Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-30


patter"-.to be wooed even by
Yankee. But do not love you in the
least. oh mol Even IL / wished to do
so. there are too many reasons why
could not, and when explain you will
understand"
81 know. It's Ramon Alfarez.
You're halfway engaged to him. But
yon know you don't love him.
"Ah, 1t IL not too sure! He il Of fine
family. he is rich, he is handsome.
Not possibly could care for any nun
who was not all of those. All my life
1.have thought him very sweet gen
tleman, and for long time 1t has been
agreed that should be his wife There
are SO many reasons why should say
yes
"You haven't mentioned any that
would be binding in law"
my fathers wish. Ia not that SUM-
cient2"
! you disregnrded that once.''
''That was but a flutter. All the time
I knew should be Ramon's wife
when the time arrived. Perhaps
could refuse to wed man my father
chose for me. but no nice Spanish girl
would dare to we'd a man her father
did not like. do you see?"
But It's no cinch your father won't
positively hunger for NE once we get
chummy."
"You are too different, you disregard
our customs. you IRE bold. You con-
tinue to come here against my wishes,
which no Spanish gentleman would
, dare to do"
"Oh, I'm no Spanish gentleman. I'm
just an emotional blond But I'm
bound to marry you. Let's arrange;
the details. Shall It he church we'd
ding2'
\ She laughed deliciously. 'What
nice game 1t is we have played! But
now must talk seriously"
you witch!" he breathel "I)0 you
think could ever give you up?'
She checked him gravcly "Truly 1t
was just game, and yet it was not
altogether SO either. But here is wi. t
came to shy. The strangest thing
has happened. Not until last night
after the opera did I even dream of it.
and even now cannot believe. Oh. l
am SO proud! Coming home from the
thcater my father told me-oh. the
most wonderful thing. promised very
faithfully not to tell. so-he Is to lie
the next president-of-Panam
Pres Anthony stared ut her i'm
frank amazement. "Why, I Thought
Old Man Alfnrez"-
ut seems your country does not like
him because he hates Americans-see?
Now that you know the truth you
could marry to n person like you"
"Why not7"
"Ohe! Don't you understand? shall
be the finest lady in the republic. All
the men will adore me. will have
suitors-not one or two as now. but
many. My father will be the most f;l-
nous man of all the republic-perhaps
! in the whole world. don't know"
II don't think 1t will make any diff
ference with him when he knows who
am. I'll tackle your father. and I'll
! promise to vote for him."
you are very fonny.' She gazed ut
!, him seriously. one tiny foot curled an
der her, her chin Nesting into her
4 palm.
"D0 you love me?'
mot one single speck. merely like
you to make love at me aud cause my
heart to jomp"
| The little hypocrite continued to voice
| words of warning and denial, though
her eyes invited him, and for long
time they continued this delightful
play Of pleading aud evasion. But Mt
last Chiquita jumped up with great
appearance Of alarm
| "Heavens. the titne!" she cried "I
have stayed too long by much Ste
phanie will miss me-"
He rose md stretched ont his baud
MS If to hold her
"Shall I come again tomorrow"
| She grew suddenly earnest
mo. no, senior That is something
you should not ask. If ever we arr. to
meet again II must be with my fathers
consent Please! Do not urge for truly
would have to refuse" She let her
| palm rest In his IN instant. and her
cheek went scarlet as he pressed 1t to
his lips Then she said: "Go, Mr. Bra
zen One. How greatly IT surprised me
to find you here cannot say. 1t gave
me such a start! And Senior Antonio
my father may he found any day Mt his
bank" Before he could detain her she
was gone. fitting up the path with just
/ ono AnShinp smile Of mischief over her
shoulder.
Anthony went home with his head in
the clouds All his doubts were now Mt
rest: for while Chiquita had stubbornly
denied him NIL encouragement, he felt
sure that her heart had answered. II
was In the highest spirits. therefore
that he opened letter he found await.
ing him and read as follows:
Dear Kirk-I hope you are heartily sick
| OF yourself and ready to do something
decent for change. Knowing your aris-
tocratic habits as do. realize you must
/ owe q lot OF money by this time and
your new friends must be getting tired Of
you. I have been expecting you to draw
| on me daily and am taking this occasion
| to warn you In your own extensively ac-
| quired college English that there Is moth
ing doing''-except upon one condition. II
l you will agree to behave yourself In fli-
ture will pay your debts. send you west
| and give you Job as operator at 80
month. But you will go where send ypu,
and you will stay where you are put
| will do the thinking for both Of US and
| Judge Of your associates. Maybe II you
prove to be any good at all I will arrange
with the police to let you spend your va
cations in that dear New York" which