The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20

related to him. she did not like him. We /,
it happened the other day, just as Chis-
tina and 1 were coming TO an understand
ing, exactly where we are sitting now,
this Capt Belos stepped out from the win
dow of the drawing ROOM l should mag
Inc that he had no great difficulty in un-
Outstanding the situation. A young couple
who have just declared their love for each
other are apt 10 look a little awkward
when suddenly interrupted
The sound of his foot as he stepped out
on the veranda caused us 10 look round
sharply. As his eye fell on us he turned
as pale as If he had received a blow, ana
If ever mans face wore for moment an
expression Of intense rage his did then
However, he checked himself, murmured
a word or two about believing that Senior
Guzman was in the veranda, and, then
turned on his heel and went back into the
ROOM Christina caught my arm. "BeWare,
Juan, that man will be your deadly en-
envy" And I felt that she spoke truly.
She said that his attentions of late had
been very marked, and she had been in
constant fear that his father would call on
her to ask for her hand fer his son. We
agreed that I should, without loss of time.
speak to her father on the subject of my
suit. and did so on the same day."
HE was good enough to say that WHEN
request from my father reached him TO
that effect he should most willingly accede
to it, Col. Melos did. in fact, call the cay
before yesterday. and formally plo2o ed
the alliance, to which Don Guzman replied
that his daughters affections were al
ready engaged with his perfect consent and
approval The Colonel, of course, had
nothing to do but 10 bow himself out with
as good a grace as he could muster. fam
CIV from what have heard that he is
good officer and an honest man. He has
played a part in all the civil wars that we
have had here. but. unlike most others. he
always stuck 10 the same side, which, for
tunately for him turned out in the end TO
be the successful one. His son bears an
altogether different character. Here. in
deed, there has been nothing much against
him: the fact of his father being ,om-
mandant has no doubt acted as a check
upon him, and possibly the hope that he
may have entertained OF winning Christi
mas hand may have helped TO render him
discreet. but have heard that in other
places where his regiment has been In gar
rison, he bore the worst of characters"
THUS you see as a bitterly disappointed
man and as an inscriptions one he night
well have been the author Of this attack
upon me, and as you noticed the idea oc-
CURED to Christina as wei as myself. re-
membering as we did tie expression OF lis
face when he saw us together. That the
affair was his work, however, we have no
shadow of proof, and should not think
of whispering my suspicious 10 any ore.
STILL I shall take every precaution for the
three or four days that remain here. and
shall not be out in the unfrequented
streets after nightfal And now about
yourself, tell me frankly what are you
thinking CT doing7 DO you intend to con-
tinue at sea, or are you thinking Of re-
turning 10 your home, where, no doubt.
you would be gladly received by your ia
ther7'
II have not thought It fully over yet,