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I dispatched my own order, and, while
Idly waiting the return of the servant,
had my attention attracted toward a
roup gathered about a second table
Just beyond the one occupied by the
English family party.
CHAPTER II.
In Which I Meet Hit Lordship.
Chilean officers, largely naval, to
judge from their rather resplendent
uniforms, occupied this second table,
and it was evident that they had been
drinking to excess. It was their loud
voices and boisterous laughter which
first attracted my attention, and I
soon caught sufficient of their incau
tious speech to discover they were
bantering one among their number to
carry into execution a tipsy boast he
had Just made over the wine. The
special officer thus singled out as butt
for the boisterous wit of his reckless
companions was a naval lieutenant,
a rather tall, cadaverous fellow, sallow
faced, his short black hair standing
erect and bristling, his mustaches
drooping so as to shade the corners of
his mouth. His cheeks were flushed
with temper from the rough sallies at
his expense, and his lips uttered a
burning Castilian curse, as he arose
somewhat unsteadily to his feet, and
glared about into the expectant faces
of his laughing tormentors.
"Sacro Cristo! you will see, camar
adas; you will see!" he declared, bra
cing himself for the effort. "Caramba!
what sailor fears In presence of beau
ty? put! not I."
He turned short about, his sword
chains rattling, and strodo directly
across toward the unconscious Briton,
who stared up at him over his roast
beef in petrified astonishment. Fum
bling awkwardly at his belt, the In
truding officer finally brought forth a
card, and placed it. ostentatiously upon
the table, bowing low as he did so.
"I would myself to Introduce to the
senor," he announced with drunken
gravity, and in amazingly broken Eng
lish. "I Tenlente Lootenant Sanchez,
Chilean navy; one of the fir-rst family
in this country. Maybe you know me,
ley? I was with de Almlrante Coch
rane, when the capitano call on you
in the leetle ship. Now I would the
bettar-r acq'alntance make with the
gr-reat Ingles, an' the ladles, the most
boot'ful ladles," and his sunken eyes
rested gloatingly on the surprised face
of the girl, who had half turned, the
better to observe him.
It was all so swiftly, so impudently
done thnt the astounded Drlton could
only stare, his lean face reddening
with annoyance. This hesitancy, as
well as something In the constrained
attitude of the younger woman,
seemed to encourage Sanchez; his ex
pression changed to a satisfied smile,
"while his lank figure bent in another
ceremonious bow, this time directed
toward her.
"Ah, I knew it votild so be," he said,
Insinuatingly. "It vas so I told it to
my bra vas camaradas. Si, si, it vas so
ever the uniform make us welcome
vith the ladies. They lofe the brav';
Is it not so, Benorlta?"
By this time the outraged pater
familias had stiffened Into rock, his
eyes cold and hard behind their glass
es. In frigid contempt he deliberately
turned his back upon the fellow, say
lng icily:
"You Impertinent scoundrel! I am
accustomed to selecting my own
guests, and you are certainly not one
of them."
The Chilean lai'hd. perhaps not
wholly comprehending the words, and
remained twisting his mustache be
tween long white Aimers, lie was far
too drunk for fear, besides bring up
held by a military contempt for civil
lans.
"Pah! 'tis a pit; of a papa," he sput
tered, hrlf turning to witness the ap
proval of his laughing companions h
hln !. "Hut the Btnlle of beauty s'.'.ll
Invito. and Jinn Sunrhex fears rot
before r.rn or devil."
He str'-'!f around the tunic, his srn'i
bard cla:i'. 'i cm tre rtn floor, d.ew
out the single vacc:it ch;:!r nn.l planted
himself In It. his bnrk toward me, his
Impudent face Icerlnp across the
white cloth toward the startled, Indig
nant woman seated opposite. I w. tched
her gray eyes widen from astonish
ment, only to darken wl'h Indl-pniim.
She pushed hack her chair, hr.'.f r ;e
to her feet, and sai.k down ngr.lii. her
cheeks flushed, her bosom rlhinsf and
falling tumultuous!)-. Iter evident con
tempt for the folio at would have utter
ly crunhed any one less befndlled Into
embarrassed silence. Hut Sanchez
merely grinned, his hands still toying
with his mustaches.
