The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

ton she had said:
"And Captain Carruthers tells me
that yuu speak the Spanish language
like native. Why have You hidden
this accomplishment from me? Is
there anything you do not know"
Now, Carru,hcrs was an idiot. No
doubt he (rrysdalc) had been guilty
(he sometimes did such things) OF
airing at the club some old, can'ing
Castilian proycrb dug from the hoich-
polch at the back of dictionaries.
Carrulhcrs, who was one Of his incon-
tincnt admirers, was the very man TO
have magnilied this exhibition Of doubt.
| ful crudIlion.
But, alas, tho incense Of her al
| miraliOn had been so sweet and Hat.
trrirg. He allowed the imputaiion
10 pass without denial. Without pro
test, he allowed her to twine about
hi, brow this spurious bay of Spanish
scholarship. He let il grace his con.
qucring head, and, among its soft con
volulions, he did not feel the prick OF
the thorn that was to pierce him later.
How glad, how shy, how trcmulou'
she wasi How she iluttcrcd like a
shared bird when he laid his might.
ness at her feet He could have
sworn, and he could swear now, that
unmistakable consent was in her eyes
but, coyly, she would give him NJ
direct answer. al will send you my
answer tomorrow, " she said; and he.
the ndulgcnt, confident victor, smil.
ingly granted the delay.
The next day he waited, impatient,
in his rooms for the word. At moon
her groom came 10 the door aud lief
the strange cactus IN the red carther
jar. There WAS no note, no message,
merely tag upon the plant bearing {
barbarous foreign or botanical name
lie waited until night, but her an.
swcr did not come. His large pride
aud hurt vanity kept him from seek
ing her. Two evenings later they me
at dinner. Their greetings wert
conventional, but she looked at him
brcathless, wondering, eager. He wa
courteous, adamant, waiting her en-
PLANTATION. With womanly swiftncs
he took her cue from his manner
and turned To snow and ice. Thus
and wider from this on, they hat
driilcd apart Where was his fault
Who had been to blame? Humble,
now, he sought the answer amid thu
ruins of his sclf.conccl II
The voice of the other man in tn,
room, qucrously intruding upon hi
thoughts, aroused him.
81 say, TrysdaIc, what the deuce
is the matter with you? You look a
unhappy as il you yourself had been
married instead of having acted merely
as an accomplish. Look at me
another accessory, come two thous
and miles on Il garlicky, cockroachy
banana steamer all the way from
South America to conniyc AT the sacri.
flee --plcasc 10 observe how lightly my
guilt rests upon my shoulders. Only
little sister | had, too, and now She,
gone. Come now! take something ID
ease your conscience.
al won't drink just now, thanks, -
said Trysdalc.
"Your brandy" resumed the other,
coming over and joining him, sis
abomnablc Run down to see me
some time ut Punta Rcdonda, and try
some of our stuff that old Garcia
smuggles in. It's worth the trip
Hello! here's an old acquaintance
Wherever did you rake up this cactus,
Trysdale?"
"A present" said Trysdale, "fgom n
friend Know the spcces?"
every well. It's tropical concern
See hundreds Of 'em around Punta
every day. Here's the name on this
tag tied to it. Know any Spanish,
Trysdale3"
"No," said Trysdalc, with the bit
ter wrath of n smile, lis ii Span.
ish?"
YES The natives imagine the
leaves are reaching out and beckonine
to you. They call it by this name
"Vcntomarme' Name means il
English, Come and take me. ~
Cancer Cured
Mr.. W. W. Prickett, Smithiicld
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