Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-01

ceipt from his mother, who earnestly
begged him to remain for a short time,
at least, as by so doing she thought he
might be able to find a means of demon
strating to his father, the risk of in
vesting such large sums as the latter
contemplated in Philippine %ventu
So with a big lump in his throat,
Captain lingo saw his old comrades-in-
arms sail away to the tune Of Aud
Lang Syne," n then opened and took
charge of the temporary offices of the
Z~amboango and Cannibal Valley Rail-
road.
For some time Ray Jingo's letters to
his father We're decidedly pessimistic
in tone. when a change became notice.
able. He wrote in fact, so happily of
the general situation and of his own
position. that it went far in inducing
the senator to put down a motion to
inquire into the condition of the Celebes
M New Guinea, with a view to their
acquisition by the United States, by pur-
chase or otherwise as circumstances
might direct. He also wrote in an OPP
timistic vein back to his son conveying
the information, that he trusted shortly
to complete his financial arrangements
for commencing work on the railroad.
1t was while hes senator was in this eX-
uberant state of mind, that one morning
the servant deposited beside his plate at
breakfast, a bundle of newly arrived
mail, among which was a letter bearing
the Manila postmark.
Its from Ray" said Mrs. lingo.
open it, my dear, and let us hear the
news"
Leisurely complying, the senator had
cut the flap of the envelope. When there
first came to view the photograph of
as dusky and unprepossessing looking
a lady as could be ill-imagined. She
was gowned in a loose Mother-Hub-
bard, over the shoulders of which fell
a mass of coarse, black hair, and out
from the bottom of which protruded a
pair of more useful than dainty bare
feet. Strings of shells and beads deco
rated her decidedly rotund shape. while
heavy gold rings adorned her fingers,
ears, and toes.
TIL senator leaned back in his chair
and gazing at the photograph, laughed
heartily. "A new type of American
beauty, girls" he said, addressing his
daughters. From her muscular de-
velopment, though. she must have al
ready adopted physical culture, I should
judge. Rays cook, I suppose" Then he
commenced to read the letter out loud.
MY Dear Dad:-The contents of
this letter will, I think, come to you all
somewhat in the nature of a surprise
a truly agreeable one. I hope. Re-
membering how earnestly you have ad-
vised me to identify myself in every
possible way with : the affairs of this
new land of ours, I have taken a step
which will assuredly place my connec-
tons upon the surest foundations Of
all. In short, I am engaged to marry
Cobra tho pr1xy 1orohtor ne CarorM Do,
Bellicosti G~rabanhillo. I may at once
tell You that the proposed match is an
advantageous one in every way. Senior
Grabanhillo is the owner of three vol
canoes, of a large estate on the Big
characterization.
Crocodile riverr, and a seven-eighths in
terest in a pearl fishing fleet, which as 1
daresay you may shrewdly guess, has
more to do with fishing for Chinese iunks
than for pearls.
Senior Grabanhillo is particularly
pleased with the match, as the position
OF his future son-in-law's father in the
United States senate will necessarily
hush up any trouble that might arise
on account of the Bleaching and lootiIg
of an occasional castaway steamer. I
enclose Gobra's photograph. She is re-
garded as a catch and quite a belle out
here. and possesses, moreover a most
amiable disposition. Awaiting, with
anxiety, your consent to the marriage,
etc., ETC., etc.,
IT am, ETC.,
Ray H. lingo, Jr."
Senator lingo dropped the letter on
the table with a gasp, and stared blank
ly across at his Wife.
"Well!" exclaimed that lady. your
expansion projects have brought us
into intimate relationship with a most
charming family 4 am sure. Do you
propose to build a villa on the Croco-
die river, near the ~Grabanhillos, SEN
ator?'
Just think of a thing like that for
a sister-in-law," said the eldest Miss
lingo, tossing the photograph over to
her sister. How delightful it will be
to drive out with-what's the dreadful
creatures name, Mabel?"
Cobra replied the sister, with a
merry twinkle as she glanced at her
fathers hOrror-stricken c~ountenance.
Cobra, a pretty name. I wonder what
it means in Filipino? Python, perhaps!'
Yes, G~obra-Gobra ~Grabanhillo,'
continued the other sister. How charm
ing it will be to drive out in Central
park with this bare-footed sister-in-
law
But by this time the senator had
risen from the table, seized his hat in
the hall, and fled the house.
Hailing a cab, he drove rapidly to the
nearest telegraph Office, where, calling
for a cable form, he dispatched the fol-
lowing message to r. H. lingo, Jr., at
Manila:
"Close up the Zamboango railroad
office and come home Immediately; bu
see and don't bring any black luggage
along with you."
1t was a remarkable circumstance
but the senator's friends noticed that
1T was about that time his views un-
derwent a decided change concerning
further territorial expansion. He with
drew his Celebes notion; and by way of
explanation of his retirement from the
Philippine projects. said that he had or