Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
HER SUCCESSFUL RUSE
How a Feminine BuilFighter and Her
Husband Won Fortune
By HEWETT DARRELL.
IN THE house of eel Chatto," ex-

I bull fighter of Madrid and present
s.Torero before the Mexican public"
there was dire dismay, owing to the
low state-the very low state-of the
family exchequer. This sad state of
| affairs is common to many people
among the members of the bull fight
ing fraternity, who are not esteemed
| now as they once were. This is, how
over, only in Mexico; whatever else
may come and go in Spain, bull fight
| ing is always with them.
| This morning, the day before the
bull fight honoring the fiesta of San
| Marcos, ''El Chatto," needing some
spare silver for the furnishing up of his
| costume. had turned out his pockets,
with the assistance of Dona Lolita
who, of course was already fully in
| formed as to their contents, being but
a woman. Investigation revealed one
big silver peso, one 50-cent piece, one
ten-cent piece, and IA copper centavos.
| Not enough to pay coach hire. even!
Carrambas! Here was pretty
mess; no wonder that Eel Chatto"
| leisurely and calmly spoke every
| naughty and lurid word that came to
| his mind during the next half hour,
the while Dona Lolita TRANQUILITY drank
her chocolate, and then lit cigarette,
| her dimpled face very serious all the
| time, as though in deep cogitation.
! At last, out of breath, "El Chatto"
paused and glared about him. as
| though in search of some one to fight.
Dona Lolita smiled at him sweetly,
| removing the cigarette from her
| pretty lips, as she murmured: Have
x,O1, fr,ichod little SDIh-NnSR 2o
A shrug of the shoulders was her
husbands reply.
''Then listen, oh, most worthless hus-
| band, for I have a plaza plan most
magnificent: thereby we will make a
fortune-sufficient for the voyage
once more to Espana."
She stopped tant alizingly, and pulled
at her cigarette, while Gel Chatto"
looked at her unbelievingly.
'sThis is how it is" she pursued,
blowing a ring of smoke into her hus-
bands face; "the empresario pay you
little-very little-only 100 silver dol
1ars-is it not SOP"
''Si, that is all-the pigs!" growled
the torero: .and after this there will
be no fight until Holy week-no more
| money!"
of them-much more. But first, friend
of my heart, will there go many ricos
to this f1ght-the president with his
rich Espano1es?" "a
ayes, all of them,'' replied Gel Chat
to- who was as yet mystifed, not I'M
Outstanding the subtle workings of his
wife's brain; "but. por ell amor de
Dios, what have they to do with that
wonderful plan of yours?"
Dona Lolita smiled again, and play
fully pulled her marido's nose. "They
have much to do-much!" she whis-
pered, seating herself on the arm of
his chair and pulling his moody face
| down to hers. Listen, marido mic;
this is the plan! But cuidado that no
one hears us!"
No one hears-not even ourselves
| it is whisper. whisper, whisper; and
| finally loud shout of delight from "El
Chatto.'' It must be something good
what :. shame we are not let into the
secret!
The gloom clears away from the
house of the matador; there continues
rejoicing all that day. eel Chatto"
and his pretty wife have most joyous
comida, and afterward lay their heads
together on the subject of the NOR
rows fight and special Spanish cos
tune that Lolita is to wear-one of old
Seyilla-all rose-piDk and Spanish man
tilIa, with pink rose in her blue-b1ack
| hair, this latter being another Of the
mysteries; in Mexico few ladies ever
wear the costume of old Spain-it is
as much worn, but, passe. here as the
patches and powder and hoops of the
revolutionary days are in Angio-Sax-
| Oh lands. But out of an old box she
| drags the dress, and shakes and
| brushes and sews it until even the
critical "Chatto" pronounces it "Muy
bonita" y
Tomorrow seems such a long time
| in coming, but finally it is here-all
| balmv, blue sky, with never a white
| clond to mar 1T; soft, warm breeZes
| laden with the perfume of the roses
| and lilies that are just beginning to
| bloom, the violets over and done with
| for this year; the silvery pealing and
/ Ginning of the hundreds of bells that
| are vain1y calling the faithful to
prayer. Everyone is either in the
great bull ring in Colon or getting
| there as fast as he or she can. It is the
| first fight for month. and there viii
not be another one for yet a month to
| come.
| On the cheap side-"the side of the
| "-white-garmented poems, with
| big sombreros, choke up every inch of
! space and shout and yell loudly during
| the performance. AS for the shady
side. it is well filled-with rich Span
| iards at that-for which reason the