The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-23
CHAPTER iI--contlnued.

make me some pretty speeches
Senior Billy" she laughed softly. "The.
float up to me here through the moon
light like the perfume from red roses I
She had drawn her mantilla closely
about her for no other reason in tn,
world but to tantalize the man below
her by hiding herself from him, ant
there was only her voice and the vagu,
outline Of her young body through tn,
vines to tell him that she WINS there
But to her his face, uplifted In the
moonlight. flushed and eager, was un.
hidden.
"You are a filrt" he cried, seeking
to make his voice savage and angry,
and succeeding admirably In filling II
with alteration.
But no." she answered him from
the dusk about her. "That Is to be
cruel. And IL am so soft-hearted
that to make one suffer would distress
me-"
"If Won roll your RS Mt me like that
again." Stairway told her very POSI-
lively. II am going right In and tell
the old gentleman that I am going to
marry youi"
She laughed gayly at HIS impetuous
declaration.
1T would be like a play" she said
after little as though she were think
Ing seriously Of what no had said he
would do. "It would interest me to
see. Papa grande would be very po-
lite and would ask Senior Billy to have
a glass OF wine and a cigarita.
"And then"-the laughter yelling up
again in the eyes he could not see.
thrilling In the voice which dropped
down to him-"he would call Pedro
and old Juan TO take you outside and
shoot you with their gunsi"
"And you find that funny" demand
ed Stairway.
as II not? II is like the opera I"
"You are dying for an operati
scene" His voice still rang with the
eagerness within him. his hand was
upon the vines which clambered about |
her balcony. Let me climb up to |
you"
"You must not I" she cried quickly.
And then. seeing that he hesitated.
she added lightly, again settling her
self comfortably upon her cushioned
seat. "That would be only musical
And should have to go In.
side and shut my window and run
downstairs to papa grande. And
Shw
He could make out the gesture as
she laid her fingers across her red lips,
could see that she turned toward the
open window behind her.
"Qulen est" she called carelessly.
"Yo. Pedro" came Pedro's answer
ng voice. "Senor Dempton has gone.
The master says that In half an hour
he will be glad to see the Senorlta
Teresa"
"Bueno." she answered lightly. II
hear. Pedro" And then when she also
heard Pedro's light tread on the stair
way. descending. she turned again
.oward the man below her. II must
TO-" she said softly. Papa grande
wishes me-"
"Not for half an hour" he said
quickly. II heard that"
"But." as though she were hesitat-
ng, II should go now. 1t Is very I'M
Of me to be here with you.
Z had known that you were coming
should certainly not have come out
o look at my stars"
"You are llttle'humbug. Teresita."
le laughed at her. "You did know that
would be here, and you were glad Of
t, and you came out just to see me-"
ITO see your" And he could imag-
ne the arching of the brows above her
,reat eyes.
"And to tease me. But look here"
81 am looking. senior. Mama mia.
nut you are handsome In the moon
light. More so than by day!"
~ did not come here tonight to
make you pretty speeches." said Stan
way stubbornly after his way. Il came
o tell you"
"Yes?" expectantly. She clasped
Ter hands and leaned little farther
ut oYar him. allowing him a glimpse
f her laughing face, OF white arms
nd throat fIvm which the mantilla
vas slipping.
'"rhat love you"
"Ohp She seemed to lose interest,
ut again her face was hidden.
"And that I actually and positively