Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-16
TRAILING A ROMANCE.
Senior hero Is Suspected Of Love
Making.

"Your maid said you could not speak
on account of your cold,' said Miss
Horkins, as she took chair, "but
can do the talking for both. I am just
wild to talk to somebody. for the
things that sometimes happen in a
boarding house are enough to keep one
awake nights" -'' tA" N-|-
What has happened now?'' asked
her hostess, in an unnatural squeak.
f."rhere don't try to talk, dear.
will tell YOU all about it. The fact il
I have been greatly agitated about
Irene Haredale, the daughter of the
rich widower. you know.
"As there is rom for four at the ta-
BILE where Mr.. Haredale and his daugh-
ter sit, 1 requested Mrs. Blenks to al
low me to sit with them, because there
is such a fine view Of the lake from
that end of the dining room. Irene has
been brushing up her Spanish lately
as her father expects to take her with
him when he goes to Mexico to look af-
ter some lands that he has there.
Zone night at dinner she joyously
that she had persuaded her
spanish tedCHcI. 'oSNoI ADCAo' ~ >"A'AN
and hoard with Mrs. Blenks. and she
said he would have a place at our ia
BILE where she would get the benefit OF
his conversation. which. of course,
would be in Spanish.
II was not at all pleased with this
plan. for nothing is more annoying
than to hear conversation in tongue
that one doesn't understand.
"Senor hero 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
was making love to Irene. I immedi-
ately classed him with those foreigners
VINO come here to seek rich wives, As
for Irene, she is perfectly fascinated
with him, and when he is about she
has ewes and ears for none but the
Spaniard.
81 said one day to Mr.. Harelade. DO
YOU realize that Senior 1berc is making
love to your daughter"
mo. Miss Horkins. I do not" he re-
piled.
".Do you understand what it is they
are SAYING
"'No, nor do I want to- ne replied.
My daughter translates part of their
sometimes and it 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
"I cannot be deceived I continued
firmly. IF he is not making love to
her. why does Senior hero so often
~ hi
"'My dear lady. he does it simply to
find If his heart is still there. Sitting
opposite YOU. as he does. he naturally
would begin soon to wonder if he still
possessed that very important organ.
Mr. Haredale is really a very agreeable
man. "u| j.f .~C,-..
You know that my niece May lived
in Spain for several years. where she
learned to speak the language like Il
native. I determined to write down
some Of Senior Iberos words if l could
remember them, and ask May to trans
late them for me. One night at dinner
I caught the word AMARILLO which he
uttered several times. Taking out my
little memorandum book. I wrote II
down immediately while 1t was fresh
in my mind, being quite sure it was a
word of endearment."
What does it mean?" asked hel
friend. hoarsely, but eagerly.
II showed it to May, explaining the
circumstances and she said Amarillo
is Spanish for yellow
what do you suppose he meant by
ito / asked.
aCba rapl;a1 ;pd;far. ntlx, sXUb,t docs
anybody mean when using the word
yellow? Daftodils. s,nilowers, yellow
literature. AT any rate. he wasn't al
luding to Miss Haredale. When a man
wants to compliment a woman he does
not call her yellow
"One 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. 1 made May stop in
the hall to pretend to look for an ad-
dress in the telephone book.
Listen l whispered. Wait a
while and then tell me what they say
so May listened.
Il could hardly wait until 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 I reminded her.
my dear aunt. that is a peculiarity
of the Latin race. Those people are sc
desperately in earnest about every
thing"
Il thought you were leading up tc