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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Just as beautiful. bat for them other
neck lines are better selections
Some dressmakers so as far as TO
say the bateau neck line is done for
and speak of il with a patronizing air.
as If every onelknew Il was done for.
What probably prompts them 10 say
this as much as anything else is that
they are not always successful in
making use OF it, Manufacturers Of
ready-made clothes have il borne in
upon them b. buyers that the hateau
neck line is not always pleasing 10 the
ultimate customer. She may like il in
theory. but her mirror tells her il is
not becoming SO she asks for a
round neck line or ""
The new French models show not g
few frocks with necks thar deviate
from the bateau that was well NICK
universal six months ago. The diva
ton usually takes the form of a
rather deep narrow ''V." This is not
the ''V'' formed by the crossings of .
surplice bodice. but "V'' cut down IN
a plain one-piece bodice.
This deep ''V' in a plain bodice
front is not the easiest thing TO man
age in these days, when bodices are
loose and unlined. There is always
the tendency TO slip off at the shoulder
when there is nothing to draw the two
sides together But the new frocks
show close-ftting armhole and this
somewhat relieves the difficulty.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Social and Personal
From asong OF Myself

think | could turn and live with
animals, they are so placid and
self-contained,
and and look at them long and
long.
Teey do not sweat and whine about
their condition,
They 60 not lie awake in the dark and
weep for their sins,
T.ey do not make me sick discussing
,heir duty 10 God,
40. one is dissatisfied. not one is de-
mea.ed with the mania OF own
ing things,
yo one kneels to another, nor to his
kind thas lived thousands of
years ago,
81. one is respectable or unhappy
over the whole earth.
WALT WHITMAN
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Admiral Beatty To
lit A. -


i: IS interesting TO Annapolis So
ciety to hear that Lord and Lady
Beatty are making arrangements to
come to this country early in the
autumn.
number Of years have elapsed
since Leady Beatty, who is daugh-
tcr Of the late Marshall Field, of
Chicago. was last in this country, and
she will be widely entertained during
her stay in the land of her birth.
While in New York Lord and Lady
Beatty will stop with her son and
dansh:er-in-law. the Arthur Ronald
Lambert Field-Trees. who recently
leased ogden Codman's house ut 2
Tast Ninety-sixth street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
To BE Asst. Chief 0i
Naval Air Forces

Capt. Henry c. Muslin. u. S. ". who
will be sasigned to duty at the Navy
Department. Washington. this winter
as assistant chief of the Bureau OF
Aeronautics. is at present commander
of the naval air forces on the Pacific
Coast.
Mrs. Muslin. who is a Baltimorean,
and a sister of Mrs. George Barnette,
is at her cottage in Coronado with her
three small sons.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Back From Tour
OF Eastern Shore

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Proskey
and their daughter. Lucille, have re-
turned to their home in West Anna
polls after a Today motor camping
trip on the Eastern Shore. Miss
Ernestine Baltz, one OF the teachers
in the West Annapolis School. joined
the party at Princess Anne and re-
turned with Mrs. Proskey. whom she
is now visiting.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Sailing For
Europe

Mrs. r. l.. Johnson, wife of Captain
Johnson. u. S. ~. and her two chill
dren will leave at the erfd of the weel
for New York On Tuesday next the,
will sail for France, and will be join.
ed in Paris by Mrs. Johnson's mothe:
and sister. Mrs. Harrison +. Forbes
and Mrs. Woodward Bispham. Mrs
Johnson expects to place her childre.
in French schools and to remain
abroad during her husbands cruise
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Voi Married In
y. 4. Chapel

No arrangements have as yet been
made for the marriage of Miss Marga-
re, Atkinson Berry, daughter OF Mrs.
Berry and the late Alexis Berry, OF
Washington. to DIR. Daniel ID. V,
Stuart, Jr., son of Rear-Admiral DAN
tel u. V. Stuart, United States Navy,
aud Mrs Stuart. formerly of New
York and Baltimore, now OF Wash
irgton, which it was announced would
take place today in the Naval Acad-
envy Chapel
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Return From
Motor Trip

Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthure Lang
field have returned from a motor trip
Of 3.400 miles through the Allegany
Mountains, Michigan, and Canada,
coming back through New York State
While in Detroit they were the
guests OF Mrs Langfield's mother and
were extensively entertained
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Visiting In
Howard County

Mrs. James Lawrence Bailliere. for
merly OF Annapolis. is the guest OF
Mrs. Frank Hammond. near Ellicott
city. and is being much entertained
during her stay. The Misses Ham
mond recently gave q bridge party in
her honor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Entertainments
Called on

Owing TO the death of Midshipman
W. B. Hayes. Jr.. the Commandant of
Midshipmen and Mrs. Kurtz have re-
called the invitations TO the dinner
they were TO have given tomorrow
night.
The Junior Officers dance. which
was TO have taken place tomorrow in
the Auditorium. Naval Academy, has
also been called OFF out OF respect TO
lis memory
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
G0ing To Fort
LeayenwOrth

Mrs. Walter Smith, who has been
spending several weeks with her sis
ter. Mrs. Ernest King. OF Murray Hill.
is leaving tomorrow for Fort Leaven-
worth. Kansas, where her husband,
Lieut.. Colonel Smith, has, been order
ed 10 dntY., Al lh.rr :.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Lieut.. Commander and Mrs, O. l..
Bownes will leave at the end OF the
week for a motor trip and will re-
main away during the month OF Sep
TENDER.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
To Visit Il
Pelham Manor

Miss Julia Douw, who has been
spending the summer in New York.
will be member of the house party
to be given by Miss Edith Duncan. OF
Pelham Manor. during the first week
of September for number of girls
and midlshipnien.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
GC lberS nf
Nt use Party

Miss Jessie Garrison will go TO Pei
ham Manor. New York. tomorrow 10
attend the house party Miss Edith
Duncan is giving during the first
week Of September.
On September Z. Miss Garrison and
Mss Duncan will go 10 Seagirt. where
they will be members of another
house party given Icy Miss Louise
Landon. Both Miss Duncan and Miss
Landon are frequent visitors at Cap
'2in and Mrs Garrison's.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Art Needlework
Iss CONDUIT STREET.

Royal Society and FIfeshcr sad
siiia Stamped Goods CeiDmbis wsets
PHONE $50
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Nut Weir .ues

Bianch. dry and chn9 one pound OF
almonds: beat six Va les of eggs Il
a very stiff froth: sil IN one p5m
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Chaplain r. f. Miller. Assistant
Chaplain at the Naval Academy. has
returned from his leave. which he
spent in Pennsylvania.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Robinso.
returned yesterday 10 their home il
Grand Rapids, Mich. after fors
lights visit 10 Mr. and Mrs julia
harris a. their home on South river
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
BEAUTY PARLOR
WORK DONE BY Graduate

WORK DONE BY GRADUATE
oFns gently extracted. - each. Ina
~ 'tiate relief Tor your blistered hroi.
ny nave bald spots when nature. Viii
.ss.'le new hai- growth. Special fresst-
- ssN Tor T.sJ. Maaicu-ing. s.,.
PHONE 543-R
30 hANovER ST.. cen. GohLESE AVE-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Mr. and Mrs Edgar Basil left yes
to-day for i two weeks visit to ATTAIN
tic City.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Pnrty For Student 4 4
/ Officers Oi &c. Sch0Ol

The popular Young officers of the
POSTGRADUATE School. who spent the
year at the Cumberland Arms. are
being much entertained prior to their
departure on September 8. aa9
On Thursday eyeiingsof this week
a picnic supper and sailing party will
be given iii their honor on board the
Naval Academy yacht Robert Center.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Mrs. John Basil and her daughter
Miss Virginia Basil. are spending the
week in Norfolk. Va.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Return From
Country

NJ. and Mrs. l.. Dorsey Gassaway.
who have been spending the past
fortnight at their bungalow on the
Severn. returned to town Sunday
night They were accompanied by
Professor and Mrs. J. l.. Chew. their
son, Jack, and Miss Crane. of Augusta
Ca who have been making them a
visit.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

OF powder red Sugar. mix carefully ans
saen gently add The almonds. Drcl
~ sroonfuls on oiled paper and bake
n moderate oven.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Miss Annie Rowell Hood. of Flor
ence, Ala, spent the weekend with
her aunt, Mrs. John Hood. and wa.
the luncheon guest OF Admiral ant
Mrs. Wilson on Sunday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Change OF
Residence

Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Ellis
worth Davis returned Sunday night
from a fortnight's visit to Narragan-
se;t Pier. Newport. and New York.
They will shortly move from their
present residence in Oklahoma Ter
race to the house at 1S6 Duke OF Clou-
cester street.
Miss Adele AIunroe is visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Edward Rich at their coun-
try home. "Naumana," near Anna
polls.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. A. Walton and Miss
Helen Farrell are registered at the
Marlborough Bisnheim. Atlantic City
Miss Millieent Redmond and Ensign
w G. Buck. u. s. ". spent the week
end with air. and Mrs. George Abram
Moss I'll ~Aiscuith," their summer
home in the county.
Mrs. Hurst Basil left Sunday for
BsFckroe Beach. Va. While there she
will be the guest OF MIR. and Mrs
Harry Andrest and family at the
Buckroe Hotel.
MIR and Mrs. Andrest are former
residents Of Annapolis.
A reliable antidote for wood alcohol
is perhaps as much needed as metii-
Gated beer
People in Russia are now SO poor
thai they cannot afford to buy any
more Of frotskys books.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Mrs Harry Hines and her two sons,
who have been visiting MIR. and Mrs
John Basil, OF 19S Prince George
street. returned 20 their home in Bal
timOre yesterday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

Mr.. aud Mrs. J. A. Walton and Mis-
Helen Farrell are registered at tn
Marlborough Bisnheim. Atlantic Cit
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17
Los Grandes Artistas
FRANCISCO CHUECA

La AbuelG, Aqua q cuernOs, Maestro
pr6logO, CarGmelo, RemifG, Medidas
sanitarias, I'm domingo en- Ell Rastro,
En- la terra como en- el cielo, Y La
Gran Via.
Un reputable critico ,(?) refiriendose
Chueca, dice que "es, como mlisico,
un portento de trayesura gracia |:
posee una organization mel6dica de
primer orden; buen gusto, facirdad y
tendencia 10 desconocido; Y, aunque
por estar dedicado al genero humo-
rfstico, Sc We con .frecuencia en- la pre-
cisi6n de componer sus cantos sobre
ritmos populares, es enemigo de todO
prOcedimiento vulgar J de todo epi-
grama. Y agrega: Hoy disfruta en- Es-
pafia de una grande Y justa reputa-
ci6n; lie halagan las empresas, 10 mi-
man los actores y lie buscan los poetas:
la preciosa zarzuela CddiS, en- que ha
derramado verdaderos trozos de inspi-
raci6n, ha venido a sellar su gloria,
hoy sin rival en- el diffcil genero
que Sc dedica."
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17

En- la hist6rica casa de los Lujanes
de Madrid, que sirvi6 de prisi6n Fran
cisco 1, naci6 el de mayo de. 71s46,
| Francisco Chueca.
Desde muy nifio demostr6 su voca-
ci6n por la m6sica y los ocho amos
de edad ingres6 en- el Conservatorio.
ALI hizo sus primeros estudios de SOL
feo, piano ammonia.
Despues curse ell bachillerato con
gran provecho.
Los padres de Chueca quisieron dedi-
carlo la Medicina, por 10 cual sigui6
este los primeros aiios de la carrera.
Su inclination al arte era tan arden
te, que, en- vez de ir classes, pasaba
Chueca las tardes en- los cafes, ejecu-
tando composiciones que entusiasma-
ban sus oyentes.
La primera obra original que pre-
sent6 al p1blico fue una tanda de
,valses titulada Lamentos de um preso,
que ejecut6 la Sociedad de Conciertos,
dirigida la saxon por ell maestro
Barbieri, en- los Campos Eliseos, y que
obtuvo un exito brillante.
Sus primeras producciones teatrales
fueron Ell sobri@o del difaato, y Tres
ruinGs drttsticGs.
Despues compuso, en- collaboration
con Barbieri, la mdsica del juguete
Hoy sale, hoy; con Breton y Waiver
de Bonito pals, y LocurG madrileHG; !;
con valverde Y Roger, Los bar1ios 6d-
jos, y, solamente con valverde, On
crimen misterioso, I'm maestro de obrG
prima, A los toros, Ta,cos q rus0s,
Bonito pGfS!, EscenGs nGdtjte1Gs, LG
function de mipaeblo, Las fer'iGs, Pan
chita, En- eI nsae7c de Ia Ha6aRG, La
rentG del pillo, r. r., La CGnci6S de
Ia Lola, Laces y sonsbras, La plGsG de
Anton Mario, Fiesta macional, De Va
aoche a Ia aadaaG, Vivitos y coleGndo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17
GARDENIA

