Show II L Y APRIL 24 1904 i s r c A 0 M 4 F r I f y A Comedy o I Iy Ire L Lf re y S By Clinton R ss C Q e i 1 HE Earl of be was as one of the THE I nice mee and when through his 1183 Mary Iary Churchill of Ne New York hlo estate wa was he was wa enabled to to to a nicety nIety every whim In this t lion iJ The went from Dan to and so 80 It chanced that they turned up at San an Fernandez during those events that are no now a matter ot e the spa modle hl history tory of oC that Central AmerIcan republic Lad Lady Rendell wai by her cister Miss Louise LouLe Churchill engaged to Stephen of by his man n and Lady maid who ho Ill III of tile fever feer and boie ser sery if were supplemented b by t o ot of a panl girl n named md Gloria Th English consul at San Fernandez to be at thIs time the Right JInn Ln James Fors Forsyth th who was a warm friend of the earl end and the party put up lip at the consulate This bUilding faces the cathedral I I dating from the seventeenth century and containing some excellent relies relics f C Spanish colonial time and a very gid organ That organ woke Mies 4 at dan and put hex her to sleep at night The Th organist seemed t to be always playing And the people alway nt at their devotions San Fernandez is In every wa way a floe fine of nf old New streets lie varied population I ite Q little Iti HI court that of the Pr l nr Don Jo Joac Gonza who bad established hed himself through a sue su revolution Lad Lady Rendell had hadIn hadnet In net t th the wife Ife ill hi Paris Parl and nI flO she he aIled on liar hr and the Sonora was to return the theall call all and the ladles saw MoW much of so o in H a u capital they about the place and tt u I Rut But LouIse Churchill fur for reasons of PI r own wnM wa not In the best h truth of the matter wa a that she been fond of II a certain Christopher who had d atrocIously wIth wItha n a widow I do and to spite him he had engaged her elf to Stephen Whar tw as Is 18 th wa way with young lung women omen At t once she shO found she had and she never I felt this so 80 much as when coming Into th the consulate one day from the cool r 0 of the cathedral she heard as AM she entered some ge of the remedy comedy Th The girl Gloria talking to n a lit tk ti man in a sergeants erge uniform h understood i Spanish very cr velI lI and In narrating this little drama I will m make no be tween tongues tongue She la l the th little Gloria mine mineAh mineL L Ah Jo Jose e Rubino was the song n un lr 1 my window Indo la laM t night for fOl There 51 t The little coquette t thought ht Miss Iss Churchill There are arC and There Theresse au nUb I no f U but uI or of Gb ria 4 Y I But one I e Mid the girl t get her I but ahe and seeing I j 4 Miss liss Churchill she be became ve very d de Pure Rubino out or of tb the door c j I Your lover r Gloria Iss is Churchill i raid fald I He thinks he If Ic But who knows Tit lie he Ic 1 II a good fellow and andry very ry promInent He has charge or of the guard at the Miss Churchill sighed gave gaye the gin giz 00 Some some sliver and went to her room with witha I a hl A few days after there came rumors of an uprIsIng of a certaIn Mendez against the presidents authority and then wl wi the of ofa tropical storm came the events of the day l of thIs drama which Miss lIss Churchill was never to forget She heard of It first at breakfast The arm army of the rebellion led by two Eng Ush adventurers were at the tho gates of the old walled town an and eve even now she heam the roaring of cannon She I clapped her hand Wh Why this will be real siege I be safe here said the con conj I 1 a man of itI 10 He was waR wasa waRa a widower and had felt for Cor some time that he was vas sure to fall In love with this Ung woman Oh yes ef we are quite safe cafe quite safe Lorn Rendell said with perfect tarUi In the flag fieg that waved above him i s JI L should like to have nn an Eng lish or AmerIcan ship In the harbor I Lady Rendell remarked Why Vh Mary they dont do anything ju Just t run about and shout n a great deal I hue have all about It MIss Churchill put In inI I have warned the president said FOn Forayth th nud he be ha has a ho