The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22

cious. came to him. she seemed rot n
terssted in the play. but cncs when her
| father mutterei impatisntIy she smiled.
showing dazzling teenth.
Just then she looked up and caught the
eyes OF Hammond staring intsntiy. almost
hungrily. upon her She was rigid for
moment Then. her eyes still fastened
upon his. her bosom began 70 heaye like
the biIlows of the sea. Slowly a rich and
beautiful flood of crimson stole over her
neck her rouud firm cheeks and low.
broad forehead. Suddenly the red tide re-
ceded and she swayed in her chair as II
about 20 fall She recovered with an ef-
fort and her eyes fell She sat 50 for an
Instant Then. as II forced against her
will. her lids rose and again the gaze OF
the man and the woman met. The blush
came back more family and she made an
almost imperceptihle motion with her fan,
as II 10 heckOn MIN 70 her. Then she
leaned and whispered something 10 her
father The hidalgo had lost some hun
dreds and muttered an impatient acquies-
cence. She rose and gIided from the booth.
The blood OF the engineer was on fire.
He found her standing In the shadow OF
one OF the blank buildings. giving an i'm
periOus dismissal 70 the poems. As they
left hurriedly. she turned 70 Hammond.
half held out her hand. withdrew II, drop
ped her head and seemed 10 become. all at
once. shrinking and abashed girl He
took her by the hand and led her into a
narrow side street which twisted Ike
cOTkscrew. He paused. when safe from
observation. and his voice was hOarse as
he said in his best Spanish, knowing in
stinctively that the patois would be out OF
place:
Il am Hammond-JOhn Wentworth Ham
mond-Of the railway people. ! am drunk
with your eyes. senorita. I love you. /
have the right to say that love you.
The girl said: Your church,
Your church is mine"
''You love me, Senor Hammond"
lido; with all my heart, l do
And I-yOu are not married, senorT'
Il have said | have the right"
Il am Julia de Gonzales. senior. and
love you-Iove yOU-lOve yOu."
She sWayed toward him as lily sways.
He gathered her in his arms and her
tender. blushing cheek lay like the petal OF
a flower against his own, burned almost
70 negro blackness by the sun. She told
him that her fathers carriage, with It's
team of four mules, strong and swift
SIOOd quarter OF Hlllt dNdN HCdL 's4S
Church of the Holy Spirit. Without 4
moments pause, Hammond took her arm
in his and started walking rapidly. Where
was his ambition. his duty to his employ
ers, his vaunted faithfulness, his knowl-
edge that speed WIS vital to the railways
interests? No thought OF them crossed
his brain.
They found the carriage and on fhe
front seat the driver was cUrled in his
afternoon Siesta. Hammond placed his
newly-fould love in the vehicle. grasped
the man rUdcly by the throat shook him
into a sitting posture ordered him saw
2gely to Griye southwest at his best speed
and sprung 20 a seat beside the girl.
Don Gregorio Jesus Maria Antonio de
Gonzales finished his bout with the monte
dealer a little after daylight of the neXl
morning When he found that his family
carriage was missing he said that some
one had stolen it and the cGachman, re-
ported the loss to the alcalde, sOlemnly
kicked the poems and went TO sleep. Evi-
IDENTIFY he knew his daughter
Meanwhile Hammond, having called in
the services of priest. who first baptized
him and then collected a marriage fee,
was driving still southwark
The railway people wiped him off the
books, though his assistant got the sur
Vey through on time. His comrades said
he was good man gone wrong. But he
did not much care. He is d hidaIgO now.
and has built Don GregoriO several water
dams that are the pride of the old mans
heart.
II Jack Hammond. engineer. ever had q
conscience, it does not trouble him.
Copyright, 1900, Daily Story Publishing Company