The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-27


that the hat, which va worth perhaps
peseta, was lost
Among those who had Just arrived
Il tie cistefn vas yonng lady Ellc
howed indications q net beloneiIig
Iito the native Class q Cibans ails
me tdmule wbieh tlle Roy raised vas
lat rs height the young lady spoke
4omethiDg TO the lad IN Spanish, and
ointed In the direction Of q building,
which the lad ran and came back
j a few minutes with a long pole
with which he secured his hat The
soung lady looked at no one especial
Iiy when she spoke to the lad, and to
him only long. enough to tellhim where
| to get the pole. She turned and look
ed straight into the water below
where the lazy crocodiles were bask-
ing in the sun. Johnson was speak:
i H
ing to soldier friend, when the lady
looked over toward him. She know
that he was an American soldier, as
he wore Rhik uniform.
He slowly worked his way toward
her, as he had made up his mind to
speak to her anyway; to use the COM
mon phrase, she looked good to him.
and he thought there would be moth.
ing lost even If she did not speak to
him.
He said to her that it was good
thing that she had been there before
SO as to be informed as to where
things were located when it came to
helping boys get their hats. She re.
piled that she had only been there
once before, but she had seen ayoung
man get his hat in that way, and knew
by that incident where the pole was
kept. They were soon engaged in
conversation, which did not lag, as
they were both good takers, The.
time passed rapidly-much more
quickly than they thought, and it was
time for her to go before they knew
it. Johnson was granted permission
to call on the lady, whose name was
Miss Fairchilds, on the next Wednes.
day evening. He lost the address, and
could not call on the Wednesday even.
ing, as arranged. But, by questioning
his comrades, he recalled the name OF
the street, and her address. He sent
her a note, telling her of his misfor'
tune in forgetting the name Of the
street, and that he hoped she would
pardon him for the stupidity he had
displayed in not remembering it. She
excused him, and they got along well
the entire time Johnson was on the
island. Many were the pleasant walks
they took in the ballny evenings from.
the Prado, to the sea wall, and La
Punta. They set many evenings un.
der the Fashioned walls of Cabinia
watching the giant arm of light, as
it swung around through the west.
ward and through the north, making a
complete circle every half minute
They talked of many incidents of Gu.
ban life, besides many other things
that would not interest any one save
these two. Finally he 'was sent on
some special duty to the States" and
the day the Mexico sailed, he called
and babe her bood-by, promising to
write, Of course. She could not go
10 the wharf with him as she had
some important duty to do that after.
noon but they lived in hopes of meet.
ing some day in the dear old States.
The ship was scheduled to sail at
tnree.thirty, but did not weigh anchor
until nearly five o'clock in the after
noon. The long streaks Of the setting
sun we're growing felnt, owing to.a
haze in the atmosphere, and the rib.
bons Of light were growing to that of
a purple shade, as the ship, after
rounding MORO Castel, glided into the
deeper water, then away she headed
into the cloudy and angry'lookins
north. Tom Johnson stood leaning
over the rail, looking sadly at the
fsst.receding land now grown to a
faint outline until It was hard to tell
where the earth anu sky met. But
his thoughts were yet in Cuba, silent
" going over some Of the Things he
had said to the girl long ago, and some
of the things of more recent date; but
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