Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1921, Page 57

) - .- ‘ i THE SUNDAY STAR, WARHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 2, 1921—PART 4. . 5 ROMANCE UNLIMITED Three ’Rogues—A Country’s Treasure and a Ruler’s Honor—Two Lovers ' * (Signor Pug and Miss Diego) Jllustrated by F. C. YOHN Wedding Anniversaries . By Ring Lardner. . O THE EDITOR: The other day ;"_1:0 "":'"{; till they been married 7 . why they’s no sence to startin 1 e reading the calendar | iy’ Nabit then as she realizes how and it says in it ,that this 18| easy it is to get along without them. n June and it come to me all of 10 yrs. (Tin) a sudden that that was the month HI! when I onge got married 50 I looked | L at the Teesns that LraTspoP i < i CEireigned in Magella. Be-|r0oms in the Albergo Morgano. That|Lafitte and married to one of his buc- up the date and seen where it was|the old bank acct. is it looks like she hind the marrow semi-circle of | 1IERt 1 went there. and asked the|cancers. They say that she loved him 3 4 § . - this coming Tuesday, so as soon as|Would be lucky to get a used sardi 2 Signora Morgano about them. very much. Was he got bold and ter- $ - i : they was a.lull 1 says to the Mra. |S3%; Dut if a person has got plenty to 'dobe houses, the mountainsPcuro,’ she said, ‘Here Is the registro— | rible; did he not give her pearls as % d o) Y / 7 - | spend, say $800 or $850, why they can dozed like a row' of sleepy and | You can read with your ewn eyes.|big as the egg of the hen and diamonds R & 5 § % 2 % that next Tuesday would be ourido a lot worse than gat one of them &igantioc gods. . iy | Blsnos Brirrown Blanor Jorien: Mg She came back to % X i ;. - wedding anniversary and it seems lh:lnssbthdn; Is made Ir. Detroit with o ) nor Smeeth. rom Nuova York. v ¢ 14 d J ; i % . sedan body to go shopping around the 2 Like a tornada. revolution had swept | Biego!® These gonticmen. 1 said, have | artpeity ot inate women who had mar- & 3 : i b i like she all ready knew It and 8ay8| 1,60 or take the kiddies to school. across the city,/leaving a trail of bul-|they gone out” ‘But certainly they|ried cittudini.”” b g ¥ v % z yes it will be our 10th anniversary let-spattered walls and easily mended ctarried a letter to our presidente. Pug laughed. “Marry me and I will et X e P “ix which she couldn’t remember whether 12 yrs. (Linen) This very night they, had audience|aq daily murder for you.” ' 2 3 3 ? that was the tin wedding or the bl:rgnal‘n‘f that ain't tore 1s scoepta- broken hearts. Royallst and national-| with him at the palace. Such guests | C. T i 3 ! i SHT B Pk . ist had been buried side by side in the [in my humble locanda?’ e L e a ipea | ] o ; ¥ ; . wooden wedding, so 1 looked it up i churchyard behind the cathedral. Af “What has this to do with my pros- | pack her pretty head, so that Pug saw : in the book and it says it is the tin 15 yrs. (Crystal) mass or two had been said. And now PSS FARAGnCIAw s FRE Caed. her throat clrcled by a string_of et wedding and I asked her what was| Some authoritys recommends a -] L "] "' i 8. e al ut when a couple have Esta 'bueno! Peace. By all means.” Pug glanced at his| "*Xfy» Mios Diego went on, “my { ] ohe Kolng fo Give M A e oa¥t|been married 15 yrs. the most of them town, threading the old |Waieh. | | itn, I distrusted Mg, |ETandmother was kidnaped by a Ta- 3 J 4 4 5 ; | o he hadn't made up her mind, and 1| hasn't got no future. A cut glass I R O ie ot ine Humta|Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brown,|Bdas—an Indian from behind the | &M 3 . says I hoped it wouldn’t be the tin|vinegar bowl or a new bulb for the e e ony e or raliway | They did not pay their respects to the | mountains. And my grandfather rode L ; g : : . can, 5o she burst out laughing and I|9iniGE rm. dight is as good as any- S et mines of ‘the #aterior | 1ag. which made me doubtful of their | f0r thrée days and three nights and hoen : F.o 71 q e : may of smiled myself. thidgelss. o b reatoard "And twenty Amerl- | purposes. One of them is always sit- | OUEht for her and brought her Rome. TR % ; ; . | Well the book gives all the dif- 20 yrs. (China) ; cans slept side by side in the little|ting at Diego's side when he drives|,; i B 4" 4016 their sacred fire and s i . : & 7 i i ferent anniversarys and it says they| A hand-painted Easter egg for the pat i 4 s - . was named with regards to what waulmldlm and a cuspidor or mustach