"Sangre de Cristo. way It not so,
tnees?" he nueHle.;ied, Insinuatingly,
utterly Ignoring the helpless nun sput
tering st the lead of the table, who
could only ghre ut him wltlt open
mouth. "Th uniform of valor Is the
best Introd' c tlon to the favor of the
ladles. SI. you vera soon be p:'y
good ar'" : of me, the Iooiena;it J i
Sanch : I show you the vera b
society In Valpara'.so, the opera, V
grand br'.l. everything that pleases ! t
senorltas in ni country I hae the
"Make the Slightest Uproar and I'll
Hoist You Over the Railing."
entree, an' It is easy. I take you to
the dance on tho warship bueno! all
vera fine. Si, was it not so, mees?"
The young girl, her fine eyes con
temptuous and loathing, turned aside
from the leering, drunken face con
fronting her. An instant only her
glance rested on the sputtering old
man at the head of the table, then
swept, almost beseechingly, about the
great room. Apparently no one pres
ent had taken the slightest interest In
the affair, with the exception of the
small party of Chilean officers who
were laughing uproariously over their
wine, and the girl's gray eyes, now
almost black from excitement, came
back to her persecutor.
"The dance on the warship, seno
rita," he insisted, "the gran' dance of
my country; it will please you mucho.
Dios! w'at care we fr papa?"
She perceived me plainly now, lean
lng forward Just outside the window ,
directly behind the fellow's back. 1
know not what message of encourage-, comedy of errors by your smile of rec
ment she may have read In my face, ognltlon and words of thanks. You
but into her eyes there Instantly swept
a mute, passionate appeal. For the
fraction of a moment I hesitated, feel
ing convinced that any action on my .
part would only serve to hasten my
own fate. Yet it was not in my nature !
to hold back. Half rising, and bend-. Our yacht lies anchored In the harbor
lng forward, I reached through the below."
open window, twisted my fingers Into I i Imagined she was tempted to In
the fellow's coat collar, and the nexl quire who I might be, but, while she
instant he was lying flat upon his stood hesitating, uncertain of the pro
back on the balcony floor, nothing re- prlety of so personal a question, the
malnlng to show his recent presenct , spare, stiff figure of the Englishman
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chair.
It was rather smartly, prettily done,
the aatoundod lieutenant possessing
neither wind nor opportunity for the
slightest outcry, and once without, I
promptly throttled him, meanwhile
muttering a few Important admoni
tions Into his ear la well-selected
Spanish.
Lie still there, you drunken Idiot.
Make another attempt to bite me, and
1 11 pound your head on these stones. of manner scarcely courteous, his lan
Bah! save your threats, senor, and II guage Immediately changing to Span
you make the slightest uproar I'll hoist . leh, doubtless assuming that to be my
you over the railing yonder, and It's native tongue.
30 feet to the pavement below. Now j "The gallant action of the srpor was
stand up! Do you see this, senor?". greatly appreciated by all of us," he
and I pressed the cold muzzle of a re- j began formally; "the more so because
volver against his swarthy cheek, j I was so astounded by the fellow's un
"Oh, you do! Well, you probably paralleled Impudence as to be, for the
know also how It works. Now listen moment, helpless to resist. Insult. I
to me there are stairs at that corner trust the senor has not suffered during
yonder; you go down them quietly
and disappear disappear; do you un
derstand that? If you dare return to
that dining room to-night, or attempt
again to address that young woman, I
am going to kill you, senor."
My voice was cold and low, but It
carried weight. Panting still from the
llerce choking, his eyes hot with an
ger, his lips trembling, ho endeavored
to speak.
"Nombre de Dios!" he burst forth
at last, his face full of murder, yet
standing helpless before my gun-bar-rol.
