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Mistress of Monterey VIRGINIA STIVERS BARTLETT • Virginia Stivers Bartlett —mi n ■ —■■■■■■■ ■ • ■■ ■■ , WXU Service SYNOPSIS In Spanish-governed California of 1783 a cofiict between Church- and State is represented by two friendly enemies, trail old Fray Junlpero Serra, Francis can missionary, and Don Pedro Fages. civil governor. After telling Serra he is sending to Mexico for his wife and son. whom he has not seen for eight years, he refuses his aid toward founding the San ta Barbara Mission. In Mexico City, Dona Eulalia, accompanied by her du enna, Angustias, arrives at the embassy In response to a letter from her husband, Don Pedro. She agrees to go to Califor nia. Don Pedro sends for Serra. telling him that two priests are on their way from Mexico with Eulalia and young Pe dro and that he is leaving to meet them. Fages engages a young Indian girl, Indl zuela. as maid for Eulalia. Eulalia sails 'rom San Bias. It is a desolate trip. From the port of Loreto, a large caval cade loaded with Eulalia's party starts out for the long overland trip. Eulalia, accustomed to luxury and comfort, bit terly regrets having been persuaded to come. The two priests. Fray Mariano and Fray Bartolomeo, call on her and arouse her suspicions as to their genu ineness. As the cavalcade stops at vari ous missions. Eulalia hears rumors of the approach of her husband. While Don Pedro plans a great fiesta to wel come his wife, Eulalia plans her cos tume. CHAPTER VIII Pedro Fages leaped from out the darkening, shark-infested water of the Gulf of California and raced a few times up the beach, shouting and beating his chest Then he dressed carefully, combed his beard and hair with his fingers, and went to his tent k Escabellito, the wee Indian, awaited him there, and the two walked toward the roaring fire. The smoky air was filled with the odors of roasting flesh. Two casks, one of wine, and one of aguardiente from the Franciscan mission of San Ga briel Arcangel in California Alta, stood ready for the broaching. Don Pedro strolled restlessly about The bay was now flooded with moonlight, which emphasized mountains, palms, men and horses In black silhouette. Again he peered into the tent A little fire had been built before the entrance and its re flection made the barbaric interior glow like a jewel. When he looked again toward the fire he saw three figures ride slow ly toward the camp: a woman, a child and a man. Behind them a long caravan defiled out of the ar royo. “Ah,” choked the Governor, As he went toward them a thousand confused thoughts, memories, de sires raced through his mind. Eu talia, his wife —his Eulalia—eight years—the babe at the mother’s breast beautiful Eulalia lonely years—beloved, riding to me out of the wilderness —I will crawl to your feet—kiss your little shoes —core of my heart —hope of my loneliness — mine to possess—soon. ‘•Ah,” choked the Governor of Cal ifornia. He made his way with dignity to ward her. helped her from the sad dle, kissed her hand timidly. And said only: •’Well! Well, well, well!" There were confused greetings, cries, laughter; a milling of people and horses. The Governor found his legs held in a tight grip. He looked down. “Hello! And who Is this?” *1 am Pedro Fages the Younger. Are you my father? Are you truly? I didn't think I had a father, real ly. I thought he was like Senor Jesus, or San Francisco, or—” Fages swung the child into his arms and carried him to the fire. He looked Into the clear eyes, de voured the brown face, felt the straight little back and limbs, and buried his cheek in the boy’s warm aeck. “I am your father —I am Indeed. And you are my chamaco, my lit tle boy!” Pedro Fages the Younger wrig gled in delight. “Then it’s all right. Ai, I have so many things to tell you. and ask you. Father. Father! That sounds funny, doesn't it? I’ve heard other boys say that, but I never could.” “Young Pedro, you are bother ing your father! And I want to speak to him. Greetings, Don Pedro—or should I say, your Excellency?" “Dona Angustias! Well, well—” And he stooped to kiss the with ered virgin’s cheek. She giggled and produced her pet, to hold him up proudly like a child. “Look, sir! Chichi! And he has borne the trip thus far nobly, nobly, I say.” “Chichi! My God, the same Chi chi?" “Oh, not the same Chichi, there have been several Chichis since the one you saw last, but there is just one, always and the same Chichi!" Fages felt his hand tugged gen tly, and looked down into the som ber eyes of a tiny Indian. He took him by the hand and led him to where Eulalia sat enthroned be neath a ramada by the fire. '•Senora,” he said formally, “here Is a gift I have brought you all the way from Monterey, a gift which I hope you will appreciate, and use. This is Escabellito." “Escabellito! Little Foot-Stool!" exclaimed the lady. "What • strange name!” “He has no other. And that is what he is. Your little foot-stool.” He whispered in the brown ear. The child dropped on his round belly and wriggled to the lady’s feet, turning his head toward the Gover nor, begging for approval with a black bright eye. “There you are! Put your feet on him. Lady. Do not be afraid. That is what he is for, he has been trained for you, the little savage.” Eulalia put one foot, then the oth