The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
The Story of a Girl Who
Went to Mexico IN
Quest of Aduenture-
and Found It. svisss

Quest OF Adventure
and Found It. svis&
= RIss HILpEoARDE EsTEs was 1t .
MI loose end The last two years had
Nl seen her torn from . web Of frivolous
eocupatsens and had moved her IKE pawn
into The front nns ef certain undertakings
intimately concerned with hsr csuntrys wei
fars. The nasasurs q hsr usefulness u IN
important b this tale. but not % the naSnk
tuds Of the swaksnins which came u hsr
automatically WIN her rsSsass ss the closs
& hostnftsS she hsrss6 tsEznsd ns idea sf
In tnpsrt unt1 shs trisd tses hack 70 hsr
ancient ways. eniy - ma thst shs many
social snsagsmsnts which haA enos given
her The illusion II . fun ftfs- nsw seemed
deck Of buxzdng bees bsnt On irving her 70
distraction
II they wsuid sntys1ns4. shs cried aloud
But no; they were noisy yet fnnscueuA busy
yet futile, ever present yet musfve. potsnt In
annoyance, but poweriess to pierce the hard
veneer Of conventionality and sdr those
sastsd. turn all superficial sensations fat
upsn the tongue Of experience
In vain aid Miss Estes look absut her for
such trouble ~ would keep in quick suspense
the depths newly discovered in her nature.
She had no inclination for the bizarre nor for
any Of those restless contertions Of weak
spirits which seek relief frst In bobbed hair
and finally In sofling license To her clear
vision petty sins were stin petty even when
SEEN through the exaggsratns microscope Of
ssn In love, she would never b subject b
he hallucination that one else had ever
been there before: in vulgar surrender, she
eeuld never deceive herself with the irnmerno-
rial comfort that her case was different
She should not be pictured, however. ~
showing . forbidding or even . severe front
to the world. for she was wonderfully well
trained In al the nuanees Of social inter.
esurss which take the sharp sdsss from
everyday contacts. She was ever ready with
the cordial smile, the look Of quick sympathy.
Of interest, Of meticulously measured under
standing. which in combination form the
mask of culture. sndowtns their possessor
With acquired charm and exacttng from orh-
srs . uniform and equal consideration seldom
reaching the bedrock Of friendship but meme
the less useful ss the small change Of sur>
rent life
To these attractions. inculcatsd BY train
ing. she added certain gtfts Of Ged and man.
She was good to behold. A tribe above me-
dunn height. square shouldered, deep bos-
smed. long nmbed. swift yet graceful IN
movement. she presented . ngRs which not
emily caught the eye but held It neeting
glimpse Of her left ons hungry and dissatis-
nsd. but to the few who wsrs privileged b
- her In reposs thsrs was ample recsm-
psnss. Her hair was dark. plentiful. and On
damp days decdelly curly; her eyes were Of
Q deep brown. and eccaSionally when they
vilsnsd to some sbsorstng thsught were seen
70 contain innunM.bls hsoks Of gold In
lucent suspension The brvws absvs them
and the mobile lips below were set in the
wide arch and the full curves which denote
individuality backed BY courage.
Dark women who aspire 70 beauty must -
Estes was Of the latter classification; her
cheeks giowsd with the dusky red Of the
Bourbon rose, deep yet vfviA Man, In the
person Of . father deceased. had bestowed
upon her an ample but net spectacular In
come.
Such was the gtr1 who On her twenty.
fourth birthday psnstrAtsA to ths fastnesses
which guarded the million dollar . year man
ats per annum. demanded and obtained an
interview. and. n In the way sf lovely woman
with Q purpose, chsttsd away esufortabiy
untl she w.s sure h@ sur. had had time to
the way"
BY the wxy. do ysu remember asking me
n there w.s anything in thswsr1d you csull
DO for msr
Yes; do. And you saA. met one little
thing Howsvsr. I won't hold that against
ysu. Shoot"
well" said Miss Estes Win her most
pleading mils. - today IL my birthday and
want passport to Mexico"
-what for1- asked the nasnasaL
- thought Of using # to 20 b Mexico"
rsptied Miss Estes dsmureiy.
Ito 90 to Mexieo!" repeated the magnats
unsmilingiy. why DO you want to 60 there
q al places under the sum- Don't you know
that the country II turnsd upssds Down, that
trains art being blown MP daily, foredxners