Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

off the names of at least a dozen duques
and counts.
WAS the Duaue de San Telmo among
them" she brought herself to ask.
Il would not know-I have never seen
him but / will inquire OF my friends IN
the palace .
"Oh. no. no.' she said. nervously: 1T
is of no consequence; 1t does not matter.
Now. shall we go to the royal staples
he suggested, land see the Andaiusiaf
horses and the state carriages-Wnat uo
you say?
"No-no," she replied. to his deep dis
appointment. II have seen enough TOT
today"
But only the Almeria the armory)
and the procession he cried. Nv ny.
that is nothing at all. and so much to DO;
we are losing good time.
And in spite of her reluctance and de-
sire to mediate over the great scene. ana
distinguish her impressions, the ener-
getic courier carried Miss Forde on to
the Museo Nacional and Academia de
Bellas Aries.
The following afternoon Mrs. Tudor ac-
companied her young friend round the
principal curiosity shops or antique
dades" in Madrid, beginning at the Gale
Alcala and ending with the rag market.
They purchased lace and fans: pictures,
tapestries and cabinets. the spoil o! many
ruined houses. tempted Hester sorely. Tor,
like her chaperon. she loved old things;
but what could she do with these articles
at Shalesmoor? The gold-emblazoned
banners and brocaded priests robes. the
tapestries and portieres would only De
eaten by the mice, and she wished them
keen interest in the display OF Jewels
roughly cut diamonds. rubies and emer-
aids sparkling in collars. earrings and
stomachers. Such barbaric settings
thick clusters of stones massed lavlshly
together: but among all the strange and
found nothing to compare with her own
purchase. 1t had been. indeed. as Domin-
guez had said. Just a chance
AS Hester was dressing for dinner
party that evening she casually asked
Marietta what she had been seeing that
day."
"Oh. mademoiselle," she cried. raptur-
ously. II have been to the bull ring!''
THE bull ring repeated her mistress,
aghast.
Eyes. and 1 was taken all over tit was
empty"
''Ah. we'll. as long as it was empty
said Miss Forde. II suppose it was like
a great amphitheater-seats all In tiers
and open to the SKYE"
Eyes. it holds fifteen thousand people.
In the middle. on the sand, a man was
exercising horse. 1t is big like a cir
GUS
us it," said Hester, indiferently.
"And they showed US the dreadful black
from one another by wooden shutters.
drawn up with ropes and pulleys. AS
one bull goes out another Is moved on.
until all are-ended! Oh, lsuch horrible
dark places! They keep them there for
hours to make them savage-no food, no
water. and when at last the shutter is
lifted. and they dash into the sun, there
is no green sierra-but just the ring and
death"
Poor beasts" exclaimed her listener.
II also saw where they kept all the big
peaked saddles and old brides. and the
lances and sharp things. banderillos and
flags: also the collars and long traces for
the mules who drag out the dead horses
and bulls. In the stables were many
HORSESHOE. such poor creatures! so old
and thin-waiting for the next bull fight
and their last day, which will be soon.
Oh. mademoiselle," suddenly clasping her
hands in ecstasy, ''it is SO interestingly
There there, Marietta she inter-
rupted. don't tell me any more. Give me
my gloves; must be going"