New-York tribune., 1903-02-02

He is a very amiaole gentleman
duenna, apologedcaIIy - r,,a ror-
TN gentiIhorn-ne. Jamais-'' crled Dot-H@ - -
-ts vSf+n a coutemptuous tilt Of the chln. IOl -
ba- the word had all the significance II "o44- -9
carried in the days OF Louis XIV. --,o--.r,,
But" protested the duenna, ne iS emo .-II-
wealthy Consider. my little one 'Adl L-9 . .La
possesses many restaurants IL '-
bees loving English r.i-.
The son of a cook. then" retorted Lorraine. l'
and with shrJrg Of her dainty shoulders hsl s11s
r7oo4fIv wandered away 10 the n4e---9'
distances Of the scene before her-
The view from the ve-anda Wnere Lne sl-- aa'o
,ras one of the sights Of Trinidad The ounsA-o~
- ,,-t1,, in the elbow Of a range OF Nils all@
-s 4arLe9 on either side by gently s-oplHs sL1-7'
bara som5re with dark cilrnpS u -o -.
bright with the sistening leaves ol ~ s
er7~ and the mellow glearn Of the rtpenihg pol7-
-, - So -o,7a -v-1 hundred yards, lay a stTeLch
: 1.,zr s7rard green with the SOFT la--Dl-. - -
which only buffalo grass can give -1--lo + 80
vanilla the spreading bois-imnlortei' IoEI1 -L1
,Ta4as m the lawn. lending a strangely oIe4
4soact TO the banks Of roses ana u7e- =, Lr,,.
- ~ rrara piOved and shivered IN Il7 O
~ of heat BY either side the garden .
rapered away till the melting persp1ools7 -
into a wide arch OF towering DaI---
mighty polished canes AAe Ihe c-U9e7=- c-. .-1-
IS some titanic cathedral. seemed 10 Orooo ll-il
3- ,r,,,-7 dreams above the velvety Stli4h7S7 VI
the loan beneath. drawing the quiVer VI lA7 --1
outside 10 the amber hush Of their oHdi1e7O
gloom - s-,,o-a4 +nA
,5-.,o9 -ro,.- ~ sand fats through glltrerlns
,,,a-r1as of -ocoanur palms whose fernilAe 'Op9
now HstIessIy dropped 10 the heat no"
and r,IstI4d in the wind. while III Ihe tl9'0HOI -
-a like a rfr5Ie Of -apph-res- tremoled round 'he
islands that. green and trahqUll' ICY
Boc4S and Port of SPAN
Donna Lorraine. only child OF Don Pablo Per
rair, Portuguese srandee and insoIvent planter.
took in the beauties OF the scene with reseH'41I
gaze. Despite the vezed tro"H. tae p711-slI--5 p
and r7oo5ires- Of her eyes the girl. as she stood
there in a tight fitting habit lnpaIleAtLy CoSl"s
f-b h. vrbf7 was uuquestionably beautiful
Rather tall for her race. the subtle IaLltess con
tour OF her form lent her an All %
which the proud poise OF the head III U0 80
seemed to- impeach- she hao liT ~s'O"I-l-. ~
ewes ar her native land somewhat spout OS q
r.trr,- CLAM, NJ arrogance. but Withal black ana
Jeap and latent with ire as th@ s-All'' %
woodland pool beneath the s1aFIshI AOoL
coral curve Of her lips was an Almost cLdel &C.
o,.v Of frr1ness which vas not oehed oS 'n7
- ..,-s--s-.zirt,e nose. and The clear mould
~ m chin Her face was startl-nEly pale WIN
that clear ivory paLor which IS o'E -0-H1 '-'
tropical climates
With all the passionate inconsistency OF e'sle se'
Years she was, at the moment eisase- II
-fre on the shoulders Of the men she had Just o-rn
st7.-=-f-,-- La- angry revolt against the cruelty
OF circumstances. T her II made no diileteice
that Hector OEiIvie had waited three years lol
interest fOrerl0SlHS on MS TIl3' '5asV9
,ba fact only made the more aggressive the Insult
8 ,na English tntruder's wealth. Then, too the
- +I,,,,zsr4 acres OF cane of which they had
- 4iz,oszessed included the little bathing cove
-,.i-b go- wears she had been accustomed 70 use
80 IN All Trinidad there was no spot Ike II tor
-. md secIusiou. The fact pigued her temper
r. ,,ora "a the EUgIishman had that very day
,Iaced the cove at their disposal The day had
baar iusufferably hot and between her disdainful
refusal and her longing FOR the cool waters her
n-ide was tuned a fine discord-
The cold exclUsiveuess of his neighoors had
reused in Hector Ogilve. the English INTRUDER all
the lighting spirit Of the successful Saxon From
the first he had fallen hopelesslv IN love Win
Lorraine but in spite Ot every effort ne
made 20 tone down the natural awkwardness or
their relations had been II possession Tor more
than a month without gaining even the most frigid
sign of recognition. Had ne been either In presence
or estate an insignificant person wEom sne couid
ignore Donna Lorraine might have amused heIsS--
with his pretensicus- BUJ the girls Eaushty spHi1
wa f.r from Chasteued BY the occult recognition
that O.vie-s personality irresstibly attracted her
Thoughts Despite her will she had been obLlseo
IN admit that he was good looking manly- aTis-
tocratic even Large gray eyes. with IeVsi. us
concertng trick OF appropriatlns f1sltlve s2hcsS.