The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-18

speech and heavier still Of thought,
was rpegtering Rafael with q lot
Of nonsense about the orange bust
ness, giving the young man adj
vice on new bin he had drawn
up and wanted % have introduced
In Congress- protectionist nieaG-
ire for Spanish oranges.
Well, what do y0u think Of
my pIan7" Don Matiae asked.
Excellent. magnifi cent, and well
worthy Of man like you. who
knows the question from top TO
bottom. Wen discuss the matter
thoroughly when I return 70 the
Cortes.
The whole city had known Don
Matias when he went around IN
peasants clogs and worked q tiny
orchard he had secured on lease.
His daughter the now well
behaved, the now modest Re-
medios, who WAS passing day sitter
day at complicated needlework
under the tute1age Of Dona Der.
nardarhad grown up like q wild
rabbit Of the fields, repeating with
shOclxfpr fidelity al the oatis md
vile Ia. guage she heard from tho
men her father dranlk with.
Little by little Don Matias had
worked his way into the orange
export business to England es.
pecially His first stock he bought
on credit; and az once fortune
heral1 rs blow ytpon him with
bIoated cheeks and she was etilI
putting and pifffing! within two
years he had d place IN town
and become '.pers0nage.
And this lucky rustic. this ur-
start lout. rich without deserving
Ii for any competence he had, was
giving himself the airs OF an In
fellf1ent dealer. OF his wrekcled
past Don Maths preserved but
3 single trait: his respect for the
house sc Br,lIl: The rest 81 the
cfty he treated With certnin
i,ppisbness: but he could nor con
ceal the awe which Dona Ber-
narlIa. had inspired IN him. lie
anvona aIIgeested ii hts .,reseuce
fl,at RafaeI,r MOTH r. was think.
inr 81. Remedfos as 8 dAugntsr.ir.
law. Don Efafias would redden
with satisfaction and 1nodestly
reply:
III don't know L imagine It's
an talk. NV Remedies n only
town eirl. You see. The senior
deputy u probably thinking Of
someone from the upper crust
in MADRID. ],
Rafael had for some time been
aware Of his mothers plans. But
ne had no use for that crowd q
That morning. followed BY an
aged servant. and with all the
gravity OF an orphan who must
busy herself with the affairs of
her household and act as head of
the home. Remedies had walked
bv Rafael twice. she scarcely
looked Ill him. She was quite
pale. ana her colorless Iips were
pressed tiglt together. Without
8 doubt IN the world she had seen
him, from q. distance, talking and
laughing with the chorus girl
Scouting & danger Rafael took
hasty leave Of Don Matias and
his other friends, and LEFT the
market place 20 avoid announcer
meeting with Remedies: Le0nOra
was still there. He would Walf
for her on the road 70 the or
chard He must take advantage
Of the early hour.
What would his friends VINO
envied him as Leonora'a lover,
say Il they knew she was treat
ing him as an insignificant friend,
q good little boy who helped her
while away the hours IN the soh-
tude OF her voluntary extle2
A few kisses on her hand; g
few kind words; many. many cruel
Jests, such az come from acnum
conscious oI super - Ln -. w. .as
81 70 nad VOL sItsr ahlolle.ls s.l.1
nOnLns anu 1IlOnlns q sssleluOus
co lIr.1.L ...,. .z..,
Win 1,..s1 e..lasssu b. 80
80, = .sa $500 49,
tael pesan " sssuIe llAlllssn 49,
lnyss i Drutes g tl.s g = . -
Lls nl.e1 suen Wsts - sns 80, 49, 49, -
$3.50 as.i,,-
- 49, !. sa,sc,.e t;reiS,v s,,,,,osss;v..lv
= $3.50. ...,s.s,, :,
look At an il<on. Bosh! Wasn't
he = man. ana isn't the man the
STRONGER? some show of q male
authority. that was what she
.Iust as this valorous decision
had emerged IN The fIll nnlendor
of IT'D dignity from the mess oe
vacilla+io,3 n hts r1aalr ,rresoI,,te
,,,.s.,.-se ts. IssS..1 l,se,a ,,n;ces
Snr 49, s'0 ~. $3.50
-, s .1a. 80. 80. ~. .rtra.. -.
clair,ad = vv;tI, I lansh thai rinnied
-ha,.r,i,,e.l., ,,rda,s tl,a urhita sIrin
- her .., tbrost ssyo1 ara raffi1g
- - -, ..,,sS,rv I ei,,d 81, a,a,.sy
~. - - 1rAy 800 s.eN ,.,,,~Si.. --e :
'AAne AN =
Sne accepted rae pouquet q
violets from the young Inan
hand, inhallng their fragrance