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Show 2w Hausbwg Bebe . Paid Francisco, uncertainly I "WW yea eipeet to eatcbr" "Aad would I be faking for blrdst" with . t abort laugh. "I eipeet te celeb Bsh, nor. Yesterday, I caught Kamlree kid takes another "If toward htm. The countenance of to prodigal wee ( . most Impmalre atudy. "I coBae from Antonio Banquebel," ko hefe., hie eolce groping, but Bleed nnd whits j "Bin!" the south frmn Barcelona age claimed rolieredly, M though ko kad Just j area through a cloud end to deer eklee beyond. "Then tell klm Ikit ill m well. 1 Tell him ho nmr could blame ollhtr him-orlf him-orlf or mo If ko could but know tko hap-pincaa hap-pincaa tbat la tkclra. Declare to bin tkat Ibo ono aim of my poor llttla tilatoaca la to keep them happy ai long aa they mar lira. Do aot forget. Hearon la good uj to klm to glee ma aa bifk a taekl" FRANCISCO itood aa ono .trirkee ta Ufa- . VI Ires bronio. A esoment, and there war f tba aound at aoft foottalla not far behind ? tkam, and they turned to sea the straight I i'Vi 1 I lllDl'li "TT ''T w 1 - yAtm," ko declared Bereely.'I U1 bar peered In. Hia father, aa proud aa erer. J lLh tA I 1 .ivT'-i I fr,,. " s- J Umlnb.rit.ae.th.tl.mi..." sat rding by the light .f a Boa, lamp. I , If i , -'V rV' " L ' ( . " N Ha turned for tk. door. Banquet On the pl.m, .tool eat bla ewtber. at.t.ly M" , - Kr rVrW-; 1 7W V' calwS.f7k.-r--Tklnkl,,or. W ike.,-, ker atam k tail. I blUta. - ' -yY 1.1 91. I I II Tt w'i-VSi! V back for It. I ehall hold tee off er epoa e.Ul ... ,B, .,.,, mor. played " " ' 4 ! ' I I J U rS ' r? JKM Vki ' Wc U" ,0?JrLf T ' , ,. accompaniment. Tk. real rra-tac. '.j.- u .. V ' ' JH lfC-H . -C"eT f .-'f- "O. to tba erU!" Ba-lr- dlppad la 1Unrn .T.rcT,. b . .,,, F ' " Sj ' TS Y e tBu,' , , . . emotloa that waa not wkoUr nnmlaed wttk - C f V- . V J Tka prodlial haunted tba weterfrMt tka , frem th. w(Ddow d rl. k jPJ- 'V 'I viVt I tkat dar aad kalf at tka nait before th. wknrt. lr. ha louad fC,,' , . ,J! . VfV . ba fouml aa oppuaUp to work kla pa .,,,. .Mp,d rt ale. , TNV - . ' ' ' i.. . S .lofj- aara to Banla Maria aboard a Chlneee trad. f00,f mornlnf roung Banrtrea 'fVtrV CL- -' . S V ' g reaeel. Fartj-elgkt hour. Uter ka atood lUrtM, .,. f, ht, f.ifcer'a great wklta I 4 t V ' 'iC ' . ' . ' ' la the ackooaer'a bow aM watched tlnp KmJM. Thu time be got onlr ta the gate. I (C--v ' . hiu eltj with a background of green hllla, Th , thing that held him back ow I ,1'V and thea a low ljlng ahora of white aaad " " 1 V I I. V " I -1 Uaod wlth .lall coconut palma, riaa out of i. . . n. f I f ' 1 - tba turquolee aea. V HTIIERE is a heritage of blood which refuses to JS V die. It makes the disrated gentleman the most s&gZZll , r- " I; thoroughgoing of blacklegs and, at times, it forces '7l , him into roles of noblesse oblige that are sublime ? peered In. Hia father, aa proud aa arar. hi reading bj the light of a Boar mp. On the plana .tool eat hia mother, atatelr ret; beoide her atood a ull. blithe, deaa Xouth of tventr the Barcelona bop. Tka ko, began ta ting tbat prince of tka old and romantic llpaniah aonga, "Caballere. Vaja aa I'aa." aad thoetatelr aenora pUed a low accompaniment. Tba real ITraaclaca Itamlrea, auddenlr arerenma b a atranta emotion that waa not whollr nnmiaed with )raloua rago, crept from tka window and turned toward tba wkarf, where ha fouad a place to .leep-ad could not oleep. tm. tha following morning roung Bamtrea atarted again for hia father'a great whlta houee. Tbla time ka got onlr ta tka gate. Tka queer thing that held him back aow rplaoa." ha declared lereclr. "I will bar tha Inheritance tkat la mine." Ha turned for tke door. Baaauebel called uletlr after him : "Think It over, rraaoura. If raa deride poa wlah tha tba-aand tba-aand poaoa aad paeeage ta America, come back tor IL I akall kold tka offer opoa aatll auch time aa you jmiflt .poll It." 