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great isMMige ol entrance winch Ui,u
Mannzio called Ins '|mvate <hu * ||
was titteii tip Very lunch like nn office,
with targe, official Itsiking desk, a well
equipp.s| writing table, ami solid i.nt
| eomfortable chairs, and had altogether
an a>t|iect ot practical Iniuiitess- that as
* r!o I 1 ” 1 w,,1< ‘ h ,1 routu always seems ui-Uir
row from the eharacter of its is-cnpatil
Lighting their cigars suit seating
themselves tile two men who hail last
met at the month of the linens £*;*»
ranza lisikeil at each other, and lier
went was ini pressed afresh hy the strong
face and the eaglelike eye of liarrera
"A man to strike <|nickly ami strike
hard when his enemy was faring him
bnt not a man to shoot another from an
amtraah. or tocanse him to lie so shot.’
Old frittiMi*.
The old. old friend*
Some chauft*!. aoin« bur"*!. Rome oul of j til* Himl tleridlou
*bt*uor Barrera wishea
RiKhi;
Some enemuM, and in thi* worfcl'a *« ifi (Urfii
No time to make tune mi*
The oid, old friend*-
Where are Utey? Three are lytnjr ku one xntre.
And one from the far off world on u»e daily war*
No Iovirk message seiuia.
The old dear friend*
One (tatwe* daily, and one wears a mask]
Another long estranged care* not u> xuik
Where causeie*a anger end*
The dear old friend*.
So many and no food in day* of youth!
Alas that-faith can be divorced fruui truth.
When love in severance end*
The okl. old friend*
They hover round me still in evening ehadee;
Surely they shall return when sunlight fade*.
And life on God depend*
-W. J. Unites
'Pl
FOR
r/-‘ rbRTUNE'
BY CHRISTIAM-RtlD-
OOPVSIOHT sv AMKRIOAM sesss AS.OOIATION igSl
“He telt not the tnlnteet enmttv totonrd
p./a. ”
•Do yon feel stile to join ns at onr
midday ineaii’ We call it almnerso, or
breakfast, but you. I siipiiose. call It.
like the English, luncheon.’' saiil Dona
Zarifa to Derwent as they entered the
boose on their return.
‘If there is time for me to rest a little
first I shall tie very happy to do so,'' he
answered. 'I am ashamed to confess
my weakness, bnt I feel tired now.”
‘•Von will have an hour to rest.” she
replied, 'and then, if yon are not eqnal
to the exertion, pray do not think of at
tempting to inalce it”
‘Oh. I shall be all right in an honr.”
be answered cuntiilentiy
He did feel very much better when, an
honr later, he made his appearance In
the dining room, where Don Mannzio
greeted him cordially, and a tall, dark
man rose and offered bis hand, with a
smile of recognition For an Instant
Derwent was pnszied Then like a
Bash, the scene at the mine oconrred to
him. and even before Don Manhzio said
•Senor Barrera" he knew who it waa
■tjenor Barrera wishes to express to
yon his sincere sympathy and regret for
yonr wound He has come, by my re
quest. to talk the matter over, and after
awhile we will do so. Bnt now yon
must sit down and take a glass of wine
at once, for yon are looking fatigued. I
am afraid that my daughter and Padre
Francisco led yon tq overtask your
strength this morning ”
'On the contrary.' said Derwent, “I
find that I am stronger than I thought,
and 1 was too lunch intereated while ont
to think of fatigue. I have been de
lighted by what 1 bare seen of the ha
cienda. ”
•The arrangements are only what yon
will find on any great Mexican estate."
Don Manrizio answered, "and if there
Is any advantage in favor of Miraflores
it is owing to the fact that we give
everything a personal supervision* My
daughter visits the school and the hospi
tal daily when she It at borne.”
"And Padre Francisco visits them
when i am abaent. so they are never witb-
ont supervision.” said that yonng lady
with a smile toward the priest
•‘You liked onr gardens, did yon notr
Senora Peralta—who. Derwent learned
later, waa called Dona Lnisa by every
one in the bouse—asked, turning to him
While be answered, expressing bis ad
miration in the convenient adjectives ol
the French language, he divided hu at
tention between the anccemion of well
made dishes placed before him, and the
simple bnt eligant fnmitnre of the room
—especially two graceful sideboards
modern in design, bnt made of carved
and inlaid Mexican worn is. and a col
lection of beautiful china plates hnng
aronnd the walla
"Yon recognise the sevresT said Dona
Zarifa. following bis glance. "I brought
a good deal of it from Paris, and some
of the pistes seemed to me too pretty to
be need for other than decorative pur
poses ”
“Yon have spent some time in Paris?'
he asked.