"I cut your heart out! You In
sult me. a Chilean sailor. I have re
,enge for my honor. You fight me for, Personally answerable for any conse
hi. ..,, quences which may follow upon your
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"Oh, certainly, anything to oblige,"
I returned, indifferently. "Only you
get out of here now, and sober up, ,
Sanchez." j
"Cnrnmba! you know my name,
senor; but I know not yours." j
I drew a enrd from my pocket across
which had been written the cognomen
I hud assumed at tho hotel.
"You possess H now," I said some-1
what tartly. "Readies, senor, that i
happens to be my dinner coming yon-i
der, and I prefer eating It undisturbed, j
You either go down those stairs quiet-,
ly at once, or I'll kick you down." j
I was obliged to smile while watch
ing him hack sway. Beyond question
the fellow was an arrant coward and
bully, yet sufficiently angry and out
raged to have fought gladly If only
opportunity served. I followed hlrn
to the head of the stairs, watching him
closely while he descended, cursing
fiercely to himself at. every Step until
he finally vanished Into the blackness
below. The chances were strong that
I should hear from him later, but in
the meantime my Interest veered to
tee esc
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lieutenant would have his turn and.
perchance, bring me swift release
from all my troubles on the morrow.
The English party still remained at
their table, lingering over the dessert,
but I noticed that conversation had
lapsed, and precious little eating was
being done. Evidently only the require
ments of good form held them to their
places, the elderly gentleman especial
ly denoting his nervousness by con
tinual side-glances about the long
room. I overheard him mutter some
thing indistinctly regarding having
left his pistol upstairs, and It was
plainly apparent he felt thoroughly
ashamed of his late passlveness under
Insult. Madame was flushed and un
easy, angry still over the episode, and
greatly Inclined to sputter now that
all real danger had passed; but the
younger woman merely toyed with her
spoon In silence, her eyes downcast,
her cheeks devoid of their previous
color. She made a fair picture, the
brilliant light overhead floodlnt
dark hair, and It was not in young
human nature to refrain from gazing
at her through the Invitingly open win
dow. Finally they all pushed back
their chairs to retire, and, as she
glanced up while rising to her feet,
our eyes met fairly, and a warm wave
of color 8 wept across the uplifted, sen
sitive face. The next Instant, yielding
apparently to some sudden Impulse of
gratitude, she stepped through the
open window, and stood beside m
with extended hnd.
"Senor," she said, speaking a broken
Spanish very prettily, "It was extroiae
ly kind of you to assist In removing
that horrible man, and I cannot leave
without some expression of my graM-
tude."
I was upon my feet Instantly, bow
ing before her as to a queen, yet feel
ing a strange embarrassment.
"That Incident was nothing, senor
lta,"' I insisted, yet venturing to look
directly into the depths of those dark
gray eyes, so Intensely studying my
face under the dim light of the lan
terns. "I did no more than any man
would consider a privilege. I realized
you had no younger protector at
hand."
She glanced around toward the oth
ers of her party, now also upon their
feet, and gazing out at us in undis
guised amazement.
"No," she explained, as though in
unwilling apology; "he has passed the
age where he can safely measure
strength with ruffianism. It ts not
lack of courage, senor, but of bodily
vigor."
"A time of life which must come to
all of us," I returned, hastily, "and
prudence Is not necessarily disgrace
Yet hellove me, scnorlta, I already feel
amply repaid for my little Dart in this
are English?" ... . .
Her eyes fell slightly, the long
lashes clearly outlined against the
white flesh.
"Yes, senor," she replied, softly, "we
are English travelers for pleasure.
appeared suddenly in tne open case-
ment. For a moment of silence his
cold eyes surveyed us both with mani
fest disapproval.
"Doris," he spoke at last, his words
cold and stern, "It would have been
proper to permit me to express our
natural gratitude to this young gentle
man." She drew aside quietly, making no
response, and he stood directly facing
me, bowing slightly with a stateliness
the encounter?"
"Not in the slightest."
"That Is most gratifying." the calm
stateliness of his features slightly re
lieved by tho flicker of a smile, as he
drew forth a gold-mounted case and
extended toward mo an engraved
card. 'Permit me, senor; and we
shall feel greatly honored to receive
you at any time on board our yacht
In the harbor. The length of our stay
at this post Is uncertain, yet we shall
surely remnln for reveral days. And
let me add." he concluded, drawing
himself up with an air that compelled
my admiration, "that I hold myself
i.iiiii;ij iim-i n-ii-iu-r. i niimi nil inmrill
him by a special letter Immediately."