cup cemetery at Dora Riparia, forgotten |in his carriage in the Esplanade. The $ . B tall on v id bore it, still burning; to my grand- 5 4 5 i k > F w null'ce'hl.l" m‘dl:n‘::;kt:r“ :'i'i'”pi::fii: Fonen The 1tiie one Smitne ' O mpther.” " Miss; Diego's eyes opened | S & % % i 3 y 5 o e e ;‘:::fbl‘fie,pr":fi'(': forithbnan: - ¥ “What's their game? an ug caught their sidelong, mis- H s % s g ey : s 4 o 8 % 5 e Foruld pour dowa from | “Cards. They go where the boodle | chievious flash. It is not discrest to ? % s < : i o wich and suck an Anniersany 2p wrk. | (Bllver) 4 the interior into the ships of the Fair-|is—straight, as homing pigeons fi 1 family. But papa eloped a AR ol PR i # o e T A S e At this mile stone in the matrimo- < child Company. And the detested Yan- |said the consul. ‘The treasury of Ma- | W! thirty years ago. . . ." ; : i O O e % | nial seus 1 can’t think of no more igmora Ortega cried sud-| ¢ & ? 3 ; i 2 ARl v e coiamond | welcome gift for either party than a Z < 2 3 necklace or tiara so as she can make | gjme dated the yr. they was married kee would continue to rule this little f:lll 1‘: ;ugrled wr:m American dol- : n rs. And Diego has easy access to : ¢ & e ane nes - i Pug swung lasily in the consul's|the golden coffers of the state. His turned—Dlego was coming . i ¢ . % g I el ::urll)“Q:v:ht;‘:;r: e | or any other yr. % hammock. The air was sweet withiDersonal fortune is inconsiderable. |across the garden; with him a tall and 3 4 5 ' ! 1% |ever, it ain't only the husband that is 30 yrs. (Pearl tropic odors—flowers, fruit and the|His drawing account is dangerously | §audy individual in a pin-check suit. g 5 i " | suppose to give the wife a present by : aromatic spice of the southern sea. felastic. He s popular. He has held | Miss Diego slipped her Hand into Pug : ’ - % 3 % but the both of them glves something | 1o s omes too high for most oou & ‘Something is lacking,” sald Pug to|the country together through two|and whispered: “This man who comes < z 3 k B TN . T e Pl and thels” Triends " [ples that has been married that long - § the consul. “There is nothing to do.|vears of seething discontent. Because | —Heart of my heart, I fear him.” F A : L5 g N R ; o xponten %o icoime. actost with i Everywhere I am safe. The sensation |he is a great man? No! Bocause he| When Diego approached, his daugh- : ; & ‘ R 3 ¢ e |l e e o them o on |0 even consider them. but I know ome + is disagreeable. Behold the spoils of |is the breathing image of a great ter greeted him demurdly. And- she (5 35 0 [ 2T (e Veing the 'thne of yro|husband that got around it with ; - % © j very pretty idear. 'n the night o s vietory—deadly peace! man! When he appears in public|had so many smiles for the tall Signor g ; ) ‘ i y of my Y oot shxitca. “It_you are|Wwith his breast a-chatier with decos | Brown—for it was hethat Pug £rew ¥ y M J D O e o hanaders | 30th anniversary he took the Mrs. hankering for excitement,” he said [rations he is every Migellan's idea of | restless. Diego was sullen. He bright-| ; - : ; b 3 ; | s A e O Y 15y { @own town to dinner and ordered her “return to the United States. Magella | the liberal dictator, the ruler, the in-|ened when Pug said that he was sail- 4 ¢ > ¢ riends that was, I will write down |, 1. dozen raw oysters. She didn't has settled down to another hundred |corruptible hero. . . ing with the ®airchild Company's boat O ¢l ; i , the names of the different anni-|find no pearls but that wasn't his Jears' sibep. I recommend the corner| “But the people are beginning to be | in the morning. : : : . yversatys along with & few sugges-|sauie. - of Broadway and 42d street. There is|curious about Diego's extravagances “Oh! You return %o your native land - o k I BN || tions._for presents: that (donit-eun up life. This is dream. When you ar:|His new carriage and the snow-white | We Magellans are very grateful to| & ¢ B2 ] tnto Shigmen : ¥ (o, COTRl) a se! ecently erecte n the, tiny is our own.” - v # 5 v = ,party as a nice reef. thank my personal gods for peace. It | Piazza Independenza. The Diego| Pug smiled at 1 2 y s A HEY'S no more tasty gift-for a e B D e T o | Dhatt Seyions, Sarrockt and Iforarics?