The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-05


HMM / e Rey. He appeared
W q there one day and
Ss that was all He
BSSSEAI aftsrwaFd said
that be came on
the fruit steamer
isTR5r, but san IN
spesdon Of the
TSofs pasieIger list Of that date
yi6nid have found 1t to be Maloney-
ie cdftSsity however, soon per-
ithed and ptcRy took his place among
u Z Heterogeneous litter OF the coast
Tie stranded adyepturers, refugees and
odd hsh from other countries that line
Hi shore Of the Caribbean.
was an active, devil.may-care
soliicklng fellow with an engaging
tiy eye, the most irresistible grin, q
hi dark, or much sun:burned com.
IN ion. ana head of the feriest RED
iisit ever seen in that country. Speak:
ing the Spanish language as we'll as g
iie spoke English, and seeming always
"a have plenty o. silver IN his pockets,
Il WIS not long before he was vel
come companion both with the natives
and the resident foreigners. He de-
yeloped an extreme fondness for vino
blanche; could drink more OF It than
any three men in the port. and to
meet Dicky Maloney's brilliant head
I and smile coming down the street
meant 10 any Of his acquaintances,
tie consumption Of from one to three
Z bottles Of strong, white wine. Every
body called him Dicky; everybody
cheered up at sight Of him-especially
lie natives to whom his marvellous
fitddy hair and his free and easy style
we're a constant delight and envy.
considerable amount OF specula:
don stir existed concerning the OBJ
5sct of his stay In Puerto Rey, but one
day he silenced this by opening a
small shop for the sale Of cigars,
dliiees and the handiwork Of the in.
terror Indians-aber and silk woven
goods deerskin zapatos, and basket:
w6rk 81 ;tile reeds. Even then he! dig
not change his habits. for he was
drinling and playing cards half the
day and night with the comandantsl
the collector Of the port. the Jefe Poll!
Ids, and other gay dogs among the
4 I've isi i rhe care Of the shop
left entireISA1 Pasa. And now II
both desirable and fitting to- make
acquaintance, for she was
Dieky.s pigrssslon,
Ia Madame Timotea Buenc atninos ,
sSiazaf de las Yslesias kept q rum
shop In Gale nuinero oche. No dis
gtaSe: MIND YOU Tor run. making is
government monopoly, and to keep a
i government Sdlspensary assures re
snectatfiity ~ not supereminence
6feovsf the ssddest Of preclsians
Sthid 81 ID faait5wlth the conduct
the shop. Customers drank there
the lowest et.spirits and fearsome'
lie IN the shadow Of the dead, for Ia
nadama's ancient but Wanted lineage
counteracted even the runs behest tc
be Joyful. For, was she not Of the
Yglesias who landed with Pizarroi
Ard had her deceased husband moi
been Comisionado de Caminos Puen
tes for the district?
In the next room, seated In the cane
rocking chair, dreamily strumming 6
guitar, could generally be found hel
daughter Pasa-"La Santa Navan
5ada" the young men had named her
iayanjada is the Spanish word for Q
certain shade Of color that you mus
KS to more trouble to describe In Eng
4 gtlsh. BY saying: 1.-THE little saint
tinted the most' beautiiul.deliCate
slightly orange.g golden" you will ap
X pfoximate the description of Don't
K Fasa Buencaminos salazar de las
:Sglesias.
That Dicky Maloney would, sooner
~ orlater, explore this field Twas q thinf
tolBc foreseen. There were few doorI
irSPnerto Rey his red head had mo-
been poked into ~
HE saw Pasa one afternoon sittint
si ~ the door with an unusually SANITY
R look upon her face. Dicky rushed Of
to And one ;of the white duck wall
fi6wefs to present him. In an incredi
bly short time he was seated close be
side the cane rocking.chair There
were no back.against.the-wall poses
with Dicky. At close range, was hi
theory Of subsection To carry tht
fortress with one concentrated, ardent
eloquent, irresistible escaladeTtha
3e Sgas DIcky'a way
Pasa was descended from the proud
est Spanish families in the country
Moreover, she had had unusual ad
yantages. Two years in New Or
leans school had elevated her ambi
Il ti6hs and fitted her for a fate above
iSfe ordinary maIdens of her native
5Gaad. And yet here she succumbed t
lie first redhaired scamp with Gill
tongue and charming smile tina
& .catne along and courted her properly
Tof. yery soon DIcky took her quietly
& toythe little church next to the Teatrc
NSSional and then to his little shoE
ii the krassgrowR street where custo
N niers seldom troubled him. And It wa
+ y S.list fate to sit, with her patient, saint
III eyes and figure like, a blsQu'
Fsyche. behind its sequestered coun
H.