New-York tribune., 1901-08-25

10 the mountains far away. Half Guatemala
belongs TO his brother and him. The brother
IS married-tO a Spanish princess. too-but he's
not, and you'll do the best two weeks work
YOU ever did in your life if you catch him
between here and Frisco Bay"
The captain liked the topic, evidently. He
qrew e, up a stool and sat down to pursue it
He could recommend Matcho Merida He
wasn't like the rest of these Black and Tans
He's made this trip with me six times now.
and I've watched him close. He don't go in
for the things that most Of his breed do--cards
and women and wine" Miss Stra athmore
thought of her quotation) we get the chance to
SEE things On these ships you bet but I've never
seen Merida do a fool thing yet 1t may be
because he's been to schoo' in England, and
runs the New-York end of affairs for their
hncaS. but why ever il is. it's so And edI-
cated"' he added, Inspired!y, why, that
fellow speaks four languages we'll as he does
his OWn-and got som thing to say in all of
them. You mind what | say. Miss Elizabeth
/ knew your father when l was 4 boy, and the
b=st | could wish for his daughter would be 10
marry young Merida He stood up ana started
on Here he comes now Get him to tell You
h0V he ana the other young bloods held the
Governors palacio AGAINST a revoutonist mob
for day and a night Make up 10 him"
Which-the advice and the strategy-had the
natural effect OF rendering Miss Strathmore
more barely civil to Merida when ne stopped TO
50 ak TO her. He had changed the suit in which
he had come on board, and was il white dan-
uelS now
ing the regular features of other Spanish
bIooded males she had known. but he's quite
the most swagger individual l ever saw"
He pulled up a wicker chair beside her and
they began To talk II 10 o'clock then.
They we're stil talking when the luncheon gong
talked through the meal
II Miss Strathmore had been stupid she would
have stayed on deck the rest OF the afternoon
As X she went 10 the cabin for i nap and
then devoted hersef-the least in the world. OBJ
viousy-to her mother untl dinner time but
there was the evening after that They spent
il together IN The bo" and -aiked-of the phos-
phorus and things
II was not until after a good many nights
that they got 10 anything much more personal
into tho Extreme point Of the bow and Miss
Strathm0rr sat half oveThanEiug the black ocean
"hen tae PROV cGt into god light She WAS
h"l4inS last u stay she could just see
Mr1da's face in the starlight. and mis- eyes were
on her steadily There nad been stop in
SD.-ch.
Was / uEcivIl when you finished my line for
me that ulght''' hr asked
,,aLher Ms Strathmole ansr"rea him
She admitted that size tia not.
Well" h~ ext rlained ITS just THIS l get 80
sex : having teopie - n the basis that ~
Juaus and al thar. " =rt So d-ueedly much
She reminded him taa, he had laid himself
I know. l did Ru, enc doesn't exnect an
Ar0erica@ "r an En@lisFwan 70 know his poets
II gu . mt mind .uy SAVING So. never Thought
about vour going on. Their. vas a pause. And
! don't go lu for woman and iIrtat.,us" Merida
said. = have never cared for ans cir. .x--pt
You"
Il was sudden. certainly s. Sudden that sFe
let g her hold on the stay HIS hand ..ent %,
- SteGdy rsr Instantly Then Ie cook .t away
Il suvps So you re surprrSrt n said- Il am
myself But us true
Miss Sjrathuore's se.f- possession had wealth
cred many experiences. hut fouud-red at this
Sh- lid rot think or anything 10 say
"I don't want t1 bath-r.' hp told hrr and I
dom expect vnu o. EK- l-t -rut I nope ytu
wi!i-hef're long T4en be- went n 10 ether
things. aut cons -rSstlou was not a success
They were AT anchor oil MaZltl4n ,h- next
day. some Two miles out beyond the bar M-ri IA