Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-02
THE SUGARMAKER.

looking French physician, employed by
the estate ON good salary, was mix
ing drug for one OF the natives, while
vigorously matchmaking the race. The
head engineer. a stolid. fine looking
Young German. and the chemist. a small
shrcwd American were eating dinner pre-
paratory to the change of watch ut 6
O'Clock
The whistle of the sugarhouse rang
out on the warm spring air as the peon
waiter. dressed in immaculate white
brought in coffee inst rs a young man.
in working attire. who had crossed over
from the sugarhousc, came up the YER
anda steps.
1t was the head sugarmakcr, an Amer
lean from louisiana whose handsome,
dark eyes, slender but athletic build and
foreign look, showed he had Latin blood
in his veins, as did his name. which was
! French He belonged to that fine old ele-
ment still strongly predominant in the
state, and in his veins ran countless gen
crationS of bmc blood, counting back to
earlier centuries, while on his mothers
side there was a cavalier strain equally
remote His blouse and toil-stained
hands showed that fortunes favors had
long been withdrawn from him and his.
The chemist who was also superin
tendent, turned with nervous irritation
and went out
why don't YOU bit him." the Ger
man asked. as he stood up and began
to roll a cigarette with careful delbera-
ton.
Austin laughed. what for There
are folks in the States who need my
money Sometimes | think he wants me
to strike him, the little rat
SHOULDN'T be surprised The fellow.
! all know who makes the sugar and who
really runs the house" The German
said.
| "Curter's cad and buffer How he
manages to throw sand in the eyes of
the administrator and get all the credit
! for everything that's done, passes me-"
the doctor remarked, still rubbing up
! his drug. "lIe has it in for you. Renter.
that's evident. He's Jealous He knows
everybody says you've brought about
better results than they ever got on this
| place. He doesn't want Tom Warrington
! to find it out, though You had better
watch him He'll play you some trick
| yet with the company"
| The doctor and engineer went out to-
9aether, chatting as they walked toward
the sugarhouse, and Austin Renter his
dinner soon over, drew n wicker chair
en- the veranda, and lighting a cigar, sat
down to smoke.
| Someone came out of the white villa
a young girl, and got in trap evidently
waiting for her. She drove rapidly
toward the hacienda. Austin was so en-
gagged in anxious thoughts, seeing men
/ tally il very different picture from the one
confronting nina big city, streets cross
ing each other. electric cars, and faces
which spoke to him of home and those
strong affections which endure-that it
was only when the crunch of the wheels
on the gravel and pleasant voice called
10 him that he sprang up and came for
ward, throwing away his cigar.
You were thousand leagues away.
What were You seeing up in the noun
tain? You did not even hear me drive
up Cynthia Warrington daughter of
the president of the company. said,
laughingly. Cynthia had come out with
her father at her own Willful entreatv
10 spend a few weeks in the tropics with
him while he examined the condition and
looked after the affairs of the company.
I"I want to drive across the fields and
90 mp the mountains. Which road shall
| take? | ann not a bit afraid | will
drive half way mp the mountain and
back before supper It's only short
distance"
It's much farther away than YOU
think, 1t would be the height OF inn
prudence Ton you to 20 so far unpro-
tected. Wait until Sunday. then ! viii
drive You up to the top where the lava
l.. it You care to go SO high
Jump in and wen 90 now Ii You
won't. iii % without YOU, so You had
better come" Cynthia declared gaily.
1t took II very short time for Austin
TO come ont and spring into the trap.
II know The road, | can drive faster"
taking the rcu~ which She surrendered
willingly.
The ponc, sped swiftly along over the
wcU kept plantation roads winding
through the waving fields of cane to the
foot OF the mountain. then the ascent
became abrupt and rugged hut they
climbed mp steadily There was no SIGN
oil coming night, Tor the long tropical
evenings preserve the Illusion Of day an
al very hate hours only the presence OF
few stars showed how time was passing
Aud during their light hearted chat.
while the pouic- t"iIcd along and the
groom chung ON behind. Austin ncou-
~ejou,ly revealed 81 great many things
20 { lac clever daughter of the rompanV's
president as 90 the management of the
SAN Felicia estate and the refinery
Then they duftcd into more personal
matters,