The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-11-08

deed il great favor
1t YVES netting" protested. way
Ing him to cnair. i was glad to do
il. / had very pleasant tine my
se,t."
AS he sat down he laid handful of
cigarettes Oh tie table hcsi,,e him.
You see, I've come for chat," he
said. with his ininitah.e smile. u hope
you will help yourself"
Thank You" and suited the action
to the word. Tremaina's cigarettes
wcull have tempted any one.
Il have been curious to see,' he said,
how Cecily would affect New Workers.
She is certainly we'll stared at"
"And 10 wonder" | said she
would make st. Anthony turn his
head
'.Ah, you think so:' and he shot me
a quick glance. You admire her,
then?'
Admiration is hardly the word" /
said slowly. 1T is too weak, too thin
Evidently he misunderstood ne, for
plain myself.
THAT makes it easier for me-" he in
ter.upted. You have perhaps sus-
pected that the union between US is not
a-ah-a legal one?'
Yes" said. Il had suspected that"
Such unions are the rule in Mar
Unique" be continued calmly. land
have been from time immemorial.
They are part of the life there. They
are matter of course, and frequently
they are as permanent and happy as
any regular ore could be. Cecily Is
what is known rs file de couleur-
physically. | believe. the most beauti-
full women in the world"
Then she is not an eEception?'
''Ch, Eo--sEes type-physically, at
least. Mentally, l believe she does
differ somewhat from the typical ca
prease. For instance, / never knew
another attempt to tame a ser-de-
lance"
at seemed to me-" ! observed. that
she had as many possibilities as the
snake
He laughed lightly.
For evil, you mean? That's merely
the effect of the first view Really, the
capressa girls have an excellent repu-
tation for docility AMI all The rest. Not
that it would matter much in Marti-
nique-the people there are used to
living over volcano and don't mind.
Of course" he added in another tone,
Il shall before long have to break
it onre. Scc:Hty here is differently Or
,,i.-'orent climates, different
I..1':.l5. yoI l.now; | feel that l must
cc2ro.rl - t. Indeed, l even wish to
GO s.. 1t is time that l settled down,
ranged myself, became man OF
family. | have been a wanGe"er long
enough. Cecily can't endure this eli
mae anyway. I'll send her back to
st. Pierre"
-, nat will she say to that | asked,
with vivid memory of the adoring
way her eyes always dwelt upon him.
You think it sounds a little brutal?"
and he smiled gayly. 1T isn't. in the
least. You've put Cecily on too high a
pedestal. They have an axiom down
there, Nee de ramour, In file de cou-
leur nit d'amour, de rires, ct doublis'-
her life is thing o. love. laughter
and forsettings l think it's essentially
true. At the same time,' he added
more seriously, Il do2't wish to be
needlessly cruel That's the reason I'm
telling you all this. It's sort of intro
ductiOn."
All" | said, and looked at him.
'I'll blurt it out in word. I'll be
out of town next week-all week-my
business demands it-and it's absurd
for me to think OF taking Cecily with
me Its absolutely impossible - it
would ruin the whole affair. What I
want to ask you is this-look in on
her occasionally, cheer her up, take
her to the theater, if you'll be so good.
She knows no one here, and she has
ridiculous need of companionship, of
chattering to some one, of having some
one to admire her It's born in the
blood, | suppose; it's an inheritance
from two centuries of ancestors. Left
to herself, she'll soon NOPE herself sick.
Will you do this for me. my friend?"
There was a compelling wizardry in
his eyes as he looked at me. yet had
self control enough to pause and reflect.
Still, l saw no reason why / should re-
fuse, even had my own inclination not
greatly urged me forward. Here
would be an opportunity to unveil such
secrets of his as Cecily might know
especially as to where they had been
on the evening of the murder. Per-
haps she even knew the victim; could
give me a Chew to the connection be-