The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-22

breast. sobbing out:
''Is it true, querido milo. that-you-
| are to-leave me? Al, santisima Maria
I shall diet"
mo. you won't, Dorotea-Dorotita
Listen. Halstead is on that steamer;
he and 1 own her now; we are going to
ship the copra to-day, and leave Guajan
this evening. But when we go away la
Sonora Stevens-la Dorotea Catalina de
Garma Stevens-will be with u.s."
Friends. have you ever seen the sun
shine break over a beautiful woman's
face? Have you ever seen the love
light in her eyes struggle for mastery
with speculations about her trousseau
at the end of fifteen minutes? Have
you ever been half strangled by warm,
bare arms. as red lips whispered shy,
tremuious questions, which your imag-
ination must supply? Because. if you
haven't, it will be impossible for you to
appreciate what occurred that May
morning, twenty miles from shore,
while the sun Redeemed every stick Of
the proa, and the good old Countess
steamed nearer and nearer. until her
anchors lowered over us and Halstead's
own hands dropped the ladder by
which we climbed on deck.
Another beautiful girl stood with
outstretched arms in the doorway of
Dicks cabin when we mounted to it
a girl whom Dick introduced as La
Capitana, la Sonora Halstead-and who
embraced both Dorotea and myself
with delightful impartiality.
So we sailed into Port San Luis
d'Apra under English colors, and with
most original house-fiag at the fore
peak. 1t bore, upon a white field,
the perfect representation of a Span
ish galieon, such as sailed the Pa
cific hundred years ago, and was
the joint handiwork of Mrs. Halstead
and Mcpherson.
Repeated blasts of the Countess
whistle brought the gobernador hur-
rying over from Agana without his
breakfast-though his daughter and
prospective son-in-law were careful to
see that he suffered nothing on that
account-and, by his orders, the load
ing commenced before we rose from
the table. He was a most delightful
man, as simple and easy-going as a
child. He couldn't account for the
steamers sudden temperance; the
fact that his daughter was going to be
married and leave him that evening
was inexplicable; so he gave up trying
to puzzle it all out, and smoked and
drank wine with us in the best of
good fellowship. The only question he
apologize way-was whether my po-
sition and prospects were such that
1 could undertake to support a wife.
I answered cautiously that didn't
quite know how far d million would
go in that line. SO much depended upon
the girl and her requirements, but
that ] thought of risking it if he were
satisfied. The million he regarded as
my little joke. one of my American
figures of speech. He had read of
millions, of course. but that he should
ever be related to one was a de-
lirious bit of humor which he often
related to his friends over coffee
and cigars until we took him back to
Spain in our own ship. the following
year; then he began smoking cigars
at SEQ the bundle, as became a man
Of his dignity and connections. He
also developed a fondness for Cham
bertin and grandchildren which hope
to humor as long as he lives.
Dorotea and 1 were married in the
saloon after dinner. His grace, the
bishop Of Mindanao-otherwise Sc
Padre Bartolomeo off,
eating, as was eminently proper Zone
sn't married every day by a real
bishop ut the end of the WORLDLY, and
Just az they were going ashore hand
I'd them their fee. 1t was heavy.
though not very handsome at first |
glance. There were $50 rusty old coins
n the lot, and had to rub one with |
Drickdust before could persuade them |
hat it wasn't joke. explained that |
heir acquaintance. and the service |
hey had just rendered me. were worth |
all of the twenty-three odd hundred |
which the blackened old curios repre- |
'ented, but that If there were any
change coming to me they might invest |
t in services for the final repose of !
Br'er Miguel, who would undoubtedly |
appear to them before long.
Bartolomeo didn't understand it at |
Ill. Sebastiano did, and, like the |
lstute churchman he was, gave me
lis benediction before he walked down |
he accommodation ladder. But if |
yer he gets me in corner! All. well,