| 400 led him toward the palace. “My| o : Z ; ? pretty cigar band and he can also sus- [ Teeth for both partys. oul "“Read that. T must go back to-|DIego 18 extravagant—openly. Dub- | Jemon vou oary SOm you with resret : 3 % pend the rules that day and give her 75 yrs. (Diamond) moirow. Another rallroad—Alaska. licly. without thought for his' repu- | will o e e aEin lo Manella You £ ; : 3 : a chance at the morning paper. a spe- | 1f the husband gives the wife a nd the paint not dry on this job™” |laticn or his popularity. It is my | of the world. “Adios: : 2 e = & | : : T cially if she can read, 1f the anni-|tiara why the lease she can do is pre- 0 3 & hd mith, Pug glanced éver the president's 4 & 2 s 2 % - ; versary (Om(.-x in the winter time. the | sent him with a pr. of diamond studed . glass. “Here's luck.” he said, and|Jones, Brown & Co. for high stakes Mrs. can give her husband a part of | beard fasteners to wear to the ball " anks. u_ wouldn" e to ave you s i 6 S l PR e L iere he The consul shooic his head. “No— SRy -:'.ennne?-fmfib:e el'p.' % cn hislsat with his hat pulled over his eyes ! Tve nibbied at the leaf of the lotus. |steady. Tm sorry for Bim {and his heels dug into the hot sand. | “BEHOLD! I SCRATCHED. MEN WILL BRAVE A LION, BUT AN ANGRY WOMAN MAKES COWARDS OF 1 am tied hand and foot—a willing litical wind will change one o aunto. vbfi';;i;hehm“loud. THEM ALL” metheus—to this land of hot skies (days and Diego will be blown out of | m e Mfed tod- and orange blossoms. office” The consul met Pug’s eyesidicd UP to stare at him. “like romance Fug I8ughed and rose trom his ham. |squarely. “AlSomT " have~ hledE"‘ opera-bouffe. . Behold me—pig- |80Ing to hurt you. I am Mr. Fair-|he held whispered converse with a|Porto Bio road. Face down, but with , mock. through rellable gossip that un.’”d son of a Tapadas! A New York- |child. . |man who waited in a rowboat upon|one eye free for observation. He saw *“Magella's a great ugu.. country,” | Brown, the tall scoundrel in the pin- | °F Twenty-six years old and in my ‘Again?" the woman's voice Whis-|the whispering fringe of surf. The|the valorous Mr. Smith advancing he l?lfl, “Some day, when I've tracked | check suit, has been making eyes at right mind. Yet tonight, when the|Dered. = “Oh, Dio. again? I thought|Carib nodded, held out his brown palm | upon him, chest arched, full of pride my footprints around the globe, I'm |Miss Diego— " { moon rises from the Spanish Main and {you had gone. Gope with my sig-|for silver, and pulled oft acros the | and confidence, coming back to-buy me & ‘dobe house. | . “The deuce!” n the world Is full of wildness and magic, | norina. my darling, my little_saint.|narbor to that small schooner which| “He is dead.” Mr. Smith whispered. ia banana tree, a hammock and al| wAnd that Papa Diego is unaccount- | shall risk my unromantic Yankee |Now you come back for me!—Go you 11 tacked aimlessly in_ the silver-|showing his teeth. With the tip of his jmouth-organ. But now my curiosity ably complacent. Amingo, I advise neck for a lady’s whim.” —evil-eyed one, or I will kill you. flaked path of the moon. Pug watched | patent leather boot he poked TPug uneatisfied and 1 have a thirst for | you to wait until tne Rough Rides | EUS,Strolled down to the beach and | Pug Struck a match. In the feeblejuntil the fellpw had delivered the ! gently. 1€ was but the matter of wn the unknown. salls again. spent “pesos liberglly among the Carib | circle of light he saw a dark-skinned [ message. Then the sail, which had|instant to trip him, to deprive him of ‘Starting now?" the consul Inquired, | *“Pug ‘shook his head. “Impossible. | ST, O @ small native schooner. native girl, crouched on her heels by|a moment before been sable, swung |his pretty gun and to sit upon his chest. climbing into his canvas heaven with | There are three strings to my lute— ‘When the consul woke Pug was sit- | the bed. to the fresh wind and the schooner! *Cock Robin,” =aid Pug, tweaking Mr. a sigh of relief. fdelity, love and pleasure. I pluck them | 1N on the railing picking tunes from “You are not he!” she sald. staring. | moved away toward the Capo head- Smith’s nose, “your litlle arrow is in “Starting now. No doubt you've!in the order of telling. I'm off to the|® Dattered mandolin. “The first ope—Oh. Dio! He said:|land, snow-white, mysterious, silent. My pocket. I am now going after Mr. noticed that my eye quickens when I{Casa Diego to storm the moat - “AD,” the consul said. “You are here|Tell her I walt. I am the Signor| Pug raced along the road to Porto|Jones. Be good. catch sight of & certain senorita of| He went out into the sunny street, | *52in—T