The Delta independent., 1900-08-10

that he knew a Girs in Harlem VITO
WAS far more SO. Tue more he nd
| valcs,I his proposition to himself the
more WAS he ~,nyineeI tlat il WIS u.-
lc.ly untenabic.
'-senOr." said the girl. ''yon are very
Kind. lol are-orr very valiant
knight"
Teddy wilkins youth o.;en caused
! him to speak hastily. lie glanced at
the young woman's mother. and. being
onvinced by her look Of entire stolidi-
~ that the Luenna did not understand
English. he remarked In low and
supposedly tender voice: u wish that
you would say my Instead OF cur
senorita. ! should he very happy IL
you dial"
The young woman laughed and then
| checked herself.
"Ah. SENIOR she said. II have left
those beliir Il who We're very dear to
them"
Let me 90 in search Of them" ex-
claimrd the young sergeant. Il will
20 every where 10 ind them In order to
WE even n smile from you.
oeuor. TerIpnutu tue young WD-
man. ''thrrs. is nothing in our Span
ish tongue TO describe one no noble.
You air indeed n S,r t:aIaliad. They
came with us AMI were frightened
frCm us. have 10 doubt thai they
have succeeded in also placing thcrn-
selves In the protection OF los Ar3cri-
capos. Such Is my earnest hope"
The girl stepped back In a couuettlsh
way SO thai the young sergeant might
Walk beside her. The more he taIkcl
with her the more he was convinced
that she was hiding Il great sorrow.
There were iiccs In the classical fore
head which showed that the young
woman was more worried about the
safety OF those whom She had left bp-
hind than she woul,l tel even the sym
pathetic sergeant.
Sergeant wilkins as he walked along
felt a violent attack Of Jealousy.
Your sweetheart perhaps" he su:-
gestcd.
The girl shook her head.
ALAS. scnor." she said. mot So If IT
were n few years ago. ! could truthful
ly answer yes"
The sergeant was sorry. hut At last
they reached the rear. The youn:
woman and hsr mother were taken ur-
der the protection Of branch OF the
Red Cross. The sergeant rctunlnc'i
|. near them as long as lie could aud then
Sreluciantly started back TO the front.
perhaps we shall meet again" said
the girl Jus, before lie went away.
You give me great hope" replied
Teddy Wilkins. III can ever be of
may be. yCu must let me know"
The girl smiled and said that she
would never forget him. The young
sergeant touched his cap. and. with ono
last lingering giancc. he went his way.
He was 50 preoccupied on the wny
back that .lic soldiers with him cx-
changed sly wInls and assumed cx-
prcssiors Intended to be exceedingly
love lorn.
Sergeant Theodore wilkins found lit
tie time that night TO think Of the fair
senorita. The Spaniar,ls advanced.
and II took nli the vigor Of the exhaust
cd volunteers to hold them In check.
Yet even when the Mauscrs fiIlcd the
air with weird songs there came to
Teddy" wilkins the vision OF n face
framed In dark hair nnI the sound Of
voice which WIS musical and low.
Days Of hard fighting followed. aud
when II was all over Sergeant Thco-
dore wilkins went In search Of her
who had called him Sir Galalind. He
found her. too. within the protection OF
the American lines. sheltered by the
Red Cross and happy. because she had
been rcunifcI with her own-bcr bus
band and her four chlllrcn.-Ncw York
Herald.