"1 was there for three years, in the
Sac re Ccenr.” she replied "And last
winter I went into society with ipy annt
—papa's sister—who lives there.”
“It is needless to ask if yon liked
Pans’" he said.
"It is needleasT she answered **1
don't know bow that may be; bnt In fact
I did not like it'very much. I am afraid
I waa pining for Mexico.”
"Bhe absolutely likes Miraflores better
than Paris,” Mid her father, with a smile
as proud as It was fond
"How con id I fail to like it betterT
she said simply "All my occupations
and my duties are at Miraflores, while
in Paris I had nothing to do bnt amuse
myself And when one has nothing to
do bnt amnae one’s self, on
weuriai of it,"
"1 am afraid that most young ladies
would not agree with yon.” said Der
went, while he thought how eagerly tbs
gny world mnat have opened its arms to
one so beantifnl and so rich. "For, of
or Tree, she was well Introdnoed,” he
added to himaelf. "Don Maarisio to
too thoroughly a man of the world to
permit hi* danghter to appear anywhars
except with the very best chaperonage.'
And be waa justified in this opinion by
the fact that the annt of whom Eanra
had spoken was a French oonataas. well
known in the Fanbourg Saint Uermain.
The pleaxant. informal meal over, Don
Mannuo said "Now. Mr. Derwent, U
gon will accompany os. 1 shall bo rmr think^t a
me t<> ohmure
yon." Haul Don Mannzio aftei the (or
nier had altered a few nentencea in
SpHiiiah. "that he felt not the Faintest
enmity toward yon when ne was at the
tutue. and that if Fernandez jowertA that
he ottered any threats agatnxt yon be
simply lies. ’
"Tell him, pray." said Derwent, “that
I have not the faintest donbt but that
Senor Fernandez lies I have never be
lieved anyttmig that he ha* said to me
about this matter, and I am uot *nr
prised to find that he has lied through
out. Assure Senor Barrera that tua
manner to me at the mine was sufficient
proof that he felt no enmity toward me."
Senor Barrera bowed with grave dig
ntty when this was translated to him
‘Tell the senor mi amigo.” he said
•thatII he had bonght the mine I should
never have troubled him. for I should
have known that he had done so in ig
norance and good faith But I distinctly
warned Fernandes that if the untie was
sold I should shoot him. and. Iielieve me
I should not have lurked behind a rock
to do so."
"1 am very sure of that,” said Der
went in reply ‘Ask him if be agrees
with yon in suspecting that Fernandez
is accountable for my shooting."
Bnt on this point Senor Barrera wonld
hot commit himself. He would only
•ay that he believed Fernandez to be
capable du torn, and that the motive at
tributed—to punish Derwent and at the
same time throw suspicion on himself—
was sufficient to account for the deed
But the rauchero at whose house they
had spent the ni^bt had bad connec
tions It was possible that one of these
hail waylaid the party, iu hope of
plunder, aud, finding a man lingering
behind the rest, bad shot and robbed
him. "When I am suffering from a
false accusation myself is not the time
to acenae another, without the most
positive proof." said the Mexican quietly
'He is a fine fellow,” said Derwent
apropos of this remark, “and if they do
not stop worrying him"—for there bail
been official examinations and threats of
arrest and imprisonment—-I will go aud
shoot Fernandez myself. I am very
•nre that somebody ought to do it on
general principles.”
"Barrera is under tiond to appear as
soon as you are able to testify concern
ing the affair.” said Don Manrizio
"They cannot possibly prove anything
against him. for his alibi is unimpeach
able. Bnt on Fernandez’s testimony of
the threats they will pretend to believe
that be had the shooting done, and the
result will be a heavy fine at least He
is a powerful enemy—a man of great in
fluence—and they will never rest until
they have ruined him.”
“What can we do to prevent it—any-
thing?' asked Derwent "1 am ready to
leave the country, if that will serve any
good purpose i am the only witness to
the shooting They cannot prove it
withont pie."
"Fernandez Is capable of declaring
that you have been murdered and put
out of the way." Mid Don Maurizio,
smiling. "No. no; yon must stay and
face the matter When is the deferred
examination of the case to take place.
senor'i 1 " he asked in Spanish.
"In about two weeks." answered Bar
rera. "It was deferred so long because
it was represented that the senor here
could not apjiear sooner."