hate to seem curious—" Fairchild.' I told her. And she ran to|Bio. mountcd on the president's own| Whereupon Miss Diego recovered con- h 2333 Dorvcade 6/26/01 Pug bent his head to | Sciousness and captured Mr. Jones her- this town. My heart is invisible, but “Miss Diego is sailing with me to-|the window—straight as a pigeon | white charger. the quickening is identical. I's 8| Biassabiadepondenms o A clemm seti | morrow morning. & ® -l files %o its mest. She looked. She|thq breeze and laughed aloud. Once self. 2 > Jleepy seutinal Have you told her so?" crieg out. Then he took her. I|he loogened the revolver in his pock- It was of a simplicity,” she con new symptom.’ B paced befors the door. Miss Diego. the| ot yet. Do you happen-to know |Watched. She struggled in his arms.|et. Once he remembred what Miss|fessed later. “When I saw vou my ng ago as Eden they called |gor Ve servant said, was in the garden. Would | whether there is & priest on the Cape |He Dut her into a carriage and they | Diego had sald: “"Heart of my heart.” | PUE, approach, so S, & hive. Ll you_the attention of this 5 the_signore pass through the hall and D $ * % x ¥ 3 headland? drove—that way, toward the piazza. He blessed whatever gods there are— PR e L R m;‘ne;mgnmm the fountain? The | -z priest” ‘ “How long agor: the "gads of ‘youih and the affable |ferocious Signor Jones. I have nmails of S 2 £ o D eor Fairchild ™" Miss Di ‘'You forget that I am going to be! . Ten minutes. Ah, gods of - love—for Messrs. +Smith, | the sharpest. Behold, I scratched. Men the ways - of Latin-American | o ien0f FaIrchilit’ Miss Diego ex- | married. p The match flickered out. Brown and Jones. jare strange creatures, heart of my wooing. She is completely surround- | is the Signora Ortega. my aunt.” 2 £ ox % SAgmy.lIttie saint my, goor, no- { . Aud along foward Sdwn, when the e By o tbreve 2 ion Jn he . : cen love, my darling one—" moon had called it a night and had o 2 3l cow- ed by chaperons—a moat of fat maiden | FPul and sat upon the rim of "Bexatil. Open the door. I must|knocked off, the big charger clattered | 37 of them al wn had broken over Magella when 3 ladies in black shawls. Her windows | the fountain. For a moment struggling | -~HE consul lay ba speak to the ident. ick d h d d politely with: the Spanish-Italian speech || consul lay back in his ham- | 5P, 9 president. Quick now."|around a bend in the road. stopPed.|ine priest at Barrios was awekened to face the Via dell belle Donne, and I|of Magella, ho conversed with the Sig. | - mock and laughed rapturously. “Oh, | g ine BIrl scurried to her feet with 4| auivered, expanded | Dis nostrile. and | officiate at the wedding of a dishevelled ,] . 3 American and a very tired, very pretty, find the street-of-the-dbeautiful-ladies | nora Ortega. He wap conscious of mis- | the simple-hearted : by i young!” he shouted.|ran down the lighted corridor. Pug “Whoa!" said Pu smoothing the v cluttered with sat The poor child | chief in Miss Diego's eyes. She fluttered wedding!” He wiped his eyes and |raced at her heels. Some one had |martial one down with the palm of |JcrY, merty young lady. 'There were three witnesses—one tall, one short, never gets any sleep owing to the | her fan and smiled behind it. . 3 i W 4 T e waian bt i 0 rihe | " irhe poor sigmora understands not a |14 seriously: “A priest does live on the | SOP4 YUt | N6t Dicgo, and he|nis hand “Ipoe, AERARGRT Are You jand one not so short. gave their Whon The moon 15 full. the mustoai | word: she sald “Bho Is as deat ae (he|Capo headland, as a matter of fact.|''The litte brown .maid servant|® Alexander thought better of it and |mam o as Sienor Smith. Signor Jones, rivalry i indescribable. Moreover, | post. Taik to me in the English. Town called Barrios—a handful of fish. |pointed o & door.. Il Dresidente.” | pranced forward gingerly nnd dain- |*"a,>gror Brown. ail from New York. she gasped. ily, picking his way. It was as dark |of suffici Pug rapped sharply, and, receiving|[as a closet. Close at hand you could m‘n g;nfheentsv:r::gc;‘i:hh:flh:h:;‘r“h:tmf no answer, opened the door. Presi-|hear the whistle of many small Waves | ness. The bells of the little church of dent Diego's room was ablaze with|on some pebbly beach. And there in|Barrios rang gladly overhead. Robins light. The president himself, in the | the road, turned over on its side, was [sang and a parrot gave lively tongue in Tull uniform of