'Oa to tha derll!" Bamiraa clipped la Kngllah. Tka prodigal haunted tba waurfront tha raat of that dap aad balf at tka Mit before ba fouad aa opportuoitp ta work kia pan. anga te Banta klarla aboard a Chtneea trad' Ing eeaael. Fertj-elfbt boor, later ha atood U tha acbaoaer'a haw and watched tlnp whiu dtp with a background of green hllla, and thea a low-lying ahora of whlta aaad Uaed with tall coconut palma, run out of tha tunruolee aaa. - Kot long attar that, toet at aunaet, ba pat toot on Baata Maria Inland and walked up aa arenue edged with royal palma and halted at a whlta gatepoat twice tba height at hia bead, la hia aoatrlle aow were tba awaetlp aeduetiTe adora af lhlang-ihlang and frangi-paaal; frangi-paaal; la hia ear. tba reaper whlapera af blrda. Ha peered toward great whlta booee that loomed abore Bower-llled grounn. the homo of hia boyhood. Home eoeer thing within hia forbade hia going oa. rpIERE is a heritage of blood which refuses to die. It makes the disrated gentleman the most thoroughgoing of blacklegs and, at times, it forces him into roles of noblesse oblige that are sublime in their renunciation of self. Francisco, scarred and seamed within and without, felt this call of blood and responded to it. "Too are thinking af rouraelf, you aid babul I" atormed young Bamirea. "I will hare my place. I will claim mr Inheritance. I demand paaeaga ta Banta Maria Immediately, Immedi-ately, aad If I am not girea it rea bare my aacrad promlae that you .bill equina I" Banquebel ahrugged heart ly. 'TraBciaca,' aaid he, "I arraelf will pap pea a tbouaaud peeoa and giro yea paaeaga ta America it you will but continue -to ba what pea are aad aot upeet their paradiee." V XTTTTH aomethlag of the awagger af a n ' aaller, but 111 at aaaa la hia poarip Bttlag wkita clothing, ha walked ap Maaila'a Calla Oraada and turned la at tha outer l amca of Baaquebal T Baaquebel, law part- era. A arp mock anlformod Tagal office bey laeaed ap from a beglnaer'e Engllak pamphlet and grinned i "Ton aepeak Amer kaar "Tea, when It la that I wtah ta awoar," tha Tteltpr anaworad aoborlr, la liquid BpaaUh. "It la quite elmplo and aaap ta wear ta America a. Otherwtea, I prefer mr aatlra toagua. Mncharbe, ran will -- aarrp tbla ta tha alder Bene Baaquebel im mediately." Ha bad wrlttaa hia name, with many eaaraetertatla froartah, aa a arrap af paper. Tba bop took It ta tha Inner eflce aad gara It ta tha alder Basquebel, a grey. haired an who worn tha Imperial at. aa , Id-achool dowa8oath eolonei. "rraneiaea Eamtrea!" Baaquebel choked. "Nombra da aombreal But It la a derll'. pat I hare rooked. Conduct tha nrae lata BP presence, Pepa." Tha aeaor came la. Ha waa about twenty, aad built eJenderly. Ilia olire akla waa auaburaed ahawat ta tha brown of a Via-ayaa'a Via-ayaa'a akla, aad hia face waa half covered with acara at battle I a third af aa ear waa gene. Hia ayea ware ayea that aaa did aot aaaa forget) they law all there waa ta aea, arldaotly, at a .weeping glance. SANQUEBEti looked klm are akarplp aad frowned. Hia diaappoiatmeat waa aa great aa bla chagrin. , ' "Tea do aot look very much llha a aaa of Don Eatebaa Bamiraa I" ba aiploded. Young Bamiraa ahrugged la true BpaaUh faehloa. "Thea hare I changed ee much la ell " amall Tea re? But It te theaa acara. Tea aea thia ana? Bla da Jaaelr. Aad tbla? Baa rraacteoe da California. Tbla I Sydney da Auetralia. Thlat Bhaaghal. Tbla crooked one Nagasaki. Thia aart