The Washington herald., 1920-09-06

whats the news Bowersy
says he. Have we taken the
town? I've been expectins a res,
cue party all the afternoon I
haven't heard any firing. Has any
word been received from the cap
itsl?'
Take il easy. Barney says /.
L think there's been a change OF
plans. There's something mere
Important to talk about Have
you any money!
- have not says o'Connor.
The last dollar went to pay our
hotel bill yesterday. Did our
troops capture the eustem-houses :
There ought to be plenty of gov
ernment money there
'Segregate your mind from
battles says ]. I've been max
ing inquiries You're to be shot
six months from date for assault
and battery, I'm expecting 70 re-
ceive nifty years at hard labor
for vsErancy. All they furnish
you while you're a prisoner Is
water. You depend on your
friends for food. I'll see what l
can do
81 went away and found a sill
yer Chile dollar in an old vest OF
O'ConnoT's. took him some
fried fish and rice for his supper.
In the morning ! went down to
lagoon and had a drink OF water,
and then went back 10 the jail.
O'Connor had a porterhouse steak
look in his eye.
Barney says I, I've found a
pond full of the finest kind OF
water It's the grandesL sweet
est, purest wsGfr in the world
Say the word and I'll go fetch
you a bucket of It and you can
throw this vile government stu6
out the window. I'll do anything
l can for a friend
Has it come to this" says
O'CORnor, raging up and down his
cell. Am TO be starved to death
and then shot? I'll make those
traitors feel the weight of an
'O'ConnoT's hand when ] get out
of this And then he comes to
the bars and speaks softer: Has
nothing been heard from Dona
Isabel he asks. Though every
one else in the world fail said
he. ! trust those eyes OF hers.
She will find q way to effect my
release. Do We think ye could
communicate with her? One word
from hcr-eyen rose would
make me sorrow light. But don
let her know except with the ut
most delicaCy, Bowers. These
high bred Csstillisns are sensi-
tive and proud.
Well said. Barney SAYS l.
You've given me an idea. I'll re-
port later Something's got TO
he pulled off quick, OF well both
staTVo.'
4 walked out and down to
HouIiEan Alley. and then on the
other side Of the street. As l went
past the window Of DOns Isabel
Antonia Concha Regslia. out flies
the rose as usual and hits me on
the ear.
The door was oPen. and ! took
off my hat and walked IN. II
wasn't very light inside, but there
she sat in a ToCking-chair by the
window smoking a black cheroot
And when ] got closer ! saw that
she was about 80. and had never
seen a straight front in her life.
! sat down on the arm Of her
chair, and took the CheToot out
Of her mouth and stole q kiss.
Hullo, lazy ! says. Excuse
my UnCOnyentionality. but l feel
like ] have known you for a
month. Whose Izzy is oo2'
The lady duCked her head un-
der her mantills. and drew in a
long breath. l thought she was
going to scream. but with all that
intake Of air she only came out
with: Ne likes Americanos.
As soon as she said that.
knew that O'Connor and me
would be doing things with a
knife and fork before the day was
over. ! drew a chair beside her,
and inside OF half an hour we
were engaged. Then took my
hat and said I must go out for
a while
You come back" says Izzy. in
alarm
Me 90 bring preacher. says l.
Come back twenty minutes. We
marry now. How YOU likce@'
Marry today says lzzy.
Good
Il went down on the beach 10
uhc United tales consurs shack.
He was a grizzly man. eighty-two
pounds. smoked glasses. five foot
eleven. picked. He was playing
chess with an india-ruhber ma n
in white clothes.
Excuse me for interruUJinE.
says /. but can YOU tell mo how d
man could get married quick?
The consul gets up and fingers
in a piEeonhole.
- believe had q license 10
perform the ceremony myself. d
year or two ago, he said I'll
look. and
I caught hold Of his arm.
Don't lock IL up says 1. Mar
riaEc is q lottery anyway. I'm
wiling To take the risk about the
license if YOU are.
The consul went back to Hocli-
gan Alley with me. lazy calico
her ma to come in. but the old
lady was picking a chicken in the
patio aud begged to he excused
So We stood up and the consul
performed the ccre mony.
THAT evening Mrs. Bowers
cooked a great supper Of stewed
goat tamalcs, baked bananas
fricassed red peppers and coffee
AfterUaTd ] sat in the rocking
she sat on the floor plunkinE at
crair by the front window, and
guitar and happy, as she could
be. AZ Mrs William T r.
"All at once / spraRE up a q
hurry. I'd forgotten all about
O'Cennor. / asked Izzy to fN uT
lot Of truck for him to eat.
That hiE oOglN man said