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