The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-17
Octob Der q, 1906.

aITan, glad She VIII not dance With Weeliam,,'
muttered Santiago. ~ love him-yes but the
Rezsno4 awaited u Ser an
terest that caused him some cynical amusement.
But IN 9 moment he had surrendered to her
prise The musicians Watching her began to
pns sGw ssr ,e,ed
gan to dance u In Stately and measured fash 81
lon that seemed to powder her hair and dissolve
the partitions before an endless vista Of
Hall OF the Ambassadors in the royal palace at
b on
Europe dance at the most formal Of its courts.
But Concha created the illusion OF having
adorers.
She raised her arms, barely budding at the
poetry of grace, but as tho bestowine some
feyal when she curved ,o, and swsxed her
one too highly placed TO descend to mere Sc
ducti!eness. She glided up and down.: back
If assisting to shape some vague impassioned
image In the brain Of a poet She lifted her
little feet In manner that transformed boards
seemed actually to soar.
"she is a little genius" thought Rezanov en-
Enthusiastically. Anything could be made OF
It was not her dancing alone that interested
him, but its effect on her audience. The
young had With audible
stamping and clappinE. Suddenly. as once
more she danced back to the very center of
stars, her red lips parted Don Ignacio, long
since recovered from his spleen, invaded his
pocket and flung a handful Of silver at her
chains, watches, jewels, bounced over the floor,
to be laughingly ignored. Rezanov looked on in
amazement, wondering II this were part Of
But after glance at the faces OF the young
men, lost to everything but their passionate
admiration for the unique and beautiful dancing
wildly searching in his pockets, tore large
pearl from the lace, of his stock, he doubted no
e thor taa s By blue rib
sTsta ss01
e.. sudden gesture that caught her attention
hand and caught it. Then she laughed con-
~ to her audience, and signaled to. the must
clans to STOP Rezanov was at her side in
| moment. --.a--- - g.
that you come out on the veranda and rest"
| VERY well, - she said indiherently; EFT is
quite tine We all went out to the air; Santiago
Santiago, more flushed than his sister at
her triumphs, fetched the long strip Of silk.
and R ss detached her from her eager court
closely. yet with a cavalier Of her own that
her friend might talk freely with this inter
sftnG 5sngeT The night air was cool and
California SKY: In the Presidio square - were ere
Elections Of the smolderins blue beyond the
ing at the end Of the Corridor : :.
rs It custom-all that very material ad-
or very old one; but not too often followed.
O suaae we should not prize 1t. But when
the greatest reward that man can think Of
gold and silver and Jewels. We 90 not dare
they have a way Of appearing where they belong
as soon as their owners are supposed to have
the A. not
this. without any foolish subterfuge." She
handed him his contribution. 1.I thank you ali
the same: It was spontaneous act and am
He accepted the key awkwardly. not daring
Se It hdf With the ebv9 '
thing. and nothing better offering, he gathered
half a dozen roses and laid them on her lap.
ongh he sad
them i with you n my thoughts win you put
She found a place for two and thrust another
closely in her hands. Then he noticed that she
melting too hers e was bn
hope never to see YOU givel so,mueh Of yourself
reboso touched hers. Ut fingered. and she stared
up at him, ,'helplessly; her eyes wide. her nps
in a trap, and he had. a. sudden and violent re-
vulsion of feeling, He rose and ofered his
arm. II should be brute II kept yor
self" f.5-'3-s'.-.'SS -.
( He did not talk with her again for severa
t few moments. His officers went to several i'm
i. promptu dances at the Preside and mission, bu
Of his constitution, and left the ship only for
gallop over the hills or down the coast with Lui
! Arguello. %s
q week his pallor had gone, his skin was tame
E and fresh. Even his wretched crew were differ
! ent men. They were given much leave on shore
: women over the hills in the late Afternoon
! ! Rezanov gave them long rope, aItho he kne,
a they must be terminating with a mutinous di'
. taste of the Russian north; he kept q strie
. . watch over them and would have given desert
q er his due without an instant's pause.
= The estafette that had gone with Luis letter
81 to Monterey had taken one from Rezanov
3 well, asking permission to pay q visit Of cert
mony to the governor. Five days later the plen
e potentiary received polite welcome to Califo
/ nia and protest against another long Journey
j. the humble servant of the king Of Spain woul
himself 20 to San Francisco at once and offer th
hospitality of California to- the ilustrous repre-
e Rezanov was not only annoyed at the COVE
- nor's evident determination that he should Sc
as little possible of the Insignificant lnilttar
g equipment Of California, but at the delay I
d his own plans for exploration. He knew ths
e Luis would dare take him upon no expedite
;, into the heart Of the country without the COZ
: sent of the governor, and he began to doul
l. this consent would be given. But he was dete
mined to see the bay at least, and he no SOON
- read the diplomatic epistle from Monterey ths
~ he decided to accomplish this part of, his pu
- pose before the arrival Of the governor or d.
y, Jose He knew the materials he had to deal wi
"a at the moment, but nothing OF those alread
N no doubt, on their way to the north.
q. EARLY In the morning after the return OF Il
70 courier he wrote an tnforma! note to. Dol
:" entertaining heS for a day on the Juno. al
[e to bring all the young people she would.
In the weather was SO fine, he hoped to see the
,e in time for chocolate at O'Clock. He kne
d that Luis. who was pressingiy 1nc IN: ee
= fathers rancho some thirty miles to the sout
There was hutter at the Preside when Il
invitation Of the chamberlain was made know
The compliment was not unexpected, but the
n had been lively speculation as to what JOE
lie Concha whose tides had Numbered and ebb
n many times since the night of her party su
e. merging the happy incOpsequences OF her 81
v teen years. but leaving her mistaken spirit wi
ne reaction She would listen to no protest fro
" her prudent mother. and smothered her wi
he kisses and a torrent Of words.
er "But, my Conchita," gasped Dona Ignacl
- cellency come in two days. And perhaps tn
y, ~ would not approve-before they are here!-
Re 60 on the foreign ship! II Luis were not son
ne I'VE 60; we 60 madre ,l mia! And 9d., his Is,
eH know it! And II we 60 now we disobey