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their   hands   gracefully   advanced   in   the   line   of   their   figures�察  �an   attitude 

accepted      throughout      the  civilized    world    of   deportment      as  indicating 

fastidious refinement not unmingled with permissible hauteur。 

     The three gentlemen lifted their hats at this ravishing apparition�察�and 

halted。 The Mayor advanced with great politeness。 

     ;I feared you didn't hear me call you�察�Miss Yerba�察�so we ventured to 

seek you。 As the two girls exchanged almost infantile glances of surprise�察�

he continued�此 �Mr。 Paul Hathaway has done us the honor of seeking you 

here�察�as he did not find you at the convent。 You may have forgotten that 

Mr。 Hathaway is the third one of your trustees。; 

     ;And   so   inefficient   and   worthless   that   I   fear   he   doesn't   count�察─  �said 

Paul�察 �but�察─�raising his eyes to Yerba's�察 �I fancy that I have already had the 

pleasure of seeing you�察�and�察�I fear�察�the mortification of having disturbed 

you and your friends in the parlor of the Golden Gate Hotel yesterday。; 

     The   two   girls   looked   at   each   other   with   the   same   childlike   surprise。 

Yerba   broke   the   silence   by   suddenly   turning   to   Milly。   ;Certainly�察  �you 

remember how greatly interested we were in the conversation of a party of 

gentlemen   who   were   there   when   we   came   in。   I   am   afraid   our   foolish 

prattle   must   have   disturbed YOU。   I   know   that   we   were   struck   with   the 

intelligent and eloquent devotion of your friends。; 

     ;Oh�察�perfectly�察─�chimed in the loyal but somewhat infelix Milly�察 �and it 

was so kind and thoughtful of Mr。 Hathaway to take them away as he did。; 

     ;I felt the more embarrassed�察─�continued Hathaway�察�smiling�察�but still 

critically   examining Yerba   for   an   indication   of   something   characteristic�察�

beyond this palpable conventionality�察 �as I unfortunately must present my 

credentials   from   a   gentleman   as   much   of   a   stranger   as   myselfColonel 

Pendleton。; 

     The trade´wind was evidently  making itself felt even in this pastoral 

retreat�察   �for   the   two    gentlemen       appeared     to   shrink    slightly    within 

themselves�察�and a chill seemed to have passed over the group。 The Mayor 

coughed。 The avuncular Woods gazed abstractedly at a large cactus。 Even 

Paul�察�prepared by previous experience�察�stopped short。 

     ;Colonel Pendleton� �Oh�察�do tell me all about him� ─�flashed out Yerba�察�



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suddenly�察�with clasped hands and eager girlish breath。 

     Paul cast a quick grateful glance at the girl。 Whether assumed or not�察�

her   enthusiastic   outburst   was   effective。   The   Mayor   looked         uneasily   at 

Woods�察�and turned to Paul。 

     ;Ah�察�yes� �You and he are original co´trustees。 I believe Pendleton is in 

reduced circumstances。 Never quite got over that bank trouble。; 

     ;That   is   only   a   question   of   legislative   investigation   and   relief�察─  �said 

Paul lightly�察 �yet with purposely vague official mystery of   manner。 Then�察�

turning quickly to Yerba�察�as if replying to the only real question at issue�察�

he continued pointedly�察 �I am sorry to say the colonel's health is so poor 

that it keeps him quite a recluse。 I have a letter from him and a message 

for   you。;   His   bright   eyes   added   plainly;as   soon   as   we   can   get   rid   of 

those people。; 

     ;Then you think that a bill;began the Mayor�察�eagerly。 

     ;I think�察�my dear sir�察─�said Paul plaintively�察 �that I and my friends have 

already     tried   the   patience    of   these   two    young    ladies    quite   enough 

yesterday   with   politics   and   law´making。   I   have   to   catch   the   six´o'clock 

train to San Francisco this evening�察�and have already lost the time I hoped 

to spend with Miss Yerba by missing her at the convent。 Let me stroll on 

here�察�if you like�察�and if I venture to monopolize the attention of this young 

lady for half an hour�察�you�察�my dear Mr。 Mayor�察�who have more frequent 

access to her�察�I know�察�will not begrudge it to me。; 

