The National tribune., 1900-06-14
QUICK WOOTNG.

So, thinking had been at the hacienda
long enough, very politely informed her
that ] must be going. She asked me TO
call again the next day, and as was turn
ing to go she placed her well-modeled, rose
tinted lips near mine, and | at once kissed
them. Oh, that kiss. The first time my
lips had ever toIched a WOman's, and hers
so pure, SO lovely, so fascinating. 1t was
as a dream, moment only, and | was on
my horse heading for camp.
AS turned the bend of the river looked
back, and there at the door of the hacienda
stood Inez, waving a white handkerchief
as a good-by salutation. ] waved my cap,
and galloped on.
That night | told my pard, Degiff, about
my adventure at the hacienda. He
laughed at me about going courting the
first day on the border / might have told
him about the kiss, if he had not laughed
at me; but as he did so, | kept that part of
the adventure TO myself. | never carried
the garlic into camp. asI knew no one
would eat it, and ] didn't want the Lieu
tenant 10 know where had been. 1t only
cost me % cents, and ] considered that kiss
worth more than that.
Next morning Degiff said he would scout
the north, as | had made a courting bust
ness out of my scouting up that way.
knew it was plea to get to see the senOrita,
50 decided | would let him go, and would
scout the north in the evening.
At noon, while we were resting and let
ting the pickets guard the camp, Degiff
told me that he called at the hacienda and
saw the lovely seuorita, but as he could
talk but little Spanish, and her English
was weak, his conversation was not very
long, and he didn't derive much from it,
bat that ne would scout the north again in
the afternoon. as he saw some sign OF Mexi-
cans in the morning. But ! said no, since
he had made courting affair out of his
scouting the north, would scout that
country myself that evening. ] explained
10 him that all the MeXicans or trace Of
NeXicauS that he saw were the SenOrita
and her aunt. He smiled; il was true.
asked him if the old woman or the Young
one bade him good-by; lie replied that the
young one did. ! asked him in a Joking
way if she kissed him al the door. He said
no, but he had notion of kissing her
He was telling the truth; could see that
asked him If she mentioned my being
there the evening before, and he replied
that she did, and expressed "a hope that
would call again.
! secuted the north that evening and
called at the hacienda. The ladies' seemed
to be very glad To see me. ] talked with
them quite awhile, and lnez walked with
me 10 the garden gate, and as ! was about
10 pass through, she put up those lovely
lips for kiss again, which they got with
out the slightest delay. Mounting my
horse. waved my cap and galloped away.
! learned from her that she and her aunt
raised vegetables for the market at a town
a few miles below on the river. She asked
me If thought the Rangers would like to
purchase some vegetables whcreupOn I
told her ] supposed they would, but the
commander would allow no one 10 come
inside the pickets, and that the man Degiff
and ! were the only ones allowed 40 pass
out ] would see about the purchase of
vegetables. II they desired any ! would
come after them. II was all rlse about
the commanders orders. told her that 10
keep her away from camp, for the fact was
was Jealous already.
30 thls scouting continued. Sometimes
II would he DegIG in the north and some
umci |, and sometimes we would draw straws
l9see who would scout about the hacienda
whoever secuted north would always call
| al ine hacienda TO inquire if any MeXicans
iah been seen, and the inquirer generally
times.
One time as | was taking leave of the
sweet little senOrita" and she had me-
scnt@d those lovely lips for the kiss | had
given them so often. poi9nantly asked her
II she gave them TO Degin to kiss, and she
blushingly said "One time only" Iasked
her when was that, and she Informed mo
that If had been the second time he called
and lie then asked her for the privilege. but
she had refused him ever since.
THE LIEUTENANT TAKES A HAND.
When ] returned on that day the Lieu
tenant sent for me. ] supposed he had a
special scouting TO be done, or wanted to
know the result of to-day's work in that
line.
When ! entered his tent he was reading