The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

fcient proof that l love her and no
other woman. / want to marry her
NOT Valencia Menendez. Heaven knows
will be true to her when have her. l
conld not be otherwise. But need not
explain to you. Set it right with her.
She has brain and can be made to under
stand"
shook NV head. "You cannot rea-
son with inexperience, and when it is al
lied TO jealousy-God of my soull Her
ideal of course is perfection. and does
not take human weakness into account.
You have fallen short of it today. fear
your cause is lost"
"It is notl Do you think ! win give
! her up for trife like thatr'
But why not accept this breah You
cannot marry her,
"Oh, do not refer to that nonsenseP' he
exclaimed harshly. 81 shall peel of her
traditions when the time comes as
would strip off the outer hulls Of nut.
Col Go. Eustaquiap
OF course went. Chonita was not at
the rodeo ground, but, escorted by her
father, had gone home. followed i'm
mediately, and when l reached Casa
Grande found her sitting in her library.
never saw statue look more like mar
BILE. Her face was locked. Only the
eyes betrayed the soul in torment. But
she looked as immutable as fate.
"Chonita,n exclaimed, hardly know
ing where 10 begin, ''be reasonable.
Men of Estenega's brain and passionate
affectionate nature are always weak
with women, but it means nothing. he
cares nothing for Valencia Menendez.
He is madly in love with you. And his
weakness, my dear, springs from the
same source as his charm. he would
not be the man he is without it. his
heart would be less kindly, his impulses
less generous, his brain less virile, hii
sympathies less instructive and true.
"The strong. impregnable man; the
man whom no vice tempts, no weakness
assails, who is loyal without effort
such man lacks breadth and magnet
ism and the power TO read the human
heart and sympathize with both its noble
impulses and its terrible weaknesses
Such men-l have never known 1t Il
fail-are full Of petty vanities and ego
isms and contemplate weaknesses. tn
like Of which Estenega could not b
capable of. No man can be perfect, AM
it is the man Of great strength and grea
weakness who alone understands an
sympathizes with human nature, who
lovable and magnetic, and who has tn
power to rouse the highest as well as tn
r. most passionate love of a woman. Sue
a men cause infinite suffering. but the
O can give happiness that makes the sui
% fering worth while. You never WI
% meet another man like Diego Estenegi
10 Do not cast him lightly aside"
'. "Do l understand" said Chonita in
@ perfectly unmoved voice, that you al
,r counseling me to marry an Estenega an
l. the man who would send me to hell her
u after? Do you forget my vowr
to came TO myself with shock. In Il
h. enthusiasm Of my defense had forgo
" ten the situation.
ne "At least forgive him." said lamely
a. "I have nothing to forgive" she sal
in ''He is nothing to me-"
MT | knew that it was useless to arg
with her.
ed II have favor to ask of you" s.
A said. Most of our guests leave II
10, afternoon; will you let me sleep alo
n tonightY'
10 should have liked to put my ar
IN about her and give her a woman's sy'
MS pathy, but did not dare. AL 1 cou
Int do was to leave her alone.