The Pride of Palomar
he had the usual masculine horror of an exhibition of weakness, and although the girl's sweet sympathy and genuine womanly tenderness had caught him unawares,
control of himself as swiftly as he had los
and, with her dainty wisp of handkerchief, wiped
ded the handkerchief and kis
essayed a twisted smile. "I'm not usually this weak," he continued, apologetically. "I never knew until to-night that I could be such a lubberly big baby, but, then, I
shoulder in com
signs of strength, not weakness. And remember-life has a habit of
g that made life liv
ior who, in defeat, remarked, 'All is lost save honor.'" And sh
gain, the t
ly thrill I ever got out of its possession was in the service. My colonel was never content merely with returning my salute. He always uncovered to me. That ribbon will have little weight with your fa
not be a bad idea if you were to defer the crossing of your bridges until you
esit
y wanted to see Pablo and have a talk with him. My sudden appearance
occupancy cannot be questioned. Until the period of redemption ex
tepped to the side of the road, wet his handkerchief in a pool of clean rain-water, and mopped his eyes. "I'll have t
Kay Pa
' for
thl
ed appr
ve my dunnage at the
ould sleep at the ranch to-night, so I kept your
his overseas cap, snugged his blouse down over his hips, flipped from it the
latter had merely been sojourning in El Toro the past two years, but the faint strain of Spanish in him dictated a different course as Don Mike stepped briskly up to him with outstretched hand and
he said, "my l
ssing on to the expectant Carolina, who folded him tightly in her arms and wept soundlessly when he kissed her
ederico Noriaga Farrel loves us. Never no woman those boy kees since hees m
, in the guilty knowledge that her badinage had really been inspired by a sudden desire to le
teecular." He paused a moment and looked her in the face meaningly. "
suming pride in his master sti
icular," she whispered. "Personall
ed her. "Those boy is of the gente. An' we don' call heem 'Don Mike' now. Before, y
herself from possible blame due to her failure to have prep
ngth he succeeded in gently dismissing both
family and their guest were not on the veranda
dinner to your room. We breakf
f you will explain to your father and mother my apparent l
th studied courtesy, cap in hand, and waited until she had turn