El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-26

that he knew a girl in Harlem who
was far more So The more he ad-
vanced his proposition to himself the
more was he convinced that 1t was ut
terly untenable.
"Senor," said the girl, you are very
kind. You are-our very valiant
knight"
Teddy wilkins youth often caused
him to speak hastily. He glanced at
the young woman's mother, and being
convinced by her look of entire stolidi-
ty that the duenna did not understand
English, he remarked in a low and
supposedly tender voice: II wish that
you would say my instead of our
senorita. / should be very happy if
you did"
The young woman laughed and then
checked herself.
"Ah, senor,'' she said, 81 have left
those behird who were very dear to
me- 1 think only of being reunited to
them
'Let me go in search of them eX-
claimed the young sergeant. 81 will
go everywhere to find them in order to
win even a smile from YOU"
"Senor,' responded the young wO,
man, there is nothing in our Span
ish tongue to describe one so noble.
You are indeed II Sir Galahad. They
came with us and were frighteE ID
from us. l have no doubt that they
have succeeded in also placing them
selves in the protection of los Ameri-
canos. Such is my earnest hope"
The girl stepped back in a coquettisb
way so that the young sergeant might
walk beside her. The more he talked
with her the more he was convinced
that she was hiding a great sorrow
There were lines in the classical fore
head which showed that the young
woman was more worried about the
safety of those whom she had left be
pathetic sergeant.
Sergeant Wilkins as he walked along
felt a violent attack of jealousy.
"Your sweetheart perhaps" he sug-
gested-
The girl shook her head
"Alas, senor," she said, mot so. If it
were few years ago, L could truthful
ly answer yes
The sergeant was sorry, but at last
they reached the rear. The young.
woman and her mother were taken IN
der the protection of branch of the
Red Cross. The sergeant remained
near them as long as he could and then
reluctantly started back to the front.
perhaps we shall meet again." said
the girl just before he went away.
you give me great hope" replied
Teddy wilkins. IF 1 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 him. The young
sergeant touched his cap, and, with one
last lingering glance, he went his way.
He was so preoccupied on the way
back that the soldiers with him eX-
changed sly winks and assumed ex-
pressions intended to be exceedingly
love lorn.
Sergeant Theodore Wilkins found lit
tie time that night to think of the fair
senorita. The Spaniards advanced,
and it took all the vigor of the exhaust
ed volunteers to hold them In check
Yet even when the Mausers filled the
air with weird songs there came to
Teddy" Wilkins the vision Of a face
framed in dark hair and the sound of a
voice which was musical and low
Days of hard fighting followed, and
when it was all over Sergeant Theo-
doTe Wilkins went in search Of her
who had called him a Sir Galahad He
found her, too, within the protection of
the American lines, sheltered by the
Red Cross and happy. because she had
been reunited with her own-her hus-
band and her four children.-New York
Herald.