The Delta independent., 1900-08-17
! DARK EYED MAID
GAVE A WARNING
4 Story Of Moonlight Jealo1sy and
. 0dlstto.
BY Samuel MeLeary Waller.

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When Trooper Paul Mills save the
bread and coffee. he Ind little idea Of
ii" iavo.. lie was raising for the well
ordered existence Of three who thought
they were happy. But he could not
have been expected to know that the
girl with the blue black hair aud the
form drawn by famine had q lover and
a tickle heart. and he had never
thought SO well OF himself NJ TO inag
Inc that he had gallant figure aud an
earnest eye capable Of turning the
maiden's head. Else he might have
hesitated as lie stood In the blue haze
Of the tropical morning and singled out
the one OF the misery laden thropg OF
refugees who seemed nearest the bor-
dcrIand Of exhaustion. For he vas Of
the kind that love constancy and
shrink from sullylng pure bs.art.
When the maiden hud eaten the dry
bread and drank the hot coffee and
Mills had returned TO his tent TO get
more Of his small allowance os food to
give to some other OF the unhappy ex-
lies. he wondered at the quivering eyes
she had turned hack after seusnbiing
away without thanking him. They had
looked like twin tires Of gratitude and
fear kindieL 5y sparks from . tender
and terrified conscience.
The maiden moved on With the for
loru host who werc struggling hack to
the deserted city. The buudle p0' sed
0u her bead pressed with bess insist.
epcs. Her veins were warn Into
them had stolen the strong bovesagc
and the greater atrepgth Of . ouoaime
eusosiou sent on the auotlety - . Kind
" Slapcc.
? From out Of the shell tsgn ~ ring
At the edge Of the city caDs . 1geeeful
youth In btue and scarlet a. eoSd.
His cap WIS tasseled. his Jeepings
scanned with buttons Of beoooA' and
the fringe Of hls blood red - eePcA-
ed The tansiIng sswel - ~ sU0N 1s
step rang on ihe roadway - ooDDss
RED forth 10 meet The maidce.
"Ah, Manuela. ! have watchea ~
throug since daylight! ] watched = Ill
yesterday. Why are you - tardyr
lie had reached out to clasp the g1ri's
hands. but they slipped behind hcs
back. The youth stopped ~ though
be had felt a jar. Then passtou came
out Of the gloom Ii the deep oe bis
soml,er eyes and spread down Ills Hnce.
"Whaf. Ninnuela. Ii this the greeting
I gct--l who burncl my heart out fOg
you and sat on top Of the bull ring
and gaxcd out over the hills TO where
you were when the big guns were rear
ing death over the valley? Gene.
speak to me. child. and say you arc
glad OF your welcomer'
"Ind you been brave. like the nsen
behind those guns. you would have
gone through their weak. thin line and
come TO me. am not glad Of the vel
come Of a coward.
All through the weary days Of staPva-
tion In the foul viilnsc 10 the sorth
and In the purple forests around is
she had sighed to press the lips Of tbs
same coward: hal vowed eternal fea1ty
at the thruuc Of his picturrsquc pre-
sonaiity: had breathcd fcrvcut careas<o
that the free evening air might War
them over the intrcuched heads Of the
auIlcn armies to the vine clad baleUoy
where he was used 10 sit in the u3ooo-
light On the hot road homeward she
had thrilled with Joy that each heavy
step brought forward the time Of bliss-
. ucsscneer frvm the day when they
should walk between their wealth -
friends down the long cathedral aisle.
Then had conc the pair Of gray eyes,
and tie vaunted will Of the Coscnsss
had melted away like care At twilight.
The face of the youth became scarlet
as his sash. then white ~ his palm.
1t IL not the habit Of q Latin 10 cos-
troll bis passions. rHthcr be cultIvates
them TO fIerceness. but Jose clsoked
hack his fury. 1'erhaps the supkeas
paliid face of the Giri suggested phya-
cal or mental unbalance-perhaps -
had learned diplomacy. Again he bs1l
out Ills hands.
Come. Manueia. these troubeouD
times are passiug. and we'll be happy
again as when we strolIed through tbs
groves by the harhor. Say . kind word.
II WIN warm your heart ssd brighteo
mine. Say that you ere glad 70 -
me-
Ills tones were soft. his glances tee
der.
Ilut The girl knew not restrsint 10 H.
youeb dbl. me spusped the outstrsecA-
esl hand VIII bes own. 4 heavy ~
risg Ten frSo ~ tbls enEes ssd rso1s6
away h tbe dssa. eAe looked q = Q
nsosst. half sesoped 10 psck Il -
thes turned ss1 walked away. ~
gavs the yeotb - wsed. Ths whoee
aad eed ~ Bis eheeks eAaaeed ~
earh sthes ME . struegls b-swuso
sight ED wrwog. Right 1aauy NJ
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