Show bistress 0 or monterey monterey Monte rev s VIRGINIA STIVERS BARTLETT V silvers service ut continued I 1 ac fages was looking of oi he e water with that dream ag 3 dioning expression that on an lalla clalla so of 1 ie 0 asked yes I 1 havo have my though to mo me california III ost beautiful spot in nil all the still I 1 am homesick for is have never seen en n looked at pedro pages fages I 1 pathy as they turned their 0 round and started back to adlo dio but eulalla had not r husbands words her Bs s whirling with her own again sho she heard dage ve asive word comet come 1 00 nights were interrupted by i voice of padre lasuen fiesta senora i a beautiful madora ho he said a real the history of california pla ining of the first distin visitors to reach our shores I 1 must hasten ahead to nother another feast for them a ahe e soul at our little mis carlos de carmelo until fasl 31 t CI arter he darkening via cruces d messenger demessenger flew ahead vernor and his guests to fathers at carmelo that was approaching don fr I 1 his guests lingered along ed deep in tam talk T im been abeen wonderful this visit te F cicur le ie gouverneur Gouvern cur la or T vas as saying sans doute e of the wonder countries rid me I 1 foresee great icse ese bays and harbors full MA rom am all the world ports ige go people from all over se I 1 see commerce trade titles cities what Is to prevent you or I 1 or some one of ess people who travel and soy uld only find that north I 1 ag agel 41 exists replied pages fages y does I 1 am sure of that chy hy it found but d d if as you say call et to become such a great nang ing with ships and peo c e it will be after I 1 am hate to see it that i if it happens it will not time p in thought her febrile n tricking her into the imaginings agin ings la goberna quietly by her husbands had ad been impossible tor for ave ve another word vord with at aho he rode also wrapped in im loso lose to the side of the tah i ak arnor and his guests canto the gate to the corn com MW ach ch surrounded the mis kt gs and left their horses ants at the door they ted by padre lasuen he with wel amur he sprinkled them water and they entered ild id the french visitors it was a matter of pride ce that the altar was il 11 T with a hundred candles nor or or that the codemo coremo ants padre lasuen wore brought out on the high ns lt it seemed so simple so pearly nearly pitiful but pus us feelings were deeply d the sonorous latin of leer eer priest thanking god fe delivery to these dds and begging him na for a ct across the waters ight tears to many eyes lank into the chair pro er and let her eyes rove ilk e people around there thera ela la her face stolid im pd d there was angustias Angust las eringi ln in heavens name gobernadora alls ails her at out r B was her husband and the dark of the gover 90 and the silvery white of 3 contrasting the candlelight B was le pinto pante dagenet t her thoughts began to udden revelation came she sailed balled away from with ith the french eppedi rould become Dagel Dage etc he brushed blushed hr hor forehead fou BC trembling fingers she at an another other man than pedro it possible lit struck like a blow i her for a brief spell f bent automatically in f lions dons of the service she to and sat automatically 1 14 aured responses her tog 1 mind began consciously 1 a gain cautiously she its f the thought of being bistress while the low W ay iy laguens Lasu ens devout voice lan an to make love said it over and over of the litany her lips spoke familiarity with the idea made it piquant another man not pedro foges with his rough tempestuous robust love making to which she was responding less and less as time went on she glanced at her husband from tile the corner ot of her eye how well she knew him I 1 every line every feature a tiny blood vessel in the corner of ills his eye like a question mark a largo vein on his tom tern pie that swelled and throbbed at times the feeling of his hands roughened and coarse clarsa when he caressed her the smell of his clothes ahl horses leather perspiration would it bo be difficult to change that tor for another man A man well groomed with delicate hands a sensitive mouth not burled buried in a beard A man whose every movement and gesture was graceful de liberate she shivered and clasped her warm hands together and then she thought dagenet does smell so gloriaa Glo Glor riar lar glorial Glor lal lat sang the choir and the congregation glorial Glor lal glorial Glor lal sang eulalla she lifted her eyes to the altar with its hundred candles there Juni gunipero pero serra had stood quenching the flames of seven candles in the blood that poured from