•‘Well." said Don Manrizio. "in the
interval we most do onr best to find the
real criminal That is the only hope."
“it seems a slender one.” said Der
went
He knew that it did not in any degree
rest with him. however; so he sat by.
smoking and watching the changing
tiuulows over the wide plain with its
lamiuons horizon, while the others talked
in (Spanish of probabilities and chances
which they alone nmlerstood. Presently
Padre Francisco, passing nnder the ar
cade. panned at the open window for a
few words with the group. Don Man-
rixio and Senor Barrera each asked bis
advice on the subject they were discus
sing; he spoke with them for some min
utes, and then, tnrning. Mid to Der
went:
"Since yon cannot do any more here,
senor, and since it to not very amnsing
to listen to a conversation in a foreign
language, suppose yon come with me
It may interest you to look over my
library. 1 hare a good many English
hooka”
“With much pleasure," said Derwent,
rising with a sense of relief
Joining the padre, they walked along
the arcade and presently tnrued into an
entrance which led to a amall and very
charming court surrounded by clois
terlike arches and full of cloister
like qniet. Not a sound broke the per
fect itillness here. A few doves were
walking abont tbs pavement in the oen
ter of the quadrangle, while the deep
bine sky looked down as if on aotnethiiig
•hat away from the world and open only
to Ood
“It is like a bit of a monastery or eon-
vent,” Mid Derwent, glancing around.
The prieat smiled "There ia the
charuh,” he Mid. indicating a large,
pointed doorway opposite; “and here
art my apartments close at hand, com-
mnnicating with the sacristy. Enter.
Derwent found himself in n sitting
room which had a mingled religions and
scholarly atmosphere The deep win
dows looked ont on the distant hills; the
floor was laid in tiles like all tbs rest ol
the house; the walls were almost entirely
faced with shelves filled with hooka, and
a large writing table was also partially
covered with volumes, m wall as with
many sheets of manuscript, while im
mediately opposite the large chair that
■rood by it was a tall crucifix, the ex
quisitely carved ivory figure of which
was thrown into relief by the polished
ebony of the cross. In the few vacant
spaces on the walla two or three de
votional pictures hnng—notably a beau
tiful Madonna and a head of St Francis
of Aadsi. Beyond, through a curtained
doorway, waa a glimpse of a chamber
simple in ito arrangements ss a monk's
oaiL
"What an ideal spot for a scholar or a
Mint padre tniof” said the yonng man.
with a smiling glance aronnd
“Too ideal. 1 have often thought”
answered the priest gravely. "Saints
are not made in flowery places, and
Miraflores deserves Its name in all re-
I coaid not reconcile it to my
to stay bars if I were not
Bnt my
pteniotm*
religious ur.le.rs
>t able to attend
be people. And
then I have leisure in which to write.'
'You wnie for publication:'" asxsl
Derwent, hsikitig at the workmanlike
ospeci .g the la tile
"Yes. that is part of my work—after
the rare of souls winch is. indeed, in
ulnded in It ‘
•Yon write. I presume, on religious
topics '
"Can yon tell me any great topic into
which religion does not enter'*' asked tne
other with a smile "I write on the
•m-ial tne |s>litiral. the philosophical
, questions of onr times into all of which
religion enters deeply and vitally U it
! I did not bring yon here to talk of my-
pelf or my work Come, these are my
English Issiks."
He walked up to a division of the en
circling shelves, and Derwent was sur
prised to find himself confronted with
tile works of every noted English writer
even the most "advanced" and destruc
tive in their tendencies: apostles of frer
thought were rs-ypel by tile side of Ro
man cardinals, and all the brilliant
modem essayists were well represented.
"Do you P u 1 these liooks?' he asked,
unable to keep his surprise out of his
voice, as he t'“ik down one of the most
noted volumes of skeptical literature.
"Certainly," answered the padre
‘How could 1 feel the pui.se of the times
otherwise? A |'*,ysiciiin must under
stand the disease for which he is to pre
scribe. Bnt I confess that I have no
very high opinion of yonr English think
era They are iconoclastic enough, but
they have neither the logic of the French
nor the scholarship of the dertuans."
"Yon nnderatand both of those Ian
gnages?"
"Oh. yes; here are my French books
and here are my Herman. Perhaps they
may interest yon.”
•‘What interests me more are these,"
said the young man. walking over to a
range of vellmu Isinnd Latin volnmes
"There must lie some rare old editions
here."
