Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-11-02

I stopped to inquire into t1e causes
of tie ARRAY. When Filipino is an
cry he is very incoherent, and the
mixture of Spanish and Tagalog which
III" Two culprits poured forth was quite
un1ntelligible to ne. From the CO.
chero / gathered that somebody had
promised to marry them both, and that
each was determined to murder the
other in consequence. After threat
ening them both with the calaboose
jaiD, assembled the stairs. and then
perceived Fortuna perched On the
newel-poSt, her bare feet tucked up
unGer her red skirt, her hair freshly
Amounted with cocOanut oil, and her
eyes dancing with an unEoly joy.
could not help feeling that she was at
the bottom Of the whole affair.
Two days before l left for Japan,
Fortuna came to me and said that she
was unable to go with u.s. She in
formed me that nothing but the fact
that she was to be matrimonial
would have induced her to leave the
children and myself.
Whom are you going to marry, Por-
tuna?" l asked, wondering whether
Juan or Domingo were to carry of the
prize.
"A man muy rico, senora," she de-
clared, proudly. He give me jewels
and fine casa. You see him often on
the Luneta-Simon Sebastiaro''
l gave start of surprise. Sebas-
tiano was one of the most influential
Filipinos in Manila. l simply could
not believe that ugly, understood Por-
tuna could have captured his fancy.
He was good looking, too; there
was a strain of the best Spanish
blood in his veins; he had been well
educated, and was high in the rams
OF the Federal party. 1t was as much
OF a mlsalliance for him to marry Por-
tuna as for the scion OF an aristocrat-
ic New York family to seek in mar
rage a Bowery factory-girl of the
most humble antecedents. The more
| thought of it, the most unlikely it
seemed; and when she informed me
that she had been brought up in his
house as the daughter of his cochero
the news was more incomprehensible
than ever, knowing as l did the class
distinctions of these people.
For the next two months the chill
Gren and l reveled in the beauties of
Japan. By October we returned to
the head of the family, who was hard
at work in Manila.
| was greeted with the pleasing news
that orders were on the way for us
to go homo. So l determined to en-.
JOY as fully as possible the last weeks
OF our sojourn in the East When
we were hidden, then, by one of the
various political parties to great
banquet, l decided to go, as it was to
be nearly the last of my Filipino
entertainments.
All the American civil officials and
many officers of the army and navy
were there. | felt quite lost amons
SO many personages of rank l was
taken out to the repast by nice in.
fantry major, and we sat far dowr
below the notables
Some distance from where / sat
saw my late cotillion partner talk.
ing 10 Filipino woman; on look
ing more closely l perceived that he
was engaged in an animated CONVEX.
sation with-could it be? Yes, it Ger
| tainly was-Portuna. Fortuna, quite
as unbeautiful as ever, but gorgeously
arrayed; her camisa stiff eth en-
broidery, spray of diamond roses
| four inches long in her hair. and about
| her neck a string of pearls for which
| would have given ten years of my
existence. She seemed to find the re
marks of the high official interesting
indeed, she laughed in a coquettish
| manner; and as for him, he did not
seem to find the banquet the perfume
tory bore these affairs usually are tt
men OF his kind-he really appeared
! to be enjoying himself.
When the banquet was over, Por
tuna came up and greeted me with
cfTusion. She was not proud. She
! asked about the children with tears ir
her eyes, and promised to come ant
! see them. She introduced her hus-
| band, who regarded her with adorins
| eyes. | found him to be very intelli
| gent. and we talked together OF the
traffic question and of the future OF
the Malay race while we were, sitting
out dance Il sat out several thai
| evening)
The high official rushed up to us
| Not having seen him for two months
| supposed that he had come to pay
his respects. He barely nodded to me
"Oh. how do you do, Mrs.-er-
Crane" Then, Where is that attract
i've Ettle wife of yours, Sebastiano
| want to see if she will dance the
| Rigodon with me-"
With that he darted off, and I soor
saw him standing, with Fortuna as
| partner.
The next time saw Fortuna was
on the transport Sheridan. We left
for home on very short notice, and in
some way she heard Of it, and ap-
reared just before the vessel sailed
! bearing gifts of pima and just ant