an admiral of the M a public hack. Diego's war horse|a ciba tree nearby. Only the three wi gellan navy (non-existant) sat alone!edged around it, snorting and quiver- | nesss seemed not to feel the romance by the table. Before him, four wine-ling. S of the glorious morn. They groaned and es, many bottles, a stack of “Carrambos!” a sullen voice cried|felt with gingerly fingers the scratches chips and a \jtter of cards. With|from the darkness. “What beast is|which decorated their cheeks. The every slow breath the medals on|this? Baboon. alligator. jaguar. or(priest at Barrios wondered. But he was Diego's breast winked and glittered. |demon? Devour me; 1 can do nofa simple man and knew love when it :tP::'(:::"r ntly from the door: ml.;’rlu i fied o & adigot T :D;k"enfmrgolh: eyes ?f‘-‘n mgn'?nd 3 «IF A PERSON HAS PLENTY TO SPEND, WHY THEY CAN DO A LOBH 3 3 ug laughed. “Fear not. ! an. e married and_blesses g . 5 q Diego turned his head. In that|am a traveler on the way to Porto|them and offered them to drink of his WORSE THAN ONE OF THEN THINGS NADE IN DEFROT :T::;"”; '}:i“";rm-“l'boln ‘m: ;\"as dhfllh Bio. What has happened here?” best vino bianco. and old. possibly frightened, or| The worst. I sell my carrifge and| A schooner lay just off the beach and - ¥ possibly ashamed. Then he got to his{my horse to three gentlemen—a tall, |& rowboat waited in shallow water. The }fl" s'i,"“i‘.;’ ‘?:'.’:e;h:; r:e‘pn::o:;'? no""l‘fiuf‘rf"‘."...?.‘flr's.‘r‘,? 2?.%"‘:"5..?.‘;2‘.‘: feet, flung out his hands and a shower [ a small. and a not so small one. Also, | Priest of Barrios, when speaking of | Rim under his *|its radium and you just give him a of silver coins fell and rolled into|thera is a lady. She scbeams and |these strange things afterwards, always Y emor s Thin s un. Imcrasion.” | Sk like ' she-demon. Tney tell 'me |Shook hie head.” “They came Wwith the| yq e e lzr:.ni(nse(:nwo:nr- coipe] Ton e e et the. way Ahey W s is an intrusion. | to drive like the wind. They pay.idawn and into the face of the dawd| " oom straws will come in handy.|want them. ~RING W. LARDNEK. Pug closed the door softly behind { e e e hey pay more 1|they sailed away again. A small boat . i 8 Bim® SWnat sam have o Toan e | e e L O e g Why | 100k them to the schooner. - Sail was | The husband will appreciate an indi:} ureat Neck. June 24 Messrs. Browln. Smith and Jones?" Not? My hotrse is dead and I am crazed n;n.lud and in the fresh wind of that \'idullld ?rmk‘nfi flsrfl"{ ug'el': h‘rp’;)e:: (Copyright, 1921, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) % are i Vi o7 lorious m V Vi arrie n-a case af mpertinent. me, | with fear. The three and the lady go | Elorious morning they vanished down [earrlel Na S008 Moo, 3"45" the ball o or T will call the guard—"" His voice foot. may G with | the path of the sun—the bride, the . broke. “I refused to pay! i ;’:_ma °'|' m,,fi,"‘:.m_v ¥ G g0 groom and the wounded wedding guests. | game and orders pop. the salesman is The Indian Name. “ refused. They threatened. 4 o |T stood on the beach, my hand shad- |libel to give them 2 bottles and 1 How: long.have you been here? ing my eyes. Figlio mio, to this day 1|straw with the remark that this is the [EARLY European settlers along the se made—to scoundrels? 1 ‘Twenty minutes—perhaps more, i s 7y Atlantic coast of North America A e AT wonder whether It was some dream of |last straw. Ny thorm the direstion of ‘he capiial 3 yrs. (Candy) made strange use of the word “In- hey have found a way already. , ently from the direction of the capital x - Pug followed _the fugitives as| . 050" the ship of the Ameri-| Any assorted candys is O. K. but|dian” That word was a mistake in Diego shivered. “I don’t understand.” g £ Wy 3 " | quietly as he could. Diego's charer ¢ > She Is mo longer there. A ladder | g il T IKe T I rea Caes | Schooner raced to meet her. Thes met | hense on their candy anniversary as |the Buropean explorers found here. -3 has been put up to her window from the | nothing sdve. et Sim white thread of | A Ereat puff of black smoke from the | the husband give the wife a plece of | The first expedition of Columbus was - Via delle belle Donne, and vour ene-|the road and to the right. the occa funnels ol the Ligoahin smirehed: e |nut candy/andiaays It mason acct. of |fitted out to seek a new route to In- I rier aent, (OUF accom- | sional flash of the Capo light as it |of the harbor, she stopped. For