Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-02-15
NEW SERIES--VOL. XIX. NO.

He wondered If Carmen we're as beau.
tiful as the Cuban girl who picked her
way among the fallen branches and
the stones which lay in their path
way. Than he tried to convince him.
self that he knew q girl in Harlem
who was far more So The more he
advanced this proposition. to himself,
the more was he convinced that it
was utterly untenable.
''Senor," said the girl, ''you are
very kind. You are-our valiant
knight"
Teddy Wilkins youth often caused
him to speak hastily. He glanced at
the young woman's mother. and, be-
ing convinced by her look of entire
stolidity that the duenna did not nm
derstand English. he remarked in =
low and supposedly tender voice. 'sI
wish you would say my instead of
our senorita. I should be very
happy il you did
The young woman laughed, aud
then checked herself
"Ah, senor," she said. II have left
those behind who are very dear to
me- I think only of being united TO
| them"
Let me go in search of them ex
claimed the young sergeant Il will
go everywhere TO find them III order
to win a smile from you
'Senor," responded the young wo-
man, "there is nothing in our Spanish
tongue to describe one so noble. You
are indeed Sir Galahad. They came
with us and were frightened from us.
l have no doubt that they have sue
ceeded in placing themselves in pro-
lection of los Americanos. Such is
my earnest hope.
The girl stepped back III IA coquet
tish way so that the young sergeant
might walk beside her The more he
talked to her the more he was con-
vinced that she was hiding great
sorrow. There were lines in the
classical forehead which showed that
the Young woman was more worried
about those she had left behind than
she would tell even the sympathetic
sergeant.
Sergeant Wilkins as he walked along
felt violent attack OF jealousy.
Your sweetheart, perhaps" lie
suggested.
The girl shook her head.
Alas, senor," she said, mot So.
II it were few years ago | could
trustfully answer yes.
The sergeant was very sorry, but
!, at last they reached the rear. The
taken under the protection OF a brancn
Of the Red Cross. The sergeant re
NAMED near them as long as he could
, and then reluctantly started back Il
| the front
!, perhaps we shall meet again.
i said the girl, just bsore he went
away.
You give me great hope replieI
Teddy Wilkins. IF | can ever be Of
service to you, no matter where you
may be, You must let me know
, The girl smiled and said that she
} would never forget hi h The young
sergeant touched his cap aud with
one last lingering glance he went hi
way. He was SO pre- occupied on the
l way that the soldiers with h,m e.
changed sly winks aud assumed tx
} pressions intended TO be cEree liuGiy
love-lorn.
J Sergeant Theodore Wilkins ioun,
little time that night TO thinl: Of The
fair senorita. The Spanlards nj
vanced and it took all the vieor Of the
, exhausted volunteers to hold them ii
cheek. Yet even when the Mauaers
filed the air with weird songs. there
came to Teddy Wilkins the vision %
J a face framed III dark hair and the
sound Of voice which was musica
and low
Days of hard dgAtiu9 followed, aud
} when it was al over Sergeant Theo
dore wilkins went in search Of her
, who had called him a Sir Galahad
! He found her, too. within the protec-
ton Of the American lines, shelteret !
by the Red Cross and happy, because
she had been reunited with her own
: her hns baud aud her four children -
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