The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-22

pretty blond girl followed with an cid.
erly gentleman, md as she went along
Jacquito, seeing her exouisise fairness,
Thought, Tho angela mnss look like
thatp'
ALI tilsA day Fetipe cana noA and tha
speech d aonste .,eErooS wf1ieh JeoQpfse
had pfepaFcd va noe doaivSssd Shs
began to vu,ier wf,osfnT shs bad oeA-
ter aocopA him. Tho fm vUuH eheu ha
over, b1e-supposang tho ethrr Ehingt
Life would BE- ~ nothing wssA Heaipo
left outt
Evening oenie and fDursd gsoouhea
and hor mother seoend aEtaot1 door con-
vegsing With t1o ncfghbUs, hanfpg oua
Of window or strol1fngpaaA fhe "sum-
mer-winteA an sheg cakd our INDIAN
summer." lfnseeed iaao xhus yeR
A group gathered, among them FrEn-
ceson thevivut hcauty. Sho was SaRyS
In every xny ahm JanQa8tA % many
she Yosm1e uttruotare. being less cf,ury
Of her bzzaitens s.n&ios azad jasen
Hast heard tho ncwgf'' A1o vac cay
ing. ''As tho Tngled' were Walking
back to Tie yscht this sftcznoon down
On the quay tho lkttie bog, oasoh-
ing sight Of hrgc dog obend.
run after him ahng fhs edge di
the water. Suddenly. 'AA. snnSissimn
Maria!' no cried ouo-cnd axn the wrs-
ter closed os-r himl RessEse Vas these
and jumped IN after him Thcxe was
no danger. sho added. Gnoang mali
Goosly at 5noQ11ito's pale fsoe. ~ond 10
n
by the pretty young kdy. Bot Feiipet
Milford overwhelmed him wSsh thanks
offered him money, which tho fool pe-
fused. and finally ofiked il he knew the
sea and would o1re 30 COMO With him
as q sailor. FW manart Felipe hest
tated but"-ond hero the bright look
on Jnoquita's fnco fnsfei-'-he finally
said, Yes, Milford, and 50 he goes 30
morrowt Alb. but he Is brave had, that
Felipe, nfd lucky ooet Some 0 Us
will care, but 10 those who have no
hearts and hrosbe glanced ooidy a.
tho girl sitting silent beside hep-'eo
those it will mako no difference.
Just then Fdipe himself szruneerod
up There wns difference tebwoen this
nonchslo0t young sniln, bearfng his
honors $50 lightly, aud tho passionate
lover of the night before Good noh.
FelipeP some ono chilled, ald Epanoeeca
again the spoiHswoHnnn, cried, "Yuu
fame hns flown before you. npd Your
good fortune makes US opyions y
Felipe turned TO JaoquitA She was
talking ani1nntediy to young fellow
beside h9-secndngly dbiiv4ous Of Oh
else Fc,ipe's fnce dnrknncd Then,
laughing he turned, saying. Como
friends. lot us have merry timo Oh this
cur last night toeotbn Como. drink
my health and prosperity with me<''
ISL Sir they uns~Jrod
Jncquita alne declined She wos
too tired, " $40 said lnnghttfy Fran
Ccscn Struggling heT shoulders muir
murtd: Ono Of her ugly moO1si Son
hssimn-whnt tpmpcrr'
Jacquita listened to the rotrcating
footsteps, MD hor downoost cyca flied
with tears, why she would nos own TO
herself. A quick step sounded, n voice
said, "JacQuitnr' Something = false
pride perhaps Or fear lest Felipe should
see her wcepine-held down her eyes,
lsit she smiled
1i'1JU ifOo say EAlups on ecVff)
81 lucky wish. Jncquitap'
Silence. then smOthcEcd oath broke
from his lips, and ere she oonld franc
tho words of farewell still lingering n
her tongue she heard him striding down
thc street As be turned the CORNER,
Of u wallto--one of Francesca
floating back to her
Early the next morning. while tho
Alameda yet lay wrapped in slecp, girl
leaned ovcr the SEQ wall, gazing with
burning eyes at tho beautiful boat DO
low. The bustlo Of departure reached
her strnining ears, and she saw TOW
bont speed out to the ship A chocr roso
from those on shore us with n final phil
the anchor was hauled aboard The
broad sails filled slowly, and sho slipped
away as silently "a she caIno-eway into
The purple inists Of the morning. away,
and bearing with her whole lifc'A g,icf
and disappointment
La Bella JnoQuita is going daft, "
cries Francesca az every night the girl
walks to the Alameda, Watching for a
boat that never oOno+
One evening she ssst gazing at tramp
'N."i4i'i J'iH' niiNtoiNl one rccttiicl tlat
other night, and the Loaf NOW SO far
away Alas for the pride of la Bella
of Mahonr Tho setting sun covered her
with its golden light Her dark eyes
grow larger with unsh,N tears. Then a
voice said softly, II have come back TO
sec if thM wilt yet say A1dio. mia
Jarpuital' = Raymond Hunt in Ro
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