o being & nut, 5o she says all right |3i& The roundncss of the earth had Diego shouted: ~You fler " turned to sweep the harbor.. Barrios. | ment: she stonped. T swear to- thi: | bobe ta o5, 311 day sucker for you become established in the minds of “Go and mee. oo e he knew, must be near at hand, for | then she moved on again. Jeaving that | c C - o - progressive and imaginative men, and Tho ol men pushed Pug asid when he looked over his shoulder. he |schooner tossing in her wake! Had she 4 yrs. (Leather) it was a simple bit of reascning that e o0 man pushed Pug 2side and|could see the lights of the capital— | taken the strankers aboard? Or did they | A neat gift for the husband is & by sailing west {rom Kurope the ship B e el oon: o AL Nin feet Mhe|he was already upon the headland.|return to Magella with the sailing ves- {leather bill folder that he can carry would come to India if it sailed far “gignor Presidente, my llul’e’ a "“!’~ He pulled the war horse to a walk.|gel? I .know not. Figlio mio—I have Mfi Mks' card and cigar coupons in- enough. An intervening contineut gone, 2 ove 13| When within a stone's throw of the |only one proof of thelr reality. Behold! | side it. Or & belt 0 as all the strain i Ae G S s Sy stony path which turned off ‘to the|An American gold piece of unknown d . Sfter many days of travel westward ’n ’ll And they h refused. And they have no way to v i make me pay.” :'n.u‘r;xl:;;.gg“c * % * % i Capo. he stopped suddenly. nomination. What think you?" ¥ 1, HE consul's amateur psychology| A flicker of dawn had lightened the R ¥ s 5 %_"Js”;be‘;;‘:;dwhf e onad 2l was correct—Diego had a passion | YOTId: things sppenred out of the ; they assumed that the Indies had been for carts ond o Toa et ey et |darkness like the shadows upon an|-THE wireless operator at the Capo : e Eaterm. ponpe; Jand underexposed negative. ~He _saw was equally curious. On that morn- that the people were Indians. And the professional gamblers, who had come |some people hurrying down the Porto |, "oy B S €p ok Tol) T I 5 e B ntiounsd 10 be down from New Orleans t 1 Bio road—one tall, one small, one not o pluck the | Blo road -ont . o een them. a|past the Isola di Sabbia into-the open called Indians. © ' e moun “In- ‘::““‘:"“‘::; ’::.‘;“:;‘:'m';v";::: woman, who stumbled as they urged |sea, a radio message was received for dian” into an adjective qualifying, n—lal ! ., | her forward. the Ameriean consul. It ran: 7 {many nouns. For one thing they in o restrain his wabbling courage, he had| Pug followed, his hand upon his re-| = _ & 2 volver, joy in his heart. Then the 'l am on board Rough Rider north- :lfl;ll:\d-nellfd::‘t"n ;‘::;:fl"rm{":‘:::fi pent recklessly. A new carriage. A ed -acks. | ward Mrs, an - 3 :mn:. abie. A ch:;d_ N;"_im" gutur, )&ro‘;{-e::’um -":1 h-l‘: tarn ekx- bound . Fairchild and the bad was known in Europe, There it was MU AVE Y/ 08T, MR. PRE! ENTI” o EM. " . e turned. he S ash, - ¥ k3 «mAW MUCH HAVE YOU LOST, SID! ” PUG DEMANDED. “I REFUSED TO PAY!” DIEGO SHOUTED. | won, than spent or lost. plosion, and the war-horse Alexande: a"’:l ::;': ;‘":p:’:'ke‘::;.'.“ wailo ks nibe ) e e Bhn it DIarty sum- “This night, beaten Struck neatly between the eyes, went 3 At ther it followed s nigh and baffled, he had | Strurk e .0 nees, Tolled over, and| An hour later, still puszled, the wire- e L e eraty cay. which ™ = played again—and now he had drawn|yphjje Pug sprang free, kicked might- |less operator at the Capo sent a mess- was November 1; or St. Luke's day. which was October 18: or St. Martin'l she is the presidént’s daugh! ‘More- “T have only three words to say: “Ifermen’s huts. And there is, of course, & over, there is no easy way to her |love you. church.” . i 1 the t t Pesides all of which. I must| “So much—that you smile when “Thank: . T " s stage from the government treasury | jly and died. heart. T e ne ool Teember.” = land had lost. Ten thousand dollars.| “This man Brownt Pug thought, A s Bon i foder, g;g‘;r"::’?":'lgef:";;:",‘;‘"“}‘;"g,‘;;: patie: When the moon Alled the” pailg | Had lost, and then, throwing the cards | “speaks eloauentyy with s Bun.l | still lay upon the horizon, but she her- with a cold whiteness, Puk rose and|into the cast-iron faces of the Messrs. self had gone. The message ran: v . | crouched behind the towering corpse | «; shook the consul's hand. They Jomes, Brown and Smith, had refused to | of Diego's charger. Ly ‘Lovers, go you with God. parted “Also that there's & heart in her. | oo pipoe oo 4 apa |casually, in the manner of their kind. g “Diego. the sort of girl who would nold | ] ook her head an dios. Good luck, mmigo. And on't' e e Dicke Pag| And so the shutter closes. Eut for ‘ gail tomorrow on the Rough Rider. tell me?