A Malay kiia did that. But you abeuld bare aaaa thoee waa gara ate tha arara, after I kad BnUbed with them I 'El Felcoa' thep called ma that. I hare wondered, Beaor , Baaqoobal, whether my awa mother would recognlnemo. Pueal But I am hero, Beaor ' Baaquebel, ta trouble yoa, aa mr father'a attorney, for paaaaga home ta Baata Maria, i I 1. It proper that a Bamiraa work, hie wap kn, oa a emailing nrboooeri I hare bad mr ll at wandering, amor." - Banquebel aighad. "Bit dowa, FraacJaoa. There la a .lory ta tell." K.mlrra waa Impatient, but be aat dowa. The aid lawyer continued, hia Bpanlah perfect: per-fect: "Wkea yoa raa .way at fourteea. Franrlera, roar talker and mother were wild with anxiety. They re uaed eeareh to be made for you arar moat af tba world. Finally your mother aald you ware dead, aad I agreed with her: but your father aeeot gara ap tha hope. Theuaanda af poaoa ka paid ta heep tha eeareh going. Thea, aU aeontha ago "Bla month, ago, Fraadara, aaa at hie llttla abaca aceoonora brought ma ward that be could aot lira much longer. It waa tha old, old longing la hia heart, Franriaea, for pou, hia only aoa. I gueeaed that It waa, and that which can. ta peee later . prored roadualrely that mr gneaa waa correct. cor-rect. I took a great liberty into mr baada and apred htm. I did thia: Ju.t at that time a youth af an almoat noble houae la Barcelona, wka had Belt bar parent a or rloae relatlre, came to ma bora with letter, af Introduction, aad aeked ma ta Ind employment em-ployment for him. When ha came lata thia office I waa at "cece reminded at yea aa I had area yoa but. Hia appearance waa wholly good. Bo I told myaalf : Tbia boy hall ka Fraadara. Fraaciaea left ait yea re ago, and tkey will not know the difference. I will track tka boy juet how to carry through tha pardonable and aacoaaary deception. decep-tion. It la my aaly way af earing tha goad Doa Eatebaa Bamiraa.' "Aad I did it. Franclaco. Tba Barcelona hoy rebelled at Brat, for ha la boacet, Oa wiahed ta make hia awa war. Btepplng lata your ahoea, ao ta apeak, with all tha pea-aeeaiona pea-aeeaiona that were ta ba youra, appealed ta him aot at all. But at laat I waa him. Ha went dowa to Banta Maria and Oiled rear place, and your father aad mother are tha happteet persona la tha world, Fraadaea, according to what I hear through yoar father'a llttla trading remote. Surely, raw will not apoU It for thorn." 1 ,od thea a low-lying ehera af whlta aaad Usod with Ull coconut palma, riaa out of .rr tha turquoise aea. "" . , s. 5 f blood which refuses to " " J ated gentleman the most ?t?&X?Z5u , r- ' v ?gs and, at times, it forces '7l : . e oblige that are sublime ! ' -? ,.h rr" whl7" I,? 1 I tiro,. Ha pee rod toward a great whlta ; i self. Francisco, scarred -. th.t -,l'ro"' ' . i, , I without, felt this call of "" torb"u ,o4n' Y ' ' ,f I - it it .- " ! - ' I U "Toa are thinking at you naif, yoa aid i " . - ' ' - ' k' I ; -f babul I" atormed youag Bamirea. "I will f ." '"''! '- J J hare my place. I will claim my Inheritance. I ' .. V I i l "t I demand paaaaga to Banta Maria Immedi- x , J ' I ! i ? ' ' etely, aad If I am aot girea it rea hare M - ' J I I ! t ' my aacrad promise that yoa .hall squirm I" t' ' . 1 1 ' I H I Banquebel ahrugged haarlly. "Fraadaea,' S 1'w. '' ' i 1 ''I aaid he, "I aryself wlU pay yaa a tbouaaud ""kTT' ' ' . I peaoa and glra yaa paaaaga ta America if .V - . i J ' yoa will but continue -to ba what yaa are i -I l,. .-oea ' - I M aad aot upeet their parodist." , ! fl) I I , v s4 'r '-v- . ' I I : l i v: .... r -r- - y " . ; A Up to window ha wenl noiselesaly. and peered in ' , ' 1 Up to window ha went noiselesaly, and peered in |