     He placed himself beside Yerba and Milly�察�and began an entertaining�察�

although�察�I fear�察�slightly exaggerated�察�account of his reception by the Lady 

Superior�察�and her evident doubts of his identity with the trustee mentioned 

in   Pendleton's   letter   of   introduction。   ;I   confess   she   frightened   me�察─  �he 

continued�察 �when she remarked   that�察�according to   my statement�察�I   could 

have been only eighteen years old when I became your guardian�察�and as 

much   in   want   of   one   as   you   were。   I   think   that   only   her   belief   that   Mr。 

Woods and the Mayor would detect me as an impostor provoked her at last 

to tell me your whereabouts。; 

     ;But why DID they ever make you a trustee�察�for goodness' sake�拭─�said 

Milly�察�naively。  ;Was   there   no   one grown up   at   that time   that   they  could 

have called upon�拭─�



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     ;Those   were   the   EARLY   days   of   California�察─  �responded   Paul�察  �with 

great   gravity�察  �although   he   was   conscious   that   Yerba   was   regarding   him 

narrowly�察 �and I probably looked older and more intelligent than I really 

was。 For�察�candidly�察─�with the consciousness of Yerba's eyes still upon him�察�

;I remember very little about it。 I dare say I was selected�察�as you kindly 

suggest�察�'for goodness' sake。'; 

     ;After all�察─�said the volatile Milly�察�who seemed inclined�察�as chaperone�察�

to direct the conversation�察 �there was something pretty and romantic about 

it。 You two poor young things taking care of each other�察�for of course there 

were no women here in those days。; 

     ;Of course there WERE women here; interrupted Yerba�察�quickly�察�with 

a    half´meaning�察      �half´interrogative      glance    at   Paul    that   made     him 

instinctively uneasy。 ;You later comers;to Milly;always seem to think 

that there was nothing here before you� ─�She paused�察�and then added�察�with 

a naive mixture of reproach and coquetry that was as charming as it was 

unexpected�察 �As to taking care of each other�察�Mr。 Hathaway very quickly 

got rid of me�察�I believe。; 

     ;But I left you in better hands�察�Miss Yerba�察�and let me thank you now�察─�

he added in a lower tone�察 �for recognizing it as you did a moment ago。 I'm 

glad that you instinctively liked Colonel Pendleton。 Had you known him 

better�察�you would have seen how truthful that instinct was。 His chief fault 

in the eyes of our worthy friends is that he reminds them of a great deal 

they   can't   perpetuate   and   much   they   would   like   to   forget。;   He   checked 

himself abruptly。 ;But here is your letter�察─�he resumed�察�drawing Colonel 

Pendleton's   missive   from  his   pocket�察   �perhaps   you   would   like   to   read   it 

now�察�in   case   you have   any  message   to return by  me。 Miss Woods   and   I 

will excuse you。; 

     They had reached the end of the rose´alley�察�where a summer´house that 

was in itself a rose´bower partly disclosed itself。 The other gentlemen had 

lagged behind。 ;I will amuse MYSELF�察�and console your other guardian�察�

dear�察─  �said   the   vivacious   Milly�察  �with   a   rapid   exchange   of   glances   with 

Yerba�察     �until  this   horrid   business    is  over。   Besides�察─   �she   added    with 

cheerful vagueness�察 �after so long a separation you must have a great deal 

to say to each other。; 



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     Paul   smiled   as   she   rustled   away�察  �and   Yerba�察  �entering   the   summer´ 

house�察�sat down and opened the letter。 The young man remained leaning 

against the rustic archway�察�occasionally glancing at her and at the moving 

figures in the gardens。 He was conscious of an odd excitement which he 

could trace to no particular cause。 It was true that he had been annoyed at 

not finding the young girl at the convent�察�and at having to justify himself 

to   the   Lady   Superior   for   what   he   conceived   to   be   an   act   of   gratuitous 

kindness�察�nor was he blind to the fact that his persistence in following her 

was more an act of aggression against the enemies of Pendleton than of 

concern   for Yerba。   She   was   certainly  pretty�察  �he   could   not   remember   her 

mother   sufficiently   to   trace   any   likeness�察  �and   he   had   never   admired   the 

mother's pronounced beauty。 She had flashed out for an instant into what 

seemed originality  and feeling。  But it   had passed�察 �and she   had asked no 

further questions in regard to the colonel。 

     She   had   hurriedly   skimmed   through   the   lette
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