ye peet for our guns I OLouise Lord Rendell remarked lOr I was looking over oyer the last American paper and I saw the ot of that fellow Bates to the little widow Funny Funn things those American Socie Society t ty Notes otel Rend Rendell ll dearl dearly liked to teo biB sis sic who Mid non nonchalantly Oh indeed d but she leaned lo low over the coffee The C cathedral thedral bell began to toll ac accentuating accentuating the roll of gupf while crIes from the streets reached them themI I have han much to do Forsyth Forsth said rl rising much So I must be going I You nil all must kc keep p clo lOR to the house bouse houseA A servant ernnt at this moment appeared at the door Pardon excellency nc hl hIs highness S the president to f see ee your our excellency Yonder Wonder what the old duffer wants of m our protection perhaps And Ue he went out to his office Rendell fOllowing him The ladles ladies at the In dow saw Ii a little 10 row or of sol soldiers and the presidents carriage Presently Rendell returned all ox Forsyth is 15 acting for Blunt th American consul In his absence he said Maid The president nt want to I offend ll you fan faner Ht He ha harn cap captured three men anti and to shoot them beCause he thin the they are areto I two to who ai att d I n ann army Now ow 15 the most coincidence I lord lacked tact to the su degree Do you re recognize the writing 8 and d ne he handed lAdy Rendell Rendella II a piece ot of dirt dirty paper r Let t ml see Id lIi Miss J o over r her lI shoulder and it he e gre grew pale ver very like Kit Bates writing Yos YeR Its b his Y 5 It ll read 10 die A J U Consul We are twO landed landd from the ya yacht ht Nev York Yacht club lub at Point del Norte We Ve did not know of the and were ar a two Englishmen engaged in the rebellion and arE no now lodged In prison expecting eer every moment to be shot as we have han seen Sen It done to twenty x 0 X t tr 1 71 4 e ec i t 1 c Jf r I n iid 1 8 e 1 A I I I I i jO fl I I t I J 0 C Ct I I J other prisoners We e ask your protection tron tion CHRISTOPHER BATES The old chap thought that it If they are as the they represent nt themselves we would pull puJI down don his old town about hIs ears I knew you would know the writ Tit Ing And its that Ex b by Jove v vAnd And then Miss Churchill kne knew more for hd bad fainted she came to herself she was on her ohi bed and Lad Lady Rendell was holdIng her hands and azid givIng her salts whIle Gle Gb C ria deep s sympathy in hel he dark eyes was as i fanning her From outside came the noise ot or tumult What is all that noise They are fighting in the streets II Oh I remember and Bertie has bas no more tact than a por cupine pr he would have haye known What I know door dear But he Is all allright allright right dear They wont dare to hurt p them And Jam Forsyth got them out the girl asked aked Th They y cant get to the prison dearest but It will vill only be a little time Worry only lie still untiL you get your yourn n nerves rv s together a good girl I wIll leave Gloria to look after you for fora a few moments I Miss Church tried to lie lle still after ater I her sister h bad d gone then sudden suddenly the organ pealed from the cathedral above the noIse I rhey are prayIng In there Glom said The UThe church Is crowded with people who are afraid And tb n after some moments she went on P PY PYou Miladi Y Yes You love hint She forgot herself Yes Gloria I knew it Miladi as I iove ove Jose Rubino who Is 15 here How comes he here wh when Humph I Miladi Jese e would be shot for no for tor me He ran away but Miladi Yes Ye J I can send semI him back to the prison He has ha the ke keys s to a little back gate and he can get them he heH here H He he does not want to be shot Miss Churchill cried in wonder It would be for for a pres president president ident saId the girl shrugging her shoulders And Miladi I Jove oe you Miss Churchill took the girl into her arms and kIssed her herBut herBut But I km b not more to you Gloria than Jose Rubino HI I love lov you ou Miss Churchill walked rapidly to and fro She looked at the girl and kissed her again The situation made her des den desperate