The evening world., 1914-04-22
The Romance of an Eastern Girl
Adventures on the Mexican BOrde

TUT poHOn VINO was 0rD00
when she lighted her cigarette and
her blanket Mrs.. CAL
la&her showed . surprising interest
In and knowledge Of clothes.
She entered into the work Of ~
modelling Mans frock for tosario the
next morning with Q sest which
slightly astonished Nan until she dls-
covered IL was due a. much to . de-
sire to turn Las Rubertas. and the
Fuentes In particular. with whom she
had had several spirited encounters,
green with envy ~ to give Rosario
happiness.
But whatever her motive the result
was the same. since she supplied the
knowledge Of cutting and Blasting La
boriously acquired at mission
school, which Nan lacked.
Rosario ran from school At recess
for a fnal fitting, and at noon she
all but swallowed her tortillas whole.
Tho Fuentes. however, were too On.
crossed In arraying themselves In
their own splendor to observe the ex-
element and haste Of the despissd
little gringo.
While Nan brushed Rosario's thick
hair and tied the long braid with q
buttoned on the best shoes that the
Senior Apedeca kept among his mea-
gre stock OF groceries.
,himmerinr A. cohvshs An ~. ann
was si,nncd over bsr had md h"t'
toned up behind, Rosario stood
speechless before tho reflection she
saw In the big mirror which Nan
held up before her.
She had never hoped 10 look like
that. She never had dreamed that
"a H.. T., ~. .o $1,000 ,ov. "No ."a,.
.ney stared. she could only say
e" Snh :" sss''suuo anu 1c"sn.
ror,,a. WIZ '''' No.
But her crownins glory was the
airing OF gold beads which Nan
cisnped about her neck. Truly. n
was worth being a grinso TO have
this moment!
Mrs. Gallagher chuckled maiicio y.
She was thinking OF tho Fuentes'
chaErin.
And when the time came Il was
worth ripping seams by candle light
on the shady aide Of tho dobe to Mrs.
Gallagher, merely to see Rosario,
with her head proudly erect, walk
down the aisle as tho pompous mas
ter rang his bell for order. II was
we'll worth tho trouble X only TO see
the Fuentes' bullying eyes and Sc
norita Porfecta Torres's look OF envy.
The benches OF the schoolroom
were crowded with visitors. nut,
when the schoolmaster. SELF con.
scious and perspirinS In his best
black clothes--winter weight-seated
himself In his eQueaking rocking
chair and pointed directly at Ro-
sario with his long stick, q silence
fell In which the buSS1ng OF the niee
upon the window panee cou'd 90 as
tinctly heard. -,
'Nosario Hichetos VII Ysao ~
cite Z times ! arc u co""@"ooo
tho scnooimoster.
Rosario and the schoolmaste'
knew what the visitors did not
namely. that RosArios class had no,
yet reached ~ times ! are THAI
that dinhcult table was two lesson'
further on.
hut her unexpected splendor nae
not escaped him. and ne know tha'
he would make no mistake with tins
families who controied me- reap.
pointment by taxing down . peg thii
little upstart half breed 90 radiant
In her borrowed hncry.
More than once, too. she had ar.
Rued stoutly against his pronuncia.
ton Of the English which he was re-
auired by law to teach In the school
therefore something OF his supreme
satisfaction At this rare opportunity
IL humiliate her before her DcioVeo
Americana and Las Rubertas shone
In his Sits or eyes.
Nan caught the startled LOOK upoi
Rosario's face and heard the rain
litter from her classmates througnou
the school room IN her momeht o