Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16


l. which marked the suburbs of Seville.
You must not go to hotel here 1t would be
Warning too. l feel now as if our little play was
true, and you were my son; while as for Senior
Waring we might have known him for years;
might not, Piarcita?"
OF course. For my part, ready to adopt
him for a brother too, replied Pillar.
l covered Dicks recoil at this blow by thanking
the Cherub. He was more than kind, said; but
couldn't think Of
You will not think of disappointing US, broke
in the dear brown fellow. Gould you have mag
ned that only reason to keep you out of dam
ger? No; not SO unselfsh. We want you.
Paintings will enough. We must have
you with us, under roof at our table, as long
Now you understand, you will say yes.
In my country" said Dick, as a broad hint to
me, when we tell people we want them to visit us,
mean it; and guess Colonel O'Donnel and Miss
O'Donnel the sort
Of course | wanted to say yes; and of course,
after this, did say yes without further parleyng.
Nov begins the most critical time in this adven-
ture of yours, Don Ramon, the Cherub went
You see, place is only five miles outside of
Seville, we know many people; and though Carmona
is seldom there with his mother, he certainly has
acquaintance, and some OF them may be ours too.
You have travelled since BurgoS my son. though
you his uniform for only two days; but you
may be sure Carmona has been looking forward to
shaking you off, and for all, if you should
venture to Seville to see the show of Semand Santa
as other tourists it.
He perhaps thinks that because of Our promise
(Which we have kept he has shaken Ramon off
already" said Dick.
He knows better. The trick answered for few
hours: but his car broke down. and he had to
accept our help He said then that fate was against
him, i heard it,-and Carmona is to be
actually supersttious about you. now, So far, he
has kept the little senorta out of touch with you;
but that is nearly all he has accomplished
Thanks to you both" | cut in. :" If it hadn't
been for your help should have been hustled over
the border long ago. l see that now; and though
l should have come back and begun the chase again
somehow, it would have been thousand times more
difficult
No use bothering about what might have hap
pened,' laughed Pillar. Let us think of what did
Nevertheless" said 1, 1.-The thought is often in
my mind, What if we had missed Colonel and Miss
O'Donnel at Burgos?
Dick chuckled and when Pillar wanted to know
what amused him, asked my permission to tell 1
gave him leave; and with memory for detail which
l could have spared, to say nothing of an attempt
at mimlcry, he repeated word for word my objec
tions to meeting the Irish friends of Angelo de la
Mole.
We intimate that my point of view
before knowing them did seem particularly comic,
and Dick made the most of 1t.
We'll, think what have to thank YOU for"
exclaimed Pillar This delightful trip! If it hadn't
been for you, Crist6val would be here instead of
with Angelo in Biarritz"
Come back to common sense" implored the
Cherub, and help me plan for the Cristoval who
is here If he SITS in box for the professions,
Carnona will see him, and say to officious
person, very different from Rafael Calmenare, Who
IS that young with the ODonnels?' And the
oficious person will answer i never him in my
hfe.-'Ah! the Duke will exclaim Isn't he Cristoval
o DOnnel - Not at all, will come the reply; and
Carmona will proceed to make trouble
For you as well as for me; that's the worst of
it, said l.
I'VE care nothing for that 1t is of you we
think, said the Cherub.
And because l knew it was true, more than ever
it became my duty to think of him and his. ''Of
course, | don't want to lose any chance of seeing
Monica, said; but the days of the professions
! shall walk about in the crowd and keep out of