The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-24

eyes. Michael. There's only one
thing to do-face all the facts with all
the evidence, and you are fact and
evidence, too. You know more OF the
truth than any one else"
Several hours later, when the sun
was abating it's force little. after
travelling the burning roads through
vans and cocoa, grenadillas and all
kinds of herbs and roots and vagrant
trees, Dyck Calhoun and Michael
Clones came into Spanish Town.
Dyck looked around upon the town
with new eyes. He saw 1t like one for
the first time visiting 1t. He saw the
people passing through the wide
verandas of the houses, like a vast
colonnade, down the street, to be hap
ply sheltered from the fierce sun. AS
they passed Kings house they saw
troops of the viceroy's guests issuing
from the palace-officers of the kings
navy and army, officers and men of the
Jamaica militia, pale-faced, big-eyed
men of the creole class, mulattoes,
uuadroons and ~octoroons, Samboes
with their wives in loose skirts, white
stockings and pinnacle hats. Snatches
of song were heard and voices Of men
who had had a full meal and had
taken observations"-as looking
through the bottom of glass OF
Eliauor was called by people with naval
spirit-were mixed In careless carOu-
| sal.
All this Jared on Dyck Calhoun and
| gave revolt to his senses. Yet he was
only half-conscious of the great SEN
suousness of the scene as he passed
through 1t. All was brought to focus
at last, however, by their arrival at
Charlotte Bedford's lodgings, which,
like most houses in the town, had
lookout or belfry fitted with green
blinds and telescope, and had
green-painted wooden railing round It.
At the very entrance, inside the gate,
in the garden, they saw Sheila Ayn,
her mother and Darius Boland, who
seemed to be enduring from the moth
er some sharp reprimand, to the
amusement d the daughter.
AS the gate closed behind Dyck and
Michael. the three from Virginia
turned round and faced them. AS
Dyck came forward, Sheila flushed
and trembled. She was no longer a
Young girl, but her slim straightness
and the soft lines Of her figure gave
her a dignity and charm which made
her Young womanhoOd distinguished
for she was now twenty-five and had
a carriage Of which princess might
have been proud. Yet it was plain
that the entrance Of Dyck at this mo-
ment was disturbing. It was not VIVA,
she had foreseen.
She showed no hesitation, however
but came forward to meet her visitor
while Michael fell back, as also die
Darius Boland. Both these seemed tt
realize that the less they saw ant
heard, the better; and they presently
got together in another part OF TIT
garden, as Dyck Calhoun came neal
enough almost to touch Sheila.
i Surely, he thought, she was supreme
in appearance and design. She wal
touched by rose on each cheek ant
made womanly by firm and yet gener
. Gus breasts, tenderly imprisoned D.
the white chiffon of her blouse II
which was one bright sprig of the bud
of a cherry tree-a touch of modes
I luxuriance on a person sparsely orna
: mented. It was Sheila herself, WHOM
) time had enriched with far more tina
years and experience. 1t was pei
8 soiality which would anywhere nav
i taken place and held it. 1t was ur
= defeatable, persistent and permanent