him, and he wished him
self back in England But in Turghuelf
he was, and in Turghuela he had to re
nlain and to learn the quaint ways of his
dusky patients, and to foregather with his
spiritual colleague, Rev. NJ. Jones, who
offcisted in the tiniest little stone church
covered all over with the bell apple vine
and to meet Mamie as if nothing had evei
passed between them, and to dine at hel
husbands table, and finally. to keep a stiff
upper lip while working out like man the
lot be had apportioned unto himself
Asurprise even more disagreeable thar
the news Of Maimie's marriage was his in
PRODUCTION to her husband Mountain.
meet sometimes, says the proverb, and ther
earthquakes follow There was no earth
quake in this case at Turghuela, but thu
two men glared for moment at each other
until Conway put out his hand. and will
an assumption of rough geniality, said;
Come, we mustn't be bad friends here
Let bygones be bygones.
And then Dasent had perforce to accep
the olive branch proffered in the shape q
the great sun glazed hand, although b
felt the ashes of an almost forgotten dis
gust burst into fame within him.
Mamie received him with a glad wei
come she hardly strove to hide. She wa
still the same sweet, unsophisticated littl
girl he had fallen in love with two year
before in England, in spite of a certain seri
BUSINESS of matronly dignity which scenes
to him quantity homogeneous.
What on earth made you come out t
this heaven forsaken placer" she asked on
day. lie had been dining at Mount Pleas
ant, and it being crop time Conway .ha
rushed off to the works, leaving the tw
alone on the verauda. r.
u don't quite think it is that" he re
pied lazily enjoying the moonlight an
the scent Of the orange blossoms in tn
garden. Il had no idea that Turghuel
was such paradise-as far as God mad
it."
You are as bad as woman You al
tack side issues instead of coming to til
point. iasked you why you came out"
lie looked up quickly at her. Her hea
was turned aside in critical contemplate
Of twis of jasmine she was Twisting
SUI be could not tell her the exact truth
nat makes men do silly thingsy.
Then 1t was simply your own folly tbs
brought you heres"
AS it has turned out. How have 20
tn Hoo -. rfx~.
Nhen knew you in England you wei
'he least logical Of little girls"
nave lived many years since then.
am an old married woman now An
then' after pause, "Why did you new
write to mea"
Why did you leave England so su,
9eh4y without letting me know. One SUI
uay you were full of plans for enjoyin
!our VISIT, and the next, when had toiie
'eu miles to see you, learned that you la
sNlled away on Wednesday,"
Know" she said, rising suddenly an
suroWlng away the jasmine stalk, lit WI
mistake. must so and see what Petr
M IS doing with that coffee"
II was mistake" That was enigma
Wal' Dasent walked homeward vel
thoughtful, not without certain misgi
mss, which the sound of Conway's volt
anu mat OF woman, raised suddenly
Ssusry alteration some yards in front
nun on the road, did not allay.
lou lie, you black beast" said Co
WY and his tone broke harshly upon Il
moonlight stiffness.
whether Pm black or whether I'm m
'a''er' don't make any difference. Thar
mulle people isa't good enough to pull jig
S.ts out OF black peoples foot. me IA
VS. VS. Mr., Conway, you're real bat
"Heu you're not drinking rum, your