Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-19

sweetest HOWer on all the Quinta de Esteban, and since this somewhat hack neyed remark was the bodest speech ne had ever made to her, she blushed prettily, flashing him a dimpled smile of mingled pleasure and surprise.
 "Oh, but I assure you Pm in no sweet temper said she. "Just now I'm tremendously angry"
 "Why?"
 LIS that stepmother-Isabel. If she dreamed that I see you ns often as do We'll" Rosa lifted her elo- quent hands and eyes heavenward. q suppose that's why I enjoy doing lt-I so'dearly love to spite her."
 T see" 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 tlrtatious 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 l will not al- low you to come any more"
 After judicious consideration O'Reil- ly pretended to agree.
 There's no fun in wreaking a hor- rible revenge, when your enemy isn't wise to it,' he acknowledged Since it's your idea to irritate your stepmoth- er perhaps it would annoy her if I made love directly to her"
 Rosa filtered, and then inquired nalvely. Can you make love. senor?'
 Can 2? It's the one ability an OReilly inherts. Listen 10 this now" Reaching forthe he took Rosas fingers in his "Wait p he cried as she resist ed. Pretend that you're Mrs. Varona your own stepmother, and that this is her dimpled hand I'm holding"
 "Oh-h.' The girl allowed his grasp to remain. 'But 1sabels hand isn't dimpled: it's thin and bony. I've felt It on my ears often enough'
 Don't interrupt" he told her. lisa bel, my little darling"
 IsabeP!" exclaimed n voice. and the lovers started guiltily apart. They turned to find Esteban. Rosa's twin brother, staring at them oddly "Isa- bel?' he repeated. What's this?'
 You interrupted our theatricals. I was rehearsing an impassioned pro- posal to your beloved stepmother," O'Reilly explained with a pretense of annoyance.
 "Yes, Senor O'Reilly believes he can infuriate Isabel by laying siege to her. He's a-foolish person. Rosa's cheeks were faintly flushed and her color deepened at the amusement in Esteban's eyes. "He makes love wretchedly."
 What little I overheard wasn't bad." Esteban declared; then he took OReilly's hand.
 Esteban was handsome boy. straight. slim and manly. and his re- sembance to Rosa was startling. With look engaging in it's frank di- rectness, he said: "Rosa told me about your meetings here and I came to apologize for our stepmothers discour- tesy. I'm sorry we can't invite you into our house, but-you understand? ? Rosa and I are not like her; we are quite liberal in our views; we are al- most Americans. as you see. l dare say that's what makes Isabel hate Americans so bitterly"
 "Wouldn't it please her to know that Pm becoming CubaniEed as fast as ever I can?' ventured the caller.
 "Oh. she hates Cubans. too!" laughed the brother. She's Spanish, you know. Well, It's fortunate you didn't see her today. Br-ri What a temper! She'll walk in her sleep tonight. If ever."
 Rosa nodded soberIy, and OReilly, suppressing some light reply that had sprung to his lips, inquired, curiously, "What do you mean by that?" Brother and sister joined in explain ing that Donna Isabel was given to pe- cuiar actions, especially after periods of excitement or anger. and that one of her eccentricities had taken the form of somnambulistic wanderings. "Oh, she's crazy enough" Esteban oon-