The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-30
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise AEHociation

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And 40, az last, I managed 20 get
the counterpart and the sheets ana
tho blankets spread out on the
ground. with spaces between them In
a lovely, long row, Ana ! made the
row run the way TINT the wind was
blowing, nn ! had seen the guide
marks on an aviation field. And the
bright sun made tho white stuff
glare. NO that flying man. on the
lookout. wouldn't mistake IL. even
In that land Of glaring adobe.
I had achieved the impossible; ]
had sent my 4. O. .. call 10 the skies,
/ had met successfully the supreme
emergency o. my adventure, and !
could neither dance nor sing about u.
nor whisper II to "a soul
/ could only try 90 achieve n little
patience. and to have faith That jim
Jr.. would do his share.
Preserving the linen from the feet
Of tho animals which Infested the
place gave mn grand excuse for
studying out Of doors. The Interest
Ing hourekecper. who seemed To-
have taken a fancy 20 me. remained
10 converse. our talk was onc-aidcd.
and Il required the services OF an
interpreter--th little maid who
served me. she had learned much
English In her fathers shop IN
town.
And she admired the old lady tire
mendounly. 80 much that II was often
difficult 90 tell what was fact and
what was fiction In the little maids
foundations.
The old woman had lived all her
days In the haeienda--an her father
had before her--and her fathers
father. The estate numbered thou
annds Of acres. and IL had belonged
for hundreds OF years 10 n grand
spanish family Il paid the owners
a VAS, revenue annually. but not one
o. them had ever cared enough about
the place 10 visit ~
The old lady grew wary and look.
ed around for cavcadroppers. At
least. not until lately. had any grand
parsonage taken an interest In the
hacienda. But since tho armintlce.
an agent had come 20 zee Why the
revenues had stopped. an they had.
with the war. And the new ba'
eicndado was a most wonderful man,
Among his many extraordinary &c
accomplishments was that OF curing
disease. Almost b. magic. he had
cured hcr--the Hpeakcr--of this
ihAi--and the other allfneni And she
had suffered for years. Verify. ., was
a miracic' Bot IL wasn't the only
miracle, Listen She herself d. :
believe the gentleman was a common
agen, AZ all He was at least a duke
should sec for myself. She would
show me.
In the chapel OF the hacienda was
q grand painting which had been
done In spain and set up over the
altar hundred OF years ago. Then
in some old war Il had been boarded
into the wall and lately IL had been
found again and uncovered This
was In her own time. praise be to
her patron saint
The donor was painted IN the pic.
tnre---and his wife and his child and
tho very towers OF tho hacienda,
too,
20 che battered on. while listen.
ed for the whir OF a big beetle In
the blue above me. and felt rather
glad that the DANES Imagination
provided her with such delightful
stories 10 tell
Tho now master was adorable. she
said. And who could wonder. for
had he not stepped right out OF that
ancient painungy should rec for
nyscif--hs would return In the
eveninE and ! must 20 10 the chapel
at once 10 see that ehs was right
followed her to tho chapel and
the little maid pulled aside the
fringod alik curtain from the altar
piece. II was a triptych. and in one
panel. looking down NJ me from a
gorgeous gold frame. was a mag.
nificent portrait Of Hamilton Certeisl
Tho figure was clad In tho gorgeous
court costume Of an ancient day,
Mexico n n land OF many super.
stiilons. The old lady had more than
her share Of them. told myself. but
my very best brand OF Yankee com.
mon aensc couldn't keep mo from
shuddcring. I wanted 20 get that
startling likeness out OF my mind. ]
WANTED TO be alone. sent the
bman and tho maid off 20 their
E1,gta while I went back 10 guard
- bleaching linen. and 20 depiorc
,hx fact that II Jim came and
14copcd down and rcooped me up in
chariot OF fire. would never
|1fovc the truth OF the old wifc's tale.
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