Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-09-04
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 1903.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observation-Disclosures
LOLITA;
BY IEOLA
L. FOR RESTER
tOnO ~ n M,Nlura
Copyright, 1909, by T. O. Mcclure

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Half way between the fort and the
Arizona border lies Lindells Rest. 1t
Is a low wooden building, dull yellow
like the sun baked plains around, and
there isn't even cactus sprout to cast |
a shadow near 1t.
Saturday night at Lindel's Is a thing |
to dream of evermore once one has |
lived through 1.-THE crazy. witching |
Mexican music; the dancers with their
1.-the, southern grace; the violet smoke
rings curling over all; Lindell himself,
tall and thin, with his happy eyes and
everlasting cigarette-and Lolita.
She was seventeen the summer Lin
dell came to San Luis; a slim Mexican
girl, with long dashed. teasing eyes of
velvety brown and dusky hair curling
around her small. piquant face.
Llndell was merely gentleman
tramp In those days, one Of the crowd
Of boys who drift here and there once
the spirit of the gypsy is upon them.
accomplishing nothing, caring for
nothing, but happy and true hearted
and quick to lend a helping hand when
a call comes. He and Ted Norris came
down together. with plenty of grit, but
neither cash nor credit except at the
low, yellow half way house where old
Manuelo kept open Inn with his daugh-
ter, Lolita.
Those things happen of themselves
moonlight on the little rough veranda,
Lolita singing comical little snatches
English under LlndelTs tutelage, with
her small brown fingers playing lightly
ON her mandolin:
II can't tell why love you. but do-o-o:
There lotta girl In town 80 sweet like
you-o-o,
But there something can't tell,
Seem to hole me In II spell.
can't tell why love you. but do-o-o."
Lindell would smoke and smoke and
look up at her as she sang, lazy and
happy and full of joyous, don't care
responsibility that comes to one.
somehow, with the climate down there,
and the music and the white. strange
moonlight
One Saturday Lindell and Norris
rode away to town, seventeen miles
away WIN PROMISE 10 return III
time Tor the uahce' Lohta "atcheu
them out of sight, and Manuelo laugh
ed when he heard her singing. She
was tue prettiest girl this sue the
Doruer' Tne American boy was ciear
eyed ana young anu QUICK 10 iaugh'
II they loved why notf Ihere were
the house ana good punch OF money
when he was gone, ana nttie Lolita
wouid sing evermore' nc smiieo
shrewdiy' MAYBE pernhps' QUEEN sape
Al the mai coach from san Luis
urew up Ut the yeiioW houSe' anu Bri
allghted. Lolita was nring NOT shot
or smiles ana repartee at the drlver.
biiiie slogan, when she saw her ana
stopped snort. The Stranger was Ialr
ana blue eyed, ana though the lndian
summer day had Deeh not ana DUSTY
she looked cool and charming
Lolita was dressed FOR the dance.
She wore yellow ana had wound
long RED SIX SCARF ABOUT her shoui-
ders, crossed II ana tied IL below her
waist on one nip. Billie had JUST told
her she looked Ike one or the little
dark red roses the ladies' wear In
their hair over at San Luis on the
plaza when she caught sight or this
other girl, ana she hoped LindeiI would
not see her' Ihere was uiHerehce'
Mr.. Llndell and Mr.. Norrisf Oh, yes,
Lolita told her. They were living
there. They had gone Tor rlde, just
short ride. She brought a chair out
on the veranda ana talked with the
stranger a1ter the coach hau gone.
She called Lindeli Alian' TINS girl, ana
Norris Ted, and she hoped they would
return soon.
you have not seen him Tor long
time, yesT said Lolita, her eyes fuii
OF half frightened suspicion.
mot for year." said the other sort
ly. we had only been married rev
months when he went away IL seem
ed better, you know lie was 30
young, and he Thought he coulh make
fortune out here. guess ne hasht
though
Lolita laughed. IL was coinlcaI 10
think Of Llndell making fortune or
anything else. IL was growing dark'
and already rev couples nan ,haue
their appearance ana passed INDOORS
with a gay greeting to Manueios
daughter. The strange girl looked at
them curlously.
ut Is the dance" said Lolita shortly,
resentInR the amused surprise In inc