er, gingerly on the small round body, then relaxed. “Ah,” she laughed, "he is a com fortable Escabellito! This is nice of you, your Excellency. Queens and the mistresses of kings have their little blackmoors, and I have my wee Indian.” The Governor bowed low. “Right and fitting, Dona Eulalia.” “Ah, my heart, my beautiful more beautiful than I remembered in my most solitary lonely dreams—" Now the casks were broached, the wine and brandy flowed and the feast began. The Governor and Capitan Canete raised wine-horns to each other. “Good man! Brave fellow!” mur mured the Governor. The Capitan smiled quizzically and retired. During the feast Fages sat where he could see Eulalia, watching the firelight brighten the little Maja jacket, and wink on the bright but tons. Watched her hands as she ate fastidiously. Then, when venison, antelope, quail, rabbits, frijoles, tortillas, and dried fruits were mere scraps, an Now the Casks Were Broached and the Feast Began. old leather-jacket began plucking music by the roots out of his guitar —a guitar that had traveled from the province of Catalonia in Spain, across the Atlantic, across Mexico, and up and down the Californias. B. ja and Alta. Voices rose in the bv.oved songs of the old country, soldiers’ songs, gipsies’ roundelays and haunting Oriental strains that had persisted In Spain since the days of the Moors. Pedro Fages lifted a horn of wine. “I give you a toast, my men! To his Majesty King Carlos the Third of Spain, and to his Royal Spouse!” They drank the toast standing, amid cheers. The Governor refilled his horn. “And I give you Eulalia, the Queen of the Californias!” He drank deeply, then threw the empty horn into the dying fire. Stooping lightly, he lifted Eulalia from the dais, held her aloft a moment, then strode away with her to the tent CHAPTER IX Early one morning couriers had dashed into the presidio at San Di ego announcing that El Senor Gob ernador and his lady, La Gobema dora, were at the very gates of the citadel. Lieutenant Jose de Zuniga, in charge of the presidio, issued orders right and left There must be royal entertainment prepared, and at once! A dispatch must be sent to good Padre Lasuen at the mission to come and celebrate a thanksgiv ing for the distinguished travelers; he must bring his Indian musicians. There would be music, dancing; food must be prepared—a bull slaughtered. The arms and equip ment of the little garrison must be in perfect order. Guns must be made ready for salutes. The women listened to the Com mander’s orders, nodded among themselves and went to work. The Indian servants stared In stupid won der. Never had they seen the gente so hard at work. Such a scrubbing and cleaning, such an aroma of food in the air! Carefully hoarded clothes —for who could tell when they could be replaced?—were drawn from chests I where they reposed from funeral to funeral, christening to christening. The best silk quilts and bed furnish ings were carried to the room set apart for the almost-royal guest chamber. When all this was done, and the children cleaned and dressed, the women-folk fixed their men-foik’s hair; trimmed it, combed it, braided it into queues. Suddenly there was a volley of shots, a prancing of hoofs, shouts and cries, and the caravan came in sight. The people of San Diego pressed forward to see—there was El Gobernador—Don Pedro himself, his brown eyes twinkling, his mouth stern, riding proudly between his lady and his son. “Ah, his son!” they chattered. “That would be Pedro the Younger of course. A princeling, yes, a princeling. But look you—the lady —La Gobernadora!” La Gobernadora rode Into the compound proudly, head high, eyes level. She saw the jolly clamor around the Governor, a respectful intimacy that established at once in her mind the relations of her hus band with these people that he gov erned. She did not approve of it— tins backslapping and joking. Aft er all he was the Governor, the King’s own representative in this province and should demand and re ceive more dignified attention. For a moment she looked around her. The adobe stockade was lined with huts that followed the contours of the hills. Living quarters, store houses, chapel, huddled under the flag of Spain. To the east great mountains, the Cuyamacas and Pal omar, lifted profound white brows into the sunset sky—remote, im passable. Prison walls—shuddered the lady. To the west the South Sea spread like a carpet of red gold clear to the setting sun. Into it old Point Lorn a plowed like the prow of a ship. So this was California Alta —and here was she, at last. Fray Mariano and Fray Bartolo me were being led away, after a joyful greeting from Padre Lasuen, to their quarters. They too looked about them doubtfully. “So this is California Alta!” whis pered Fray Mariano. “What next?” “Sh-h!” warned his brother as Padre Lasuen overtook them. They walked beside him, hands clasped piously over their stomachs, their eyes cast downward. After a thanksgiving service in the chapel, there was a merry feast in the quarters of the Lieutenant Zuniga that night The food was good, wine flowed and the Indians from the Mission San Diego de Al cala made amazing music. Eulalia was dazed, tired. a little 111. But the Governor was in fine fettle. Over and over he told of the long journey north, relating news of this