The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13

to buy nice new gowns, if relatives
ralmed off lot of dowdy old things
on you, four years out of style?"
Neither my Spanish nor her English
was perfect, but we managed to get
along very we'll indeed.
''Indeed yes, Senior Stefans; but did
think that men never understood how
women feel about such matters. L
I've almost an idea"
Eyes; go on. was quite sure you
would have"
"Ah, you were quite ?'-sus-
Ficiously.
Eyes; that you er-would be able
to suggest some thing. Now if I had
only known about the matter before
we left Manila
"Yes-?"
IT'D have purchased a couple of the
finest gowns could find, and-er-"
''Given to the senorita them, your
self? Santisma! Senior Stefans, that
most too kind of you would be, would
it not?'
"Good Lord, no! I've got more sense
than that, hope. 1 meant that Ia
J.
the old ones in the box; and then, don't
you see. she'd probably never discover
how it happened"
"And you would money spend like
that for girl you did never see! A
woman's vestida cost much, senior. l
lid Away hear that los Americanos
were of money made, but did never
know that they were generoso."
(Here. Tor the first time, thought of
my $500, and began to wonder how
far they would go.) care all los
Americanos like that? Senior Captain
would he such thing do? Well, you
shall see that the Spanish people are
as yourselves! Could you one of the
dresses get from the box and to me
bring without being ohserved?"
"What! II beg your pardon. I
suppose might; but-but what do
you-er-?"
ST wish to put it on, of course, estu-
pido! How may I the size know UNI
less do see it? Cuantos said you
there were in ell caia?"
s'Three-of the-er-'m-well-e
outside clothes. You see, there were
; quite lot Of" My face must have
; teen as red as beet; it certainly felt
so.
"santisima Maria! And you-you
looked! Not at all of them?''
"I-I believe so. You see-er-the
rest of the-er-things weren't quite
}, so bad as the gowns. In fact, the
!, lace" By this time the senorita's
face and neck were delicate pink,
!. but, to my relief, she laughed until the
:, tears came in her eyes. Your Spanish
girl, of any class. is possessed of con-
siderable sense; she doesn't believe, for
instance, that modesty consists in
= thinking evil and blushing at he1
: thoughts.
. "And ell Senior Captain, also, nc
4 doubt? What of wretches pair yol
4 are, to be sure! Let me you both give
a little warning. Never the senorit;
u let know what you have just told me
a if those things mine had been, you
q would never forgive. Now do you at
q tempt one of those dresses to bring
e down to my door. will there wal
.e fer you.'
1T hurried up to our quarters, wher'
t. Ealstead was deep in the North Pa
5, cific Directory again, and somewha
ID out of humor.
"You're nice sort of a partner t
have, must say" he growled; "leay
t. me to dig out dry facts for your bene
st fit while you calmly appropriate tn
t. only available girl on the ship. Blu
Sc I'll have, the cinch after you g
re ashore-provided you're not engage
IS to her before you leave. You wouldn'
ly play a mean trick like that on me
r, would you?"
We mo, 1 wouldn't, Dick; honest IL
Jun. You shall have her all to YOU
IN self for the rest of the voyage, and L
On make her believe you're the finest ma
on salt water. I've been cultivatin
d. the senorita with an object. I tol
her all about the box of clothes, an
ed think she'll help us; she wants n
fe to bring one of the dresses below, s
is that she can tell something about IL
he size"
nd "The devil she does! Between yo
re- you'll get me into deuce of a scral
,r- before you're through. You'll tie;
LII JAG DldIuet things ., VI S1nuC SA1A w
cd fnger-marks, or get 'em mixed SC
nd they won't go on regular, or son
ms fool thing: see if you don't"
he Nonsense! She's woman, air
she? Don't you s'pose she's ever ha
lea died 'em before? I'm trying to fgu
ob- the matter out SOS that pretty
MT Garma girl III get something nice ne
ne. trip, if she don't this one. Beside
ter the senorita only wants to look
a. one of the dresses; she didn't ask f
t. the rest of the things"
lie. You didn't tell her we'd been c
ing through them, did you? Oh, t
good Lord! And she didn't go belo'
at What did she say?"
nj ''She laughed until thought sh'
hat choke. Then believe she said SON
ngs thing about your being wretc
ned yes, that was the word she used,
;nr wretch You'll have to be migf