The Bride of the Sun

vaded by a host of gesticulating and strong-minded boatmen, whose badges attested that they were duly licensed to carry off what passengers and luggage they could. They

he Darsena dock. Nothing would part him from his treasures, nothing induce him to allow these

th fluency and point that the idea was an utterly ridiculous one. So Dick Montgomery shrugged his broad shoul

is young ambition, the land of gold and legends, the Peru of Pizarro and the Incas. Th

ul blur along the sea coast, that there were none of those towers, steeples or minarets with which our ancient ports beckon out to sea that the traveler is welcome. Even when hi

had been pointed out to him in reply. At the landing stage he threw a hand-full of centavos to his man, an

usiness section—streets broad or narrow fronted with big, modern buildings that were the homes of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish firms with

ering one of the many cafés which opened their doors into the cool bustle of the narrow streets. Though it was his first visit to Callao, the young man hardly he

panish. “But at that price your fertili

irl, busily engaged in transcribing figures into a little note-book attached by a gold chain to the daintiest of waists. Her face, a strikingly beautiful one, was a little set under its crown of coal-black hair as she be

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crashed to the floor, as she ran

d how is

you?... But we did not e

ather a go

how i

I suppose you’ve heard? Her second

smoky ol

ng hard when

re is yo

his next book.... Wait a minute, I’ll come in. Where’s the door? I suppose it would be bad

Round the corner there, and

ichua Indians. A huge dray, coming from the direction of the harbor, rumbled under the archway, and wheeled in the

lected as he made his way toward

e said as she closed

o him, by far the more troubled of the

lly have no

u believe

were so lon

wrote,

or, Don Alonso de Cuelar. And father, I think, is furious with me for refusin

ther? and the kiddies?... I hardly k

rested in your uncle’s visit. He has arranged a meeting at the Geographical Society for him. And for the past m

as been angr

and he already sees me an old maid.... It’s awfully funny! Do

oes tha

better than I can. It’s something like

look here, Maria-Teresa, I’m an awful

ked at the right moment We’ll be married in thre

an engineer, and he may not think me much o

ou a gift of the whole of Peru. There’

Maria-Teresa! That I—I.... But,

or meet by accident. Then you are friends...

d they remained thus f

nced the entrance of an excited employee. At the sight of the stranger, he stopped short, bu

ere has been trouble between them and the Chinamen.

ard sign of emotion. Her vo

ppen... in the N

at Ch

ascar wa

came back with th

to me.”