It was a chance and he might be shot at an any moment Gloria If you do thIs you OU shall have hae havea haea a hundred American dollars and you and Jose ose maybe a be with me always But can I I Miladi said id the girl quickly dont think of me r 1 love Jose Je now but I have had other lovers Jover I She spoke with a ai aIr of prIde that left Miss Churchill smiling Oh I see Poor Jose But you JOU WIll reward him CertaInlY Miladi S STo To Glorias eyes ns Miss Churchill saw san she was was like an angel and JOt Jo only S like a lover Jover And Ancl besides we cant marry out money Miladi the gIrl continued You shall have haie for the offer Gloria And rl hint send end hIm But Gloria She erd what she had read that mornIng of Bates engagement to i ithe the widow Yes Miladi No one must kno know that I ever ma made e eyou you do it Swear ear b by the Christ there over oer the c thedral door I swear MiladI uS Send nd bim him then Gloria l Mss 55 I bave Cr ed edI when the gIrl had gone The tumult had died Rumor had it I the tight light was going the presidents wa way Fon Forsyth t the consul was buy buoy and nervous Interests were in hIs hands But he be bad hd only the sentiment the nags inspired and no I war vessel to enforce his d demands mands Miss Churchill standing Ott on the con consulate consulate balcony balcon saw w a priest come out of f the cathedral al and rod raIsa his high while a crowd of poor folk thronged about him His HIE orea was 85 raised In deep earne earnestness For Por the God ot of peace bat battle battie tie tle and the God of battle peace Arid And lo 0 he is one God the God Of df all And the organ pealed in low r against the sound of distant fighting A messenger ran into the of the consulate The Amerl American an cruiser Triton is lR in inthe the harbor Thank God cried the consul We will have a Scotch on that RendalL In the servants quarters Gloria was WIlf to her lover the little Sergeant RubIno The Vi Virgin in be thanked Jose mine that you OU ue are not shot The a fool is she to I would send you out to set get a bullet But we have our marriage portion J Jose mine Alt Ah these fools ot of Eng English Ush lish S The boyish ensign who nho commanded the that the streets of San Fernandez in th the saloon of the English consulate that evenIng And there were Bates and his friend Mr Niles and Lad Lady Rendell and the others The lIt lIttie tIe ensign was quite your hero though he be did not so 50 consider himself at all He had mad a 8 YUle little charge and cleared the streets street a aid d 10 the rebellion eb l lon had ceased as If b by I behind the good ship Tr g gu Churchill was s al wen went out onto the verandA where the moon streamed peacefully Uy and nd senti sentimentalLy ti mentalLy S What that if she knew Gierl had bad told i Bates followed her ber s sIts Its odd how could you leave e Mrs Chester so long ong she naked asked You read that Yes and I congratulate you I And I yours Oh do you do you ou Thank you youit ou It was vel very hot What at if Gl GJ ria had told What It if lIe he knew ho how she bail ft fainted S l But S SWell Well VeIl It was as only a 1 report rt Louise Louie and I ant am down here on the I heard ed you OU had with Ith Wharton Yh arton and I wish to those chaps hail bad shot me if yes o ate are I going to send me inc ay away the y ung fellow blurted out Site She turned tu to him and put ut both her ber r hands in 5 Christopher Bates yo yea are the very nicest person penson I kno a ft what makes you m make ke m me tell tel yea Yes Yee I do love you ou and I have hae n so 80 miserable V That night Gloria asked her Iter mis mistress tress trees And the marriage portion 1 Gloria Gioria Mist Miss Churchill erI cried fIU n shall have a thousand tm dot dol a the st wedding San Fernandez ca can furnish You Yea are an angel agel Gl and she told It all over to the Sergeant So through h the of if en li were th these two love a their proper end and aDd Pre President Gon GonI n nI I zales ruled In San n Z he I decAmPed with Ute the trea treasury Ree that occurrence he be has r ed in n Paris FarlL ParisS I S pan pany Copyright by S S MCClure e Cf cornS S |