The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-24

ooh, thanks! you were in pale lemon
color that night with white jasmine
flowers. And your hair was black as
a ravens wing, and your fan was
ravens wing. 1 believe. And by and
by you sang from 'Manon.' 1 had never
heard 1t. OH"
"And l was looking at you, and wish
ing l We're young and had life before
me-"
You are youngi"
But with so much life behind me!
st. Maur said once you counted years
not by their number. but by their hap
peninGs."
"Oh! st. Maur! I suppose he has
gone back to Bolivia. He is not Span
iard?"
His mother may have been. He,
himself-is he French?"
"How should 1 know" said Hilary.
II understood he was from one of the
South American countries
Every likely. But l fancy that now
he may be somewhere not far away"
you make me shudder! In one of
those Spanish auxiliary cruisers that
are going to raid the COAST"
What 'betise' He was to be sailing
along this way on Mr.. Vanderpool's
yacht, the 'Blackwing,' IL 1t was put in
commission. And it was
"How dangerous! With goodness
knows how many Spanish pirates
round!"
BLESS my soul, Hilary" said her
father: you have Spaniards on the
brain!"
well. It's better to have-my good
ness, Eugena-papa-oh! look out
there, just against the moon, the raking
masts, the black hull-And, oh! heav-
ems, there is a boat-it is-they have
put off a boats-crew for the shore! Oh,
papa! Louise This is always what
have been eXpecting!"
Dearest Hilary" said Eugenia, sill
verify. 1T can be nothing unfriendly.
1t is perhaps the 'Blackwing' itself. 1
should not be surprised-it is telepathy
they sent the vision before when we
were speaking of them-a sort of spirit
ual mirage, you know-truly, / should
not be surprised if that boats crew
rowed Mr. Vanderpool and the Senior
st. Maur''
How Interestingly" said Louise.
Don't call him senior, or we shall be
fore she could recover her equanimity,
or Mr.. Seymour could bless his soul
sufficient number of times, dark shapes
We're moving up the shore. and there
was st. Maur's face, with the moon on
it as he climbed the terrace.
You are the greatest relief" said
Hilary, hurrying down. I'VE thought
it was nothing less than Spanish ma
RAIDERS
I'VE are as bad" said Mr.. Wander
pool I'VE landed day before yester-
day at a place below here, and 1t was
rank with poison ivy; and here is St.
Nlaur all but helpless with the misery
of it. And we've no doctor on board
and he said there were friends here of
whom he thought he might take the
liberty Of asking help"
"To be sure! To be sure!" said Mr..
Seymour. observing that Hilary had
welcomed him rather warmly.
ooh, certainly!' said Hilary. 1--WE
are experts in ivy poison here. and
nothing will please papa more than to
prescribe his saltwater baths and
lime water applications and laudanum
lamentations, and ask every ten min
utes if it is not better now!"
MY poor fellow" said Mr.. Seymour
"come right in with me now. Take it
in time-dont waste a moment-Ive
been all through it. There's nothing
worse this side of the very warm place"
And he hustled away with ST. Maur
and when he came back with his pa
tents wrists bandaged, he had ar
ranged that st. Maur was to remain
for the present under treatment and in
his care. OF course, he said, Mr.. ST.
Maur had demurred-but there was
really nothing else to be done-and
friend of Madames of Hilary's-hes
should condemn himself if he allowed
him to leave the house in this state
If the eruption of the poison was very
slight, there was all the more need of
care with the distress so acute. And
moreover, 1t was to add to the gayety
of nations-his girls had been COM
planning of the dizziness. And of course
when Mr.. Vanderpool was pulled back
ings had been brought back, Mr.. ST.
Maur was member of the family.
II fancy" he sad In his rather at
tractive accent, that it is indeed the
same family-Seymour and st. Maur
being the same name, in fact"
ooh" said Hilary, "why didn't we
know it before SO that we could spell it
that way."
Eugenia's fan hid her lips. at is
not too late" she whispered to Hilary,