Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-08

to them Berrendo and Cristino had de-
cided upon their merry plan. The chill.
dren were making little adobes and
building toy jacals cut under the mag
nolia tree. fetching their water from
the acequia In miniature ollas.
"Why do you sigh. InocencioT asked
Llama. stirring her wet clay vigorously.
"Is 1t because the English that the
padre gives you for your lesson tomor-
row Is 30 hardY'
"No; there is another thing that
makes me sad. 1t will be five long
months yet before I am Is. Llama"
Inocencio made the announcement re-
fectively. "And then there Is such q
weary time to wait before I shall be q
man."
"Well, when you get to be man
what then"
81 shall marry you first Of all. And
then I shall 60 far into the immense
forests of the mountains there"-he
pointed to the distant peaks Of the Cor
dillera. beyond which lie Tepic and
San Blas-"and I will hunt and hunt
and hunt
The boy broke OF for a moment to
listen to the wind playing delicately in
the branches Of the tree above him, a
rapt expression on his handsome,
swarthy face. Did he hear his Indian
forbears calling "Yo-hi-ouan"
Eyes, and l VIII sleep on a bed Of
grass, I will follow the traces Of the
stag and the jaguar. r.
"But what will you do with me?'
chimed In Llama. the feminine In her
asserting itself. She stopped her stir
ring and dropped her stick. She let her
little chin fall into her clay soiled
hands and looked at him wonderingly.
"Oh," said Inocencia, laughing and
forgetting "Yo-hi-ouan," 81 shall buy
you home In gay Guadala5ara. Would
you like best that 1t should be near the
great quadrangle Of the Plaza de Ar
mas, where the military band plays. or
close to the governors palace. where
the flowers are 30 beautiful, or next to
the big cathedral, where they burn a
million lightsY
"Why, Inocencio! exclaimed Llama
admin .ngly. And then she added, Il
think l should like best to be near the
dear Santuaria." She rubbed her pref
ty cheek up and down his arm affec-
tionately. Because, you know, | love
It co."
For several years now the good padre
had been taking her and Inocencio
there on the feast of Guadalupe to join
in the fiesta of the people. The vast
nave Of the Santuaria, crowded with
kneeling forms, and the dazzling splen-
dor of the white and gold altar had
quite stolen away the child's warm re-
ligious soul.
The children went on playing quiet.
ly for q few moments, each busy with
separate thoughts, until Llama inter-
rupted the silence.
eyes, l love the Santuaria, and It
would be kind Of you to buy me a
house close to It. But, no I should
want to 90 with you, Inocencio. Grand
father will be old and withered then
and only have two teeth left. Oh, no;
I should want to 60 with you. decid-
adly."
"You couldn't into the deep forests.
You are a girl" remarked Inocencio
dryly.
Liana's lip trembled for second.
Then she rejoined with a dainty tri-
umTh in her voice:
"Ah. we'll, perhaps shall not want
to marry you at ALL"
It was at this juncture that Inocenc'o
had brought his lips together in mas
terful, grim fashion-a fashion which
he had and which grandmother saw
sometimes, but seldom Llama.
"There Is no use In many words.
like them not. But am going to mar
ry you"
The next evening, when the padre
came to hear their lessons and they
were seated around the little table with
the kerosene lamp in the center, Llama
informed his reverence that Inocencio
had spoken her "muy NAL"
The padre pulled face, and, draw
ing the boy close to him. whispered
something In bis ear.
Inocencio smiled and stood uncertain
for a moment. tapping bis forehead
significantly.
"He is going to beg your pardon in
English" the padre explained.
Then came Inocencio's rich, mellow
voice, with a childish treble in It:
"Mees, l ask Of you par-din. Zee hands
I kiss of YOU"
"Isn't the English tongue funny, pa.
dreT" laughed Llama merrily. MAY !
learn it too? I'll study hard"
No wonder they loved the good padre
of their little pueblo. He was man
into whose being something better
kh.- wanna oohol q rohin had naSsad-