Toque la diana v acudio la musa,
con su traje mas bello y mas sutil,
al son de mi dorado cornamusa
sus gracias ostentando mil a mil.
: Entire las galas que la ornamentabaI
una, para ofrecerte, la pedf,
v, aunque todas sus joyas ME tentaban
ninguna parecio digna de ii.
Por 10 in1til de cuanto me ofreciers
la triste musa en- llanto prorrumpi6
v del llanto sincere que esparciera
una blanca gardenia Sc formo.
Esta gardenia pristima y galante
lleva ell recuerdo de mi puro amor,
tan puro, tan hermoso, tan fragante
cual la blanca corola de la flor.
Martha Lomaf.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17
E1 Cuento Senanal
MI DEClMO
lila hoStoria de mi boda :?

-iLa hOstOria de mi boda?
Oiganla ustedes: no deja de ser rara.
Una escualida chiquilla de pelo gre
iioso, de RADIO mant0n, fue la que me
vendi0 el decimo de billete de loterfa,
a la puerta de un cafe, las atlas no.
ras de la noche. La di de propina una
enorme cantidad, un durO. ! Con que
humilde V graciOsa sOnriSa recompen-
SO mi largueza!
Sc lleva usted mi suerte, sehori-
to-afirm6 con la insinuante clara
pronunciation de las muchachas del
pueblo de Madrid
=; Estas segura? - la pregunte en-
brOma, mientras desliZaba el decimo
en- ell bolsillo del gaban entretelado y
subfa la chalina de seda que me SER
via de tapabocas, a fin de preservar-
me de las pulmonfas que auguraba el
remusguillo de diciembre.
i Vaya 81 estoy segura! Como 81
el d6cimo ese Sc 10 lleva usted por
no tener 70 cuartos, sefiOrito. Ell ni-
nero. :. va 10 mirard usted cuando sal
ga... es el 1920: los amos que tengo,
catorce, Y los dfas del mes que tengo
sobre los amos, veinte juntos. Va We
81 comprarfa yo todo ell billete.
-Pues, hija- respondf echandome-
,, las de generoso, con la tranquilidad
del jugador Ell Ndernido, que sabe que
no lie ha cafd. is nj una aproxi-
maci6n nj un n,al reintegro,- te
apures, 81 ell billete SAGA premio. . la
mitad del decimo para tt. Jugamos a
medias.
Una algeria loca Sc pinto en- las de.
macradas facciones de la billetera, y
con la f6 mas absolute, agarrandome
de una manga, eXclam0:
-Senorito! Por su padre por su
madre, deme su nombre y las sefias
de su caas. Yo sc que de aquf a cua-
! tro dfas cobramos.
Un tanto arrepentido va, la die CO
mo me llamo d0nde viva; Y diez
minutes despues, al subir a buen paso,
por la Puerta del Sol a la calle de
la Montera, nj recordaba ell incidente.
Pasados cuatro dfas, estando en- la
CANA, OF vocear fla lista grande'I
Despache mi criadO que me la
eomprase, Y cuando me la subi6, mis-
ojos tropezaron Embellishments con la
cifra del premio gordo: cref sonar
no sohaba ,allf decfa realmente 1920.
mi decimo, la edad de Ia billetera, la
suerte para ella Y para mi! Fran mu-
chos miles de duros los que represen-
taban aquellos benditos guarismos, Y
un deslumbramiento me asalt6 al le-
vantarme, mientras mis- piernas fiaquea
ban y un sudor ligero enfriaba mis-
sienes Hagame justicia el lector: nj
Sc me ocurri0 renegar de mi ofreci-
miento... La chiquilla me habfa trail
do la suerte, habfa sido mi 'mascota"..
Era una asociaci6n en- que yo solo f.
guraba como sOcio industrial. NADIA
mas justo que partir las ganancias.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17
J. I cARTE y LITERATURE $a
Nj Carrera 7 eatral
FOR BEBE DANIELS

