Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-05-25
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BY a. N. DAVIES OGDEN
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On uue "lu "o'iV'' !" As.e 49,
oDonneil tower light reyoivea WIN
steady flashes, and sleeping al me
world In a subtle. elusive spell.
On the Malecon the baiid was play
ing. Llght hearted laughter noated
from the thicklv clustered benches and
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Oh ~ aii' i'i' INC o ''t',S anu ~" '-
ioneitness- he mao eome " naNanA u.
Tom > su9Sssuon- mere ~ = soou
opening Down mere winch lhsn' Sun.
you," his orother hAd Written. anu
now, on arriving, ne round Tom gone
to Cienfuegos. not TO return TOT several
days. Jerry, wandering about py MN
self. had promptly talien IN love WIN
the quaint little city, Its gayly painted
houses. dusky white clad men and
pretty senoritas. Havana was not
bad place. he decided. But tonight he
was RESTLESS The moon was almost
too powerful In its splendor and charm.
Turning away from the merry crowd
that made him feel an alien and an
outcast, hs.l decided to walk to his
brothers house In yedado. There was
a fresh GOODNESS In the air. A walk
would do him good. He struck accord
inRly into one of the nearby streets.
ON his side the pavement was quite
dark. but across the way the moon, re-
nectinS with dazzling brilfiancy upon
the mink and white houses, showed ev-
arv detau az window ana facade and
ravaaIsa nlainlv anv one within who
,sanea out 10 breathe the air.
s,aasr,v pana,,,ct stopnaa short In
an rnrsr v,ndow alone stood a sirl
oa,..a,r,y tha uost exou,site U,rl Rene.
81. 60. Ma saan AGAINST ths hlact.
-. =, a. rno,, hahind har sace turn.
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..,a,w - az a moon Nowar Heavy
.s 20 asr,, "a l. o,,,,vnaa tho atate.
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Ia ono sn,and,d crimson hiossom
Da,,,,.. aannnt h,s hraath Tho .v4ri
as,,,s ~. go h,r, there n tho dark.
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1uuse you a.. paansss. auah,a
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-. - .,o,,,,,,,I tosorou no epAad
,,,,,,, s,n,,I,. Tho color deonenIn0
49, ~, 49, "And tbo,oht nor,
Sans r,v hro,hor mIgbt know" aoun.
Sor,,,o ao,,n ..ur Thomas Renedict"
no oddoJ no the other seemed 10 wait
M, C,,,,an ,o,,Lad n, hin, mora cIos...
Il,
.Is Tam peneotct vour brotherr, he
sstod and IN somc wov bis voice had
aI,orod .sromI Abw Then he lifted
~. ba.
"Cood p,pht I" be said politeIy. "And
let ma rive You n piece of advice. It
% NOT unusuai 10 stand under N win.
dow TO watch from a point OF van
taae or even TO speak" And again he
laughed but YOU. senor"-and his
tome held n warning tone-.'for you.
senior II would be best not to try 1t.
You are but stranger here. and our
customs are not yours"
And before the somewhat Indignant
Benedict could recover speech the
stranger had bowed. replaced his Gig
arctic between his lips aud was gone.
The glrl at the window, too, had van
ished, and Benedict, accepting perforce
the others advice. walked on. But the
sight here and there In the dusky
street OF a man leaning against the
iron bnrs which guard the lower win.
dows. exchanging low remarks to some
inmate, evoked strange Iongings.
In the morning. however. Jerry could
laugh at the whole episode. A girls
face at Il window-surely he had seen
plenty such. And II not quite so won
derful as this one-well, the Cuban's
remarks had been well meant and were
worth remembering. So he idled away
an hour or two In the Dale obispo,
with its gay shop windows and bright
awnings stretched the width Of tho
narrow little street. Then he went to
the bank for letters and had luncheon
at the Englaterra. where he looked In
vain for familiar face. He did not
mean to go near that street. her street,
again, be assured himself. And yet