The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-21

heun8 Mexlcane Ike horny toeds, and
I'll denounce the Eagle Tell the min.
ute the time is up. And I won't 10
near the Aragon outfit unlesa. you're
with me-is that q go7 Ali right,
shake hands on 1t, pard! wouldn't
quarrel with you for anything!"
"Aw, that's all right" r1umhled Bud.
rising and holding out his hand. ii
: knowed you didn't mean nothing" )" He
sat down again after that and gazed
drearily out the door.
"Sey. Bud" began Phil, his ayes
sparkling with amusement "i've got
something to tell you about that dance
last night. II I didn't put the crpeher
on Mr.: Feliz Luna and Manuel ael
Reyl Wow! sure wished you were
there to see me db-it! -
"This Felix Luna ia the son OF an
old sugar planter down In the hot coun.
try somewhere. He got run out by
the .revoltosoe and now he's up here
trying to make a winning with Gracia
Aragon-7uniting two noble families,
and all that junk. Well. sir. OF all the
conceited. swelled.up little squirts you
ever saw in your life he's The limit,
and yet the old man kind OF fayors
him.
But this Manuel del Rey is the cap
tain OF the rurales around here and
genuine Mexican frc-eater-all buck
skin and fierce mustachios, and smells
like chill peppers and garlic-and the
two of 'em were having 1t back and
forth as to who got the. next dance
with Gracia.
We'll, you know how 1t is at q Mexi.
can dance-everybody- is. supposed to
be introduced to everybody else-and
when saw those two young turkey
cocks tslking with their hands and
eyebrows and everybody else backing
OF. stepped in close and looked at
the girl. '- ~ si, 80 . -
And she's 5ome girl, too, believe
mel The pisgela hrown eyes you ever
saw in your life, q complexion Ike
cream, and hair-well. there never
wae such hair! She was tanning her.
self real allow. and in the language of
the, fan that means: This don't inter.
est me bit!' So. just 70 show her
was wise, pulled out my handker.
chief and dropped It on the floor, and
when she saw ma she stopped and be-
gan to count the ribs in her fam That
was my cue-it meant she wanted to
speak with me-so stepped up and
said:
Excuse me. senorita. but while
the gentlemen falkland II the sonora,
your mother, will permit-perhaps we
can enjoy q dancer
And say, Bud, you should have seen
the way she rose to 1t. The girl is a
sport, believe me, and the idea OF those
two novios chewing the rag while she
sat out the dance didn't appeal to her
at all. So she gave me her hand and
away we went. with all the old ladies'
talking behind their fans and Manrsi
del Rey blowing up like q volcano in
q bunch uf carambas or worse. Gee.
It ;WaR, great. and she could dance like
p Queen.1i B q ,.57. =
:; "Bnt here's the Interesting part Of
ft-vhst ID yfp think ahs asEsS ia:s.
after we'd had our little laughr Well,
you don't need to get 30 grouchy about
it-she asked about you!"
"Awi"
"Yes. she did! 30 You see whae You
get for throwing her down!'
what did she ask3"
%Well, Hhe asked"-here he stepped
and laughed-"she asked if you were q
cowboyi"
mol" cried Bud, pleased in spite OF
himself; what does she know about
cowboysf"
sOh, she's wisei. declared Phir:
shes been to school twice In Los
Angeles and seen the wild west show.
Yes. sir. she's; just IKE 5an American
girl and speaks English perfectly. She
told mo she didn't like the Mexican
lnen-they were too stuck, on thefini-
'selyeewand say, Bud. when told her,
you were genuine Texas cowboy.
what do, you think she said n s.
IVY, don't know" answered Bud.
smiling broadly Ia anticipation: what
did she 'say?" "ieSf'l =, :, ~;
"she said shed like 20 know youl''i.
( "She did not!r can3 back Bud with
sudden; spirit: ~ -
Then he 1sdghed the thought. away
q great burden seemed TO be iiftsd
from his heart and he found himself
happy again. z;
ITO be continued.)