The Washington times., 1923-03-15
EkTyHERE is not much news"
said Goodenough quietly,

IN
said Goodenough quietly,
except q newspaper sem
eation--a- poisoning case. II
would not interest you.
s.Ah, yes I see that myself,
said the man quickly, "it come to
this shin by the-how you say
Marconi. A YER queer thing, NOT
About some nobleman, whom they
try to poison. She was lucky not
TO die The name was what
Tole- Tall?''
.'TaIlboIs, I believe" said Good
enough. From the first he had
been watching this elderly dago
with q curious, unobtrusive intent.
ness what Of it,"
THAT was the name. She Is .
great dona--vers rich, is it not.
The senior Is English. Has he
ever seen her?a
Il believe / have. Lady Tall
bois IL well known In Eng
land, /" said GoodenOugh easily,
" and everywhere else appar-
emily. So you have heard about
st."
The spaniard shrugged both
shoulders with q careless air, but
their was q faint CLEAN Of eager
ness in his eve.
''Bnt yes" he replied off-hand-
eddy. II am Americana; In my
country, north or south, we read
much newspapers. There are
many things printed of these
people, and / remember the
name, because this woman, she
was q country-woman of mine
she was Of Spanish blood. And
90 1t interest me q little. Il IL
30 curious =
Goodenough nodded.
II read Of it." added the man.
s'and i say to me, how strangel
A poor Florida woman marry
one who might have been an
English lord, II he were alive.
And now her daughter become
= great Hona. with land ana
money--ver vers rich. 1t is q
romance that. r i not senor?
Romance indeed" agreed
enough softly.
You say you have-seen this
young countessa--this noble
woman?'' persisted the Spaniard.
ssWhat is she like? Is she beau
fiful, as so many OF the south.
ern chiquitas when they are
young?
II have seen her from a His
lance, as d humble individual
may. She il beautiful, certain.
", and very dark said Good.
enough thOughfully, ''as one
would expect the daughter OF
her mother to be-"
They are, OF course, both
rich7" Tnurmumed his conpaTicn.
"One assumes so,' said Good
enough. 1t was curious how the
mans mind harped on riches.
The rat-like face Of the Spaniard
seemed to grow sharper still.
II hope they will--hang the
woman who give the pOison!" he
said, as IL speaking to the sea.
Goodenough made no reply, but
looked at him through narrowed
eyes.
ibid you ever hear Of this
mother and daughter In your own
country-before they became fam
Gus in England?" asked Good.
enough casually, after a pause.
Did /? But no." said his com.
panion, still staring at the water.
''What was their name In Amer.
lea? Perhaps / read it--but /
have forgot"
''De Castro was the name"
"Ah, De Casta. It il a ver'
common name anywhere among
the Spanish race. No, I know
them not"
Never CHANGED to come across
them in Florida?"
The Spaniard shook his head.
81 have never been in Florida,
except to come through to ship
ct Key West" he answered. II
am Of Texas. My name, Iago
Uvas-always at the service of
the senior, who is so courteous
to lonely stranger. ] am man.
Ager OF a rancha and come to
England on agency business
about cattle"
This go sentence contained
four separate statements. John
Goodenough bowed his acknewl-
edgments.
"a pleasure to make the ac-
quaintance Of Don IagO Twas"
he murmured.
1.-THE pleasure is mime" said
the Spaniard, spreading his thin
brown hands; 81 find the senior
90 courteous-so well.informed--
90 intelligent"
He let go the rail in order to
bow more irnpressively. At that
moment the ship rolled violently:
Don Iago staggered, and his bow
was completely spoilt. He would
certainly have been flung across
the deck onto the grating OF the
hatch had not Goodenough flung
out a muscular hand and caught
him.
The grip came upon the Span
tard's shoulder, It steadied him,
but the thin ainana roaf ond nof