The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08

An, pequfnina, do not be angryT
said Maria. "Who save the good God
could tell that you would come from
Paris today? And the Senhora Ingleza
VIII be glad to give place to you. She
is so kind. so unselfish All the men
adore her"
so I hear" murmured Carmela, try
Ing TO still the passion that throbbed
In her heart. since she was aware that
neither Mar1a nor any other among
the old domestics at Las Flores knew
OF her engagement. and pride was now
coming 20 her aid.
she will have no word to say to any
OF them" gabbled Maria. There ia a
young Englishman-wcll.i Il is no affair
OF mine. but am told she loves him.
Jet Is promised to another. an old man
too. Santa Mael That would not suit
me II were her age!-
This Homecoming Of Carmela was
quite an important eventsln its way.
At first sight IL bore the semblance Of
a mere disillusionment such as any
girl might experience under like cir
cumstances. She had been taken from
Las Flores TO occupy n palace at Rio
de Janeiro and was driven from the
palace to the hotel life Of the conti-
nent. During two years she had not
seen either father or lover. and lovers
or the San Benavides ilk are apt to
console themselves during these pro-
longed intervals. Yet Carmela's shat
tered romance was the pivot on which
rested the future OF Brazil.
Had she gone straight TO Iris on
leaving her father and made known
the astounding tidlngs that Verify and
Bulmer were riding up the Moxoto
valley barely three miles away Iris
would surely have devised some
means OF acquainting Philip Hozier
with the fact. In that event, assuming
that he awaited their arrival. the first
march or an extended reconnaissance
which he thought desirable would nee
essarfly be postponed. And then-well,
the recent history OF Brazil would
have to be rewritten. since there can
not be the slightest doubt that Dom
Corria de Sylvia would never have oc-
cupied the presidential chair again.
Ii would be idle now to inquire too
closely into the springs Of Philips re-
solve TO take service under a foreign
nag. Perhaps the irksome state OF az
fairs ut Las Flores, where there was
no mean between loafing and soldier
fng. was intolerable to spirited
youngster. Perhaps San Benavides.
constantly riding In from the front,
frritated him beyond endurance by his
4nnorlnr Mira L..
growing belief In Iris determination
10 sacrifice herself by redeeming her
bond made him careless as to what
happened In the near future. The out
come or one or all OF these influences
was that he sought and was readily
given a commission in the army OF
liberation. Like all sailors, he pre-
ferred the mounted arm. and De sylvia,
having the highest opinion Of his thor
oughness. actually appointed him to
command a branch Of the intelligence
department.
Philip. trained to pin his faith I'm
maps and charts. came to the conclu-
sion that Las Flores could be attacked
from the rear. which lay to the north
west. The Brasilians laughed at the
notion. Where were the troops TO
come fromf Barraca must bring all
his men by sea. There were none sta
toned In those Wild mountains.
Better 60 and make sure" quoth
Philip.
He ascertalned the presidents lnten-
lions as to the next twenty-four hours.
assembled his little body of scouts,
saw to their forage and equipment,
took leave OF Iris and hurried of.
When two stout and elderly fellow
countrymen Of his climbed the last
mile OF the rough valley beneath the
Las Flores slope Philip and his troop
were a league or more beyond the
Moxoto's watershed.
III Saa Benavides were really Car
mela's accepted lover, then. indeed,
Iris bad good cause for forebodlng.
Though the Brazilian had never di-
rectly avowed his passion. since he
knew quite well that she would re-
fuse to listen. she could not be blind
20 his infatuation. Only the threat OF
her dire dispieasure had restrained
Hozier from an open quarrel with
him. Her position. difficult enough al.
ready. would become lntoierable II De
syiva's daughter became jealous. and
she had no doubt whatsoever that San
Benavides would seek to propitiate
the woman he loved by c8llousIy tell.
ing the woman he had promised To
marry that his affections were bestow-
ed elsewhere.
Her heart sank when she discovered
this new maelstrom I'm her sea OF tror-
bles. but here was Caruela herself
speaking to her and I'm English.
$50 you are Iris Yorker the girl was
saying. II have heard 40 much OF you,
yet you are so utterly different from
what imagincd"
you have heard OF meT repeated
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