sentaba cid.to papelitc c0micO, Mr..
Cecil de Mile me vic Y me escogi6
para Ia Sintespretaei0n lie algunas par
tes de .sus produccioncs especiales.
TIgo de los papeles ,plineipales que
represente, fue el de la fayorita de
Ia Ccrte en- "Macio y Hemhran y el
del "Vic:o"-un papelito simb0lico-
en- .'To,las las Mujeres."' Acaso el
mejor papel que he representado 10
desempel6 EN- la palfcula ,titulada
aWhy Change. Your Wife, Despu6s
de esta represente "Sick Abed' Y
,.The Dancing Fool. Tambien de-
sempel6 otro pape' principal con Ro-
bert Warwick en- Tie Fourteenth
Man"
Aprencf trabaj6 por fin alcance
Ia categorfa de vcrdadtra ''estrella".
Creo que nunca he estado tan orgullo-
sa como cuando firm6 un contrato con
Ia "Realart Pictures Company para
Ia cual va he filnado ocho pclfculas.
"Trabaje con Ii Famous Players
Lasky Corporation me ced un ARE
glo hechc con Ia REAIART Co., sien-
do una de las "estrellas'' Ell 1.-THE
Affair of Anatol'. r'.ede usted es-
tar SECURE de que me encontraba YER
daderamcnte s.tisfecha lie haber silo
una de las elegidas para esta pro-
ducci6n especial de Cecil de Mile.
Las pelfculas REALAKT que he fill
mado hasta In fecha, son: "You Ne
yer Can Tell'. ooh Lady, Lady Z
"She Couldn't Help IT,, "Ducks and
brakes, ''Two Weeks With Pay,
"The March Hare, "Ono Wild Week"
Y Ia Ultima, V alsunos dicen que la
meior, Speed Girt"
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17

Wallace Reid, es uno de los actores
del cine, mas admirados por sus dotes
puramente artisticas pOr SUI figura
esbelta y simpatica. Ell numerosO pl-
blicO con que cuenta Wallace Reid
tantO en- America como en- Europa, le
ha hecho uno de los artistas mas po-
pulares y conocidos, y principalmente
en- la America hispana su nombre sue
ma en- tOdOs los labios con verdadera
admiration.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17
la DISTINGUIDA FAMILIA DE
~ CONSTANCE BINNEY

Constance Binney, la cncantadora
''estrella" de las proddcciones 'Rea-
lart7 que recientemente vino de
New York hacer pelfculas en- Los
Angeles, es "tatara- -ahijaGa' del ia
moso Marques de La Fayette, el gran
militar que ayud0 To-; Estados Uni
dos obtener su independcncia.
El Marques de Chambrun,, descen-
diente Girecto del immortal La Fa-
yette. es un viejo amigo de Harold
Binney, padre de Constance, la cual
fue llevada a la piia bautismal por
el mentado noble.
NCuando Miss Binney fu6 Paris
hace algunos aiios, para iIternarse ell
un .convento educational de monjas
estuvo durate alg1n tempo viviendO
en- la residencia del Marques de
Chambrun. Este caballero es miem
bro de la Camara de Diputados y su
consorte. la Marqresa, era norteame
r;cana nacida en- Cincinnati.
| ''iC6mo regalaba mi of6o, Ell
aquella epoca parisiense, oir hablal
una .empatriota dice Constance
Me sentfa verdaderamente >triste
nostdlgica, dire mejor, cuando perma-
necf en- ell extranjero, Y pronto me
conyencf de que ell convento no era
ell lugar propio para mis- aficiones
Fermanecer encerrffla e9tre cuatro
paredes, teniendo solamente un jar
dincito pequeilo dcnde poder pasear,
semejante a un pajaro en- su jaula, me
aburrfa de una manerl enOrme. Mu-
chas companeras alcanzaron diversos
grades en- aquel cCnvento- -eScuela tam
bien lG hacfan. frecuehtes muecas al
reglamento. pero, al caho, eran fran
cesaS Y no Sc aburrfan tantO como
yo, pura norteamericana. Recuerdo
que la hija del Marques de Chambrun
tenfa POGO mas menos mi edad,
asistiende a las classes en- calidad de
eXterna.''
"Un ataque de APPENDICITIS, que bien
pudO haber sido consecuencia del de-
sastrOso estado moral Ell que me ell
contraba. me hizo abandonar ell con-
vento y volver a mi patria."
"Decidido ell viaje, ique contenta
me puse pensando Ell mi regreso !!
Cuando terlmin6 mi convalecencia rea-
IIud6 mi sistema de vida ant4rior,
especiallnente mis- lecciones de baile,
reuniones, compoltamientos sociales.
etc.; contra los deseos de mi fami-
liza, que consideraba prematuras mis-
pretensiones. me abrf camino para OBJ
tener un pequeno puesto en- la carrera
tehtral. AL escal0n siguiente, y no
sin someterme a duras pruebas, me
traspase con el "arte del silenciO'
donde me encuentro ell la actualidad,
v en- California, donde sc hace el ma
y0r ndmerO de pelfculas."
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-17

