The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-30

Of LOthariO to fascinate a tempeatnou
beauty like Pillar, whC must sometimes
have wondered If she we're destined TO glcw
through all her life until the fiaLns 90 b,
expired for lack Of fuel.
This languishing seemed utterly 0ntIc-
pOrtant to her mother, who was fat, UevOUl
slightly mOustached, OVerdressed, and ga
every possible occasion fairly DlastereG
with magnificent jewels. She would have
assayed about a thousand francs to the
square centimeter. And she had the purse
strings. Not stingily but with every sou
accounted for. Her tips were generous,
but counted with precision. Her favOrite
in the household was an old eX-bul fighter
Of a chauffeur, Antonio, whose prOudest
boast was that he had once saved the life
Of ChOQuitO by hanging on to a bulls tail
until it stretched. The Sonora had always
secretly admired bull fighters, and Antonio
was the perfect type Of devoted leon who
never rises higher in the quadrilla than a
sort Of buffer from some popular idol and
who, like the wretched Quadrupeds, is most
apt to be butchered to make a Spanish hOli-
day-but who, If he survives some years
Of creditable service, is entitled to swagger
Tor the rest or his life. He was at this
time a powerful, good looking man Of his
class, with thick hair and "sidebOards,"
a wolf trap mouth and jaw shaver always
to a blush polish, with the bearing Of a
sergeant at arms, and he served not only
as chauffeur and bOdyguard Of the sonora
but also ~vigtlantly as the watchdog Of
Pillar when she was intrusted ito his care.
AZ AUL LuE 6EnuAa HIS oAAELL oLAUhG 0AA
months before had semi-paralyzed him, so
that he was not only out of the running
but the walking and talking also. His
mind was clOuded so that he was no longer
able to conduct any Lart of his affairs, nor
to remember any but very recent events.
The seasonal residents Of Biarritz and
SauSebastian have the habit of trading
back and forth daily between those two
ground to another, inst as they do on the
Riviera from French and Italian resorts.
This is conveniently arranged for them by
means Of a tryptic, or frontier pass, on de-
post of a sum, refunded when they depart
a system that Obviates delay. 1t is a fav-
Orite custom to lunch at one Of these re-
sorts and dine at the other, the intervening
distance about fOrty-five kilOmeters OF
splendid road. One may drink vintage
champagne at less cost in Biarritz for de.
%juener. then play roulette after dinner in
San Sebastian, this indoor sport prohibited
in France.
Senior Tineo was very fond Of Biarritz
and liked to run over there for dejuener OF
tea. Pillar invariably accompanied her
The gossip about Pillars infatuatiOn fOi
Alexis was no more than a source o.
liked to make a stir. It is even possible
that the sonora may have found a v~icariOu
pleasure in the sensation produced by he
daughter.
On this day in June they had driven owe
in their big Panhard limousine for civ
0 clock" and were Joined at the casino b,
two friends with whom they had mad
rendezvous, but whose bearing on the cas-
may be ignored.
OF more Importance. two unforeseen con
tingencies arrived shortly after they ha
seated themselves at the table reserved 70
It'll sonora. The weather changed suddenl
for the worse with a rain squat off tn
Eay Of Biscay that was followed by
steady dOwnpOur. The sonora was n timi
motorist on wet and slippery roads.
To add now to her dismay there entere
nrncnnf1E q Marty of three men who nH
evidently mOtOred over from San Sebastian
and two Of whom we're sources OF agtt;
ton to the sonora and to Pillar. This ws
not surprising for one Of them was II
ParOn Won HelmhOlZ, Pillars lawful hu'
band, and the other a CaTtain ROderigu'
GuardO Of the royal Spanish navy, a r
jected sutton Of one Of Pillars married si
ters.
Pillar had not seen Won HelmhOlz SIM
their wedding day. The sonora, hOweve
knew that he was in San Sebastian an
SUSPECTED what his GRAND might be, thOue
he had not addressed himself to her. 81
MANAGED. however. to nut him out Of b.
mind, aided las she had told P~erVierl
the dOwnpOur, which, as 1t increased
violence and with no sign Of abating, d
cided her to spend the night at Hot
d'Angleterre. Pillar, for her part, was re
dered too uncomfortable by the presen
Of her husband to desire more than esca
from his p~rOpinqutty,
As the baron and his two cOmpaniO
iHHH EflAtHL4y mQgQreQ over from san =
bastian for the tea hour, the chances we
that they would wish to return before da
- in such villainOus weather, sailors thou.
they were. According to the sonora, tn
d. iooked ANYTHING but sailors, more u
ge fonts or cTeupiers, with their sleek, bla
ey hair and clear c~ompieEi0ns. YOD Hell
hOlz and GuardO had always been thick
the thieves than in some respects they we
and perhaps by virtue Of the Hapsbu
strain in GuardO and the fact tina v
HelmhOlz was the swart type Of Germ
and observed in Spain that imitation viii
had served his ends Of diplomatic flatte