“Y'es—if yon care for such things—
very rare and fine," said the priest, with
his dark eyes shining. What dies a
scholar and a lover of books like better
than to find some one who can sympa
thize with his passion and appreciate the
value and rarity of his treasure? Volume
after volume was loving!? taken down
exhibited and dilated upon—all of them
valuable, many of them so rare as to be
worth more than their weight iu gold
While they were thus occupied time Hew
by unheeded; the shades of color on the
distant bills luul changed many times
and its mantle of golden snnshine was
fading from the plain, when thesonnd ol
a bell suddenly ringing out on the silence
of the court made Padre Francisco start
"Ah," he said, putting down the voi
tune which he held, “that is my sum
■nous. Tomorrow is a feast, and we
have the ves|s-ra this evening. Do yon
care to go into the church, senor? ft is
well worth seeing, the interior of onr
church, do. then, across the court and
enter by the disir I showed you."
Derwent willingly obeyed. Crossing
the court, where the doves at his ap
proach rose in a soft gray cloud above
the arches, against the sapphire sky, he
entered the door directed, and found
himself in a region of mysterious gloom
where only a few starry lights here and
there diasipated the obscurity.
Presently, when his eyes became more
accustomed to the twilight atmosphere
he found that he bad entered at the side
into a church' much larger and more
handsome than he had ex|s-cted to find
It seemed to him, indeed, that not even
in Mexico had lie seen anything more
rich than the interior of this hacienda
chapel. Beautiful tiles paved the wide
nave, where many dark forms were
kneeling — men praying with out
stretched arms, and women shrouded in
the folds of their rebozos; fine carved
woodwork rose in fretted arcliea, and
around the high altar was a blaze of
gold—a splendid specimen of chnrriguer
esqne work, as he found later
On each side of the Muctuary lamps
of exquisite design were swinging; but
as be looked, the tapers were lighted on
the altar, and its beauty was revealed
and enhanced by thetr soft radiance.
Padre Francisco entered with a train ol
acolytes, and then, "like the sound of s
great Amen," an organ chord rolled out
and the air was flooded with noble bur
moniea
Nothing can be more devotional than
such an evening service—especially to
Mexico, where the faith and fervor oi
the people might move the coldest oh
server. Derwent found himself stirred
by sentiments altogether unwonted as
be leaned in his dark corner, and when
at length he heard the same rich, sweet
voice, that hail haunted him since the
evening before, float out in the beantifnl
strains of the benediction hymns, it
seemed only a part of the perfect barmo
ny of sight, sound and emotion which
enthralled him.
CHAPTER XL
She ratted the pistol, and, without teem
lay to aim. Itrcd.
A wounded shoalde’ might not. per
haps, be thought a good preparation foi
a period of perfect enjoyment, but to the
end of his days Derwent will never have
any donbt that it proved so to him
Never will he fail to look back on the
fortnight at Miraflores that followed bit
recovery as the one enchanted time ot
his life—that one lingering within the
magic portals of fairyland which al
most all men or women know at some
point on the jonrney of life, deaerally
it to not for long that any one lingers
within those gates, and when once they
are closed upon him who issues forth, he
may wander far and wide withont ev«
finding bis way thither again Bui
while he to there everything else that
tbs world holds is forgotten—iMimettiue*
even faith and dnty—and if there an
noy drawbacks to enjoyment, any pin
pricks in the spell of enchantment, be
has bo recollection of them afterward
Derwent to especial wonld have been
quite positive that there was nothing
of the kind for him in those magic
days—days of literal as well aa meta
phorical snnshine and flowers. When
ever be recalled them, he would see the
deep Mpphire sky looking down, he
wonld bear the musical plash of foun
tains and inhale the fragrance of opening
Pictures would rise before
eyes, now of cool, shsdowy rooms
ag floors and arabeeqnad
walls, now of the oonrte with their oti-
laren arches and tne oriental loom
servants who glided back and forth,
The shadowy vistas of the gardens, of
the rich spleinkir of the chapel, and amid
ell these varied soenes one central figure
always visible—a graceful, gracious fig.
nre, with noble, priiio-sslike ways and u
hand ever oja-n to help anal to give
For this may be said for him. that if.
