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

" he would let them out the front
door very carefully, and 60 upstairs
to his little saint. These visitors were
/ generally consplrate men with
dark clothes and hats. OF course
\ these datE doIngs were noticed after
i while: aud TAM d about. + z,
quite d humble h OF letters arrived,
addressed III MI DicEy Maloney. or
ssenor Diekee MaIoneyip to the con,
siderable pride 81 Pasa That 50 many
| people should desire to write to him
only eonafmed her own suspicion that
the light from his red head shone
4 around the world. AS to their con-
tents she never felt curiosity. There
was a wife for you!
The one mistake Dlcky made IN
Puerto Rey was to run out OF money
at the wrong time. Where his money
came from was a puzzle, for the sales
Of his shop we're next to nothing, but
that s6lfce' failed, and at a peculiarly
unfortunate time: 1t was when the
ccmandSnte, Don Senior Ell Coronel En-
/ carnac ich .Easablanca looked upon the
j little saint seated IN the shop and felt
His heart go pitapat.
The comandante Iwho was yersed N
all the Intricate arts Of gallantry. first
delicately limited at his sentiments by
looming his dress, uniform and strut
ting hpF ana down fercely before her
window. PISA, glanctng demurely with
her ss!aty eyes, instantly perceived
4 hissresenblance to her parrot, Chichi.
and was diverted 10 the extent OF :
smile. The comandante saw the smit
which was not intended for him. Con
vinceds 81 an Impression made. he en-.
tered the shop, confidently, and adj
svanced to open. compliment. Para
froze. he praneedr she famed royalty:
he was charmed 70 iniudicious per
sistence che conmanded him to leave
d the shop. he tried to capture her hand
ard-Dlcky entered, broadly smiling
fun 81 white wine and the devil.
Five minutes later he pitched the
comandante out the door upon the
stones Of the street, senseless. That
five minutes sDicky had spent in pun
fishing him scientifically and carefully.
60 that3the pain might be prolonged
Us Tar as POSSIBLE.
g Al barefooted policeman who had
been watching the affair from across
J the street, now blew whistle and a
squad Of eight, soldiers came running
] from ttia Quartet Just around the cor.
tyIiner when they saw that Dicky was
j tie offender they stopped and blew
} more Whistles, which brought out re.
enfofcetnents Of twelve. s.,
\ Dicky sbeing thoroughly Imbued with
the martial spirit.E,stooped and drew
the comRndante's sgQtda which was vas
.slgirded about him. aadScharged his foe
Nile Chased the standing army -four
-dssquaresSplayrully Prodding its squeaal
Hing reaFS and hacking its bare. ginger
.dscolorediheels. He was not so success.
tslsful withs the civic authorities. Eight
] muscular, nimble policemen overpow
!, cred him, and conveyed him, trium
|, phantly but warlly to jail. eel Diablc
> Colorado" they dubbed him, and de
, rided the military for Its defeat.
: Dicky, with the rest Of the prison
? ers, could look out the barred door at
/ the grass Of a little plaza, a row Of
: orange trees, and the red tile roofs
and 'dobe walls Of a line of insignih'
. cant tiendas. At sunset along a path
, across this plaza, came a melancholy
!. procession Of sadfaced women bearing
plantaius, bread, ,casaba and fruit
each coming with food to some wretch
, behind those bars to whom she still
! chung. Thrice day, morning, noon
!. and sunset, they were permitted to
come: Water was furnished her guests
\ BY Tie republic, hut no food.
For two days succeeding Pasa came
! at each appointed time and brought
= him food, He eagerly inquired each
: time II letter or package had come
: for hiu, and she mournfully shook he'
: On the morning Of thothird day shr
i brought only a small loaf Of bread
There were. dark circles under her
. eyes. Sic. seemed as calm as ever.
! l saBygjIngo," said Dicky, who seemed
4 70 speak III English or Spanish as the
i whin seized htma "this Is dry proven
i. der, muchachita. H Is this the best yo
!. can dig up for aSfellowf"
e Pasa looked at him as q mother
looks at beloved but capricIous
= babe.
e "Think better Of IT." she said, in o
low voice; "since for the next mea
I there Eill be nothing. The last cen
+ l3tayo Is spent" She pressed closer
i. against the grating.
b Rasaalowered her voice to almost Q
/. whisper "And. listen, heart to my
I. Isheart,9sshe said, II have endeavored
/. Ito be brave, but cannot live without
!, theas Three days now"
. Dicky caught a;faint CLEAN of stee
4. from the folds q her mRntilla. Fol
i once she looked III his face and saw 4
! without smile, stern, menacing and
!, pgrposefal Then he suddenly raised
! Els hand and his smile came back like
! CLEAN d sunshine. The hoarse sig
! nal of an incoming steamers sirer
r \ - Ia ~