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

and clasp, took possession OF his arm.
mother has to
they sat side By side at the head Of the long
silver and loaded with evidences of Dona Igna-
cia's generosity and skill; chickens in red rice
and gravy, oysters .tamales, dulces, pastries.
quite resigned to the semiofacial nature Of the
ball, rose and drank the health Of the distin-
guished guest In long and dowery phrases. Req
anov responded in sbriefer but no less felcitous
vein, and concluded by remarking that the only |
rift In the lutte of his present enchanting expe-
ence was the fear that whereas he had nearly |
died OF starvation several times during the past |
three years, he was now threatened with
50
farer in this most hOspitable land. Both speech
es were gaily applauded the conversation became
to the
you were very successful today at the mis- !
sion, excellency.'
II never saw anything so serenely-arrogant- |
", perhaps would be a truer description-tri- |
umphant as your bearing when you walked down
returned from Ganl; but suppose that all great
conquests are merely the sum Of many small
ones.''t - {. S.. .sa5sFS s5s - h}# |
Il do not regard the friendship Of so shrewd
4 man as Father Abela q trifing conquest.
And according to, yourself, dear senorita. It 10
MANY lives and my own honor depend,
8 us it really 50 seriousl'' she asked with q
faint sneer.
ey Is s a9ew WINS ana subjects n
never should have thought OF introducing at
festivity like this he said suavely. MAY
I be permitted to compliment you, senorita,
upon your marvellous grace in the contradanza
It quite turned my head, and am delighted
to hear that you will dance alone after sup
Her face had flushed hotly. She dropped her
eyes and her voice trembled as she replied
my poor Rosa told me something Of her
great tragedy while dressing me, and for the
moment other things seemed unimportant. What
heart and q desolate life? But that Of course
is the attitude of =, an ignorant girl" She
1es hsr They bet 4S,t ' a1S hr
give me, senior. And be sure that take
an even deeper interest in your great mission
than haze thought much
have expressed certain peevish hopes that a
ship would not come all the way from Sitka
without taking hint more than one Boston
of the things we need. She is quite excited
over the prospect of new shawl for herself,
besides many other things; cotton, shoes, kitch
excellency?" -. -tz
with color, DULY wondering why it should be
so different from the one, roguish. patheticaIly
haPss ss,d thst had haunted him ali day
Which Is the friend whose little ones you
envy? You J. u have made me wish to see them
"That is Elena-beside Gervasio' She indi-,
Gated a young woman with soft patient brown
eyes, the dignity Of her race and the sweetness
already shapeless figure II can take you to-
She had cast down her eyes and her face was
Pardon me i say say that I am surprised your
life be disturbed BY the lamentations Of an
abandoned creature-who can do you no good,
Still Concha did not raise her eyes. ~ do
not think poor Rosa would do anyone harm.
We We have RaAh had her long enough have taken a
f's sasns { hsip i: should ike never L see
= thtWsat has she told your" ooneha glanced
up swiftly His eyes were blazing H.. She e fslt
a ats ongae she nsds
untary motion toward him, her lips trembling
apart :, ~ ,,, ,. az - MT -. .now
II do not know. But I no longer wish her
near me. she-life is very strange and terri
You know It we'll SO 50 sts
cold. For a moment he made no reply. Then
he smiled charmingly and said in the conven:
course you know little Of life in this Arcadia.
One who hopes to be numbered among the best
and disillusionizing-bu sometimes picturesque
Believe me when say that nothing stranger
the: lonely brink Of a continent nearly 10000
versts from Europe girl Of 16 with the grand
manner and the intellect without the detestablt
4 have hitherto had the misfortune to encounter y
4 She was tapping the table SLOWLY with h lei
fops sou quite rht to put
me of" she said finally. and In voice as
even as his own. "And my intellect would Dc
mysteries mysteries &c I can never hope to fathom. There
l is no such thing life in your sense IN this
forgotten corner Of the world nor ever VII D.
in my time. If you come back and visit u:
twenty years hence you will find me fat an; ant
worn like Elena, and busy every minute TX
lam -sturgis and become great lady in Bos
, ton. It would not be SO mean fate.
5as ara %ho % eans s
miserab1y watching the handsome pair at tn
head Of the table. ''You will not marry him!'
"e ." &c could III do far worse concha's lashe
framed an adorable glance that sent the bloo'
the hair ho Of the and he Ah
M II red de piosNl am 50 tired Of California
.'But you ar. q part Of 1.-THE very s., sym
j him model you, label the statue California. an
erect it on the peak Of that big island gu
That is very .poetiGal. but after all 70
only SAYING that att w an be prer
3 in the next generation. 1t Is little consola
ton for existence where the most excitin
! event in a lifetime Is the arrival Of for
! eign ship or the Inauguration Of a governor
g And once more she smiled at Sturg1s. II
n raised his glass impulsively. and she hers i
i, gay response A moment later she gave tn
i Signal to leave the table: Rezanoy followe
+ her back to the sala chewing the cud Of man
Q reflections.
}; Concha had eaten no supper. As she er
J. | tered the sala she clapped her hands. tn
| guests ranged themselves against the wall, th
= musieians,s 1ivelier than ever dew to their II
y ment she could assume at will, she went SLOW
> ly $absently, to the middle Of the room. The
n she let her head drop backward as II with til
= | weight of her hair, and Rezanov. vaguel
:. ! angry, expected one of those appeals to- til
:, = senses for which Spanish women Of anotht
y. = ping the floor alternately with the points an
- the wooden heels of. her slippers, for fe
~ ~ moments, suddenly made an imperious gestu,
= to Ignacio Sal. He sprang to her side, too
her hand, and once more there was the san
e monotonous tapping Of toes and heels. The
= they whtrled apart, bent their 1.-the baci
- until their brows almost touched the floor in
- salute of mock admiration, and danced to ar
~ from each other, coquetry in the very tilt
~ her eyebrows, the bare, semblance OF masculi1
le indulgence on his eager passionate face. SUI
70 denly to the surprise OF ALL she snapped h
40 40 hand, turned her back and made peremptol
~ gesture to that other enamored young swat
ae Captain Antonio Castro OF Monterey. Dr.
!, Ignacio surprised and discounted, retir,
81 I amidst the jeers Of his friends, and Conch
~ ~ with her most vivacious and gracious name
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