The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-15
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i as q n1islslliptr1an IN the nayy-t that is,
( where the Inidshipnan IS ashore on
leave Possibly now tha6 war vessels
I have changed from light wooden struc-
I tures. ricipG the waves with white
wings ltlfe bird to machine shop
! driven Is steam Foaie of the romance
! iray haye tsep s17ezeI oct OF the
niiG.es D1t Afty crs.ulo when The
( Cniied sstItes frigate Eoa es-bec sailed
/ insp i5aTasaP AarDcT Sic lad as rol-
I Hekluss lot % = 5niOf5H rs ever were
/ got t5sesier II q lGhfiBcc snip.
BOB AEei-est and Ned Perry. both
ihilSh3rJeegi. could get Into more mis-
( ehief IN one day ashote than the rest
| Of the officers would meet ~ a month.
No sooner had the uoneyDee dropped
/ lser encilor thaa hosh lads applied for
lc;;ye togo ashore.
"fou can CO. said their. commander.
',bat remember 6iat these span!ards
! are hot. jealous lot, aui if you're not
careful you,n be brought back with
;nachete sticking Ia you"
The Injunction was unheeded. The
middics went into Havana. hired a
vehicle for a drive and. passing the
espied Donna Ysabel CORDOBA. his
daughter. aged fifteen, playing under
the Dallns at some distance from the
house.
Now. what followed would have
stricken aha girls parents with horror.
They considered Ysabel a child, for
getting tha in the tropics girls expand
! like the foliage. The young rascals
called TO Donna Ysubel to ask the road,
chatted with her IN bad Spanish and
asked her 20 drive. She cast a fright
ened glance in the direction of the
nouse, climbed the wall, and, taking a
seat between the two middies, away
they went as fast as the bony, half
starved horse couId take them. Either
officer nude good chaperon. so there
was really no harm in the escapade
except n violation of custom.
The ride finished. the girl was drop
ned safely where she had been taken
w, and. during the stay of the Honey
bee in the port or Havana, Bob Merrett
made frequent visits to the palm wood.
At last sailing away with Donna Ysa-
bells heart A year passed before he
cav her again, when his ship touched
At Havana and he went to the Cardoza
plantation with 4 proposition for the
girls 5aud- He was informed that IL
he showed his face there again he
would EEd Il resting place in q. neigh
boring cemetery.
Bob went back to the ship and told
Ills sorrow to his friend Perry. The
result OK the interview was that Perry
agreed 10 80 10 the plantation in rnUftI.
steal away the gi-i and take hcr 10
village the two miGdies had passed
tlIroUgh on their WY 10 the pianta-
sioa. There her lover was TO meet and
mur4y Ter There were several de-
fleets in tie plan. not the least OF which
was the fact that they a-reed to
rendezvous IA little sqEare in the
center OF the village, rather = public
alace for such Il meeting.
The next day, both middleS having
gbtaiued shore leave. Ned went on
ahead. agreeing TO have the girl at the
VISITING place. trough the hour must
necessarily ne indefinite Bob waited
iulnaticntIy in Havana till he could
wait no longer, then went to the VII
Ia.e and look a seat In the public
square,
After waiting an hour 1t occurred to
him that possibly If Ned had been sue
:essful in getting the girl they might
not find it quite safe to rendezvous In
so conspicuous place. They might
he hiding in some OF the houses
KuocbinE at several Of the doors.
lie asked those within II they had seen
young couple No one had seen Il
young couple. Along came hawker
of toys, Boz, thrust his hand into the
mans basket. drew out tin horn
aud blew the dinner call with>a mighty
blast. Up went n window sash on the
opposite side of the street, and Ned
rerry's head was thrust out.
II thought that would bring you.
said Bob "HVhat IucbY'
Come over here and I'll tell you"
Bob crossed tic street and was 40
mitted IL tue house Inside were a
Spanish woman and black eyed
maiden Just budding into womanhood.
But She was not Donnn YsnDel- BOD
looked at her disappointed, then ut his
friend for au explanation.
I've good news for you" said Ned.
Donna Ysabel was frantic Mt your re
pulse and told her father she would
kin herself. So he has consented to
look up your credentials and If You're
all right bc'H consent"
That's good news, sure enough
said Bob, hut What are you do'nE
here"
Ned .rowncd ~ his friend. glancITe
al the F9mo time at the others: then,
biddiu" then good afternoon, the mid
dies lclt the house.
''Wcl, what is IT, asked Bob on tile
Sidewalk
"Dri:tcd INTO cross current AND
struck the -Iri inside there"
"Oh, zoe"
The next day Midshipman Merrett
called upon Don Curdosa. renewed bic
request for Donna ISABEL and presented |
tbs credoutlnis There was not mucl
money IN his family. but his progen