The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
@ HE was Eve after the fall.
but before the bitterness of
it was felt.
# was felt.

with LOru Knows now many
dreds of thousands of dollars
one hand, and this muslin sire
the other, galloping down hill
sympathetic mule amid song|
and flowers! And here is
Keogh, because he is virtuousl
demned to the Improbable sw
of, slandering the faces of I'M
links on tin for an honest ID
'Tis an injustice of nature"
Cheer up" said Goodwin.
are a pretty poor fox to be en-
IA gander. Maybe the encha
Guilbert will take n fancy d
and your tintypes after we
erish her royal escort"
She could do worse" rel
Keogh; but she won't. 'Tfs
tintype gallery, but the gall
the gods that she's fitted to
She's a very wicked lady, a.
president man is in luck.
hear Clancy swearing in thd
room for having to do all the
And Keogh plunged for the n
the gallery" whistling gaily
spontaneous way that belied al
cent sigh for the questionable
luck of the flying president.
Goodwin turned from the
street into a much narrowe
that intersected 1t at a right
These side streets were Cd
by a growth of thick, rank
which was kept to a nay
shortness by the machetes d
police. Stone sidewalks, little,
than a ledge in width, ran
the base of the mean and mi
nous adobe houses. At, the ou,
of the village these streets du
TO nothing, and here were
palm -thatChed huts of the
and the poorer natives, al
shabby cabins of negroes
Jamaica and the West Indies
A few structures raised theil
above the red-tiled roofs of d
story houses-the bell tower
Calaboza, the Hotel de los
jeros. the residence of the VI
Fruit Company's agent, th
and residence of Bernard Bra
a ruined cathedral in VIII
lumbus had once set foot, al
imposing of all. the Casa "
the summer White House,
president of Anchuria. On Il
cipal street running along II
the Broadway OF Corali
the larger stores, the gov
bodega and postoffice, the
the rumshops and the mark,
On his way Goodwin pa
house of Bernard Brannp
was a modern wooden build
stories in height. The gro
was occupied by BrannigaI
the upper one contained tn
apartments. 4 wide cool pJ
around the house half wal
outer walls. \ handsome, '
girl neatly dressed in flowing :
leaned over the railing and ST
down upon Goodwin. She wa
darker than many an Andalusis
high descent. and she sparkIed
glOwed like a tropical moonlig
Good evening. Miss Paula"
Goodwin, taking off his hat.
his ready smile. There was
difference in his manner VIII,
he addressed women or men. EN
body in Coralio liked to receive
salutation Of the big Americj
rs there any news. Mr.. c
win? Please don't say no.
it warm? l feel just like Mai
in her moated grange-or was
range?-it's hot enough"
NO. there's no news to tell,
lieve," said Goodwin. with a
chievous look in his eye. "e,
that old Geddie is getting grun
apd crosser every day. If :
thing doesn't happen to. reliev,
mind I'll have to Quit smoking
his back porch-and there's
other place available that is
enough"
He isn't grumpy" said F
Brannigan. impulsively. when I
But she ceased suddenly,
drew back with a deepening c
for her mother had been a me
lady. and the Spanish blood
brought to Paula certain shy
that was an adornment to the {
half of her demonstrative ma
Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syndica