The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-20

lent view Of the Yumui, on the one
hand, and Of he town and harbor on
the other; no oos svsr climbed the hill
from the city 10 gike over into that
hidden valley without feeling q pleas
urabls surprise at finding II still there.
We are accustomsd to think Of perfect
beauty - unsubstantial. svanescsnt ;
but the Yumuh never changed. and In
that lay it, suprsmest wonder.
Through what had once been well.
tended grounds. O'Reilly made his way
to . sort Of sunken garden which, In
spite Of neglect still remained thu
most charming nook upon the place
and there he sat down to wait for Rosa.
The hollow was effectually screened
from view BY q growth Of plantain,
palm, orange. and tamarind trees: over
the rocky walls ran . profudon Of
Towering plants and vines: in the esn-
ter Of the open space was IN old well,
its masonry curb all but crumbled
sway.
When Rosa ut last appeared. 0'RAlly
felt called upon TO tell her. somewhat
diSzily. that she was beyond doubt ths
sweetest flower on all the Quinta d
Esteban. and since this somewhat haek.
neyed remark was the boldsst speech
he had ever made to her, she blushed
prettily. flashing him q dimpled smile
Of mingled pleasure and surprise.
~Oh, but l assure you I'm In %
sweet temper" said she. .Just now I'm
Tremendously angry"
"Whyr
TITS that stepmother-Isabel. II she
dreamed that see you a often a.
do Well" Rosa lifted her elo
Quent hands and eyes heavenward. y
suppose that's why enjoy doing It'll
90 dearly love to spite her"
Il seew O'Reilly puckered hia
brows and nodded. But why. In that
case, haven't you seen mo oftenefi We
might Just as well have made the
good lady's life totally unbearable."
SILLY! She knows nothing about
Il" With q fiirtauous sigh Rosa add
Cd: THAT'S what robs the affair Of its
chief pleasure. Since II 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 q hor.
nble revenge. when yonr enemy isn't
Wise to It." he acknowledged. "Sinee
ITS your idea to irritate your stepmoth-
Of, perhaps It would annoy her II
made love directly to her"
Rosa Uttered, and then inquired.
naively. Can you make love. senorr'
Can II It's the one ability an
O'Reilly inhents. Listen to this now. "
Reaching forth. he took Rosa's fingers
In his: "Waiti" he cried az she resist
ed. "Pretend that you're Mrs. varona.
your own stepmother, and that this ID
her dlmDied hand I'm holding"
"Oh-hr The girl allowed his grasp
to remain. "But Isabel's 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"
Isaberl" exclaimed q voice, and
the lovers started gulltily apart. They
turned to and Esteban. Rosa's twin
brother. staring at them oddly. lisa.
bell" he repeated. whats thisY'
"You interrupted our theatricals.
was rehearsing an impassioned pro-
posal to your beloved stepmother," !"
o'Reilly explained. with q pretenss Of
annoyance.
"Yes. Senior O,Rellly believes be can
infuriats Isabel By laying siege to her.
Hes a-foollsh person" Rosa's
cheeks were family flushed and her
color deepened at the amusement In
Esteban's eyes. He makes love
wretchedly."
"What little overheard wasn't bad, /"
Esteban declared; then be took
0ReIlly's hand.
Esteban vas q handsome boy.
straight, slim and manly. and his ~
semblance to Rosa was startling.
With look engaging in IL frank d.
rectness. be said: Rosa told me about
Jour meetings here and | came to
apologize for our stepmother's discour.
tesy. I'm sorry we can't invite you
Into our house. but-you understand I
Rosa and l are not IKE her; We ars
quite liberal In our views; We are al.
most Americans, ~ you zee. I dars
say that's what makes Isabel hate
Americans 20 bitterly"
"wouldn't II please her to know that
FIN becoming Cubanised q fast q
ever l canr ventured the caller.
-Oh, she hates Oubans. too +" laughed
the brother. @She's Spanish, You know.
Wen, It's fortunate you didn't go her
today. Bril- What . tempsrl Shell