The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-31

initiating delOefaIlOh. Sne WAS noiu-
ing the light blue thing up.
"That!" rasped he. oh woman!
Your blacl, skin will never go with this.
Light blue! Look at yourself in the
glass. Hold this Internal thing up with
you. See, \ Guanajuato mummy is
tasty beside you"
They say that Dona Maria used to be
a charcoal woman before She became
exalted But She ruled the ruler.
Your ideas OF beauty" she said, with
crushing calm, ARE not for me-
You shall not! VIII this woman
hang ever round my neck. nor progress
with ne? The state bows before me.
Porfrio Diaz believes in me. And can
my wife exhibit no dignity? tell YOU.
YOU are hideous in that light blue"
Retire. Mariana" replied She. her
ample bust swelling; nor cut these
capers."
He made a wry face and stormed out,
crying: "And my mole. too. Eli? |
am TO have my banquet without mole!
My dignity is stamped on, Oh. the
devil!
BY eight of the evening his mood was
back. An all-day beating against that
rock. his wife. had rent h's last nerve.
lie was morose. mean. - ten mini
utes to nine she swept into his presence.
surely majestic enough, and making a
tremendous display of light blue. Don
Mariana eritted his teeth as he handed
~.
away. leaving in the corridor trem-
bling maiden. who turned and uttered
TO Cenobio and cried: "To-morroW'
And the good Mary will help me.
The dance was at the American hotel.
The ballroom was gorgeous in green.
white and red bunting. \ long row OF
pretty senoritas sat on one side of the
room. the young men not approaching
them freely. An orchestra struck up
tune and the ball began. The light
blue dress fioated everywhere. Like an
empress she carried it. It was very
ugly. She danced with the governor
governor by the grace Of Senior ortiz,
who looked bored, and carried one hand
in his trousers pocket. She danced wit
dashing young federal senator tSen-
ator by The grace of ortiz. who wore n
brown sack coat She danced with h"
weakened. tiny old secretary Of state.
who moved in a blear-eyed dream. Oc-
casionally she danced with Don Mari
ano. and looked tiNedly over his head.
Md during those dances Don Mariana
could be heard muttering more AMI
more weakly. For the light blue seemed
10 fill the room. Her chaIky head above
Il reminded him again Of the Guiana
iuato mummics.
Between dances the young men
brought beer. cognac and other slim
ulants to the young ladies' who drank
Of all without prejudice. being trained
10 it. But the treasurer acquired a
habit Of retiring into corners NOR
bidly. Midnight coming on. he
watched the dances grimly. and his
eye could not tear itself away from
the wounding tower of blue. People
whispered that the sultan was ILL.,
They lOnged for his merry laugh.
During one interval they saw him
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Nothing cried the secretary
scanning the chandeliers.
"Ihought. muttered Don Mariana
thicklN thought the lights lights
also. were turning hic- blue
At two O'Clock they removed Don
Mariana to his carriage. and heard
him murmuring, "Wherc'.h Il
whrrc'sh ma dignity? Sh'gone,"
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