his breast there he had lain in his coffin and there beneath the floor at the foot of the altar lay his bones but suddenly it seemed that everywhere ery where she looked she saw his eyes staring at her from the lights looking out from the painted sockets of the holy images sorrowful accusing sho she shivered again for a cold breath seemed to rise from juni pero serras tomb and blow upon her she chafed chafee her hands together for now they were cold clammy would this service never endl just when she bhe thought sho she could not bear it for another instant she heard fray lasuen pronounce the benediction she staggered to her feet while the procession of choir boys and acolytes passed then don pedro took her arm and she stumbled from the church in the compound outside a great fire had been lighted for the fathers at carmel had planned a fiesta of their own in honor of the frenchmen la perouse spoke to the governor sacre bisacre he said frankly wiping his eyes but what a scene to touch the hearal mon dieu monsieur lo ie gouverneur what you spanish pioneers have done in this coun tryl all ah I 1 can not say any more than I 1 have said how it touches the hearte thank yo you senor el conde said the governor gravely they were moving toward seats that had been prepared tor for them in a ring around the fire eulalla noticed dagenet maneuvering to reach her side that sacre pere your Fran francois cols lasuen went on the count with gallic emotion what a saint Is he he is the most worthy respectable man I 1 have ever met ills his mildness charity and affection for these unutterably stupid indians is beyond expression Monsie url the gentlemen stood while eulalia eulaila seated herself with a queenly air dagenet waited until his superior officer was ensconced in a great armchair beside the governor then slipped to the ground at la Gobernadora Gobern adoras ls feet don pedro looked at him with a good natured twinkle we are all here your majesty he remarked to his lady even to the court jester at your feet dagenet hugged his knees with a smile and looked inquiringly at la perouse who translated the remark tor for him tell his excellency he an it is a privilege jo to be here and tell him please hg ha added as an afterthought that if I 1 it t would please the lady I 1 would stretch out on the ground for bei be footstool foot toot stool like that young savage slave of hers it if she would permit eulalla gasped at the daring la perouse gave his young friend a reprimanding glance and translated his remarks to the governor governo r as he saw fit closer to the fire they saw fermin lasuen appear and talk with a group of half naked indian boys who were preparing some game there is the holy man among his dark sheep remarked ln la perouse yes he is a holy man indeed replied fages Juni pera serra was a true saint but the two are very different for instance you would not have been privileged to see an indian ceremonial it if Juni gunipero pero serra were pad re presidente dente he did his best to put down every evidence of the barbarities bari ties the indians practiced even their harmless 9 games ames cje he was different even the appe appearance arance of the two is different lasuen is a smaller more wiry man than serra he is very pious but very human our fray fermin 1 I would have been inhere interested sted in serra but I 1 am glad lasuen is less strict for it ij ak splendid to see aee these indian dances yes fray lasuen says with a smile of tolerance that they are only children and must play and they have grown too old to learn new nev games another priest you would have admired was fray pa lou IOU ile ho was a Mal lorcan as was serra and after serving hero here a little while as padro padre presidente dente after serras death has retired to mexico where ha Is writing a life ilfe of his brother Juni gunipero pero 11 lie laughed suddenly but all tile the priests that have come coma to california have not been saints by any means wo we hod had two here for a while and please do not embarrass me by asking how they got here who were fiends sent straight from hell as good Juni gunipero pero used to say one was fray mariana hubl and the other fray bartolomo bartolome gill A crapulous crap tilous pairl lie ile laughed uproariously mon dieul they sound like some of our famous french friars of the moyen age and what became of them por per dlos dios their fate was too good tor for them I 1 one of them was put on the manila galleon as chaplain and he sills sails annually from manila to acapulco and back trip after trip and is never allowed to set toot foot on land that Is a terrible punish ment for the poor man Is seasick oil all