The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
WHAT THE MOON SAW.


Moon to the Original interviewer. my
brother the sun has been shining fierce
ly on the Avenida. so dereeiy that the
palms complained audibly and the foun- /
tain. fatigued beyond endurance muir +
INJURED while it played.
1T must have been about 8 o'eiosS F
when i came up from behind the noun
tains rising rapidly. as / always DO ~ I
Spain. and lighting UP al places SO fhai (
the people of the country may never +
seek to depose ms ana les eieetIle Asllts
reign in my place. / nate your eiectHle +
Hghf and ia those countries where Il /
abounds I snail never snow lnyseH more +
than I can help.
You are DEPRESSING little" said the
Original interviewer
NV feelings run away with me at
times confessed the Noon hiding L
blush in d white. feecy cloud that hur-
ried through space, delighted al receiY /
ing So marked an attention from the
Queen Of Night: and whenever i think
Of your electric light L become lndlg- +
nant Where was II On. ] recOllect-
had lust reached the AYenlaa when
left or Wen. I made everybody COM +
Portable and people began to forget the
heat of the dead day ana nastened OUT
to watch me and enjoy the breeze
ut must have been about half past 9
u hen 1 looked into the cafe concert at
the Maiaou Vert. 10u must know the
place What You have. never been
taera7 Well, VIII describe it to you
so that when you are next i'm Spain yOR
may spend an evening there
In coy hooks, sheltered from view
by fhe big palm trees. loving couples sit
tor hours listening TO the music. This
patrons qf the Malson Vert are mixed
mulutude-S paniards principally. with
sprlnklIng OF BrazilIans. Americans.
Portuguese and French You can see 4
large variety Of costumes. and hear on
any evening nearly every European Ian
guage spoken in this particular cafe.
often shine into the hall. sending
my youngest beams to pick up a good
musical education. and, on the night
am speaking about one of them
snone on to a programme and saw
tnat the Tannhauser overture would be
performed at 10 O'Clock.
At that moment two people entered
the cafe. and their appearance so great
ly interested me that / watched them
closely. They were Spanish women
one an old one who must have spent
more than half q century upon your
planet the other scarcely more than a
girl and pretty one at that.
The old woman and her young COM
panion moved through the crowd OF
men with thick lips and black hair and
eyes and saffron complexions. &C
kuoWledgiug their respectful salulatiOns
and finally taking her seat at a small
table. she ordered q bottle of wine and
some ice These were quickly placed
before them
The young girl, fatigued by the heat,
removed her mantlla revealing q love
~ typical Spanish face. She Seemed
very sad and pushed away her glass
bur listened attentively to the music.
The Duo de Porta. an Impoverished.
ugly roue. who had looked in for a few
moments, espled the old woman who
had entered but 4 few minutes before
Linn. and went up to say few words
to her staring at her young compan-
ion with blood-shot eyes She scarcely
needed him
zone of the flower girls came aIong
and the duke called her to bring her
wares that he might purchase some for
each Of his companions. The girl came
along slowly and lstiessly and placed
her basket on a table before him. bow
ing TO the elderly woman. whom appar-
emily she knew only too well AS she
turned round the young girl on the sea
started up. stared wildly at her for a
moment and caught her hand
Gloria. she exclaimed and rushed
into her arms. crying Historically.
The old woman endeavored TO take
the younger girl from the flower girls
arm. but she diseugaged her right hand
, and drew tiny but deadly looking dag
ger from case on her waistband and
neither the woman nor her cam.anioR
persisted in interfering Then from the
street came an officer and two soldiers.
and the crowd moved apart 10 let them
pass.
What is this about22' said the Off
Ger abruptly.
H.
but my young friend is overcome bv
the heat [ win take her home
You shall not,' screamed the flower
girl She is my stster-sha viii remain
With me. Anna. you shall nor leave me
Leave her alone, said the old vom-
an. her temper mastering her Tor the
first time. she is coming with me-
Let the girl decide fer herself said
the officer. not unkindly, and the young
cried
Anna is my sister, Let me go with
Then. said the Moon. "a cloud came
across, and ] could see 40 more. but
when later in the evening looked into
an attic high uD in a Stun behind the
Maison Vert. I saw the two sisters talk
ing earnestly together The young one
was dressed in coarse gown OF her
sister, s. On chair folded up were the
peautllui clothes she had worn in tins
evening and ON them a card addressed
10 SiEnoFa the benevolent looking
DlG ia0N..-NeVE