^ despite his valiant resolutions, he was
soon hopelessly in love with Dons Zarifa
it was less with the enchantment of hei
j beauty—thougli tins grew upon him day
1 by day, as only real imauty does—than
I with the deeper charm of charactor
i which was revealed to him in her life
like the o|ieu |iage of a Issik full of no
ble thoughts ami (sietic words He had
never imagined anything at mice so sun
pie and so elevated as this character ap
peared Tile con tain mating influence of
the world seemed hardly to have breathed
upon it, and the lowering standard* of
the world had no place iu a mind which
had been trained in the highest school of
thoagbt and feeling Indeed, somewhat
to his surprise, he fonud the whole at
mosphere of the house unworldly in the
extreme. It waa evident that to Don
Manrizio hi* great wealth was chiefly
valuable for the power it gav •-him of
doing much good—how much it was
•only through ohance reference* of Padre
Francisco that Derwent learned—while
Dona Zarifa seemed to give no thought
whatever to her brilliant aocial pwition
with regard to tile oppirtnnitie* which
it offered for pleasure aud adulation
The pnde, almost verging on hauteur
which bad struck him as expressed by
her face when he saw it Unit was. he
found, not that ignoble pride which i*
allied Pi vanity, but the higher pride
that, dwelling in elevated regions of sen
titnent. can stoop to nothing iowerit g
or even frivolous
And yet how simple and charming
she wae! Trained chiefly by her father
and accustomed, therefore, to more lib
erty than falls to the lot of uioet Span
isb bred girls, she was frankly aud
entirely at ease with one whom she re
garded as a stranger with a special
claim npin their kindness from the fact
of Ills having come to harm at their
gates. It was a kindness that not even
a man of duller (terception than Der
went could for a moment have uiismi
deratnod, and he had no desire to iiiunu.
derstand it. "I am a fool." he confessed
to himself ruefully, when the conviction
of how it was with biin dawned fnlly
upon him, "but no one save myself shall
know of my folly I will aim ply enjoy
this ideal life ns long as I may, and
when I go I will at least have the mein
ory of one perfect woman to carry witli
me through life. A man slionld be
grateful to have known such a creature
even though he can only worship her
from afar."
Meanwhile, with a happy faculty of
living in the present and forgetting all
possibilities or certainties of pain that
the future might bring, he enjoyed her
presence and the sunshine of kindness
which every one at Miraflores showered
upon him When he grew stronger
Don Manrizio placed a horse at his dis
posal, and I lien Ids dream of riding with
Dona Zarifa found such realization us
not many of our dreams do. It was true
that they did not ride alone. Don
Manrizio always accompanied them
or. to Hjieak more correctly, they uccom-
pained him. together with u mozo or
groom. But there was nothing in this
companionship to detract from Der
went's enjoyment. More and more every
day he liked and admired his genial host
and while listening to his graphic ac
counts of the country and its people, he
conld look at Dona Zarifa. as she sat
erect ami square in her saddle, her habit
correct enough for Hyde park, bnt wear
ing a broad, smuiirerolike bat to shield
her face from tile rays of the tropical
sun Never, he thought, did she look so
beautiful as on these rides, when, after a
long, stretebing gallop across the mesa
she would turn and say. with a iangh
like a child. "Was uot that delightful?
while a pomegranate flush came into her
cheek, and her eyes shone like dark dia
monds tinder their silken lashes.
Then there were times when Don
Mannzio would leave them, when he
would bid them ride on while he paused
with a group of laborers in the vast
fields, or stopped to discuss the condi
tiou of his colts with their tall, dark
browed trainer, although when It was a
question of anything so fascinating a*
horses neither Dona Zarifa nor Derwent
whs always willing to be dismissed
Miles of pasture on tbe green hill slopes
of Miraflores were devoted to the stock
winch was its owner’s chief pride, and
nothing interested him more than nn
proving tiie breed of bis horses. Der
went, with the passionate fondness for
horses which was part of his lifelong
training, soon knew the beantifnl. gentle
creatures as well as Dun Mannzio him
self. The rides were, therefore, full of
interest as well as pleasure, and a part
of every day was spent in the saddle.
One morning, as they were about to
start, and while Derwent loitered under
the arcade waiting for bis companions,
be observed tiiat (he moso brought ont
two large bags, of the kind made through
ont the country of a glaaslike fiber, and
hang them over the high pommel of his
•addle. They were evidently well filled
and while Derwent wondered idly what
they might contain, he heard a step,
and. tnrning. fonnd Dona Zarifa by hi>
side. •*
"Have yon come." he Mid. "to gratify
my ennoeity? I have just been wonder
ing what those bags contain that Juan
has placed so carefully over his saddle."
