The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-25
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
I FEEL VERY SMALL AND RE,
ALIxE THE GREAT Jon
AHEAD

NaN tNHF fihNfi tt nc oH aAh"'hN'
town. IL had the usual character
istics OF Mexican town--a plaza
with garden. a church at ono side.
an open market and an Inn. All
were done in high colors. and the
beauty OF the pictur. with extraor-
binary Moreover. the place was
extraordinary In It's cleanliness. com
pared 20 the dirty Mexican Town"
had expected to see. The n ilation
was cordially. but most politdy inter
cstcd in me. couldn't fall to oh.
serve, as my cab travcrsed the short
distance between the station and the
hotel | ascribcd Il TO the rumor of
the hoid.up. which was. | believe. the
only rapidly moving thing TO be dis.
covered In Mexico.
IL was relief to turn into the
patio OF the inn and 10 get away
from the csriously attentive citizens.
and Il was equally a comfort To see
Morrison. the coffee merchant" get
down from AN ancient vehicle in the
same patio.
| had not recovered from the
nervous irritation which followed the
holdsup nor from the shock OF seeing
the dark edition OF Hamilton certeis'
ghost The extreme politsness OF
the innkcepcr prolonged the process
OF obtaining a room and made II
possible for Morrison to drift Into
the conversation. hacked Up by his
presence. | made inquiries concern.
ing another American giri-Miss
Miller---who ought to DO somewhere
in san Jose.
No such young lady had appeared
at hi hotel Don Pedro vhook his
head. She could nor be In san jose
or he would know. he asserted
At last I was installed in a vast
apartment having n ceiling twice the
height OF any had ever slept under.
was housed. IL appeared. In a por.
ton OF an ancient monastery or con.
vent. And I felt very small and for.
lorn and helpless therein.
Why should not feel weak and
Inefficient \ new duty had been
added To the load was carrying
First ! must find Baby Bahn, Aud
then | must hunt her motheri
didn't Hike her mother. Sometimes |
positively hated her: nevertheless.
she had been lured 20 what nigh;
prove shocking fate .by dadd,s
diplomacy. Tho Lorlmers were re.
sponsibie.
Morrison wired daddy at once.
using code which was supposed 10
cover the coffee business. un,Ii we
recelved daddy's Instructions we de
cided TO conflne our activities TO the
rescue Of igsbp
The Curtis haeirndar' repeated
Don Pedro. the innkeepcr. replying
TO my inquiry why. AZ IN. v~ry
edge Of the town. Tn. towers are
visible from the church
IL was a great estate. and Don
Pedro gave me Its history. Ten
thousand poems had been attached 10
!; In the old days. In that day the
monastery had been buiit--and the
ehurch--and afterward. house By
house. and street by street. San Jose
had come into existencs. but the
hacienda waS there Tristan original
grant ut the time OF the conquest.
Tho dukes OF Rimlncx had always
owned II until ataiy---very lately. in
fact. sinc. the armiatlce. II had pass.
cd TO Dr. Curtis. But whether
Curtis was n Mexican or an Amer.
lean or spaniard. Don Pedro would
not say He had "A vehicle to take
me to the hacienda at my conven.
ience.
II suited nay convenience TO 20 at
once.
The administrator received me: the
was away from home.
had come from the States. said
graveiy. TO take charge OF the little
ward whom the haciendgdo had re
Gently adopted.
1, was a long cAanee-and ! was
amazed 10 see II win.
There was such a child. the admin
istrator admitted. and they had been
expecting a governess for a week
But II had been reported that the
sonora had been seized by bandits
only few days previous TO my APP
pearance. But reports The ad. |
shrugged his shoulders
and regarded me Eravciy. I might
remain--if would condesccnd to &C. |
ccpt hospitality. The doctor himself
would return IN three days. He
would decide whether was the right |
governess'
From which wisdom 7 knew that I
within three days ! must have Baby /
Babs in my arms. somewhere up
toward the border.
And not even Morrison could help /
me. | must manage IL alonel
ITO BE Continued