The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
And II IS Of such a person win th.t


And 1t is Of such a person with that
name. that Dobson has been making
little INQUIRIES whenever he has drop
ped in 60 try Spanish luncheon OF 9
Spanish dinner.
Seated. few days af'er the murder
of Walter Candsll, on one OF the three
cnairs in the passage. and meditatiyely
smoking cigarettes out or which, as
is the case with Spanish made ones
The tobacco would frequently fall in q
lighted mass on the marble table, was
| Senor Miguel Cuffanta, as he was in
scr'5d liz Diaz's books. Had the Senior
| Lcen IS carefully washed as the upper
classes of Spaniards usually are. had
his linen been as white and clean as
! the linen usually worn by the upper
classes OF Spaniards, and, had he been
freshly shaved, he would, in all proha.
Dility have presented the appearances
OF fine, handsome man. But he had
come downstairs this morning To
smoke his cigarette, without trou.
bling to make his toilette, putting on
his yesterdays shirt, and going
through no ablutionary process at all.
and with thick. heavy stubble of
twenty-four hours growth upon his
cheeks and chin. Still, with all this
carelessness, Senor Miguel Guffanta
was handsome man. He had a dark.
Moorish looking face, the lines of
which were very regular, he had large
luminous eyes that, when he chose
he could open to an enormous extent.
anu coal-black hair that curled thickly
over his head. His frame was a DOW.
erful one; his height being consider.
able and his chest broad and deem.
and his long. sinewy. brown hands
looked rs though their grasp would
bs grasp OF iron, If put to their ut.
mos strength. In age he was about
thirty-e:ght or forty. but he looked
younger. because no single gray hair
had appeared either in his luxurious
locks or III his long. black mustache.
As lie SIT there, taking fresh cigar.
cite pap-rs from his pocket. and. when
i4e nae put some dry, dusty tobacco
into them. twisting both ends up. and
smoking them while he gazed medita.
tNely either at the ceiling of the pas.
sage, or into the species OF horse box
n
stranger might have wondered what
trough thc Senor there Unkempt as
IA" was this morning, there was some
th.ng ABOUT him. either in the easv
grace or his figure. ar in the contemn.
tUoas. almost hIughty. look in his face
that proclaimed Instantly that this
was not man accustomed TO solicit.
ing orders for wine. or to appeoriny
In spanish ballets or choruses. or of.
iu any way, ministering to other peo.
PIES amusement.
AS he still sat there thinking and
smoking, the landlord came down the
passage. and bowling and wishing him
Good morning" In Spanish. entered
the box. and proceeded to make soma
entries in his books. The Senor nod.
dei in re urn, and then made another
cigarette and went on with his medi.
tations; but, when that one was
smoked through. he rose and laaned
against the doorpost OF the bureau
and addressed Zarates.
And nave any more guests arrived
since last night" he asked. land is
the hotel We, fune"
NO more. Senor, no more as vet "
n rlandlord answered him. "Dios,
.sy.s-
now"
fhat is not we'll, And he who
loves so much our Spanish Iuncbeons
anu dinners, our good friend Dobson
me pronounced the name. Dobesoon,
with the heavy. fat face and the hjg
beerd-what of him?"
lie is a pig. FOOL" Diaz said as
he ran an unclean finger up a column
o' accounts. he ueiIeves me not
when | tell him that of his accursed
Nhrot know nothing. and that I he.
heye no such man is In London"
The Senor laughed gently TO himself
II this answer, and then he said
And ho has not yet found him?"
D!cs! found him, no. OF that name
never heard before, no, never. There
Is no such name"'
For what does he say he wishes 10
see this Corot? Is II that he has al
legacy to give him, or has he commit.
ted crime for which this fat man,
this heavy Alguazil wants to arrest
him?'
"Quien sabe! He says he has a lit,
tie friendly question TO ask him, that
is all He says if he could see him
for one moment. ne would tell him
all he wants 40 know And then he
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