“I hope you will not be sorry to hear
that they contain onr lunch," she an
swered. “We are going this morning to
a ranch on the lake: and since the die-
tance is oousiaarame, ana my rattier naa
business there, we cannot return until
the middle of the afternoon. There
fore 1 thought it well to provide against
the pangs of hnnger; for. thongh papa
and myself could take some tortillas and
milk at the house of the ranchero, yon
know that yon do not like tortillas”
"No." he answered, with a alight
grimace, "I confess that 1 do not It to
the only Mexican thing I don't like.”
"Then you shall uot be forced to eat
them." she said, smiling. "We will
take onr lunch in a pretty place on tbe
border of the lake. Bnt papa lingers
Yon may put me np. Mr. Derwent, and
we will ride slowly forward."
It was not often that Derwent had this
privilege, for Don Manrizio generally
lifted his daughter into the Mddle as
lightly as if she had been an infant. It
was an unexpected pleasure, therefore
to hold ont his band, to have the slen
der. arched foot placed within ft, «o aid
her practiced spring into the saddle, and
then to arrange her stirrup aud habit
As. having done this, he glanced np to
see if there was no other service he conld
render, he caught tbe gleam of some
thing like tbe handle of a pistol among
the scant folds of her dress at the side of
her short basque.
“What!" be said. Involuntarily, "do
Mexican ladies carry arms also/"
Bhe laughed as she drew out from a
pocket at her waist tbe smallwt and
daintiest weapon be thonght he had ever
seen—a silver mounted pistol which lay
in his hand like a toy. bnt which, he mw
at once, was capable of doing deadly
wort.
“It U very beantifnl,” he said. "But
may I ask why yon carry it? If there to
say danger, surely Don Manrisio and
Joan are snSciently armed to protect
you—not to speak of myeelt”
“There to no
haughtily. "How conld there be
on onr own hacienda? If papa putt n
his pistol when he ndes oat. it is more
from habit than anything else; for there
have been times in Mexico when i« was
not sale K.Yie without anna Bat ween
I wear a pistol it is only for amusement
I am very fond of shooting, and I have
not tried my hand lately. 1 thought
that there might be an opportunity to do
so today." *
"We will make an opportunity by set
ting np a target nn the lake." be said, as
be returned the pistol ami mounted lua
own horse as Don Mannzio came ont
and. with an apology for delay, swung
himself on hts powerful chestnut.
Their place of deetination was. It ap
peared. sixteen mile* distant—n short
ride over the level plain for horses freeh
and spirited as theirs It was s part of
the hacienda which Derwent had never
visited before, and when they drew near
the lake they found themselves in a
more broken country, since one side of
the beantifnl sheet of water was inclnaed
by forest clad hills rising abruptly from
its edge.
There is nothing more charming than
these lovely lakes which are scattered
over a wide region of the plateau of
Mexico. Blue as Como or Maggiore
only their own great elevation prevents
their being surrounded by mountain
scenery us grand, if the heights that
indues them are not relatively as ini
poaing as the Alps, they are none the
leas noble and majestic in outline and
ahsclntely enchanting in color. Ho it
was with this lake on the beach of
which the party from Miraflores pres
ently drew rein. They were at its head,
ami so commanded a magnificent view
of the shimmering azure water spread
ing for miles, bordered on one side by
abrupt green heights that, with the haz*-
of tbe distance over them, were dnqs-d
in robes of softest blue and purple
while on the other side of tbe liquid ex
pause the great plain stretched to meet
the horizon.
••This is the most beantifnl | n-tnre
that I have seen in Mexico." sai I i). i
went, as they paused to admire it
‘What a paradise of color!"
"You will la* glad to hear that we
make the rest of onr jonrney by water,’
said Don Mannzio. "Here is onr boat"
A large, well built rowboat, manned
by four Indian oarauien. swept around a
headland as he spoke, and came toward
them."
"Everything at Miraflores reminds one
more or less of the'Arabian Ntghta."
observed Derwent, "but really this sng
gests positive enchantment We ride up
to the shore of a wild and lonely lake,
not a human being ia in sight, and yon
do not even dap yonr hands as a signal
of arrival, yet here comes a boat, ready
to convey yon where yon will."
"It looks mysterious. 1 admit," said
Don Maurizio with a laugh, “but a
message sent yesterday is the cause of
the boat being ready, while our ap
proach was not so unobserved as you
thought Tiie house of the man who
looks after the boat is near by, and we
will leave onr horses there."
