The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Diegog" he asked his gloomy boatmau
when they were well out from the
shore.
"Oh, the senior does not know her
mother" he answered. shes the
peluquera at the big hotel and"
eyes, but l do know her, then, 70
my sorrow" interrupted Randolph,
laughing, for n sudden gleam of hope
had leaped into his mind at the dis,
covery of their common cause. "Cheer
up" he continued "a woman Is very
much like Que OF these fish, Diego, she
can always be caught If only you have
.he right bait" And he smiled SUI.
perlor smile at the things Diego did
not know about women Then he fell
to wondering how he might manage
to help Diego make his fortune SUE
fcient to marry the girl and get tlie
chest out Of the old wOman's hands
Before he had reached the shore
again, he had evolved a scheme. lie
would play the good angel. Diego, he
argued, If he married Rosa, would be
too shrewd to let the sentiment about
an heirloom stand between him and
the jlngling double eagles, and, as he
was not m American, he would have
no other idea than OF being Caesar In
his own household. However, he real
tied that Diego must not suspect an
ulterior object in his interest.
Rosa was very much surprised and
only half-pleased when, the next time
she saw Randolph, his whole conyer-
sation was about Diegos many viz
tues. "And Diego is getting so pTOs-
porous, too He is now half-owner oS
a brand-new fishing-smack," he eX-
planned, wisely concealing the fact
that he himself was the other owner,
He even arranged day, during the
absence Of the peluquera, when the
three Of them should take a sail as
far as Lovers Point.
Everything went or exactly as It
had been ordered, ana Randolph's
complacency knew no bounds. 1t was
very comfortable to be so good; it was
also very sweet to watch the happy
lovers in the PROV, for Diego's suit
had prospered under the influence of
the beautiful new bont. Randolph's
mind reverted to Miss Smythe- Browne,
feeling that after all there's nothing
] half so sweet in life rs loves young
dream" To be sure, he had not seen
her quite so frequently the past few
days, but when the business in hand
was satisfactorily settled, he would
follow Diegos example, and make him
self the happlest Of men. If he had
looked to leeward just then, he might
have seen the object Of his reyerie III
q passing yacht, shifting her parasol
before her astonished, resentful eyes.
although she was bound to admit the
little Spanish girl was very pretty
When, later, Randolph asked Miss
Smythe- Browne to go out with him
to try the new boat she sent him
word that she was indisposed and
could not think of going. But Ran
dolDhs serenity was not disturbed.
How she will rejoice with me when
the chest is really mine" he thought.
"It is such a satisfaction that she has
a fondness for these things, too" And
he lapsed into his chronic complacen-
cy.
The role Of good angel suited hiIn
admirably, and he wondered why he
had never essayed to play it before
He accepted Diego's gratitude mag
unanimously, adding: "Neyer mind, my
good fellow, the wheel spins round.
l may be asking a favor Of you some
, day"
And Dicgo's prompt, anything, any
thing, senor, within my poor powers
you may command made Randolph
feel that virtue really ought to be It's
own reward,
A week after the wedding, at which
{ lie mad been guest Of honor, toast-mas-
ter, and animating spirit, Randolph
, after assuring Diego Of his purely dis
, Interested friendship and appreciation
; OF his many excellent qualities, made
r him sole owner Of the fshing-smack.
The poor fellow wopt tears of joy on
y his gorgeous wedding waistcoat, reit'
\ Grating the hope that he might some
= day be able to prove his gratitude
g Realizing there is no time like the pres
[ ent Randolph put his protestationa
o TO the test
: "By the way, Diego, there ia little
Y thing l might get you to do for me-
= he said. lie was thinking, while nc
|. spoke what n rich adventure this
would be to tell Miss Smythe- Browne
s and how she would congratulate hin
= upon his shrewdness He had missed
J. her greatly these last few days, anf
Y the flowers he had sent her had beer
= promptly returned to him; but he wa'
= too busy then to find out whose blum
l. der it was, for blunder he Cid no
o doubt it had been.
If Diegos honest face beamed witt
:. good nature; he was anxious to be o
d whatever service be might to his bene
.e factor.
N "Tbprp Is n sort of box yOur wife ha