Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22

glimpse of her; that you have to 60
through all that before you get invited into 1
friend Jennings, who had just been telling
him about the method of courtship employed
in Latin American countries.
That's what they call playing BEAR, ex-
planned Jennings.
We'll, you don't catch playing that
camel" declared Owens.
The two sitting bench in little
tropical park in the center of city in Southern
Mexico Owens had just arrived from the
north. Jennings had been in Mexico for
eral months The military band was playing
in the plaza and the walks were thronged
with promenaders. Girls in twos, threes, and
groups walked in one direction, the in
another Spanish lovesong was being
played. Chances sly they were ardent
were being exchanged; but words passed
between the dark eyed senoritas and their
suitors. 1t was a midwinter night, mild and
bamy; the broad, graceful leaves of banana
plants waved in an atmosphere as full of
romance as it was of the perfume OF tropical
flowers.
Presently there appeared at one corner of
the plaza an erect, soldierly looking old
with white hair and mustache, woman with
fifty pounds too much avoirdupois but who
bore herself rather gracefully in spite of it,
leaning on his arm, and Immediately behind
them two young women, one plain looking
girl of perhaps twenty-five, and the other the
opposite of plain, about twenty. The plain
looking girl has nothing in particular to do
with this story The bearing of the younger
one was quite unusual for Mexican girl
Owens didn't know just how unusual she
was; for he had just arrived in Mexico and
was prepared to all sorts of beauties EN-
nings had been in the country longer, and had
lost most of his faith in the looks of Mexican
senoritas. She of medium height and
build nothing unusual in that. She carried
herself with superb ease and grace-quite unusua
wealth of fine SOFT black hair made rich settin
for fair face. Many Mexican girls have beautifr
hair and dress it remarkably we'll; but this hal
seemed more beautiful than that of all the other:
The secret of it that it fitted its The eye
large and dark, with great depth and softness
long lashes and perfectly penciled eyebrows Phys
cally they might have been possessed by man
other Mexican girls; but they different eye:
They the eyes of girl who knew something
who used her brain to think with who had SOU
Her white dress was particularly dainty and becom
ing. Her pink reboSo was thrown gracefully over he
shoulders as only girls of Spanish blood know hoy
to handle them
The group passed in front of Owens and Jennings
Owens didn't fail to notice the girl. The next tim
she papa and mama were absent.
Say, old man, l thought you said these senorita
were not pretty?" said Owens.
"Oh, no, l didn't said had seen none so prett
our American girls. That's matter of taste
perahWaP en how .hon+ that ono who ;rs+ n.ss.a s
Isn't she up to your standard of 1ooks?"
Yes, she is; but there is reason for that, whic
you will find out in due time
Who is she?'
Her name is Luisa Mier She is the daughter O
the jeie politieo the fine looking old man who cam
with her. She is the queen of this town. Every ma
and boy in it. married or single is crazy about he1
l warn you now that you had better withdraw you
preliminary remark about playing bear. If you ar
not playing bear inside of week, l shall miss m
guess and you will break the record
The next time she passed in front of Owens AM
Jennings she glanced in their direction.
All, she has you spotted said Jennings.
We'll, don't mind making impression on he
memory. Let's walk around this charmed circle
time or two and give her fair chance to gaze at
manly beauty
You won't be so facetious week hence Mari
my word"
SUNDAY morning at breakfast Jennings said, "Il
~ take you to see the finest old church YOU eve