The Irish standard., 1898-12-03

the matter little, and have concluded
that your staying in the government
house as his guest will be rather favor
able to our plan than otherwise. He's
one of the most hospitable men ever
met--give you anything he's got, ex-
cept his daughter, and she's pretty
enough to eat. Here's picture OF
them, with the officers of the colonies
staff, taken with the patio. It's pref
ty fair likeness of the crowd, consider
ing the size. What do you think of
them?"
examined the photograph care
fully.
"Why, they're full-blooded Span
iards, aren't they9 They look like
educated people"
"Hmpf! If it comes to blood, Do
Garma can trace his family back to a
branch of the Draganzas on the dlstaf
side; the family are Portuguese. not
Spanish, though they've lived in Gra-
NADIA for generations. But what do
you think Of the girl-Senorita Doro-
tea? Isn't she peach?"
"She is beauty, isn't she? What an
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that in a forgotten hole where all the
advantages she should have are de-
MED her!"
ST think, myself, that Agana is no
place for her; yet she won't stay there
always, and she isn't by any means tho
untutored barbarian you imagine her
to be. They lived in Granada and Mad
rid until she was IT,"
"Then what the devil did they
ever"
'sCome to the Ladrones for? Bust
ness; all in the line of business. As
lieutenant colonel, the old mans or.
binary salary Of 2,7oo year didn't cut
much ice in Madrid. Out here, as
gobernador of the Ladrones, he gets
about 400 more, besides the pickings."
"Picllings?"
"Yes. What he can squeeze out Of
the barrangays, or tax districts.
Gobernadors don't work for their
health, any more than United States
senator's. Then Guajan is one Of the
most delightful islands in the Pacific,
and it costs them little or nothing to
live there. At the end of his six years
they get their passage home at gov
eminent expense, and carry with them
quite respectable pot Of savings,
which means opera, cafes, bull-fghts,
wine, and innumerable cigarrillos, for
several years. 1t takes good deal Of
genius to work an influential relative
in the cortcs."
''His six years must have nearly ex-
pired by this time; I notice the SEN
orita's gown isn't exactly up to date"
''That's the fault of her blasted
cousins in Manila. lost my temper,
the day before we left, when they sent
lot of clothes down TO the steamer
for me to take to her. There was moth.
Ing but flimsy string around the pack.
age. aud when the quartermaster ac.
cidentally dropped it on deck It
bursted open; SO had the fun OF rak.
ing together those female belongings
and trying to guess which matched and
which didn't. If the girl finds out that
saw some of the things, I'm afraid
therell be GOODNESS between us. YOU
see, they're-welL mixed gear, Should
say. What makes me so mad is the
fact that those women IN Manila have
spent the money she sent last voyage
on their own new clothes, and have
sent her q lot of buds four years out
ct style. suppose they think that
being out of the world in those islands,
she'll never know the difference, and
that they nre plenty good enough"
"What beastly shamel"
'Yes; isn't it devilish! And that 1T
tie girl likes to be we'll dressed Just
as much as they do. Got heap bet
ter taste, too. Here, justlook at these
things in the box, will you?-they're
almost rs Anticipated as the dress she's
wearing in the picture" We gingerly
lifted out one garment after another,
specializing us to the use of those we
were not sure about.
Look here, Dick; you don't happen
to have any nice, stylish dresses on
board, do you?"
"No, I don't. I'm carrying hard
ware and stores this trip"
Afterward the conversation drifted
into description of the kind of life
might expect to find among the is
lands, suggestions in regard to the
handling of catamarans at sea, and
other details of my proposed move.
ments; but I couldn't keep the Senor-
ita dc Garma out of my mind. It
seemed likely that should see a GOOD
deal of her before 1 left Agana, and
the meanness of her Manila cousins
made me speculate somewha as to the
effect of such surroundings upon q
girl OF refined tastes. Finally an idea
occurred to me. But, fearing his oh.
jections upon various grounds, I didn't
mention it to the captain at the time.
IT seemed somewhat risky, yet after
another look at the Photograph
which I absently put in my pocket
determined to carry It outfit possible.
CHAPTER ".
Senorita Palacios asked me at
breakfast If I could play accompani.
ments on the piano, explaining that
she had brought number of songs
and wished to try them. This seemed
favorable opportunity for putting
ny plan into execution, so we two
made forenoon of it, much to Hal
stead's disgust, for he was more than
little interested in the scnorita him.
self.
After lunch we had our chairs taken
to secluded corner of the after deck,
under tho awning, and when our ac-
qualntance had reached sufficiently
confidential point-friendshlps ripen
very RAPIDLY in the tropics nort;cuIor