The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-04


table where Mr.. Haredale and his
daughter sit. requested Mrs. Blenks
to allow me to sit with them, be.
cause there is such a fine view of the
lake from that end of the dining room.
Irene has been brushing up her Span.
ish lately, as her father expects to
take her with him when he goes to
Mexico to look after some lands that
he has there.
zone night at dinner she joyously
announced that she had persuaded her
Spanish teacher, Senior Ibero. to come
and board with Mrs. Blenks, and she
said he would have place at our
table where she would get the benefit
of his conversation. which of course
would be in Spanish.
Il was not at all pleased with this
plan. for nothing is more annoying
than to hear conversation in a tongue
that one doesn't understand.
"Senor Ibero is quite good looking
and very polite. though he speaks but
little English, and it didn't take me
long to make up my mind that he wac
making love to Irene! immediate
ly classed him with those foreigners
who come here to seek rich wives
AS for Irene, she is perfectly fascin
ated with him. and when he is about
she has eyes and ears for none but
the Spaniard.
Il said one day to Mr.. Haredale,
DO you realize that Senior hero is ma.
king love to your daughter?'
ono, Hiss Horkins, do not he
replied.
DO you understand what it is that
that are saying?'
mo. nor do want to- he replied.
My daughter translates parts of their
conversation sometimes. and 1t is
about the plays Of Echegaray, or the
novels of some Of those old Spanish
fellows that it would bore me to death
to hear about
II cannot be deceived l continued
firmly. If he is not making love to
her, why does Senior hero so often
place his hand on his heart?
My dear lady, he does 1t simply
to find If his heart is still there. Sit.
ting opposite you. as he does. he nat
urally would begin soon to wonder If
he still possessed that very impor.
tant organ Mr.. Haredale is really
very agreeable man.
You know that my niece May lived
in Spain for several years, where she
learned to speak the language like q
native. determined to write down
some of Senior 1bero's words If could
remember them. and ask May to
translate them for me. One night at
dinner l caught the word amarillo
which he uttered several times. Ia.
king out my little memorandum book
] wrote it down Immediately while 1t
was fresh in my mind, being quite
sure it was a word of endearment."
What does it mean?" asked her
friend hoarsely, but eagerly.
Il showed it to May, explaining the
circumstances, and she said, 'Amaril
10 is Spanish for yellow
"'What do you suppose he meant
by it?' l asked.
"she replied indifferently, What
does anybody mean when using
the word yellow? Daffodils, sunflow.
ers, yellow literature. At any rate.
he wasn't alluding to Miss Haredale
When man wants to compliment a
woman he doesn't call her yellow
Zone night May came to spend the
evening with me. The Spaniard and
Irene were in the parlor. He was sit.
ting on the very edge of his chair.
leaning forward and talking with his
soul in his eyes. occasionally waving
his arms and then placing both hands
over his heart. l made May stop in
the hall to pretend to look for an ad.
dress in the telephone book.
'Listen!' whispered. Wait
awhile and then tell me what they
say
$50 May listened.
II could hardly wait untfl we reached
my room, l was so anxious to hear
what she had to tell me.
"'What was it?' asked as l closed
the door carefully.
"She replied, He was abusing his
tailor. He said he had sent that coat
back twice and still the armholes
were too small
But he was making such tragic
gestures reminded her.
"'My dear aunt. that is popularity
Of the Latin race. Those people are
so desperately in earnest about eyery.
thing"
Il thought you were leading up to
something thrilling" croaked Miss
Horkins hostess.
my dear. it would have been thrill.
ling If the conversation had been
translated properly. It is my opinion
kt,ot hoo