Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-06-28

hand, and of the town and harbor q
the other; no one ever climbed the hi
from the city to gaze over into tina
hidden valley without feeling a pleas
urable surprise at finding it still Their,
we are accustomed to think of perfec
beauty as unsubstantial, evanescent
Dut the Yumuri neve changed, and il
mat lay its supremest wonder.
Through what had once been well
tended grounds, O'Reilly made his wa,
to a sort of sunken garden which. ii
spite OF neglect, still remained tn,
most charming nook upon the place
and there he sat down to wait for Rosa
Inc hollow was effectually screened
from view by a growth Of plantain
palm. orange, and tamarind trees. owe,
the rocky walls ran q ~profusion OF
towering plants and vines; In the cen.
ter OF the open space was an old well
It's masonry curb ali but crumbled
away.
n Rosa at last appeared, O'Reilly
felt called upon to tell her. somewhat
dlzzlly, that she vas beyond doubt the
sweetest flower on all the Quinta de
Esteban, and since this somewhat hack
neyed remark was the boldest speech
ne a ever made to her, she blushed
prettily, flashing him a dimpled smile
OF mingled pleasure and surprise.
"Oh, but l assure you I'm in no
sweet temper" said she. "Just now I'm
tremendously angry"
"Why?"
ITS that stepmother-Isabel. If she
dreamed that l see you as often as I
do Well" Rosa lifted her elo-
quent hands and eyes heavenward. ~
suppose that's why I enjoy doing it,
so dearly love to spite her"
Il sect" O'Reilly puckered his
brows and nodded. "But why, in that
case haven't you seen me ~oftener? We
might just as well have made the
good lady's life totally unbearable."
SILLY! She knows nothing about
it," With a flirtatious sigh Rosa add
ed: That's what robS the affair of its
chief pleasure. Since it does not bother
her in the least, l think I will not nj.
low you to come any more"
After judlcious consideration, O'Reil-
ly pretended to agree.
There's no fun in wreaking a hor-
rlble revenge, when your enemy isn't
to It," he acknowledged. "Since
IT'S your idea to ~irritate your stepmoth-
er, perhaps 1t would annoy her if I
love directly to her"
Rosa Uttered, and then inquired.
iaively, Can you make love, senor?"
can /? It's the one ability an
CReilly inherits. Listen to this now"
teaching forth, he took Rosa's fingers
n mis-: Walt" he cried as she resist
"a. Pretend that you're Mrs. Varona.
our W stepmother, and that this is
Ier dimpled hand I'm holding"
"Oh-h" The girl allowed his grasp
0 remain. But Isabers hand isn't
IMPLIED: it's thin and bony. I've felt
on my ears often enough"
Don't interrupt" he told her. Elsa.
ell, my little darling"
'lsabep!" exclaimed q voice. and
lovers started guilty. apart. They
to find Esteban, Rosa's twin
rother, staring at them oddly. lisa
ell" he repeated. whats this?" =
You interrupted our theatricaIs 7 +,
as rehearsing an imprisoned pro-
osal to your beloved stepmother."
Reilly explained, with a pretense Of
lnoyance.
Yes, Senior O'Reilly believes he can
fur1ate Isabel by laying siege to her.
Abolish person." Rosa,s 4.
leeks were family flushed and her 4,
deepened at the amusement in \
Steban's eyes. HE makes love :
retchedly." >
What little I overheard wasn't bad" Y
'teban declared; then he took Il
hand. y
was a handsome bow. +,
'aight, slim and manly, and his re- y
mblance to Rosa was startlicy n
lth a look engaging in its frank d. W
he said: Rosa told me about
meetings here and l came to b,
ologize for our stepmother's discour. n,
y. I'm sorry we can't invite YOU n,
o our house, but-you understand r.
and are not like her; we are
tie liberal in our views; we are al-
st Americans, as you see. | dare M
that's what makes Isabel hate m
lericans so bitterly" bo
Wouldn't 1t please her to know that
becoming Guaranteed as fast as
r | CAM" ventured the caller.
Oh, she hates Cubans, too I" laughed IN
brother. "She's Spanish, you know. sh
it's fortunate you didn't see her kn
AZ. Rr-- What a temper She'll fin,