* l while you fought the big closed the little black lunmhn-nn.‘, ntic ambition: n"i‘hey lett me,” he sobbed, “to do|pol " Miss Diego shriek: “Papa! I|an instant, before the vision fades, we “Hopeless. “1 am smiling so as to deceive the “Not at all. Something tells me that | Signora Ortega.” she has noticed the quickening of my * % x x| the phrase “Indian summer.” One probability is that it meant a fulse summer, that is, a season which |l seemed like summer, but was not. The = word “Indian” was prefixed to many things which were not what they ap- peared to be. For example. we have 3 plant which is called “Indian toba: » co.”” Everybody knows and everybody knew that Indians cultivated tobacco and smoked it. v Xet the term “Indian tobacco™ was jven to a plant that is not tobacce, Fut which 18 a member of the lobelia you acrap. And if you were down she'd | “You Americans make love of a strange- | -“Thanks. I won't. Good-bye.” —to steal g See 8 steam i " | ran swittly up the filght of atone steps | [at—te steal my plecola santa, and to|am here! B iy e oo, roof. was pay. .Tomorrow, mark| Mr. Brown advanced upon Pug’s im- :g'l::“' it ':“‘(?‘:‘ sone J"Bed e h“ld: Qr:i “‘s‘:’r‘n:r Pug, T will hear from [Provised barricade. When within ten 8‘.:’ b Emisty i sutlinessiot sthes dabiloas fore B B Sl cine, 10 hed. Be- |my word, o P at.my people, | feet he stopped and said: “Now, Mr. | ZGISHRss, The Jaushine Signor "Pug tops fringed the harbor. niust pay for my mistake. Signor Pug, r;:!lderét, go/easy. rl:;:d me ‘:lne ten | B0 Pl oy Y8 ego—Vaya con t 13 way, ¢ € 1~ usand nice an 'r, making no ' presider oo Ol the |1 haven't a peso! Not & centavol “Not |, cals “and we will head for Porto (Copsright.y a real!™ ' Printed by arran t with 3¢ Bio, leaving you to the peaceful em- |\ gemen: letropolitan ity ‘Pug_reminded the martial hero that Jol;m Y InE tropical Dolitics. | Stand | Newspaper Service and The Washington Star. family and is a common plant in dry Looking ofer his shoulder he saw a |Miss Diego had schooner drffting’ like & moth in the |a carriage. - Cab horses in ! Easy now. BEEN MARRIED IS THE DIAMOND | fields and thickets in the tobacco th of the 7 1 The pin-chick suitor fired over the = growing regions of the United States. erniC it t In & leisurely of o great speed. Ebbenel|, Ti° of" the prostrate Alexander. “EARTH-LIGHT” ANNIVERSARY, AND IT 18 SUIT-|Then "(nere ls the “Indian clgar” MRS. - | which grows on 5 < ¢ ABLE TO GIVE THE 4 DHA :Ilnl did not smoke this and there is s manner up and down be the Farther .out, the Rough Rider m t of the capital. One led | Then Pug lol;t hs‘;u‘m ave it ihrou, rouss | TN ShoReE: 'san Pedro, across | quickly, let Mr. Brown have it gh | ]! e = MOND NECKLACE OR TIARA, so|31a%s OO0, 00) S0C taipa s mative & starlit night, one THAT SHE CAN MAKE A SHOWING Al jca. ‘There is also “Indian A very high wall inclosed the garden m:o luvial pl following the new | the m. of his .facile right hand. turnip; but is the palm. of the Casa Diego. wri plerced the canon.|The gambler yelled. and flung both - Pug ed its | American_railway, D o his head. Pug possessed [°iéntist has .reached the interesting |,y quE NEXT TODDLE PARTY.” entire length until h but - | arms above ; T e T hin Bl T ey Pl | Beyond, thers Was SoMN of twllder | A R of the eloquent revelyer and |conclusion tHat'the luminosity ‘of the | oo~ s o T iron railing of a balcony which faced |ing beasts, and tmn the desolate slopes )ran u the road. sky is caused partly by direct starlight ~ the street, This he caught, and dropped | of the Christinas. Miss Diego was engaged in holding | and partly by some dther source of 1 won't be on tL& suspenders. A pr. of |no record that-the Indiams ate this upon a marrow ledge of stone coping, | Another road skirted the city, passed | Smith and Jones. Her metholls were | opae B! e of light. | 100 1 0. K. for the wife Iif she is use [root, and it is really inedible. It was which ' encircled the -entire resldence. | the foriress of San Martino and wound | timeworn but effective. She screamed, is latter he'proposes to call “earth-| to them, and even