Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-31
Mexico. So. after some time, the ma .
wAs sent back for the dwarf TO feed and
care for, aud Rosisa's face took on more

BY the time Rosita returned with
the food. Constance. who understood
Spanish very well, had heard much of
the little brother.
She declined 10 look through the
peep-hole at him ravening over his
dinner like a wild beast Followed 4
by Rositas wordy gratitude. she 7
climbed 20 the top Of the street and /
there met Mr.. Dysart.
Nj. Dysart had but lately risen from !
the following letter:
pear Nonie. TEL father an looking
after the mining business h. great shape.
Mexico l. rather jolly. 1 xenf 20 the Gov
ern0rs bali last night Only one English
girl there. Miss Stanley. awful pretty girl.
I knew her brother Dick stanley. ut Trinity.
Won cup az the three-mile. He's pretty
good sort Tell Bob n ~ AN get that
hver-colored dog 81 Ogiethor0e for eight
guineas 20 buy her. Lcok oat for TOhins
foot. Don't Jet the old tnrer from the
Clancartv stables fool with IL. Tell all the
"oid folk" tina, Master Tony ~ant them love
and wi-hin them a good pirate crop. Love
90 dat aud yourself ToST.
After Tony Dysart hal evolved this
characteristic missive from his insides.
be went ont for a swallow - fresh air
composition by long walk
Constance was very lovely at the
dance. IA faint-green brocade. with
"A quantity of creamy old lace. Some
crimson peoples were twisted round
her ivory shoulders. Oneor two more
of the flaming flowers shone from her
pale-gold hair Mr. Dysart completely
lost his head over her; a he had lot
Of possessions in Ireland. anon. .hem
a rich father aud an ancient anil hon
orabie ancestry. he could afo:d 70
+ 10 so.
He was thinking Of her as she had
I looked the night before. when sud
denly she appeared. with her servant.
coming Up from street dark and
deep, like a wei. for already 1t was
getting dusk
On the strength e being ~ college
with her brother. he began With true
manly Feasibility 20 take n r 20 task
for her imprudence. But Miss Con
stance frightened up her soft. naughty
mouth and, giving him the rear curve
Of tweed shoulder to study, led him
a chase home.
The house the brother AID sister
occupied had been Senior Lopez's. but
was presented 70 Dick. together
with mine worth millions.
several black-eyed giiis. ind
what other triiing property Don
Felipe owned. However. Dick con
tinued 20 pay the rent regularly aud
gszed on the girls from afar. The
hanging-lamp was lighted in the
zaguRn; aud when the mczo unclaimed
the great double doors. a flood OF
melody and fragrance rushed out 70
) greet them from the birds and flowers
) IN the dim patio. Dick. in asmoking-
, jacket, lounged out from the sala
70 insist that Tony, old boy. should
take tea with them. Which he did.
That was the first difference be
tween the brother and sister. Dick
: adored Tony. and every night they
E pumped out the mine or rode e
bounds over the sala floor Bu,
Constance detested him. and. con.
t-ary 10 her usual reticence, said so
She tramped around the disreputablt
4 md filthy streets twice as much as be
i fore. for she knew IL annoyed him
Sometimes she would see him follow
ing, and she resented his espionage.
Why don't you like Tony?" Dicl
! would ask. You know my theory
= Connie. that sporty man like Dy5ar
makes the best husband 30
s "Oh, Dick, who is talking abou
e husbands? / think that a maj
e who Is utterly doggy and horsey an,
takes Browning To be authority OF
b pink-eye or CHAMBERS is very poo
$ companion To quote your .Lea
E Tony we don't trot IN the sar
+. class"
! Dick gave a contemptuous sno-t
v This was one day at luncheon, an,
Y Constance. instead of the good cry sh
< pinned for. took walk She had no
I seen Rosita for some time, and sh
turned her steps toward what DR.
T. Dysart called those cut-throat dens.
She had never seen the street so de
L serted All were taking a siesta, eve
1 the dogs. As she reached the shar
= corner, she heard a thin little shire
i full of appeal. She recognized Rosita'
: voice, and ran with her criada NJ he
. side into the low, open doorway sh
{ had before so shudderingly avoided.
I There, swapping his teeth and roll
J. ing his bloodShot eyes. was Rosita'
g little brother" tied with strong rope
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