The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-07-23
The Truth Belated.
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A year Mauricio lived retired, save for
| the business of state In his garden with
boks-Calderop, Campoamea Peres Gal
dos-there was he nearest to happiness
! But he knew that ne only put off the
search for Felipa. He saw her sylp-lke
figure in dreams; wandered by the adobe
wall, and longed for her In his life there
had been one spot of beauty, one only
and that was Felipa, with the dark red
hair, dripping water in the aqueduct
There is a church whose tower is messy
and damp. In the court before it you
walk over brick-paved graves. Here one
tree dies, a limb at time; one limb for
walked there on New Years Day, and Fee
lipa, with the servant, came out. Behind
her, lingering, prayer-book in hand came
Paula. Felipas face was full of that
power which holds, and resurrects. Her
finger was on her lips when she saw him.
for she knew him, and her eyes smiled.
She went away and she was woman.
Noriega stopped before Paula. I'VE
should look at one another" said he, "to
understand ourselves"
They looked and she hated him
"Ah-now we understand" he sighed.
I'VE do not love each other Have you
told Felipa who / amp
81 can not" She wrapped the silk
reJoSo round her.
He cried out in pain: but she is sure
to learn. You must -
She shut her eyes; She saw her 20
away, with her eyes smut. To him, there
after, everything was Felipa as she walk
ed over the graves. o thou God. how
beautiful she was
Don lldefonso swore that Noriega
should know his daughter and arose one
morning and went to solve this thing.
He walked under those tremendous arches
and the aqueduct seemed striding to-day
with giant strides, Later, he entered
Paula's house
Let them be thrown together" cried
he, walking about aver the glazed tiles,
ito see if they care for one another. Maui
ricio will be mailman yet, if you don't.
What-can't you give him that little
pleasure? She.shall take embroidery les
sons of Gertrudis. In my garden Mauri-
clio shall find her. To hold her away
from him is crime"
DO what you WILL" cried Paula, bit
terly II know that fate will steal her
yet"
Every Sunday afternoon Felipa came
to Don Idefonso's. She did not know who
lived next door; nor did Ildefonso tell to
Noriega that Felipa sat in the garden.
"Mauricio," he once said, come through
the wall at four o'clock. We shall have
little party"
three entered Felipa, dressed in flee
AT three entered Felipa, dressed in
feecy yellow. Soon Mauricio walked
Il think you have forgotten me-" she
said.
lie held his finger in book. "That is
not possible" replied he.
She started up it was strange for MIN
to say that. His face was full of power,
and she sat down, the sun in the rumpled
folds of her yellow dress making skeins
of light.
who are youY' she asked,
That which broke forth to tell her was
chrushed by him. 1t would scare her; she
would lose her naturalness, perhaps flee.
TO keep just this he would have died.
"A friend of Don Ildefonso," he said.
Il live in there"
Like Il child she seemed to feel that she
must say something. DO you remember
when ! put my hair in it," she faltered,
with bushes,
IT is stranger that you remembered
me-" he answered. mo one does"
She turned quick eyes of pity on him.
oh" she said, with the tender impulse
to heal, you you are lonely"
You see," he replied after pause, II
have to live by myself"
(IO be C0ntinued.)
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