Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-25

Even now pure mischief looked out Of
her eyes as she asked:
"Have you rested enough to attack
the Orchid?'
"Yes." He reused himself from his
| trance and with a strangely leaping
heart proceeded carefully to detach
the big air plant from its resting place.
Don't break it," she cautioned as
he came gingerly down the tree. 1T
is what we call 'Espiritu Santa the
holy spirit flower. See, it is like a
white Bird
''May 1 rest moment? I'm aw-
fully tired"
Certainly. You may stay as long
as you wish. When you are rested
the little path will bring you out
But you mustn't gov' he exclaimed
in panic as she turned away. "Oh,
say, please! You wouldn't do thing
like that?''
Il cannot speak to you this way,
sir" The young lady blushed prettily
"Why not, I'd like to know?"
"Oh" She raised her hand and
shook her head to express the abso,
lutte impossibility of such a thing
ALREADY, I have been terrible What
will Stephanie say?"
you've been nothing of the sort
and who is Stephanie?"
"She is a big black woman-very
fierce. 1t is because of Stephanie that
the fairies have gone away from here"
'I'm SO tired that l must sit down
| thought these country places were
unoccupied at this season.
$50 they are. But, you see. l am do
ing penance. ! am a bad girl. l am
disobedient. Otherwise l would not
allow you to speak to me alone like
this. You are the first gentleman /
have ever been so long in the COM
pany with, Senior Antonio For six
months 1 must wear these garments
no pretty ones. l must not go out in
public also. and l have been sent here
away from the city for time to cure
my rebellious spirit
"ThOse dresses must be hot"
ooh, very uncomfortable! But, you
see, l was bad.."
"NOt very bad?"
Indeed I disobeyed my father, my
uncle, everybody" For the first time
her eyes grew bright with anger. "But
did not wish to be married"
Nov I see. They wanted you 30
marry some fellow you don't like?
It's awful to marry somebody you don't
like" he declared. with such earnest
conviction that she inquired quickly:
"Ah, then are you married?"
mo! But everybody says it's posi-
lively criminal to marry without love-
"The gentleman is very handsome"
He shuddered. Beware of hand.
some men. If you have any idea OF
marriage select a large. plain man
with blue eyes and light hair"
II do not know such person"
mot yet, of course-that is. not wei!
enough to marry him.
cit is not nice to speak Of such
things" said the young lady primly.
"And 1t is not nice also to speak, with
strange gentlemen who come out of
the forest when one is doing penance."
'Will you catch it for talking to
meY
"Oh, yes. 1t is not allowed"
"Then I suppose I'd better leave"
Anthony settled himself more COM
fortaSly upon the bench ''And yet
there is nothing really wrong about it.
is there? Why, it's done every day ia
my country. Besides, who's going to
know?"
1.-THE padre. 1 tell him everything"
''How does a fellow ever get ac-
quainted with a girl down here? How
does he get chance to propose?'
'One's people attend to that, of
course" she managed to say at length.
then changed the subject quickly.
what did you say is your whole
name?"
"Kirk Anthony"
"Keerk! 1t has a fonny sound, has
it not?"
81 never noticed it. And yOurs?"
my name is Chiqufta"
He repeated it after her. ''It's pref
ty What is your last name?
''That is it. If l told you my first
name you could not use it. 1t would |
not be proper"
''It ought to be something like Ariel.
That means spirit of the air and wa
ter l believe Ariel Chiquita. No, |
they don't go together. See here, Miss
Chiquita, may 1 call on you?'
"Ohw She lifted her brows in amaze
ment "Such ideas! OF a certainly |
notr
"Why?"
"You do not understand. Our young |
men do not do those things"
''Then TIL do whatever is customary
really 1 wilI-but I'm awfully anxious
to see you again-and"-
81 do not know you. My father
"I'll look up Mr.. Chiquita and be in
troduced."
At this the young lady began to rock
back and forth in an abandon of merri- |
ment.