Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-01
by Carmen Dclorrs.i

Y hen very young. and who had five chill
IL an two voung girls of marriageable
~ hir' ~ - still 4 child. and
tvo y % i'-s
a n net namr was ~
bid never been beautiful or graceful.
When she lost Der father il was 90. sid
cred quite a matter Of courSc that she
and helpcd her bring M her children.
who we're born ia rapid succession.
Ter nose VS. lorr and pointed. ~
a. hin r"7 b. lDs o''uos ro'orlS
-n lhrf ~ fhei~
u h- 1ht . hcrwi g have pos
se.Sed nv inflamcd evolids and short
lashrS. Although he WAS now begin
ring ia get prcmaturcly -r.nhied. Marie
Jose mcrrlv n q matter OF habit g5l-
t.nnei a. drrSS like \ ynnng girl M lS
in white embroidered gowns. light silk
waists. and light hats which were any
hing but he"o~'ng - her thin and eyed
face.
.r. or.r - -i'.4 v,r. lene before
, ~ 'nf \ fatn en- mink n
Inc rnatcIial. ~ II come instinc
t"l3 her thlt neither of their h~1rmonizeI
II i her rrcviSh crwvlrxion. hut when
ctr y" ft.. - Enara0igia and her
fe' View Sn~"r,d lcr or.
WHY done ~l hr~ HI. I"7e? How
foolish ~ Won, rrr,iv vn1 don; want
to dress Ike y widow and strange 10
sav. t-cr ,crllv meant what they said.
None ~ .hCm snv Marie jose ,~ ne
rn 'lv lootci: 70 ihem Sic SIN cort'n-
-.' T. vornc c'-l ufo must look and
hrr Hc-t m order W attract y hrs
band.
Nhu ha wnrt oni walking with her
Nn IVY. r. ri-l. ni VI and II. She vas
drcs - cxa~'iv ~ tlry were. hut ~ the
loftrrr rr hr- honrf 2czr nd 2 very
l wi,i herself laot WI
di.a a'a tN heartily aehamc,. 81
r~
h4' rtrrrhrd, was kirH IN ha-
ar1 Z vot her. bnt nobody ever suspected
hc rf rr rr fnciirrs litn avcrv
nFh"r h r rrr That .hr refused
60 f.lr part ia games and amusement
was .asrn as a matter III course She wls
harii, looked upoH as y real living pr
SON She simply did not count.
fHfcn 'hn fl'n'ir wnrf to fho thcatrr
rd DE hov contained only Eve seats nv
Flofariena hcr hushard. Fahio. ana n,
tAra r0nnr airi.. Marie lose knew b.
fci hanf thar hr. sister would come ~
der 7 s.v ~ beg soft voice:
"NHr r STAY at home tonight with
Tho children. won't yDu. Ycye? Little
Parlo is not quite well and | could not
hirk IF trusting ANYBODY but YOU"
And She did saw horne every time with
ort in any way hctraring the violent in
dignation which these constant proofs
cf SelE~hncSS aroused in her soul
Alone II r. gloomy dining rnow. II
~ nl" h- ONE 'ra'e candir Shr
wnu hr .- hr- rn- ~-hif. la
y, renhe n'r.e' v-i'h th~ir tin sol
1iors o. ihc tahlc n front Of her. Every
lille while one az them would appeal a.
her. Aunt Zcze. George is pinching
me-"
That j. not true. ID was Paulo that
hi nee first"
M ~ p,oA arnf mr'r nracr between
'm .r No. r-'-f -~ir W ~--- 'r-
ffr~n e~FS vh-1 ~, uo~o hot = -leeD
IN iheir little hos she would sit N he
omen wiHi0w l%cniine into .he night M
lie grey skies and dream OF what her
lie mirht have been.
Truth AZ tell. Marie lose was really III
love. honelcSSlv IN love. with the poet.
Nnniardin. an intimate friend az Fahio
~ come a. fhc house regularly every
Snndav He vas older than she. being
about =. lEi a. had preserved The youth
I'll appearance and v~ivacitv nr \ man
of % wears yolngcr: his muSiache was
black and his ewes frll Of the 10Y of iifo
rnitr without knowing il. Moniardin
had vm tic heart ~ Zc2e.
L hel yaI.r ABOUT in Mute IN unusual
marnnr Niniir- fnrrarigua and her
daughters nnYersatica empty End triy
IT, Nnn'a-ain vr-f nffrHi addressed him
sr'f ~ Marie .lnsr. wlnsa H. fornl far
more sensible. and who listened 10 him
with real interest and deep feeling when
ha ~rciied somc of his nonms nr told some
iac, ~ from his own lifc
".insi orc more poem. II. N0niariin.-
she would plead. she ore called Regret.
If Won don't MIND"
Then ne depicted IN beautiful words
the feeling ~ q lonely heart. broken iy
a crrcl destiny. and thinking Of the
nla1Srrrs and lows ~ , lost lore.
i.r refiffl thn words in n strong man
Is voice standing IN thc middle ~ The
room and looking straight ~ Marie Jose.
Now he Ind told tho family ~ had