! AL punto desee sentir en- los dedos
ell contacto del magico papelito. Me
acordaba bien 10 habfa guardado en-
el bolsillo exterior del gaban, por no
| desabrocharme ;D0nde estaba ell ga
ban? All! allf colgadO en- la percha...
A ver... Tienta de aquf, registra de
aculld e. nj rastro del decimo
Llamo al criado con furia le pre-
gunto 81 ha sacudido el gaban por la
ventana... ;Ya 10 creo que 10 ha sa-
cudido V vareado! Pero no ha visto
caer NADIA de los bolsillos; NADIA abb
sOlutamente. lie miro la cara: : su
rostro expresaba veracidad y honradez.
En- cinco afios que hace que esta a
mi servicio, no lie he cogido jamas
Ell ningdn gatuperio, chico nj grande.
Me sonroja 10 que Sc me ocurre, las
amenazas, las injurias, las barbarida-
des que suben a mis- labios...
Desesperado va, enciendo una bujfa,
escudrifio los rincones, desbarato los
armarios, paso revista al cesto de los
papeles viejos, interrogo a La canasta
de la basura... NADIA y NADIA: estoy
solo con la febre de mis- manos, la
sequedad de mi amarga boca la ra-
bia de mi coraz6n!
A la tarde, cuando va me habfa ten
dido sobre la CANA fumar, para yer
de ir tragando y digiriendo la decep-
ci0n horrible, suena un campanillazo
vivo Y fuerte, oigo en- la puerta dis
cusi6n, albOroto, protesta de alguien
que Sc empefia en- entrar, al punto
, veo ante mi la billetera que Sc me
arroja a mis- brazos, gritando con mu-
chas lagrimas:
| iSenorito, senorito! sLo We listed?
Hemos sacado el gordo.
| Infelfz de mi Crefa haber pasado
10 peor del disgusto, Y me faltaba este
cruel y afrentoso trance: tener que de-
cir balbuciendo, como un criminal. que
Sc habfa extraviado el billete, que no
10 encontraba en- parte alguna, Y que
pOr consecuencia NADIA tenfa que espe-
rar de mi la pobre muchacha en- Gu
yos ojos negros, ariscos, temf yer re-
lampaguear la duda y la desconfianza
mas infamatoria.
Pero la billetera, alzandolos todavfa
h1medos, me miro sacramento Y dijo,
encogiendose de hombros:
i Vaya por la Virgen Sehorito. =.
no nacimos nj usted nj 70 para Milo
nariOS.
;C6mo podfa recompensar la contain
Ia de aquella desinteresada criatura?
;C6mo indemnizarla de 10 que de-
bfa-sf, de 10 que lie debfa?- Mis- re-
mordimientos la conviction de mi
grave responSabilidad pesaban sobre
mi de tai suerte, que la traje casa,
la ampare, la eduque, Y por dltimo me
case con ella.
Lo mas notable de esta historic es
que he sido felfz.
Emilia PARDO BAZAN.