New-York tribune., 1903-02-02
0be 61innin9 of Donna Lorraine.
4 TALE OF TRINIDAD.
N TWO PARTsPART L
BY BASIL MARIAN.

> ,osA thar vied well with even Don FabIos. a
square massive head, with cIose-croPped black
hair; well rounded Jaw and chin: q mouth prone
10 laughter. for ali its irOnic curve; straight H5as'
slender azr.-e-such was the memory whose iDsis-
tence tantaIizet Donna Lorraine
The girls med1rarions we're Interrupted 5y the
arrival OF her father with the horses Ihs l"1
were accustomed 70 silent intercourse and as they
rode along the veIvety turf the Don found norhi1-
strange in his daughters sOE5re noodi1ess- A.
they reached the highway LOrraI1s-s temper found
pettlsa vent "a ne q re- - va ~ - 80 1.i.5Iz
they made effort 70 let her pass the Slr- Jerk7d
against the shoulder Of the nearest man s1e en-
phasized the caution by 4 slight nip OF 1er riding
In other and better times The act would have been
smiles But Of late the negroes had been getting
unruly. The new generation N tIie HrsI a,-sa 31
masters. whose manners indeed, were hardly la-
If = --19tIss - "a, --i1- -r to- rir ai- Is5---s
were iUst "nlggers. and most tr2ldent Saves,
his old estates d fact wlIch rata-r -Sasoerated
the temper OF sJIch IabOrers as sill remained be-
Lorraine's act found them in nasty hqmor-
The man, a staIwar- fellow. turned az The blow
seized the Dous bride and In the patoS made for
" Portuguese had 20 the road over q lree BTl1s1i
and tqT az answer, ~ me- ---7 ~ 49, r--7sI- +
sag SSEageI{ t a ms Sf s l - a 7I = .f-s
cried: Death TO the Siaye-0a7-' TO the hiIs 0t;a
sedor Perreira Sharply reined in his hars-. back
ing IT 10 cover 1s dauShJsr ms taer -1,l-!-.y Sa-
fathers quick glance win a scornfal smile and
S S5r.I -,I how Wa armed The Don dubbed biz
riding whip and edged Lorraine little nearer t-;e
their Back Next moment a knife vvrtStI-d chr1uE
the air and half severed tLe l3r- iet-neA Or us
It's knees The Don vaut-d clear and Win I2.lfr7i
crop rushed on che rufian. who Aal ra-o9sr The
glow OF pride IN hin And sglesa n Ha1e "a +
his lean, yellow face, MS n.ack eyes s-eaTninS
ruffied in the breeze MS sur hsu-e I-rTa-4 VI.
th4 vigOr and lanCIng dIreCtnesS of rage and. Jp-
5Ss rst rpiSs of SAVES srtaSins from The 0ns~t
But their fear was only ul0-neuta-y. As -hs
Old mans crop felled his quarry half dozen
negroes fung themselves upon him and bore him
Affairs were at this junctl-- when Oztlvie rode
Excursion in the bis5 --ne -I-genry 5f the dang~-
did not admit q argument; he dubbed his to7vh'I
piece and dug MS spurs we'll home
An active do a good deal OF persuasion
a foot OF below the swing OF his elbow. And
for two minutes Hector Og1.yie argued Win a
tSeT % --1 ~, er we're wing q-e1iv On the grass
bush. and their fellows were sCuddlng Ike deer Up
The Don turned 70 his rescuer a face which
betrayed curious conflict between sraIJle,e
and annoyance. But long habit had poi
ished his emotions 70 mechanical courtesy
an+ r. nan hal saved lLs ne -;.ch a Je5t aad
sanctty which sCied ali carlor ~ preJuti1s, ard
a charm IL lt which that young man had never
But If he was fattered by the eraciousness cr t1e
Don. Ogilvie found Ittle cause Tor comp -acelS t
the cold civitv OF the daughter He was not versed
the girls negLisent half mocsins show or LaSiiII-r-
ence masked tuuaulr Of very contrary e5nollons-
II was therefore. with Stubborn sense ot resent
dine. and with an Lronical bow to Lorra1e /" no Re-
turned it IN kind be took BIS leat- or M w.,
him to such 1umiIiations.
Cro be coutnuedJ