The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-18

lean signs-and saloons-and rem
dered even more than usually precar-
ious by American drinks, the hue
shirted boys wandered. open-eyed,
marveling much to find 'twix. twelve
and two the shutters up in all the
shops not conducted, as were the
bars, on the American plan, while
from some, still more oriental, the
sun and the shopper both were ex-
cluded four full hours, beginning at
H..
South of the walls and outworks of
Old Manila and east of the Luneta
lay a broad. open level, bounded on
the south by the suburb of Ermita,
and in the midst of the long row of
Spanish-built houses extending from
the battery of huge Krupps at the
bay side, almost over to the diagonal
avenue of the Nozaleda, stood the
very cozy. finely furnished house
which had been hired as quarters for
Col. Brent, high dignitary on the de-
partment staff.
Its lower story of cut stone was
pierced by the arched driveway
through which carriages entered to
the patio or inner court, and, as in
the tenets of Madrid the queen of
means of locomotion, so possibly to
no Spanish dame of high degree may
be attributed the desire. even though
she have the power, to walk.
No other portal, therefore. either
for entrance or exit, could be found
at the front. Massive doors of dark.
heavy wood from the Luzon forests.
strapped with iron, swung on huge
hinges that, unless well oiled, defied
the efforts OF unmuscular mankind.
A narrow panel opening in one of
these doors, two feet above the
ground and on little hinges of its
own, gave means of passage 30 house
hold servants and, when pressed for
time, to such of their superiors as
would condescend to step high and
stoop low.
To the right and left of the main
entrance were store rooms, servants
rooms, and carriage-room, and oppo-
site the latter, towards the rear. the
broad stairway that, turning upon
itself, led to the living-rooms on the
upper foor-the broad salon at the
head of the stairs being utilized as
dining-room on state occasions, and
its northward end as the parlor.
Opening from the sides of the salon.
front and rear, were four large.
roomy, high-ceilinged chambers.
Overlooking and partially over
hanging the street and extending the
length of the house was wide in
closed veranda, we'll supplied with
tables, lounging chairs and couches
of bamboo and wicker, its floor COW
cred here and there with Indian rugs.
it's surrounding waist-high railing
fitted with parallel grooves in which
slid easily the frames of the windows
of translucent shells, set in little
four-inch squares, or the dark-green
blinds that excluded the light and
glare of midday.
With both thrown back there
spread an unobstructed view of the
parade ground even to the edge of
the distant glacis, and here it was the
household sat to watch the military
ceremonies, to receive their guests.
and to read or doze throughout the
brewster hours of the day. Campo
de Bagumgayan"was what the natives
called that martial fiat in the strange
barbaric tongue that delights in 'igs"
and "ags," in "ings" and "angs," even
to repetition and repletion.
And here one soft, sensuous Oc-
tober afternoon, with light breeze
from the bay tempering the heat of
the slanting sunshine. reclining in a
broad bamboo easy-chair, sat Maidie
Ray, now quite convalescent, yet not
yet restored to her old-time vigorous
health.
ITO Be Continued