Gilpin observer., 1919-07-31
CHAPTER II-contInusd.

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snake me some pretty speeches,
Senor 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.
''You are q dirti I" he cried, seeking
to make his voice savage and angry,
and succeeding admirably In filling 1t
with alteration.
But no." she answered him from
the dusk about her. '-That is to be
cruel. And IL am 80 soft-hearted
that to make ono suffer would distress
me-"
III you roll your RS at me like that
again." Stairway told her very posi-
lively. II am going right In and tell
the old gentleman that am going to
marry youl"
She laughed gayly at his impetuous
declaration.
ut would be like a play" she said
after little as though she were think
ing seriously Of what he had said he
would do. ut would interest me to
see. Papa grande would bs very po-
lite and would ask Senior Billy to have
q glass Of wine and a cigarita.
"And then'-the laughter yelling up
again in the eyes he could not see.
trilling in the voice which dropped
down to him-"he would call Pedro
and old Juan to take you outside and
shoot you with their guns!"
'And you find that funny2" demand
ed Stairway.
''Is 1t not? It is like the opera r.
"You are dying for an operati
sceneT 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" she cried quickly.
she added lightly. again settling her.
self comfortably upon her cushioned
seat. "That would be only musical
comedy. And should have to go in
side and shut my window and run
downstairs to papa grande. And
Sh !" .-----------
y 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.
"Quien esp she called carelessly.
"Yo. Pedro" came Pedro's answer
ing voice. "Senor Dempton has gone.
The master says that in half an hour
he will be glad to see the Senorita
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
toward the man below her. II must
CO." she said softly. "Papa grande
wishes me-"
mot for half an hour" he said
quickly. II heard that"
But" as though she were hesitat-
ing. II should 80 now. 1t Is very un-
maidenly Of me to be here with you.
II I had known that you were coming
should certainly not have come out
to look ut my stars"
"You are littlc'humbug, Teresita,"
he laughed at her. you did know that
would be here, and you were glad of
It, and you came out just to see me-"
ITO see you" And he could imag-
Inc the arching Of the brows above her
great eyes.
"And to tease me. But look here"
II am looking, sehor. Mama mia.
but ySu are handsome in the moon
light. More SO than by day"
81 did not come here tonight to
make you pretty speeches." said STAN
way stubbornly after his way. II came
to tell you"
"Yes" expectantly. She clasped
her hands and leaned q little farther
out over him, allowing him a glimpse
of hor laughing face, OF white arms
and throat from which the mantills
was slipping.
"That love you"
''OhT She seemed to lose interest
but again her face was hidden.
.And that I actually and positively