The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-07

Ia senorita: do know from the pho
tograph that we the same complexion
are, and her dress like q glove does
At me-"
"Please herl Shed be as happy a.
the best-dressed woman in New York
church ON Easter morning, II she had
a gown like that. And If she looks
as sweet as you do in 1t, the cabalIeros
will have q hard time"
"You-you think 1t becoming to me
is. Senior Enrique?"
II think that were II not for Capt.
Dick. l couldn't resist the temptation
Of kissing you. just as you are"
..Nombre de Diosi los Americanos
are boldl But pray you tell me, Senior
Enrique. why say you Of 'el Captain
Dik?' Que nombre, 'Dik?"
''Ricardito In Spanish; It was Capt.
Halstead l meant. told him how
beautiful thought you were this aft
ernoon-beautiful enough to kiss
and he said that II attempted such
thing he'd punch my head"
"Ai! said he that, the violent mani
Ricardito-I like better that than
your Ingles Dix. But why not should
he like to have you me kiss?"
"Oh, ] don't know; he's q peculiar
man. Possibly he'd rather do 1t him.
self"
.'Ai. but never would the man dare.
He so quieet is-such a. But we must
talk of him not. i shall be afraid. We
hsve the dresses about to decide. I
will another one wear at the dinner,
And tomorrow another; then shall we
see II for Ia senorita they will do."
''If they will dol You mean IL others
like them will do?"
mot 30. senior; why should la pobre
senorita a whole three months wait
for her dresses? She shall three of
mine have. We directly home do 20,
on el vapor lsla de Panay from Manila,
and not shall need them; plenty of
others have"
"And you will sell me your own
diesses for her. senoritai You are
even more generous than hoped"
Il nothing said of selling them,
senior. Can you not me allow the pleas
ure Of giving, as yourself?"
.But. senoritai where do the cap.
tain and come in7 We can't allow
yo, to make such an expensive pres
ent, just to please usl"
THE expense nothing is; many plan
tations papa has. You and el captain
have yourselves shown los generosos.
1t will pleasure be for me to do wha t
you would have done; If your friend
ship may count upon, am the gain
er. Every girl It is not with friends
that SO kind would be to an entire
stranger"
She looked SO cool and pretty, in the
shade under the awning, that took
her little hand in mine and bent over
it for moment. Then hurried to the
upper deck with my bundle, and told
Dick he had better take my place be.
fore she went below. He relished the
suggestion so much that l had con-
siderable difficulty In Hrst getting him
into white duck suit; being a power
fully built fellow. white and gold were
exceedingly becoming TO Halstead.
After he left, stretched myself In
one Of the hammocks we had slune
'thwartships, and felt rather Jealous
for a few moments. There il charm
about the Spanish temperament which
exer.s strong fascinati over men
Of colder nationalities; and the Senor-
ita Palacios. without necessarily be-
Inc over-foud of either Halstead or
myself, had a frank and cousiply
friendliness of manner that banished
all suggestion Of ceremoniousness At
the outset and led Us into saying
things which one usually says to ac-
quaint.nces Of many years standing
only. There II also . peculiarity Of
tropic life at sea which has often i'm
pressed me. Wether II il the result
of forced inaction. or the relaxing in
fuence Of the climate, 10 immaterial; /;
bu. under such conditions the formal.
ity which custom has made inviolate
in temperate countries is simply out of
the question-as much so a. tight or
cumbersome clothing.
My day with the senorita had been
such q pleasant one that It was diff
cult to FIX my mind upon other mat.
ters, but finally settled down to a
careful examination Of the charts
which Halstead had left upon the
table. Those dollars and doubloous
beneath the heaving bosom Of the Pa
cifc were. after all, chief mistresses
Of our affections at that time.
CHAPTER v.
l pored over the charts until the
dinner-gong sounded; then the photo
graph. which lay directly under one