one and of that, prais ing La Gobernadora’s courage and fortitude. Every one hung on his words, laughed at his sallies, en couraged him to talk; occasionally they would address her gallantly, but she was unresponsive. She wanted to retire. Angustias, where was she? Talking amiably in a comer with the fat wife of the ser geant They were chatting confi dentially, laughing, whispering with arched eyebrows. Even Pedro the Younger, and the little Indian Es cabellito, were busy friend-making. Eulalia could hear their voices out of-doors, screaming and laughing at some game. Every one was gay but she. She couldn’t bear it. “Your Excellency!” she called peremptorily to her husband. He came to her. “Well, my dear, he said jovially. “Isn’t this fine! Ah, the kind friendly hearts of my people—my friends! Don’t they warm your heart?” He was flushed with wine. Grouse Bird of Importance to Scots, According to an Authority in London How in the course of a century and a half the grouse has become a bird of national importance in Britain, is related by Henry Doug las Home in the Field of London: “It is a fine morning in August, 1773. Boswell turns to Johnson, whose eyes are still weak from the firewater, drunk by barbarians be yond the Solway: 'Do you suppose these hills will become valuable on account of these excellent moor fowl?’ ’Please don’t be stupid at this early hour. These barren moun tains will never produce anything of value to a civilized people. No one can stomach their melancholy emptiness.’ “The disgruntled doctor would have been astonished to learn that the moor-fowl would prove more valuable to the Scots than the host of quails which saved the Israel ites from an awkward predicament. Perhaps in some far distant sphere Boswell turns to Johnson each twelfth of August: ‘I told you so.’ (The doctor’s reply would be banned in the Field.) "A century later the grouse had become a bird of national impor tance in the intefnal economy of THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER “Pedro,” Eulalia said wamingly, j “be careful. You are so full of wine you need no more warming. But I am not warm. lam cold, and tired, and oh, how I want to go to bed. Please, Pedro, may Ibe ex- i cused? Will the gentlemen pardon me?” “But—but,” sputtered the Gover nor, “all the ladies have been wait ing to talk with you.” “But I’m so weary, Pedro.” "You mustn’t disappoint them. Just a few moments, my dear, visit with the ladies.” “Ladies!” La Gobernadora flared at him. "Ladies! Soldiers’ wom en.” “Eulalia!” “Camp followers!” "Eulalia, hush! Stop this at once.” His mouth tightened. “I will not permit you to speak this way,” he went on in a low tone. "You are tired, I know. Perhaps you had better retire now. But tomorrow you must see them. You will make ; them some little gifts, you must be kind, cordial to them.” “I must?” She was trembling. "You must. Those are my or ders. The orders of the Governor of the Californias, eh, my little Gob ernadora? Run along to bed.” He beckoned to Angustias who left her gossip reluctantly. Eulalia bit her lips to control their trembling and strained her eyes to keep back a rush of tears. "Oh, oh! How could he . . . how dare he . Dios mio ...” A nausea gripped her. The low-ceiled room, close with smoke and tobacco and fumes of wine, swam before her. Her limbs quaked, and her hands were clammy, but she rose grandly from her chair. The com pany sprang to their feet. “Viva la Gobernadora!” toasted the men. She managed a graceful bow, and left the room. Angustias in her wake, eying her anxiously. The women gathered in corners and whispered, then slipped away, leaving the men to their talk. Don Pedro watched his wife de part, with a slight frown, and a doubtful unhappy feeling In his heart. Then he strode to the table and poured himself another cup of wine. “By heaven!'' he roared, “you San Diegans make the best wine I ever drank! Look at it. clear, spar kling, ruby-red! And how it warms a man’s heart after a long weari some journey. I tell you. my friends, there is no vintage to match it in Italy, or Mexico, or Mother Spain herself!” He raised his glass. "To the wine of California! And to Cali fornia herself!” “Viva! Viva! Viva!” “A moment, my brothers, before we proceed . . ."All turned toward the speaker. It was the newly ar rived Franciscan, Fray Mariano Ru bi. "... I am a newcomer here . . . that is to say, I have been sent here . . . among you, as a . . . I am ... I want to propose a toast, also. I . . • say, a toast to Cali fornia . . . her grapes . . . her wine , . ."He turned to his brother friar who had risen beside him and taken his arm. “What was I . . . about to say ... eh, mi veijo?" he asked. Padre Lasuen was watching him with dawning horror in his fine old eyes. “Come. come, my Brother,” Fray Bartolome murmured thickly, look ing wildly around at the company. ‘ “Come . . . you must rest ... He is tired,” he explained, “I shall put him to bed. I have often done so. I mean I must assist him to his de votions . . . pardon us, please . . .” The two tottered from the hall. Fray Mariano still trying to remember the toast he had composed. (TO BE CONTINUED) Scotland. Some idea of its value at the beginning of this century may be gathered from the fact that the Committee of Enquiry into Grouse Disease estimated the