the time the other Is a a chaplain in a prison and is virtually a prisoner himself I 1 heaved a sigh of relief when those two were deported from california although they did add to th the e galety gaiety gaith of the place put in eulalla eulalia one never knew what they were going to do VV exclaimed the governor my lady speaks she has been so quiet ever since the merl enda I 1 was afraid she was displeased or 1111 how is it with you querida qu erlda are you V V eulalla could feel Dage lets fingers smoothing the hem of the green riding habit there was a low thud of tom toms a beating of rattles punctuated by sudden savage shrieks and screams A long queue of nearly naked indian youths began dancing around the fire and while the games and dances lasted all conversation died except for a quiet unheard whispering that passed under cover of the excitement between eulalla and dagenet Da gelet you are most beautiful in the firelight your majesty murmured the man your beauty gleams out of the dark amid this rude setting like an exotic jewel the woman sighed and moved her hand until it touched his shoulder the fire was darkened tor for a moment as a group of dancers postured before it ile he reached for the hand and again eulalla eulalia felt subtle excitement when his lips kissed her palm gardel she murmured then after a moment when you said when you said cornel comell this morning on the cliff did you mean it dagenet drew away ever so slightly ah but besl at the time at the aimel what do you 7 0 the chanting of the indian dancers had died down to an ominous silence only the crackling of the fire and the wind in the trees was audible the performers tiled filed into the darkness silently then in a moment another group bounded into tho the firelight grotesque with strange headdresses addresses he and bows and arrows tor for a dance of the hunters again tho the tom toms and rattle grunts and shrieks eulalla shivered she whispered again please ex cx plain 1 I was carried away by the tenderness of the moment my selfishness overcame me forgive me I 1 could not carry you away 1 away from what this loneliness desolation neglect do you think I 1 am mad to prefer to stay here peered nt at her in the firelight indeed her eyes did look a little mad what was going to imp hip pen lie ile reached again for her hand and patted it soothingly it Is I 1 who am mad ho he breathed you do not really wish to come I 1 would not wish to to 11 lie he stopped und and cursed to himself those were not the right words she clutched his shoulder until her fingernails finger nails bit int into ohis hla flesh you mako make it difficult tor for me whispered eulalla for you have asked me to come and I 1 am coming do not worry about it just rest content and happy in the knowledge that when you sail I 1 shall be with you no no madame it Is too great a sacrifice for you to ills his voice was rising and eulallo eulalla murmured they were silent for a moment watching the dancers Dage lets brain was whirling the lady was determinedly determine dl and if n lady were determined ter mined he stole a glance at tho the ladys husband tho the powerful governor of the Califor californians his bulk solid and imposing in the half light how good a swordsman was I 1 he ic how true a shot visions of duels of pursuit by the spanish armada of international complications passed through his mind was he laying too much stress on the latin understanding of affair do de coeur ile he must not do this it was madness sheer insanity it Is not too great a so sacrifice crInce tor for me mon men ami the lady was wag breathing in his car 1 I am willing to make it and what Is more she leaned tar far over as though to adjust a shoo shoe latchet and looked straight into his eyes her own glowing feverishly what la Is more if I 1 stay if I 1 do not go I 1 am afraid I 1 will have to confess to my husband that you that you have made love to me she ills hissed sed triumphantly dagenet dropped his head to his knees with a groan of despair B but ut he recovered himself suddenly la tend resso that Is what was needed now he fumbled half heart edly for the ladys hand again Hs he must kiss it poor lady he thought as he felt her warm fingers lie he felt a tremor pass through her and soon she whispered and all that Is left to decide Is where and when dagenet thought quickly the nearness of the woman her real appeal tho the sound of the thudding indian rhythm rayth m i savage passionate moved him he shrugged his she shoulders ul after nil all why not there had been elopements elope ments before and there would be again and the lady was 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