The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-21

he sat on the long piazza, from which the
snow capped mountains could be seen
through the climbing roses, and read IL,
but the letter was dull, aud the memory
of the brown hair and eyes that had al
ways seemed the most beautiful in tho
world paled beside that Of two soft, black
braids and two orbs as soft and as black
There was vague promise that the owner
Of the brown hair and eyes might be in
California, too, ere long. Cameron was
not SO pleased as he tried TO think he was.
He began to imagine the meeting Of that
night
1t came about. Old Manzelo and his
fat, black wrapped wife did not object TO
him I'm the least He walked for hours up
and down tho moonlit road with Alicias
hand in his and went from her--a Lord
Lovel on steed OF glittering steel at
midnight.
The poison was in his blood. He had
eaten Of the lotus, and he forgot home and
the past He gave reckless rein TO the
course OF young blood, and so a fortnight
passed away. There were no more letters.
They were being sent TO Santa Barbara,
where he had told the brown eyed girl that
the first weeks in March would find him.
He had not written 10 her. He had meant
to- but IL was the land of POGO tempo.
In pursuance of the romance he was liv-
ing, he one day put on the dirty overals
and hat Of old Manzclo and went with
Alicia TO the San Gabriel railway station
TO wash and pack oranges. Alicia was
dressed in faded dark blue, with n yellow
handkerchief around her neck and pink
bow in her hair. She was very pretty and
very open In accepting the open devotion
of the American. IL was still just lark
for him. 1t was rather more for her-a
little more.
A tallyho drove up to the station, and
the driver stopped it that his party Of
tourists might watch one of the really pic
turosquc scenes left TO the United States.
Some OF the washers looked up. Cameron
and Alicia Manzelo wcrc talking together
and did not. Both were gazing light love
into each others eyes. Tho boss Of the
gang came up TO the tallyho with hand
full of oranges. The finest one, all wet
and glistening with its scrubbing, he Of
fered 10 the girl on the front seat
Thank you What a splendid one"
she praised. II am so thirsty that IL will
taste good.
MAY peel 1t for you?" he asked, with
an infection that showed him English at
once.
He had not offered to peel them for the
others, but this was n very beautiful wom-
an, with brown hair and ski hat re-
minded him of the women at ho While
he prepared IL she looked at the orkers,
and when he handed it TO her, ihank
you, )" she said again. And can you tell
me who that man by the girl in the blue
gown isY He is evidently not Mexican"
lie wondered why she should care &c
know, but he answered: mo, he Is an
American. All | can tell you about him
is that his name seems TO be Nelson. 1t Is
what the girl calls him. f"
THE girl!"
eyes. It's picturesque Irritation,
gather from her father Ii has been going
on for some weeks, and the old man says
Nelson, or whatever his name really is,
means to marry her, but 1t is unsafe. !"
Very, i should say" said the girl re-
flectively
"They rarely do, these whites that make
love TO pretty Mcxicans," added the Eng
lishman.
The pretty Mexican cast up her dark
eyes iJIst then and took notice of the tally
no. she had known il was there all along.
but she had not been interested in 1t.
The lady on tho front watch you, ;" she
murmurcd TO her companion.
Cameron glanced up He caught tho
unfaltcring look OF the brown eyes, and
the scalcs-thc rosy scales of romance
fell from his own. He dropped the orange
that hc held into the water in his tub and
started To the tallyho, but he took only
step, then went back. Tho girl on the
front scat had turned 20 the others.
Cant we get cut Tor awhiley I'm sure
we are all cralnpCd and tired, and should
like to watcn this pretty sccne for bit. "
Tho hIglishman helped her down, but
: she than.cd hi.u and walked away. Her
manner iulli.tu t.ut she would make her
own inycstl .,o..oi.s. SLc wandered among
the boxes ana the tubs and trays. hazard
ing word 90 TIC wasr Crs here and there.
host of Thea. UIa MT understand her. She
cano up iiua.ly bcaidc Camcron's tub and
spoke 20 Linn Thc onIuukoIs ianciod that
sic might bc asking Low many oranges
be Lad cicalca that dJy Alicia, "a half
dozen luct away 10 the end o' thc tray,
was uuCOnC,rncd. 30 the nslO-SaNon
conducts has TRAGEDY.
1T IS c,A.aly moro attractive here
than In a,.....s ..arb&fa t..c lair Ameri-
can s,..a II. cool, liGcid TONES.
CaMprUn s.aUiNC4Ou.
- Va.l L.J.,.v yuu II breaks my heart,
OF cU,.tc, Lu, ,aat ulil { be helped. can
stai!d IL, Gi.N i.ctcr now than later, Only
cGrctl iCr ADu n great dc,il--a great great
deal. -E1 stopped
"i,UAp you nowy" asked Cameron
balLly
Yes. suppose always shall, too; but,
of course, shalt never sCe you again
He started 70 protest, u little outraged
in feelings az her severity
PLEASE uOnt make - scene" she said
anx.oUs!y. "ls won't GO any good You
ought To know inc weiiHnough to know
that
Cameron reflected thaN Alicia would
have sciC,.lAoJ and cried and siGLbc per-
haLs, -, wuUld lave forgiven. That was
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