The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-27
SYNOPSIS

EAGLAIOs handsome youth,
becomes n fugitive when he fees
from Key West 20 Havana with
BEAU and LOTTIE, two thieves,
RnblitO has been accused of q
murder he did not commit.
MARCIA TBEADWAY, socially
prominent, could prove he 10 In
n0cent but fears scandal.
RAblitO 10 In love with ES-
TELIsE FIELD. daughter Of rich
jim FIELD. In Havana, under
the name "Juanito." he becomes
celebrated as q boxer ana he and
Beau open q gymnasium.
SIR AUBREY, title English
man and Pablfto's father, IL
searching for his SON, employing
!. Billings, New York detective.
Three years pass and then Pab
Tito sees Estelle again. They adj
INIT their love for each other and
meet secretly until Estclle's
father hears OF Il. He tells her
she must break on with Pablito
or he will turn the young man
over to police on the old murder
charge. Estellc agrees.
Meanwhile Billings, convinced
PablftO IL Sir Aubrey's son, sets
to work to prove him innocent Of
the murder charge.
CHAPTER XXXv
Pablito returning from town
that afternoon, raised his eyes
from the dusty road to see an Eng
i 1ishman who appeared to be wan
dering aimlessly.
Are you looking for the gym
nasium?" he asked.
mo, I'm waiting for a friend
who is doing bit of sparring. Are
you (the Englishman eyed the
young man intently) Juanito? l
mean Senior Juanito?"
'I'm Juanito" Pablito answered.
He liked the appearance of this
stranger. He had never seen any
one quite like him before at the
gymnasium. Nevertheless he was
rather surprised to hear himself
adding. would you care to come
TO. my rooms to wait for your
friend? I'd be glad to have you"
"Thank YOU" Sir Aubrey an
swered. you're most kind
II live over that shop" Pablito
explained with a wave of his hand.
Together they crossed the road
and went up the long stairway. At
the top Sir Aubrey looked about.
Snug place you have here he
said approvingly.
"a little bare Pablito answered.
"Ah. WELL mans castle. l hear
you go in bit for boxing?"
"a Bit" Pablito answered. smil-
ing. Then he asked, "Will you
have q drink"
Sir Aubrey murmured. "Ah.
thanks awfully! That would be
good, you know"
Pablito rang small hand belt
and a slovenly criada appeared.
What is it?" Pablito asked Sir
Aubrey.
"Eh? What?" the other ques-
toned.
II mean what'll you have? Pab-
Tito translated.
ooh, see. A whiskey and soda ?"
HI'll have one with you" Pab-
lite. agreed. ut will be a rare
dis Jipation for me. / take a drink
only about once a year. Have to
90 slow to keep in training, you
Know"
"Oh, quite!"
Pablito felt suddenly warmed for
tho first time since he had received
Esselle's note. The lank, lean Eng
iis.lman's eyes were fixed on the
youth unmovingly. They were
frankly, almost pitiably affection
ate eyes. Pablito was conscious OF
a strange feeling that most people
have known at one time or another
IA feeling that makes it seem as
If. living, we have stepped into an
unreal dream.
Hang it," he thought. whats
come over me?" To the stranger
he said, us this your first trip to
Cuba?"
mo. I've ben here once before"
Like it here?"
mo. To be frank, I don't like
it much. Have you ever been in
England
NO" Pablito answered.
"Ah. you must come! You must
GOMEZ" The criada appeared as
Sir Aubrey was speaking. bring
ing glasses. a syphon and a quat,
brown bottle on a furnished tray.
She set the tray on the table and
disappeared from the room. There
was the bubbling squirt from the
syphon and Pablito rendered Sir
Aubrey his drink. He was sur
prised to note that the older mans
hand shook. He had thought him
to be sin good shape
Glass in hand, Pablito motioned
Sir Aubrey to a chair and then
sat down himself. Sir Aubrey be-
gan to speak of England - the
hedges, the planes, the order and
quiet. He spoke of houses which
grew more beautiful as they were
lived in year after year; of great
trees; of all that was TO him most
beautiful in the land of his fathers,
the only land where he could do
more than exist.
AZ think I'd like it," Pablito saiG
as Sir Aubrey's voice dropped
away. "Some times it seems to me
that all my life I've been hunting
a sort of permanence which is al
ways just out of reach. l haven't
had much - to go on"
Ha saw Sir Auhroy'S ewes fill and