I bowed, giving uttnranc to a word
or two of formal thanks, believing I
read a far more cordial Invitation In
the depths of tho suddenly uplifted
gray eyes behind his shoulder. But
he yielded her no further opportunity
for expression, and I remained there
alone, watching them move slowly
across the brightly Illumined dining
room, Instantly the cynosure of all
eyes at the numerous tables, my heart
pulsing to a new emotion as she
turned swiftly, beneath the half-con
ceallng shadow of the portieres, and
cast one quick, sweeping glance back
ward. "Doris" the name lingered
softly pleasant Upon my lips In mem
ory, seeming to bring before me lh
haunting vision of her face. I held
the card up to the light and read:
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day Evening's
Mrs. J. W. Black Is spending the
day In Omaha visiting with relatives
going to that city on the morning
train.
James Johnson departed this morn
dig for Creston, la., where lie goes
for a visit with friends for several
days.
Mrs. Charles Creamer from near
Murray came in this morning and was
a passenger for Omaha on the morn
':ig train.
Mrs. Charts Herman am! sister
'eparted this morning for Omaha
' hrre they will spend the day risk
ing with relatives.
Jacob Jones an 1 family were pas
sengers this morning for Lincoln;
where they go to make a visit with
relatives and friends.
Gideon Archer Is looking after
some very Important business today
In the big city, having gone there
this morning on the early train.
Otto Herold and family are spend
ing the day in Lincoln with rela
tives having been passengers for that
city on the morning train.
Mrs. Brad White was a passenger
this morning for Omaha where she
will visit with her son during the
day.
Miss Lettle Smith was a passenger
this morning for Benson where she
will visit with relatives during the
day.
Mrs. J. E. Thompson" and son were
passengers on the early train this
morning for Omaha where they will
spend the day.
Frank Hawksworth came down
last evening from Lincoln to make
a brief visit with his parents, return
ing to the capital city this morning
on the early train.
Mrs. Dameron and ba'oy of Co
lumbus, Neb., who have been visit
ing in the city with George Polsall
and family, departed this morning
for their home.
F. H. Stclmker ttnf. 'fi v.'cre pas
sengers for Omaha this morning
where they will visit with their t IA
ren who reside at that point. They
will make an over-Sunday visit of
it.
Mrs. Palllstfr of Omaha wno has
been visiting in the city with Mrs.
Frank Buttery, departed this morn
ing for her home. She was- accom
panied by Mrs. Buttery for a short
visit.
Fred Hess, who Is employed In the
B. & M. shops at llavelock, came In
this morning to spend Sunday with
his mother, brothers and sisters, Mrs.
Aug. Hess and family.
Mrs. Guy Burton and IlltTe son of
Plalnvlew, Neb., arrived In Platts
inouth Thursday evening for a few
days visTT with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kunsmnn.
Miss Helen Chapman "epnrted thlB
afternoon fur .MedlopoHs, In., where
she will make a visit with her slsts
Mrs. Hatell, formerly Miss 'Initio
Chapman, for severnT flays.
Jacob Schneider came down this
morning on the Schuyler from Cedar
Creek to look after some niMhies
maters and make u visit with Regis
ter of Deeds Schneider for the day.
Aug Noltlng, the well known and
popular farmer from west of the city,
was In the city today attending to
business and while hero he took or
caslon to pay this office a pleasant
call. Mr. Noltlng was one of the suf
ferers from the the heavy rain of
last night several of his fields being
badly washed but he was glad to have
escaped the hall which did so much
damage south of him.
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Harold Strelght departed on the
early morning train for a day In
Lincoln.
Frank Krowlek cane down this
morning from Havelo.k to spend
Sunday li. this city.
Joe. Vah8 and wife are spending
the day In Omaha going to that city
on the early morning trnln.
