The Tomahawk., 1919-06-26
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'Make me some pretty speeches,
Senior Billy" she laughed softly. 'They
float up to me here through the moon
light like the perfume from red roses !"
She had drawn her mantilla closely
about her for no other reason in the
world but to tantalize the man below
her BY hiding herself from him, and
there was only her voice and the vague
outline OF her young body through the
vines to tell him that she was there.
But to her his face, uplifted in the
moonlight, flushed and eager, was un-
hidden. 49,. ~ 1871 -
~You are a flirt !" he cried, seeking
to make his voice savage and angry,
and succeeding admirably in filling it
with alteration. +:--... ...,....r ...-
'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" - ss2.. -,
IF you roll your RS at me like that
again. Stanway told her very posi-
lively, II am going right in and tell
the old gentleman that am going to
marry your 49, * 1
She laughed gayiy at his impetuous
declaration. j.. !. II, +, .sss- J.
ut would be like a play" she said
after a little as though she were think
inZ seriously Of what he had said he
would do. ut would interest me to
see. Papa grande would be very po-
lite and would ask Senor Billy to have
q glass Of wine and cigarita.
':And then"-the laughter yelling up
again In the eyes he could not zee.
trilling In the voice which dropped
down to hina-"he would call Pedro
and old Juan to take you outside and
shoot you with their guns!"
sAnd you md that funnyr demand
cd StanwaI III
'Is It not1 II q like the opera r
you are dying for an operad:
scener' His voice sill rang with the
eagsrness within him, his hand was
upon the vines which clambere0 about
her balcony. let me climb up to
you- s.. y =.
'You must notr' she cried quickly.
And then, seeing that hs hesitated,
she added lightly, again settling her
self comfortably upon her cu6hioned
seat. THAT would be only musical
comedy. And I should have b 90 In
side and shut my window and run
downstairs to papa Srande. And
Shl"
( He could make out the gesture ~
she laid her fingers across her red lips,
could see that she turned toward the
open window behind her.
"Quien es1' she called carelessly.
"Yo, Pedro" came Pedro's answer.
ing voice. "Senor Dempton has gone.
The master says that In half an hour
hs viii be glad to zee the senorita
Teresa"
@Bueno," she answered lightly. I'll
hear, Pedro" And then when she also
heard Pedro's light tread on the stair
way, descending. she turned again
toward the man below her. e must
90" she said softly. Papa grande
wishes me-"
'Not for half an hour" b said
quickly. II heard that"
But" a. though she were hesitat-
lns, II should 60 now. It u very un-
maidenly Of me to be here with you.
II I had known that you were coming
I should certainly not have come out
20 look at my stars.
"You are q little 'humbuE, Tefesita,"
he laughed ut her. you did know that
I would b here, and you were dad Of
Il and you came out Just 70 see me"
'To zee your And be could imag-
inc the archins Of the brows shove her
great eyes.
and to tease me. But look nero"
Il am looking, senoe. Mama mia,
but you are handsome In the moon
Light More % than By day."
II did not come here tonight to-
make you pretty speeches" said Stan
way stubboFnly after his way. II came
10 tell you-"
sYesr expectantiy. She clasped
her hands and leaned Q little farther
cut over him, allowing him Z giimpse
Of her laughing face, Of white arms
and throat from WhicA the ma1tilla
was slipping.
That / love yo0-
.Ohr she seemed - looe Interest,
Ut again her face was Md1sa.
cAo1 that I aetuozy an1 positively