Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-04-21
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bull-fighter of Madrid and present
= "Torero before the Mexican pub
lic," there was dire dismay, owing to
the low state-the very low state-of
the family eXclequer.
lei Chatto" (meaning "tle snuh
nose') had just finished taking his
morning chocolate and ''pnn dulce," as
sisted 10y his pretty wife. Donna Lolita,
who also had been a member of the
noble army of bull-tlghtcrs--in fact,
first female espadn in the big ring mt
Seville-but this was n secret.
n career that might possibly have
been glorious had been cut short by the
selfishness of lei Chatto,' who had
loved her, married her, and taken her
away from the old world to the new
the rich country of Mexico-where IL
bull-tighter was Il prince.
Successful, feted, and honored in
Cuba and afterward in Mexico. lei
Chatto's" prosperity had not lasted
long, for 500 had come the edict that
bull fighting in Mexico must stop.
This morning, the day before the bull
fight lonoring the fiesta of San Marcos,
investigation revealed IL big piece and
fourteen copper centavOs. Not enough
to pay coach hire even!
Here was Il pretty mess; no wonder
that lei Chatto" leisurely and calmly
spoke every naughty and lurid word
that came to his mind during the next
half-hour.
At last, out of breath. Eel Chatto'
paused and glared about him. as
though in search of some one to fight.
Donna Lolita smiled at him sweetly,
removing the cigalet from her pretty
lips as she murmured: "Have you fin
islled, little Snub Nose:"
. \ shrug of the shoulders was her hus-
bands reply.
"Then listen. o most worthless lus-
band, for 1 have II plan-a plan most
magnificent. thereby we will make n
fortune-sutticient silver peso, one 30
cent piece, III 10-cent."
"This is how 1T is" she pursued, blow
ing a ring of smoke into her husbands
face; THE impresairo pay you little
very %little-On]y a hundred silver dol
lars-is it not 500"
Isl. that is all-the pigs" growled the
torero; "and after this there will he no
fight until holy week'-no more
money!!
"Pues, then we will make more out
of them-much more. Listen, marido
MIC; this is the plan.
The gloom clears away from the
house of the matador; there continues
rejoicing all that day. EEL Chatto" and
his pretty wife have n most JOYOUS
cOmeda. and afterwards lay their heads
together on the subject of the morrow's
fight and Il special Spanish costume
that Lolita is to wcar-One of old Sc
villa-all rose pink and Spanish man.
tilla. with a pink rose in her blue black
hair, this latter being another of the
mysteries; in Mexico few ladies ever.
wear the costume of old Spain-it is as
much worn out. passc, here as the
patches and powder and hoops of the
revolutionary days are III .Anyio-SaXon
lands.
But why is she wearing it to-mor-
row? = y Unless, indeed. it is he
cause fully fifteen enormously rich
Spanish families have taken boxes and
will be there? Perhaps that is 1t!
LOLITA wishes to be patriotic-that is
what is the matter!
She pu1posely took n seat Just he
hind the first barrier of the bull ring
not seven feet above the ground where
her husband will kill his bul!-.so that
she can see him BETTER" as she lisps to
an admiring Mexican fighter. who
wishes her to go into one of the boxes.
In her Sevillian costume. the silk
mantilla exposing just enough Of her
Spanish eyes and dimpled chin to make
people want to see more. DOM Lolita
is by far the most admired woman in
the plaza, %distracting attention ever
from the beautiful banderil!a Work that
lei Largo" is going through with in
the ring.
Many a rich Spanish lady up there
in the boxes envies the loyalty that
has induced the wearing of n passe
dress, and many n Spaniarl feels his
heart grow warm and his eyes moist
us. forgetting the little figure before his
eyes. he cal see another of the old
days in the old country almost identic.
al; many a mn forgets the fat. richly
dressed Mexican wife Mt his side and
goes back in heart To just suci, a girl
whether of .Auda!. ::sia, of Seville. or OF
Madrid.
And seated alone in his box the prince
Of bankers. old Franquillo. drops Ills
glass eud.sighs: perhaps If a girl like
that one yonder had lived, Instead Of
PASSING away from him during the first
poverty-stricken month Of their mar
ried life theie in Barcelona, be would