Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
Copyright, 1904. by Daily Story Pub. Coz

Inez opened her eyes languidly to
another day, but suddenly her hstless-
ness gave way to an excellent exhibit
ton of activity. With wild shrek
she sprang from the couch, for there
on the snowy covers, magnified to
twice it's size by her imagir alton,
| crouched dreaded Mexican tarantula.
She rushed from the room of the
low hacienda, all of whose apartments
opened-on the wide veranda that ex-
tended all the way around it, and
rushed unwittingly into the arms of
the tall American officer that hap
pened to be passing. She was
benightgowned, it is true, but not
whit needed the officer. He strobe
hastily into the room, crushed the
huge spider beneath his heel, and then,
willy-nilly, raised the still trembling
bit of humanity aud kissed her on
the cheek, saying, Nina (my chi1d)-
there, little girl, do not be frightened"
and walked unceremoniously away.
Inez's cheek burned, not because he
had kissed her, for, truth to tell, she
had been kissed before, but at his
words.
Child, little girl, am IT, she ex-
! claimed, and her black eyes flashed.
The idea Of calling her little girl,
who had but yesterday refused the
heart and hand of Don Juan Dorado.
the richest ranchero in Santa Cruz!
Little girl, indeed! She would show
him! And in that moment she re-
solved to bring the tall, handsome
American to her feet.
The American officer, on leave of
absence, was visiting Santa Cruz with
the object, so, at least. it was noised
about, Of buying silver mine. Oh.
yes! When it came to buying silver
mines, they all had one to sell in Santa
Cruz. He was Toasted and entertained
to his hearts content. Even the uncle
! of Inez, the prosperous Don Alvaro.
invited him to a dinner in the bosom
of his family.
He came, with his gold epaulets,
jingling spurs and glittering sword
a very Apollo in regimentals. The
Donna Alvaro was dressed in her best
for the occasion, but Inez surpassed
herself in the chic, telling manner in
which she displayed her charms.
Oh, yes! The captain was i'm
pressed. He admired openly and al
most overstepped even Spanish bounds
In the manner in which he compli-
mented her from head to foot. The
American could make love. No doubt
Of it! He sat listening, enraptured,
while Inez twanged her mandolin and
sang plaintive Spanish songs of love
to him. And he sighed deeply when
| she had finished.
"Ah," he murmured softly, eff you
only meant it when you sang"
Decidedly the American was already
ensnared. Inez's eyes flashed with
| triumph. She would bring him to
her feet yet.
But at that moment Don Aware
| came to talk mine" and Inez had to
be content with languishing and CO.
quettish looks.
After that he came many days, for
Don Alvaro still wished to talk "silver
mine" to the captain. Inez and her
affair began to progress finely. Each
day he grew more sentimental and
she felt that every visit enmeshed him
more and more in her tolls. Poor
girl, she could not play with fire with.
out burning her own fingers-or. to be
more correct, soaring her own heart
One day her captain, as she began to
call him, came with news.
THE government is going to station
a company of cavalry at Santa Cruz, "
he said, land 1 have requested that
be stationed here with my command
Inez was delighted. She almost
threw herself into his arms there and
/ then, but she restrained herself and