The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-01-25

canned oyster stew and tamales, he
drew his chair close beside the sofa up
on which BETTY was half reclining.
"Wy dc you like doze ooffeecers bet
ter dan me-" he asked her.
~ don't said Betty; they're a
bore"
40 you ncot. truly
"Of course don't: how could II"
Carlos was no. accustomed - Bcsty's
like, and, as,,en those who should have
known better, had believed her. because
Of her round, blue. eyes, he was not to
be blamed for his faith. Would you
raider tall, TO mc?'
"a great deal rather"
"Bns dcy hne stayed so late dat !
must soon CO."
ITS not late. It's only half-past
twelve. II would be too bad of you to
go just when we begin to get chance
TO settle down to a nice, cozy talk"
Carlos persisted coyly. But you
weel weesh to Sleep"
'very WE'LL" Miss Vaudeville
shrugged her shoulders, ''thep you had
better go. Ines may get angry If you
stay, and you like her more than you do
me-"
Carlos-denied this in words that were
neither kind nor just to Ines; but Bet
ty damned her with faint praise.
She was not clever conversational
list, nor was Carlos Franquelo. but they
kept each other interested until very
late, and when Carlos went home Betty
stepped out TO the front porch with him
and put her hand in his, with the least
bit of II pressure.
Can KEGS you?" Carlos asked, bald
ly.
IL suppose so-because we're cousins,
you know" Betty assured him, as she
raised her innocent face to his hand
some Mexican one.
He whispered: II lofe you, oh! I
lofe you. You are beautiful, beeuti-
full" and Betty laughed little, and
told him he was silly, when they had
only known each other for two days.
Now, with Betty's beauty and Other
attractiveness, it was natural that she
should have a great deal of attention
from the bachelors, but Carlos devotion
by one, leaving the field pretty much to
him. They resented Betty's permit
ting the young Mexican to follow her
about necessarily, even though he were
second cousin. AS for the girl, I'M
til it was too late she did not see the
harm she was doing. Then all the Off
GERS had deserted her and there was
only Carlos. Well, Carlos was hand
some and good enough game, so she
led him on.
1t was not her fault, surely, that she
didn't know the ways of Mexican
lovers. She had told plenty of
other men that she loved them,
and nothing had happened. But
one night she told this to Carlos
OF his urgent request, and the next day,
at about 'stablcs," as she was swinging
lazily in the hammock on the porch,
she saw three buggies, containing two
men each, coming up the line. In the
first sat Carlos. and his brother, in the
others, rcmcter male relatives.
BETTY guessed tho truth at once, and
her pink checks turned white. She ran
into the house, and screamed. loudly
Tor her uncle
"Oh! Uncle Nat" she begged, when
she found him in his room, Carlos, and
Jose, and all his nasty old relatives are
coming here. Send them away, won't
you? Please do" She chung to his
arm.
why shall | send them away? Are
they going TO murder the poor little
girl?"
mo, no, no. But | think they're go
ing TO ask you to let me marry theml"
"All of them?"
Betty lost her temper and flew into
white rage. stop your fool joking.
and do what / say You tell them I'm
sick. and tell that Carlos that
hate him."s She ran and hid just as
the hell changed.
Carlos found the captain. and made
his demand in duo form. The young
lady's father not being tacYc, he clr
that her uncle could take The place of
parent. lie wished 10 os., the hand
of his beautiful niece, knowing that She
herself was willing to bestow it,
"EIow do you know that?' the cap
tain asked.
"She tell me So"
"Whcn?"
LAS night. She tell me dat she lofed
me, SO to-day come for TO ask hen from