Part 15 (1/2)
”An idle thought came into my mind,” he said aardly
Evelyn smiled
”My father has coain You will be here some time?”
”A few days”
He watched her join Cliffe in the archway that led froain on the bench under the paluitars nor the tinkle of theof Evelyn There seemed to be some peculiar bond of sympathy between theall alone?” cahed, and joined his comrade and Macallister, who had entered the _patio_ with Don Martin and Blanca
CHAPTER XI
A MODERN DON QUIXOTE
The dining-room of the International Hotel was modern, but while noisy, power-driven fans stirred the heavy air and the decoration was profuse, traces of more austere ancient art remained Stone pillars and the fretted arch at one end had an Eastern grace and lightness; a one or two finely-lass and nickeled knives were American, but curious old carafes filled with red and yelloine stood a table
Evelyn, looking down the room from its opposite end, was conscious of faint displeasure when Graha could not be jealousy, but she studied Blanca with a curiosity that was half hostile The girl was dressed in Parisian fashi+on, but she walked with a grace that only Spanish woure, but her black hair was rather coarse and her blue eyes too languishi+ng Yet she ell bred, and the man in dark clothes who followed and was, no doubt, her father had an air of dignity Grahame seemed to be on friendly terhed when they sat down and Evelyn noticed that the girl sometimes touched him coquettishly with her fan
Walthew sat opposite with a thoughtful expression; and soon Macallister joined in the talk It was obvious that he was a, for Evelyn saw those who sat near shter rose froer spoke to each other, and the engineer's voice calass and the hum of conversation, so and uncouth Castilian
When the guests were leaving the dining-room Grahame met Cliffe in the corridor
”Glad to see you I didn't expect to find you in Havana,” the A?”
They found a seat in the _patio_, and Cliffe gave Grahaar
”How's business?” he asked
”We can't complain, so far,” Grahame answered cautiously ”The boat, of course, does not carry et into harbors that larger vessels can only enter on big tides, and we sold our last cargo at a satisfactory price Just now I'ston; there's no boat across for soood roo estate I want to look at in Jaestion elcoive Cliffe part of the deckhouse, and they afterward talked of so with Blanca Saruid and the _patio_ was hot; but he was conscious of his coht of her often since he left Rio Frio, and she had had a place in the fantastic dreaht him
”You do not speak much, but you have been ill,” she said presently, with a syrief to us to hear it; but you have suffered in a good cause”
”I'm not sure of that,” Waltheered ”You see I was out for money”
”And that was all!” Blanca exclaimed in a half-contemptuous tone