The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-02-04

make good on my promise to present
you to your brother the day he oc-
cupies the palace. However, II /
shouldn't be In town that day, Just
go up and Introduce yourself to him.
It's been wonderful to have met you
and known you, even for such a brief
period. / shall never forget you and
the remarkable "a hours just passed"
II shall not soon forget them my
self, Callph-nor you," she ad sed.
Haven't you been busy little cup
OF tea, Caliph Within "a hours after
landing, you have changed your mind
three times, lost the best Job in the
world, had your fortune told, been
marked for slaughter, acquired new
found friend and commenced actively
and with extraordinarily good results
the work Of reforming him, soused a
gentleman in the fountain, spurned
another with the tip Of your boot,
rode with me around the Malecon and
listened to the band concert, bundled
poor Billy off to San Miguel de Pad.
ua, discovered my brother presumed
to be dead, and received a reprieve
from your enemies, while they per-
feet new plans for destroying you.
Really, you are quite caliph"
"Oh. there's a dash Of speed in the
old horse yet, Miss Ruey," he assured
her lauehinRly. "Now listen don't tell
anybody about your brother, and don't
tell Billy about my adventures since
he left for San Miguel de Padua."
"But I'm not liable to see Billy"
eyes, you are-extremely liable. I'm
going to send him back to you as soon
as can spare him, because l know
you'll be lonesome and bored to death
in this lonesome town, and Bill is
bully good company. And l don't want
you to tell him about the mess I'm
in, because It would only worry him /;
he can't aid me. and the knowledge
that was in any danger, real or
fancied, would be sufficient to cause
him to rebel against my plans for his
honeym-for his vacation. He'd I'm
sist on sticking around to protect me-"
He looked down at her little hand
where It rested in his, so big and
brown and hard with his free hand
he. patted her hand paternally. "Good-
by, seeress," he said again; and turn
ing to the steps, he leaped aboard
just as the train started to move Out
of the station.
@Goo-good-by-Caliph," she called
mournfully. Then to herself: "Bless
his heart, he did remember I'd be
terribly lonely, after all. He isn't O
bit queer, but oh, dear, he is 80 ex'
asperating. could bump his kind
old head against wall" She turned
her back on the train, fearful that
from where he chung on the steps hi
could, even at that distance, see the
sudden rush of tears that blinded her
However, Don Juan Cafetero. with his
rublcund nose to the window Of th'
last coach, did see them--saw hel
grope toward the carriage waiting t
take her back to the hotel.
"Why, shure, the poor darIints cry
In" he reflected. 'Be the Great Cur
an Athlonel Shure I fought all aloni
twas Billy Geary she had her eye OF
God love him An be tho sam'
token, didn't she tell me / was t
shtay sober an take care av Mishte
Webster. Hah-hah-a-al Well II
say nothin' an I'll be neutral, but
but-but-"
From which It may be inferred tina
romance was not yet burned out o
Don Juan's Gaelic soul. He would b.
neutral" but = but - but - he re
served the right to butt ini