The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-03

1 am sui dreaming. w nat nave l
done? Oh-h-they will know. In my
face they will read the truth. But |
do not care Senior. | do not know II
some time you will be sorry for this
action. but | shall never cease loving
you. prayed hourly to the Blessed
Virgin. and she heard. Now, | shall.
perish until you come.
when you give me leave-through
steel and stone through fire and wa
ter,"s
Quick. For the one time call me
that She hesitated. blushing vivid
ly Il will hear it in my Dreams
MY Wife he whispered tenderly.
"Ho: Chiquita mia" her father
cried as they came to him There
you are then. | have missed you
His eyes smoldered as he gazed suspi
ciously at Kirk
,Ah. but | was too warm" she SAID
easily Wonder by the door we have
been standing in the night breeze
And where is Ramon
He is looking for you"
One would think him jealous nus
| band already" she exclaimed lightly.
| Then extending her hand coolly to
Kirk. Il thank you. senior, for the
| dance"
| Her husband bowed II shall not
soon forget it, To the father he add
ed in low voice: Il thank you aIso
| for your courtesy We have been dis
GUESSING your daughters marriage dur
| ing the dance and it is my one great
| est hope that she will never regret it. =
| The banker acknowledged the words
tremendously Love is thing that
comes and goes. Marriage alone can
bind it Some day you will thank me.
and then perhaps you will honor our
house again. eh?'
Il shall be happy to come whenever
you wish" AS be walked away the
! banker said. with relief:
He takes it we'll He is proud-al-
! most like Spaniard.
Kirk moved through the crowd as
| if in Il trance. but be was beginning to
realize the truth now. It surged over
him in great waves of gladness. He
longed to shout his news aloud. What
/ iuck was his, The world WAS made
for him. There was no such thing rs
/ adversely or failure Chiquita WAS his
! wife, All ChriStendom might 60 to pot
for all he cared.
In the midst of his rhapsody he
heard heilhov speaking his name and
smiied at him vacGntly rs he turned
away. But the negro followed him
persistentIy, saying something about d
letter
1t is h'itaIortuut. sar."
Very WeH.' lie opened the envel-
ope and pretended to read but in re-
aIity the sheet held nothing for him
but Il raviShiug. mischievous face with
panSy eyes, lie must have stood star
Ing unSeein@ly 1T it for several sec
ends Then the dancing visions faded
END the ScraWl stood out plainly:
Williams detective st. Lotus. arrived at
Colon this evening on the Prince joachim
You'd better saSe it ON ihe run
1t WAS written UPON 'Ayoli paper.
but the hand was strange and it WAS
/ not ~jruRd.
Well" kirk came suddenly to him
self. aud SpH%ru of disgust SEIZED
him What Il rotten jncoprenieace.'
he said tlond Rut before b. had time
10 m.e:tSuge tine effect OF fh.. new com
pIieatIuH tue swelling uu<i- reminded
hi0t Jifs.t THIS dance belonged IL Alr~
Costantu aud rnat Der answer wax
duD
She WH~ H#tiu2 fer Lm I'M the gaI-
je"t AMI n1ers"gse,I u3uI Ia the chair ad
joining her<
Il cant tw" step and talk at tie
same tine. Size sand. and here well
he quite rrfrate"
Kirk remained standing What /
have to say Won't take long. I've
made mp my ,uind. and / cannot give
mp Chiqnta."
You know what it meanS:" She
stared ut him with hard. level eyes
I'm not moderate perSon-I can't
do things by halves. No. see you
are mad over this Garavel girl. But
you can't get her" Something in his
dazzled. love foolish smile enraged her.
So! you are planning even now.
Well. then. understand I can build.
and | can Destroy
There's nothing more to say he
interrupted her quietly. 80 I'd better
excuse myself"
Yes. | would prefer to be alone "
When be had bowed himself away
she crushed the fan in her hand.
staring out across the lights Of the
city below. and 1t was thus that COrt-
landt found her a few moments later.
He dropped into the empty chair be-
side her. saying:
Hello. Thought you had this With
Anthony"
II had"
What's the trouble7"
There Is no trouble" She began to
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