They dismounted and Juan led tbe
horses away, wbilethe boat was brought
up to a rocky point, from which they
could step into it Clean and well paint
ed, with crimson cushioned seats, the
little craft lay lightly on the water as
Dona Zanfa, with a smiling salutation
to the men, took her seat at the rudder.
•1 like to steer." she said, in answer to
Derwent's glance, as she gathered the
cords into her slender hands There
was a moment's pause, Juan came run
ning lightly over the rocks, the luncheon
bags were safely shipped, aud then they
glided ont over the shining water.
It was a day. a scene, an hour of
which Kt-dream! Derwent was abso
lutely sileut as lie sat drinking it all in.
steeping his spirit^ as it Tvere, in the
gulden charm which he knew would be
so fleeting. Every element of the beau
tiful picture added to his enjoyment
while, let his glance wander as it would
over exquisite heights and broad
stretches of gleaming water, it con
stantly returned to dwell on Zarifa as
she leaned back on the low seat, with
the steering cords in her hands and her
wide hat shading her face—the "tressy
forehead," with its delicate tendrils of
dark hair, soft and silky as floss, tiie
dusky splendor of her eyes, with their
golden lights, set nnder perfect brows
the fine straight, nose with it* arched
nostrils, and the carving lips, forming
in Solomon’s words, “a thread of scar
let” on the creamy softness of her skin.
They rowed three or fonr miles down
the lake, keeping sometimes near enough
shore to be almost within the shadow of
the bills, and at last entered a lovely
miniature bay, where an opening in the
heights gave a glimpse of cultivated
lelds and the group of buildings belong
ing to a ranch. Here they disembarked
and, while Don Maurizio went to trans
act his business with the ranchero, Der
went found a shady nook, arranged the
boat cushions in a seat for Dona Zarifa.
and placed himself at her feet, while
Joan kindled a lire at a little distance,
where he proceeded to make coffee, to
warm chicken (by bolding it on a pointed
stick to the lire) and to toast bread in a
verv deft mauner.
‘And wbal do yon think of onr lake.
Benor Derwent'?” asked Zarifa at last,
for tiie spell of silence seemed still to
hang over Derwent.
He rouse* 1 himself with a start at the
•onnd of her voice.
“I think," he replied, "that it is like
everything else at Mirafloree—simply
perfect. Do not laugh; do not believe
that I am speaking in exaggerated com
pliment 1 mean just what I say
Whether the place is enchanted or
whether 1 am I don't know, bnt cer
tainly there seems to me no flaw or
blemish anywhere. 1 have never before
known anything half so charming, ami
it makes me almoet sad to feel that I
must soon go back to the commonplace
world, where all this”—be made a com
prehensive sweep of the hand—"will
seem as distant and nnreal as a vision of
tleen."
"I am glad that yon think so well of
Miraflores." she Mid. smiling. “As for
going—well. I suppose thst after awhile
you will Dave duties to call yon away
Bnt yon can snrely return again? Onr
gates are always open to onr fnenda"
“It is very good of yon to inclnde ms
in that class." he said, flashing a little.
‘1 feel it deeply, for what do yon know
of me? I may be the merest adventurer,
a man unworthy of yonr notice or ac
quaintance, for anght yon can tell
Why, yonr father has not even once
asked me who i am since I have been in
his bonael Such hospitality U fairly
Arabian.”
"Ob. no," shesaid, “it to only Mexican
And why should he Mk yon such a ques
tion? In tbe ttrat place, you were tn need
of help; that was reason ruongh for
opening his doors to yon. And in tbe
second plaoe, do yon think that he does
hot know a gentleman when he sees him?
My father lua not always lived at Mira
flores. senor.”
•Yonr father Is the tmest ana me
finest gentleman I have ever seen,” Mid
Derwent, quickly. “1 think that with
ons glance he conld judge a man. But
such to his courtesy that if tbe judgment
were unfavorable the subject of it wonld
never be made aware that it was so.”
“Not without need, but with need no
man can be more frank than my father.”
“1 aa sore of that too. And frank
ness to a virtue I so much admire that 1
can do no tom than practice it Don
a 1
■aid, bnt I hope that "he wY It leennterest
•nongfi to It Aten to an account of how
aud why I chance to lie in Mexico."
•I am certain that be will listen with
: Interest to whatever yon care to tell
mm." Mti Zanfa. "bnt you iiniKt not
•appose thst there is any need for you to
explain Dnl yon not say—or imply—
When speaking to Padre Francisco and
myself, tbat there was something in the
nature of an affair of honor in what
I brought yon here? In thal case no one
Won I/I even wish you to iq/eak of It."
