The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-10

that the ring7'
"Oh tell us ali about II"
Marion Winthrop had just returned
from Florida and some Of her girl
friends had come in to hear all about
her adventures. She had written en-
Enthusiastically Of an Englishman she
had met at Palm Beach.
Nell Turner told Us lot about
Jack and his yacht, and said there
was something dreadfully romantic
she did not dare to tell; but would
leave It for you when you came home,
said Amy Wallace.
Well" began Marion, you know
after that dreadful siege Of typhoid,
they shipped me of to Florida While
at the Windsor, in Jacksonville, I met
some lovely people who were going
way down to the jumping Of place to
rough It for several weeks. They in
sisted that 1t was just the thing
needed; SO | decided to go.
we arrived at our destination, a
beautiful little island, one night about
nine O'Clock. On it, we're lighthouse,
the assistants house, quarantine sta
ton and pilots shanties. There were
three little huts, in which we set up
housekeeping.
"The quarantine physician was ratn-
er nice fellow and he made It very
pleasant for us. There were a number
OF foreign vessels in port, receiving
their cargoes, and through DR.. Brown,
: we we're invited to dine aboard a
Spanish ship. l had the seat Of honor,
J next the captain.
"You know the extent Of my knowl-
!. edge Of Spanish, but managed to
squeeze out that 1t was mucho calor,
q and asked some idiotic questions about
certain phrases and sentences, which
q completely won the captains heart.
He told me about the Spanish fishing
: village on a little island close by, and
| suggested that Dr.. Brown take us over,
as Il was very picturesque Accord
! ingly, the doctor and two Of the pilots
took us to Spanishtown few days
later. It was tucked away out o.
sight, and It was only after worminl
our way between the islands, that 4
lay before US in all Its glory"
| "Oh, wasn't it romantic" crie'
Amy.
well, no. Naked babies never i'm
pressed me as being particularly ro
mantle; in fact, it was quite embaE
rasaing. The beach was thick wit
them and they rolled around in tn
sand with the pigs, chickens, dogs an
+ goats. The women we're fat, greas
! and corsetless. Some people raw
over the Spanish senoritas, but the
never look clean to me. and they g
- 50 coarse and fat as they grow olde
The men were about the color OF II
big cigars they smoked, with fer'
he mustaches and rings In their earl
he their teeth were very white again
raj their dark skin and reminded me
Of the pictures Of White Fang, for The
he looked ready to snap at the slighte
provocation.
The The village consisted Of dozen
cry more palmetto houses. It was quar-
Ier and rather pretty, as the palmet
ing leaves were bleached to a golden cole
,ut- We we're escorted to the throne roo
der SO to speak. where a dreadful old woI
nd an. Sonora Gonzalez, held sway. y
out were presented to her daughters, Oh
i've lotta, a fat, heavy-lidded girl with
arg baby boy on her arm, and Cita, sever
sec years her junior. Manuel Sanch
op- one OF the beaux Of the village "
the very attentive to Carlotta and look
tact like a thunder cloud when Or. Bro
re- smoke to her. wondered If Carlott
lds. husband was jealous Of Manuel.
in 'They served aguendente, a sort
5 Of LIQUID fire, in smudgy-looking glass
took a swallow ior politeness' s.
two and nearly choked to death. Carlo
'eak and Manuel danced, Carlotta US
ives castanets and her mother playing
ahu- guitar. The music was very pre-
otor but the dancing rather disgusting.
OF 1T was so hot and stuny in
light house and the air was filled with
-ival odor Of spoiled fish and old oys
tion shells, so l slipped out for a breati
the fresh air. DIT. Brown followed me,
that we walked down to the beach,
fol- lotta's little boy toddling after
iiye hanging to the doctors hand.
take What's your name. Nino? I asl
George, he replied, with fu
tor little foreign accent
lined Named for the senor Doctor
than inquired, laughingly.
The "'si, senorita,' very gravely.
lie to "Then he burst into perfect
anee rent Of baby talk which could
rail- follow, but I sat up suddenly for
made discovery.
"How queerr exclaimed. Il
the perfect image Of you, doctor,
re to the ears.
new "The doctor flushed hotiy, and
rs to the youngster a push which sent
rsons sprawling IN the sand. Before {
yer Is demonstrate, Carlotta was on 4
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