The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-10
CHAPTER 70.
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Chilean officers. largely naval, 10
Judge from their rather reHplendent
uniforms. occupied this second table.
and Il was evident that they had been
drinking 10 excess Il was their loud
voices and boisterous laughter which
FIRST attracted my attention, and ]
soon caught sufficient Of their incau
tious speech TO discover they were
hantesiug one among their number 10
carry into execution a tipsy boast be
had just made W. the wine. The
special oflceT thus singled out as butt
for the boisterous wit Of bis reckless
companions was a naval lieutenant
a rather tall. c~adaverous fellow, salloS
faced, his short black hair standing
erect and bristlinE his mustaches
dropping so as 90 shade the corners OF
his mouth. His cheeks were flushed
with temper from the rough sallies al
his expense. and his lips uttered q
burning Castilian curse, as be ros
somewhat ~uns1eadily 20 his feet, and
Rlared about into the ~erpectant faces
OF bin laughing tormentors.
"Sacno Cristo! you viii see, camar-
adas. you viii see," be declared. bra
cling himself for the effort "Caramba'
What sailor fears in presence Of beau
yg-puf, o H.
He turned short about. bis sword
chains rattliuE. and STROBE directly
across toward The unconscious Briton.
Nho stared up Al him over his roast
beef 10 petrihed establishment Fun
bling awkwardly az his belt. the in
truding or5ccr finally brought forth a
card, and placed Il SYSTEMATICALLY upon
the table. bowling Low as be did 20.
= would myself to introduce TO the
senior" he announced with drunken
gravity. and IN amazingly broken Ems.
lsh. Il Tenicnto Lootenant Sanchez.
! ChHcan navy. one % the nr-rst family
Ia this country. Maybe you know me.
hoy ! was with Dc Almirante Coch-
rane. when The caTitano call on you
ir the lcctle ship Now ] would the
bottar-r acq'8intauce make with the
gr-rcat lnElcs, an the ladies, the most
booytul ladies. and his suukca eyes
rested Floatiurly on the surprised face
OF the girl. who had half turned. tho
better TO observe him
Il was an 90 swiftly. 90 ~impudently
done tia the astounded Briton could
only stare. his lean face rcddouiug
with annoyance This hssitancy. as
well as something IN tho constrained
attitude OF the younger woman.
seemed to encourage Sanchez. his OK.
PRECISION changed 90 o satisfied smile.
gRn. RFa F-rf N.,tv. hrDr F- nvwFhrs
ceromouious bow, this time directed
toward her
An. / knew Il would 30 be. he said.
insinuatlnEiy II vas 90 / told q Go
my bvayas Camaradas 81. Il. Il vas sd
eycr-tho uniform make nus welcome
With the ladies. They lotc the brsy.
o. q not 90. scuoritaT
By this time the outraged patcr
familias had EtiHcncd into rock bis
eyes cold and hard behind their glass
- Ia frigid contempt he deliberately
turned his back upon the fellow, say.
iug icliy.
You Impcrtlncnt scoundrci' I an
accustomed 20 selecting my owl
guests. and you are certainly nol on,
OF them
Tho Chilean laughed. perhaps moi
wholly comprchcndlnF che words and
remained twisting his mustachc be-
tween long white fingers he was fAl
too drunk for fear besides being up
held By "a military contempt for civil
iAus
"Pah! tie a plg OF q papa. he sput
tered. half turning 10 witness the ap
proyal Of his laughing companions DO
hind But tho suilc az beauty suiI
invites, and Juan Sanchez fears not
before man or doyil
lie strodc around The Table. his scab
bard rlauking ON the stone floor. drcV
ont the single e chair aud planted
himself Ia u. hts back toward me. M,
mpudeRt face leeriug across IN,
white cloth toward the startled. indlg
nant woman seated opposite lwatcho,
hcr gray eyes widen from astonish
ment. only 10 darkcn with indignation
She pushed back her chair half ros,
t. her feet, aud sank down again. hcl
cheeka flushed. her bosom rising ant
falling unanimously H0r evident con
tempt for the fellow would have utter
~ crushed any n less ~bofuddied intg
embarrassed silence But SaEchcl
merely grlnnod, his hands stiil toying
with his m~uataches,
"Sangre Do Cristo. was q not 80
meosf be questioned, in~slnuatingly
utterly ignoring the helpless man sput
terine at tho head OF the table. Whs
could only glare az him with opet
mouth. The uniform 81 valor IL The
asst introduction 10 the favor % The