"I Mid that I desired to make money
andTiiake it quickly, in order to pay a
debt of honor.” he answered. ‘But I
must not leave yon under a mistaken
impression it is a debt of honor inas
much as honor to deeply involved iu it,
bnt it is also a debt that will ruin my
mother and myself if we must make it
good out of our fortune. Ho that I have
to consider the happiness of one parent
and the honor of"
He paused abruptly. Had he spoken
the two words trembling en bis lips?
He hardly knew He only knew tbat he
met a look of what seemed to him divine
sympathy aud comprehension tn the eyes
that rested on Ins own for an instant
and then gazed away over the broad
dazzling surface of the lake
i see—I understand." said the soft
voice very quietly "There is a double
necessity—to save both fortune and
honor. Well, senor, I hope that Mexico
may give yon the means to do both
And it may be well that yon should
speak openly to my father of your wishes
He may be able to direct yonr attention
to something as gopd as the Buena Es
peranxa."
i conld neither ask nor expect that,"
said Derwent quickly "It would seem
like speculating on his kindness."
Tbe dark eyes met his now with a
glance of reproach “Do you know a
greater pleasure than that of helping an
other over some obstacle or trouble'?'
she asked, "(..an any one know a greatc
pleasure? Why, then, should you wish
to deny it to my father? if he can help
you he will. I am sure of that. ”
Derwent did not reply for a minute.
Then he said dreamily: “1 find it strange
to remember what a strong instinct, ap
proaching to an inspiration, led me to
Mexico. It seemed a wild thing. 1 had
no knowledge of the country, 1 did not
understand the language, I had not a
fnend among the people. But some
thing bade me come; and here I am. It
was the El Dorado of all my boyish
dreams, this wonderful, mysterious land
of the Aztec and the Spaniard, and I
have foun/l—ah, what have 1 not found
in it!"
He broke off again abruptly, lie felt
that this would uot do; his emotion was
passing beyond his control He seized
it suddenly, as it were, and bade it lie
down ami be still Then he added, with
a •mile;
"That does not sound very much like
an answer to your speech. Yet tbe point
of application is this, that in a land cl
strangers I have found kindness, friend
ship, and, it may be, help. Is not my
instinct jnstifled?”
"Ho far.” she answered, smiling also
‘1 think you have only found a bullet in
the shoulder. But something more may
come—si Dios quiere, as we say."
“You don't know!" he said impul
sively. “It is worth a dozen bullets it;
the shoulder to be sitting here now'
Everything is so perfect—like your Mex
ican days—it makes one feel for tiie fire!
time what it is to live! But there cotnei
Don Maurizio And, by the bye, we have
forgotten about the target practice
Shall we not try it? Yonder is a watei
fowl on the beach. Let me see you
knock it over ”
'‘No," she answered, as she drew out
her pretty, toylike weapon, "1 havt
never yet killed a living creature, and I
conld not bear to do It. There is some
thing terrible in tbe thought of extin
■BU!5!:!3g tbe spark of life, tbe very
breath of which all the powers of
earth cannot restore, .But just beyond
the bird is a scarlet cactu& oitjora. 1 will
strike that." *
She raised the pistol, ami without'
seeming to atm fired. The hills gave
back the sharp report in multiplied
echoes, and. as tbe startled bird flew
away. Derwent saw tbe blossom hangiiiK
broken The bullet bad cut its stem.
"Dona Zarifa is a wonderful shot," he
Mid, showing the flower to Don Maurizio
when the latter came np. "I am glad
that she was not the jieraon who aimed
at me. I am afraid 1 should not have
got off so easi ly. ”
“She has an unerring eye and a hand
that never varies," her father answered
"Many a time she has beaten me at tar
get practice i*er training has been in
some respects more that of a boy than a
girl Bnt I am certain that every wom
an should iinilersland tbe use of lire
arms.'
"There can is* no doubt of it," said
Derwent ha be lastened the crimson
cactus blossom on his coat.
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No. 52 runs through from Charles
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Arrive Florence
1.15 am
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5.46 a m
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Sumter
7.30 p in
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8.40 p in
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11.02 p m
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Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8 35 a
in, arrive Rowland 11.40 a in. Return
ing leave Rowland 12.16 pm, arrive
Pee Dee 4.00 p in.
Trains on Manchester & Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59
, Returning leave Rimini 12.30p.
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m, arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen
Supt-