The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-02

his wife to young Dagelet, and
crowded his horse beside his wife's.
why are you not seeing that
everything is ready for our guests?"
he asked shortly. why are
you -
But Eulalia. after a moments 81
lence in which she summoned fly
ing senses and thoughts back to
her, threw back her head with a
ringing laugh.
Come, my merry gentlemen!"
she cried gaily. Come, the fiesta
awaits your pleasure! Follow me,
Senores!"
Her horse slid on its launches
straight down the bank in a cloud of
flying sand and dust. Soldiers, sci
entists and priests followed her wav-
ing hand. infected by her gaiety.
From the ladys mood the meri-
enda took its tone. Music was wild
and abandoned, jests in Spanish and
French were banded about with
great good humor, whether any un-
derstood them or not. Don Pedro
had sent hasty messages to San
Francisco and to the Preside at
Santa Barbara inviting the officers
of the two garrisonS to the celebra-
ton, and they had arrived with their
wives and children. There were the
officers of the Preside of Monterey
and their families.
And there were the wife and chill
dren of the Governor. He looked
around for them. The children were
playing wildly with other children,
and La Gobernadora was talking
and laughing vivaciously. He
frowned. There was something al
most hysterical about her manner.
An, he had enjoyed the visit with
the Frenchmen but was privately
thankful they would soon be gone.
While the party was progressing
noisily Eulalia retreated into her
own thoughts. What had she said
to Dagelet? And what had he said
to her?
"Come!" Could she? Was it pos
sible? Her breath came more quick
ly at the thought. Her mind painted
a picture for her. moving rapidly
into nebulous future; she saw her
self wrapped in a mantle
slipping across the sand lifted
into a boat She could even hear
the sound of muffled oars. Then she
was on ship. But here the vision
broke. She would be seasick!
But she braced herself. Seasick or
no seasick, she would go. Must go!
California would be left behind, and
the world would be before herl II
must" she whispered to herself. ~
SHALL"
Engrossed in her dream, uncon-
scious that the picnic party was
moving away, she found herself with
her husband, the priest Lasuen, and
La Perouse. The Governor silent
ly lifted his lady to her saddle, and
the four rode to the top of the cliff.
When they reached there, the Gov
ernor turned his horse toward the
ocean where the sinking sun was
suspended between two banks of
clouds like glowing Chinese Ian
tern.
Il almost wish Iwere sailing away
into that sunset with you, Senior ell
Conde," he said wistfully. Il wish
| were"
"Ah, the sunset makes me sad.
homesick!" sighed Eulalia.
That is NATURAL" said the priest
quietly. 81 too am homesick."
"You?" asked Eulalia. For what
placer"
For my heavenly home" muir
INJURED the old man.
Il am homesick also" La Pc
rouse spoke in a low tone. ~ am
homesick for my native land. which
is SO far from me. La Belle
France!"
II am homesick for my home
land to. Senor ell Conde," replied
Eulalia. For Spain, the province
of Catalonia, Barcelona"
1--WE all seem homesick," OBJ
served La Perouse, except his Ex-
cellency. Are you not homesick
too?"
ITO BE CONTINUED