The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-15

about 1t. CAn0ol4f10 0l0 not want 80s&sD
Why should she bother about a 0HhNA
who was not hing TO her. Shs, wished TO
go to the plaza instead, and to- hear the
hand. They would go to the plaza alter
Gringa? Pues MOI" What would.ssher
family say to her for picking up any sex-
cursionista that CO me along? which
knowing Canadalaria-was not a pyomis-
ing frame of mind. Dorsey saw trouble.
= And 1t duly came. o. 49, s.sSsa~E
sCandalaria took one look at the Great
Mans wife, and decided. out of hand,
that Dorsey was in love with her~~-She
did not make a.,scene then and there,
but she took what was very nearly as
unpleasant a course. She. could speak
English very passa ably but she shut her
little crimson lips now. and refused to
say word. When the Great i\in or
his wife spoke to her, she smiled sweetiy
and shook her pretty head. mo speek
Engleesh," was the uttermoSt she would
consent to say. Dorseys rage was
nat urally enough, in view of the Situa-
tion-very great. But it did not blind
him to many things. to the contrast, for
instance, between the smooth brushed
locks of the Great Mans wife and the
frizzled strands of those of his own; be
tween the formers supple grace. and the
latters undeniable chunkiness: between
the formers chic and the latters dowdi-
ness. Candalaria's feet had never looked
50 like twin hatirons, and never had her
waist seemed so square and her skirt
hitched up in front and dragging be-
hind. In the matter of features and of
hands. however, Candalaria had the adj
vantage. unquestionablv. Only-Dorsey
looked at the face which changed and
lighted with every thought; and then he
looked at the pretty, placid one. He
looked at the large. firm fingers and
palms and then at the little, white, flacid
ones.
When the situation began to get unen-
durable Dorsey, in reckless despair, de-
cided to brave his wife and all her fam
lily, and to take the Gringos to the plaza
anyway. Candalaria saw in that not only
open disregard to her wishes. open
affront and humiliation. but ruse to
enable him to walk with the Gringa, with
whom he was in love. and to exploit her
before the town. While the Great Man
and his wife went for their hats, Dorsey
gave Candalaria piece of advice.
You talk to him" he said; you can
do it, and l want you to-
~ am ashamed" she said, my English
is bad
charming, and I insist that you talk to
him
May hien." acquiesced Candalaria
very wCII.''
He should have nistrusted that com
placcncy, Dorsey should.
They walked in the plaza. Then they
went to the paSt"leria for an ice. Then
Dorsey invited them to luncheon for the
next day. They accepted and he spent
the rest OF the night and all the morn
ing deVisiug mems and IreteXts for get
ting the hIack-shawled females out OF
the way. As foC the men, however much
he might dislike. he was not ashamed OF
them. He succeeded so well that there
Were only two aunts and many male
cousins ut the board and luncheon went
off auspiciously. Dorsey wished the Great
Man to see mis- qualifications a host.
as such Were of Importance in the post in
view. There was only one rawbacll,
which was that OF Notwithstanding de-
cided that her husband was talking to
~ n
her English again, and sat III smiling and
Struggling stoidity.
After the luncheon tho Great Man drew
Dorsey aside, as they smoked thcir cigars.
Dorsey felt that The moment had come.
Charming little home you have" said
the Great Man. CHANGING about the flow
ering patio. "A charming Wife and
charming home What fellow could ask
more?'
Dorsey hazarded the opinion that the
town, however, was rather dead. Til"
great man was a student of the poets
well. lie rcsOrtcd TO poetry:
Death is the end of life: an, why
Should life all labor beT'
And by way of illustration he puffed
lazy whiffS of smoke at the flowers of
the jasmine vine.
"A man could not ask for nearer heav-
than this" he said.
Dorsey wondered If it We're just bluff
or He whipped himself up to the
scratch and said something about the in
Cradicable American love of work for it's
own sake.
When observed the great man, you
have reached my age, you will be CON
tent enough to rest"
Then he drew out his watch They
We're leaving on the afternoon train for
the city his wife and he The sonora
would excuse their haste.
When they were gone Dorsey took
Candalaria into the house. He stood in
front of her with his fists cienched and
his jaw set.
What he asked. did you say in the
plaza last night?'' 1t was the only chance
she had had. Don't lie to me. I'll ask
him. if you do.
CandaIaria's crimson lips parted ard
cLrled up in p sueer. why should 1
lie? ! told him that l would never live
in the city because there were too many
political people and vulgar Americans
there"
Dorsey's jaw was not set now. 1t
dropped. When you knew that ne had
come to ask me TO go, When you knew
that I wanted to" ne said. The lips
curle1 a little more.
when l knew she Knocked. that
you wanted TO lie near your Gringa
She threw back her head with a laugh.
Dorsey stood and looked at her for
moment He was a little dulled. Then
lie went out Of the room.
He was down at the station to see the
great man off. a moZo followed him.
bringing tribute of flowers. The Great
Man stood on the rear pla torn of his
private car-the private car of which
Dorsey hin self might, with another end
ing. have had the use. AS the train
pulled off he waved his hand and there
drifteh back to Dorsey amid the rattle
and the noise, as the very voice of OPP
p"rturity itself. a faint ''yoodby."-
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