A. F. Will is attending to business
matte; s in Omaha today going there
this ornlng on the early train.
C. .arils Parmele Is looking after
bur less matters in Omaha today go
ing i. thai nty on the morning train.
Mrs. Wilson of Oninha who has
been the guest of Mrs. C. C. Parmele
depart?! tils mrrning for her home.
F. G. Mcrgim and wife are spend
ing the day In Omaha being passen
gers for thet city on the early train
this morning.
Mrs. J. II. Hall and Caugtiter Miss
Josephine, are spending the day In
Omaha being passengers for that city
on the morning train.
Mrs. John Hlber and daughter MIkh
Marie, were passengers on the morn
ln train for Omaha where they will
spend the day with friends.
Miss Edith Atwood Is In Omaha
today In company with her sister
Mrs. F. G. Morgan, being passengers
on the morning train for that city.
Mtb. A. J. Beeson and baby and
Miss Gertrude Beeson were passen
gers ou tho early morning train for
Omaha where they will spend the
day.
Frank C. Wheeler was a north
bound passenger this morning on
the early train going to Omaha and
possibly to Norfolk before his return
to this city.
Mrs. J. D. Short accompanied by
Mrs. Short and daughter of St. Joe
Mo., who are visiting with her, were
passengers this morning for Omaha
where they will spend tho day.
Adam Kaffenbergcr, the well
known farmer from west of the city,
Is spending the day looking after
business maters In this city
Ed. Rummell came In this morn
ing from his homo southwest of
the city, to attend to some business
matters. Ho reports that the rain
of last night did a great deal of
damnge to fields by washing and
also by covering up newly planted
fields.
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Fred McCauley is among thoee
traveling to Omaha this noon on the.
mall train.
W. R. Baird was in the city thU
morning, returning to Omaha on.
the fast mall at noon.
Julius Johnson departed on th
mall train at noon for Lincoln where
he will make a visit over Sunday.
linns Rothnianwas a passenger at
noon for Omaha where he goes to
li.uk u'ivV Dome lni!neH tnuilers.
George, Henry and Philip Thlerolf
came In this nion.lng from Cedar
Creek to look after business In this)
city.
Miss Julia Jauda is spending the
afternoon with friends In Omaha hay.
lng gone to thut city ou the mall
train at noon.
County Clerk Rosencrans Is look
lng after business mailers In Oma
ha this afternoon going to that city
on the mall train at noon.
Thos. B. Bates ts attending to bus.
In8s matters this afternoon In Oma.
ha being a passenger for that city
on the fast mall at noon.
Mrs. F. C. Letts is spending the af
teriieon in Omaha being a passen.
ger for that city on the mnll train,
at noon.
Isaac Pearlnian, the Oinana eap'.t
allst, is spending the day in the city
attending to some important business
matters.
,iis. C. P. Rlchnrds Is spending
the afternoon In Omaha being a pas.
senger for that city on the mall train,
at noon.
C. K. Metzger, the well known Ce
dnr Creek citizen, is looking after
business matters in the city today,
coming down this morning on tha
Schuyler train.
John Hallstrom departed on the
noon train for Royal, Neb., on the
O'Neill line, called there by busi
ness mutters,
Miss Edith I'llz and her guest Miss
Ina Davis of Union, are spending the
afternoon In Omuha being passengers
for that city on the fast mall.
Henry A. Schneider, register ot
deeds and baseball "fan," Is spend,
lng the afternoon In Omaha going up
he claims to take care of Thaddeus
S. Clifford.
Mrs. John Hlrz and daughter
came In this morning from the farm
and were passengers on the fast mall
for Omaha where they will spend,
the afternoon.
Augunt Fltt one time a resident of
this city, came down from Oniah this
morning to visit a few hours with
old friends and to attend to bust,
neks matters, returning to his home
on the mail at noon.
Mrs. J. E. Hawksworth who has
been visiting with D. Hawksworth.
I and family departed yesterday after
noon for her home In Texas, her
' daughter who has been visiting wlt'.j
Mr. and Mrs. HawksworCh for some,
time accompanying her.
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