San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02

lasted barely a moment, but she
recognized Judy.
The thin drone of her instru-
ment stopped. A green door
opened and bent old woman ap-
peared reckoning with her shriv-
elled fingers. For one moment of
Pickering courage, Panchita hest
tated. Then she ran forward and
passed into the house.
"Wait." said the old woman in
the island patois.
Panchita stood in the middle of
vast store t;tchen and .r;nned
her courage with both hands her
fingers went for comfort m ber
breast for a moment She beard
mans foot stems and tho doc, IF
the kitchen opened II was leon
de Barsac.
"Wbat a CHARMING l;ttIs hooc,r
bovw he sa;d I;nhti,, C - E DesEa
He REGARDED psnoh;,a ,a;th
lanqbing dabonair avas uo an
neareJ 70 no on ~ owe "p
Journey for be was dressoJ 10
outdno ~ nc was uiesseu III
Snnd uhst wc,dous,,, l..oo, f,
he went on w;th aen.ia ra;Iier,,
IN "T wn,, III Will gen!le raIIlery:
one Psnob;to co n ,ein ,, me Dl
world onts;de San W.r MnU ~ Sne
most famous voung iaSv ~ . S.,f
a dozen csnitsIs ia I" n"ii
Panchita smiled suddonlr 7,
that minute. the reaI;sat;nn oor,a
TO her that Leon do Rarsac would
probably look mon her as o tbo
same friend and allv who bod
helped to get Judy aboard tbe
Claribel.
"You have the quick eve Leon ~
she said. 81 did the Pan dance 50
as to test you. Is it not a chic
costume, this of mine? You sur
prise yourself to see me here. oh?
But it was me who helped to bring
Judy to you. You do not forget
that, Leon?"
She smiled with her exquisitely-
shaped lips, carelessly and lazily.
putting all the caprice and mys-
terry of her exotic womanhood into
the smile.
And why have you come, Pan
chlta - 10 San Martino and to
mere ERE pon -, a.,
De pa5sac asked the question:
easIiy; DIC ms eyes prlght ana
gleanl9g peheath ther hds en-
VetoPed Fanchlta. :,
~ was my caprice, Leon =
rancIlIIa, hands on the hlps OF her
ragged trousers, 'curVed her lssom
niue oody IKE a spoiled and I'M
porous child. always | was a
little gamln, EN-? l had an 'oliday
from dancing for month. Julie
had the bad cold. Therefore l find
where you and Judy gone, and |
follow you to see how the 'oney-
moon goes. LIP Panchita is
Ju-dy's fr'en' you remember. |
dress up and come play the shep-
herds pipe for the Joke. You are
YER happy, both of you, eh?"
"Deliriously happy" answered
de Barsac dryly. ."Panchita-",
He hesitated. His eyes, full of
mingled doubt and decision, trav-
ersed the Spanish girls piquant
and smiling face again.
"Pancbita ~ he said mSho i ,
shv and distprbing bride Az
she reached her womanbood sftor
the Great War which destroyod
millions of Young men and nlsyeJ
the devil with millions of voIng
women. She is an independenf
young Gree. We have clashed,
| have, in fact, made her a sort Of
prisoner here until she agrees 70
marry and be a dutiful wife"
Panchita rippled a delighted
laugh.
ut is the kind of physic for
judy" she said. "You masterful |
Leon. Oh, let me see leetle Ju-
dy. She will sob all her misery
on my shoulder, and tomorrow you
shall take her to the priest, | /
promise 1t, Leon.
She gave little dance of mis-
chievous JOY on the stone floor of .
the kitchen. The expression of
scrutiny left de Barsac's face. The
unexpected sight of Panchita had
made him acutely suspicious for q
moment, for he had been aware of
her arrival at San MARITIME. But
now he was treasured. This BIZ
zarre little Spanish peasant-girl
who had trailed across the frma-
ment of the European theatre was