Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-06-11
~HE poet to the contrary, not
withstanding, there are occa-


iovful words. Most men. upon
a,ootine again in after years their first
ioyes realize this, and offer up prayers
of thanksgiving.
II was so with Hurlburt.
In the early days of the Pacific coast.
urrlhurt was stationed at San Diego.
II was a picturesque little town. It's
streets were not much more than COW
maths. and its houses were mostly OF
the good old pattern-adobes, one story
high, and built around patio. In such
house as this lived Manuela Lopez,
and in one of the cowpath streets
Hurlburt first met her. 1t was upon
Sunday. Hurlburt had just come from
inspection, and was on his way to din
ner with friends in town. He still
wore his regimentals, and was very
gorgeous sight indeed. He was also
tall. and yellow-haired, and blue-eyed-
quite the figure to strike the fancy of
A pretty little Mexican girl who was
coming home from mass.
She had read no books that could
have told her that 1t was the accepted
thing to do; she had probably never
given such subjects moments
thought; but when the mind OF child
becomes the mind Of woman. 1t is
at one bound, not by slow degrees. In
spiration struck full upon Manuela's
BRAIN and she dropped her rosary,
From which it may be inferred that
the love Of the fathers and the wisdom
Of ages has taught woman nothing new
In affairs of the heart. The impulse of
the intrigante and of the child of ma
ture are the same.
Hurlburt, of course was close TO
Manuea when the rosary dropped. He
returned it to her. If she had not been
with servant, he might have spoken.
AS il was, he observed more narrowly.
what he had been observing for some
moments as he approached, that she
was graceful and pretty. Then he rails
ed his helmet and passed on.
You can count upon any one but the
typical Anglo-SaXon. You expect men
of Latin and Slav races to make fools
Of themselves. But the Anglo Saxon
such a thoroughly logical. reason
able. clear headed person that the bot
tom Of your universe drops out when
be deviates from the path of common
sense And when he does, it Is never
a mere depression. He goes, flaming
comet, whirling through space. and
carrying all your stellar system Of
plans and beliefs before him. The last
thing any one would have expected Of
.,,!. ct al 1,,,l
was Hurlburt, was that he should WAX
romantic over street meeting with
an immature ruse to attract his atten-
ton. Nevertheless, that same day, af-
ter luncheon, he said to his host, as
they sat smoking under the ramada,
who lives in the house on the next
street, where the two mocking bird
cages hang on the wall?'
You must be more explicit" his host
said; there are number of houses
on the next street, and one and all have
mOcking-birds.
Yes" said Hurlburt; "but there is a
hedge of red and white geranium in
front of It,"
Il saw you meet her" the civilian
told him; her name is Lopez-Manu-
ella, think"
Hurlburt became very red. When
your phlegmatic man grows embar-
rassed he is badly embarrassed. 1t was
some time before he regained speech
and came fioundering out of the sea of
silence. When he did, he changed the
subject.
Not that he abandoned the cause.
tar from it. 1t took him two weeks,
out he got himself introduced TO Senior
Lopez, and had then taken to call upon
MN. The senior was a well-educated
man. and the most hOspitable of his
Aospltable race. He made Hurlburt
Tree OF the house at once, and showed
MIN everything it contained, save only
Manuela.
1ou must come again, often" he
SAID, as they parted. Hurlburt replied
mat he would, and went again in three
uays. Neither did he see his lady of the
rosary upon this occasion. He address
gu himself to Sonora Lopez, who was
handsome and we'll preserved.
lou have daughter, have you not,
senora?"
sonora Lopez understood only just so
uuch Englishaas she chose She did not
.noose to understand this. She turned
uer soft eyes upon her husband, and
ne answered for her.
We have daughter" he said, 'but
she is very young"
nurlburt understood that he had Of
'enued a semi-Oriental prejudice.
~ having thus been mada obvious to