The Mena star., 1899-06-01
CLAREnce HER8eRT HEw.
 LCopyrIghi. 1897. by J. B. LppIncott Col
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK

Halstead must have been telling Senorita Garma something about me for she seemed to be making a shy but friendly examination of my face when we were introduced, and when her father heard that I was to remain in Agana the hospitable manner in which he placed his belongings at my dis posal was too sincere to be misunder- stood. Visitors from the outside world were at premium. I noticed that Senorita Palacios seemed rather pre- occupied during the conversation, and when she presently carried the colo nel's daughter off to her stateroom- for mutual exchange of gossip and condolences, I suppose-she must have dropped few hints which opened her visitors eyes to certain things later.
 Padre Sebastiano was more surprised than he cared to admit when lie found that I had accepted an invitation 10 re- main with the gobernador. on the island, and Diaz also wondered why an active Americana should wish 10 bury himself in such a place for three months; but it afterward came out that I was credited with being more of a savant than a business man. my inter- est in navigation having strengthened this belief. What conclusion the padre arrived at, I neither knew or cared; if we were to be adyersaries, muy bueno; we were at cur destination, and would soon know where we stood.
 NTx- l,,mrooa ;ro1,..1s,,fr ha xvooJav, chest, went ashore before dark, and, as the steamer could scarcely get away before the next evening. we made up u party to accept De Garma's hospitality overnight. The drive to Agana, from the pier, we made ina bullock-cart re- sembling q carramata, but much larger and matched with palm leaves, and upon our arrival found a most appetiz- ing supper awaiting us. There is q tradition that Magellan and his fellow navigators left pigs and fowls upon every island in the Pacific, and the plentiful supply of this day rathercon- firms it. When the time came for re- firing, I was shown 10 comfortable quarters on the upper floor of the gob- ernador's house, between San Ramon barracks and the church of San Juan Letran, Senorita Dorotea accompany ing me as far as the door to assure her self that all my wants were provided for.
 She was a charming creature, that girl, in spite of her ridiculously old fashioned costume; and 1 was impa- tfent to see her in more becoming clothes, as l knew 1 should when she had time to examine the contents of her box. We had left the original gowns where they were. fearing that her Manila letters might contain a de- scription of them.
 Sunday morning we attended mass in the church, and had a delightful drive across'the hills to Umata. A ceremoni- cus dinner at San Ramon quarters fol- lowed; then we all went aboard the steamer for final visit with our friends before they left. I found m opportunity to steal down into the en- gine-room, after supper. for talk with Mac. His men had been busy all night ' I the ~reck of the German tramp. which lay, about quarter of a mile away, fast upon Luminan reef, and bolting three straps so obtained. around the Countess shaft When we went into the alley to look at the repairs, he asked, with a comical wink, if thought they would hold until the ship
 
 ascended to his room for a parting glass, he said: "Weel, Maister Stew vans, Haalstead am Ala hae done over part sac weel as we c'u'd: an Aa trust yell be sicsaisfu wi yer ain. Ala dinna ken muckle aboot tn maetter, but Aa'm aye reddy tae stan by ye baith whiles there's braith left tae me. We'll be seein' ye soon, Ala hoop. Here's tae ye, mon."
 What Mac said he meant; he was the kind of friend man likes to keep through life. When rejoined the com pany in the saloon. they were chaffing Padre Sebastiano upon his coming trip to Saipan in a proa; aIfd the gober- nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the opening he was looking for by com menting upon the incivilify of govern ment in not providing for the padres passage in a more comfortable man. ner. He agreed. with the colonel, and after a little hesitation. said that fl might possibly be arranged without direct instructions from headquarters In replying to their questions. he said: