The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30

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ealiber are usually quArtered spsn ths
governor himseif-1res Of charge,
mind you. Fortunately, i happen 70
know Col. De Garma; ferdinand Jose
Felipe Jesus de Garma , dc Lopez i hts
everyday name. You want to commit
IL to memory. too; became II you hap
pen 70 get II De Something-or-other
wrong. Il might make considerabl
hard feeling. I've been thinking over
the matter little. and have concluded
that your staying In the government
house ~ his guest'will Be rather favor.
able to our plan than othsrwiss. Hes
one Of the most hospitable men ever
mst-sivs yoa snything hes got, ex-
cept his daughter. and shea pretty
enough to eat. Here's picture OF
them. with the officers Of the colonel's
stan, taken with the patio. It's pref
~ fair hkensss of the crowd, consider
Ing the size. What do you think Of
tLem?"
examined the photograph care
fully.
"Why. they're full-blooded Span
iards. aren't they? They look like
educated people.
"Hmpfi II IL comes 10 blood, Do
Garma can trace his family back to =
branch Of the Bragansas on the distan
side; the family are Portuguese, not
Spanish, though they've lived In Gra-
NADIA for generations. But what do
you think Of the giri-Senorita Doro-
tea? Isn't she peaeh?"
stGha ie hna -
internal pity to hide away . girl like
that in a forgotten hole where all the
advantages she should have are de-
MED herI"
II think. myself, that Agana Is no
place for her; yet she won't stay there
always. and she isn't BY any means the
untutored barbarian you imagine her
to be. They lived In Granada and Mad
rid until she was IT"
''Then what the devil did they
ever"
"Come to the Ladrones for2 Bus,.
ness; all In the line Of business. As
lieutenant colonel. the old mans or
dinary salary Of 2.700 year didn't cut
much ice in Madrid. Out here, as
gobernador Of the Ladrones, be gets
about 900 more. besides the pickings." :"
"Pickings?"
"Yes What he can squeeze out OF
the barrangays, or tax districts.
Gobernadors don't work for their
health, any more than United States
senators. Then Guajan is one OF the
most delightful islands in the Pacific,
and II cost. them little or nothing to
live there. At the end Of his six years
they get their passage home at gov
ernment expense, and carry with them
quite a respectable pot Of savings.
which means opera, cafes, bull-fights.
wine. and inuumerab BILE cigarrillos, for
several yenrs. 1t txkes good deal OF
genius to work an influential rcla tive
In the cortes."
"His six years must have nearly ex.
pired by this time; ! notice the SEN
orita's gown isn't exactly up to date"
That's the fault of her blasted
cousins in Manila. lost my temper,
the day before we left, when they sent
lot of clothes down 10 the steamer
for me TO take to her. There was moth
lug but aimsy string around the pack
age, aud when the quartermaster ac-
cidentally dropped it on deck it
bursted open; SO had the fun of rak-
ing together those female belonging.
and trying TO gucss which matched and
which didn't II the girl Hnds out that
l saw some of the things. I'm afraid
there'll be GOODNESS between US. You
see. they're-well, mixed gear. should
say. What makes me so mad II the
fact that those women in Manila have
spent the money she sent last voyage
on their own new clothes, and have
sent her q lot Of duds four years out
Of style. l suppose they think that,
being out Of the world In those islands,
she'll never know the difference, and
that they are plenty good enough"
what q beastly shameI"
ayes; Isn't 1t devilisht And that lit.
tie girl likes to be well dressed Just
as much as they do. Got heap bet
ter taste. too. Here, just look at these
things in the box. will you?-they're
almost as anti9uated as the dress she's
wearing in the picture" We Ringerly
lifted out one garment after another.
speculating a. to the use OF those we
were not sure about.
Look here, Dick; you don't happen
to have any nice. stylish dresses ON
board. do you?"
mo, ! don't. I'm carrying hard
ware and stores this trip"
Afterward the conversation drifted
into description Of the kind of life
l might expect to find among the il.
lands, suggestions in regard to the
handling of catamarans at sea, and
ether details Of my proposed move
ments; but couldn't keep the Senor-
ita de Garma out Of my mind. It
seemed likely that should see good