if she ain't she may | given the name “Indian turnip” be. ‘The street below was deserted. Stand- | northward ‘Porto Bio, the near- | kicked, bit and clawed. When she saw | light,” and he suggests that it ‘may be|be able to get some Rood out of just |cause it lopked somewhat lke ledge, O e Jof_considerable sise, and thé | Pug running toward her with the re- |due to a permanent aurora attending the | the 1aces s they's many a time when turnip, and’ generations after the Miss Diego's | stroi a large party of anti-|volydr in his hand she cried: “It is| .oy : € the | he needs tying up somewheres. name had been applied the assump- £ ~ . |royall It stood to reason that the|not papa! It s Signor Pug!” and persh & tion arose that Indians ate it ln:n-t the wall. blers had taken that way. llenm fainted ;n 2(1; :‘m;es' lhrln'll. The light is variable, not only on dif- 6 yrs. (Wooden) EThere Iswnl-: th,:(dll.l:‘o :‘:r,:;"l‘:nml‘ o Smith and Jones do mnot “Wonderful girl,” whispered Pug. < [ferent nights, but &t different hours of{ They's hardly any 1limit: to thel|EUropess, rec =, finfihfly civilized in h fory * % % % ¥ mmn:‘n:a‘l‘-lg n'fi.l:nha;l::u&d it to n: wood:;!prnelnll h;l :::. be give & g‘r'::n.t:r:‘ ufl:: ‘U:fl(x;"dsz:the‘:;h :. : behind the Christinas. /[ SMITH, sucking his létt nand|of mean starlight, but it is believed that most _generally alwavh neods is a|dian pibel s flcwer which suggesis. open window. - Pug ould en- where Miss Diego's sharp, white il .fi«m.u.“"ma.'&""“ o m“clh °r.‘.|='.’°,‘y=': ':',": r"m‘:;'n';.:fl. r which, 80 far as known, was of fip “Nome di Dio!” a terrified feminine your precious trio:he ‘will teeth had left a mark, with his right|indicate that the light had new. °5". Kindling or a handsome |use to Indlans. AMany oOther plants yolos erin rithis. “Chi e WBo i8 1t? 4 alive or Goad. T |wrestied with his revolver. The shot glose o the. surface of th joome o . - haye the prefix Indlan, winong them God, spea toward Blo. you give suggested g % an gras: -Jumped e S ent wild, but Pug stumbled and fell, m:‘(;‘,,,.,, e m?.‘,‘,‘{h'e‘ & i 7 yrs. (Floral) “Tnatan et aad e brush.” Be.sald; “Be stilh I'm not Fag ro ». face dowa in the dust of the by the of & comet, @ S % 5 b your enemy."” @ g UL wish you 'he best of luck.” the |ness. i love you’ As one says ‘A very consul sald politely. “But I don't|fine day’ It is not so in Magella. In believe in miracl Magella 8 woman lives but once—in the “I do," Pug answered. “Self-pro-|you of the wooing. Afterwards. Chi pelled. Whenever I want & S % t behind it and pus! He[lo sa? Quien sabe? Pethaps hcaven, :-llz\':lz.l "’;'Dllr o'clock. At this fiour | perhaps a stupldness for many long | pad Miss Diego and her moat move to the | Years. v palace garden. Thither I go. Pug lowered his voice. “I love yoi The consul opened his eyés suddenly. “That is better. If you will says it ] say—wait & minute. Jt—well— | every day for a lgmflre\l days, perhaps you see, in winning Miss Diego you |I will believe you. / are also acquiring Miss Diego's papa. I am salling tomorrow on the Rough Father-{n-laws are & very important | Rider. * eqn'“l:l:‘: ‘Ill?:nlhlr ‘What have ynm %fin”é'éi- g0 with ;n;'r' f Pape o—other than his| Miss Diego lowered her eyel en e Piégb=othe her'lldl‘ fluue{lzd up hlml i\ft ugh- t tangible. Die political | profound question in her glance. o !ndl:er.a(w.n- A':o as elusive as the |looked away again, smiled shrugged sand fiea. His weaknesses skip_rom | her shoulders and said: ee. You under the hand. You follow me?” are a business man. There is work to “Not .+ Pug sat down “on|be done. You cannot wait to win me the railing at. . “Do | whom you say you love. Business is you mean th&t g0 nest?” | business. No.?" “He i gifted with the Latin tem- “There is no player of mandolins in perament. In Magella who loves you as I do.” m; injon, Papa Diego has been pmn(l;l’{'lnh l?cm into the ow should }lmowr' “THE SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR YOU stullying the amount of light in tional treasury. ‘were ‘By my eye: :I:rny ‘n ‘Don Riparia, & group of| She shook her head. “Eyes tell noth- | Hy strange young men arrived on & fruit 2 steamer. Americans, they wers, of | Miss Diego lsughed. Her laughter a m.i familiar to me. Thres of | was like the light music of a fountain. them; one tall, ?;h. small, 'medium, “love is more 7 e, “Americano, o said, than just loving. m sreat-grangmother e s %