The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
4 PIECE OF SCARF
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stENuSSt stopped AT nor tatlcrS cabin.
III" was young man with fair hair
and blue eyes and above all n winning
snilo. lie asked Marina if lie might
have one of her flowers growing in n
bed beside The door and when he did so
smiled at her. That was the last of
Marlna'b peace OF mind. Edwin Coop
cf the stranger, Il young civil Cngi-
nccr on the railroad being built through
the valley below, had pluclicd her heart
Hs easily us he had pluckcd her flower
But there Is danger in picking hearts
In those tropical gardens. 1t Is like
touching one OF the beautiful insects
9f the country. Marnn did not sting
Cooper, but one NurvaCH, dirty little
Mexican, who hnd seen the cngnecr's
smile and how it went 10 n heart that
he had In vain tried TO appropriate, was
made his enemy, and such enemies,
who invariably strike In The dark, arc
to be dreaded. When Cooper went the
next day lie had cut an end from
faded many colored scarf Marina wore
She followed him TO the gate, chatter
ing as she went, and the last thing
Cooper said to her was. Sec, | VIII
wear your souvenir in my buttouhola."
Cooper had no sooner departed than
NnrvaeH, who had been present the
evening before indeed he had been
hanging about Marina most of the time
entered ana upbraided her for her
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fnd ont whot wos mo r,ttnr Connar
was dnod
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al Icasr none ,yos mieysd ana ma ,,,,
could undcvstonc how ouv na,.,o,, ,orld
have had uuv intcroa, T., ,,,,r,I,.r,,,,,
him. Not lnuo oftor t,o tr,,,oI., W..
vgn8 renewed hIe ,ttcutior. tn ,t.rt,,,
who. so far MS Inc coulo 500 hod rar'
gotten the handsome STRANGER
"N'hnn shall vo ha mn,.riod,, .,tI
the little Mexican ono dov to NIn,,nn
.Ill tell Won" sbo r.nliod "yvn ,yt,
be married when YOU brine mo tho M
of my scarf T covc the onrInnn,.
~ bring Won tho hit of ec,,.r, rf,,,.
could gct III"
you must nnd IL. perhons no lnft
1t tsmong his clothing. You might stcoI
It,"
II viii not do such n thinr"
Then VIII not marry vonn
From that time Marina wouId Inv.
nothing to do with him AZ lost ono
day he brought her the souvenir Then
size named dny for the Wedding
on that day while N,rynez was nut.
tinr, ON q now .,i, nr ,,,,tI,,l, ~ r.,
bought at IA store for his marriage ho
was arrested and carried hcforo thn
judge. There were present u nu,nbcr or
the men employed on raIlrood construr.
tlon and sitting In consplcuoua nlocn
wearing on her bosom the bit Of SCARF
which she had made the price Of bcr
consent, was Marina. Narvnoz looked
ut her in astonshment. she ret1rucI
his look with cold bloodod starn