annual in come from grouse rents in Scotland to be over 1,000,000 pounds. The grouse has introduced prosperity into many poor districts. It has been a cause of railway and trade expansion. It has supplied the nec essary funds for the increasing de mands of education, roads and oth er public services.” Indians Suspicions of Books. Many Indians were suspicious of white men reading. And white men, knowing this, were careful to put aside their few books when Indians were near, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Books were somewhat of a mystery to most Indians, but they believed these things inspired the white men to lay claim to Indian territory. So if a number of Indians reported within a short period of time that they had caught the set tlers looking into books, they feared more of their territory was at stake. Sometimes the redskins would work themselves into an uprising. WHAT TO EAT Sand WHY ★ 4j Quiton CJoucLlii Describes the Precious MINERAL SALTS That You Must Have in Order to Build Strong Bones, Sound Teeth, Healthy Nerves, Rich Red Blood By C. HOUSTON GOUDISF 8 East 39th Street. New York. THE human body is often compared to a machine, but it is far more wonderful, far more complex, than the most in tricate machine ever designed to run without stopping, day in and day out,for upwards of 70 years,is also a fully equipped chemical laboratory. For if a chemist should grind a man to bits and analyze the pieces, he@ would find at least 18 chemical elements, and possibly traces of several others. In addition to oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, the body contains a wide variety of mineral materials, which are necessary to its proper functioning—and even to life itself. The list includes calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magne sium, iron, manganese, iodine and copper. All these substances must be furnished to the growing child —through food and drink—and generous amounts must also be supplied daily in the diet of adults, to replace the minerals that are constantly being used up. ★ ★ ★ Minerals Necessary to Life It is vitally important that the home maker should understand the function of these various salts and where they can be found. For if certain minerals are lacking in the body, the heart will stop beating. W ilhoul others, the bones cannot form properly. Still others are responsible for the rich red blood that makes the difference between a healthy person and a sickly one. Laboratory experiments have proved that if you leave out the smallest trace of the mineral known as manganese, you de stroy the love of a mother for her child. And nutritionists —but unfortu nately not mothers—are well aware that less than a thousandth of an ounce of iodine makes all the difference be tween a normal man and an imbecile. ★ ★ ★ Calcium—Captain of Minerals Calcium deserves its ranking position as the captain of the min erals, because it builds the bones, or body framework. And the bony skeleton is to the human being what steel is to a building. Cal cium is also the chief constituent of the teeth and upon healthy teeth rests the health of the diges tive system and, in turn, the en tire body. For food that is improp erly masticated is imperfectly di gested and fails to nourish prop erly. About 99 per cent of the calcium in the body is found in the teeth and bones. If the body does not receive an adequate supply of this mineral in pre-natal life and dur ing the growing years, the bones will be porous, distorted and eas ily broken, and the teeth will de velop cavities and eventually may fall out. In addition to being the princi pal material for making and maintaining the bones and teeth, calcium increases the strength and pulsations of the heart and helps the blood coagulate in case of injury, thus keeping you and your loved ones from bleeding to death. That is why an extra sup ply of calcium is fed to patients just before an operation. ★ ★ ★ Calcium Builds Will Power There is a close relationship be tween calcium and sound, healthy nerves. And this precious sub stance likewise helps us to con centrate mentally—it strengthens our will power—and assists us in acquiring that “do or die” attitude toward life, which is essential in an age when we must all struggle or go under. Yet despite its importance, it is estimated by that outstanding au thority, Henry C. Sherman, Pro fessor of Nutrition at Teachers College, Columbia University, that one-half of the American people even those with plenty of money— are literally starving for calcium, because they do not know the food sources of this vitally important mineral. ★ ★ ★ Where to Obtain Calcium The foremost sources of calcium are milk qjjd cheese, which is milk in concentrated form. It is chiefly to provide adequate cal cium that homemakers must fol low the rule of a quart of milk daily for every child, and a pint for each adult. | Vegetables, such as spinach, let i tuce, celery, asparagus, string beans, cabbage, carrots and cauli flower are also a good supple mentary source of calcium. And some fruits, such as oranges, figs, strawberries and bananas like wise supply significant amounts. ★ ★ ★ Indispensable Phosphorus Like calcium, phosphorus is re quired by the body in relatively large amounts, and like calcium, it is especially important in the diet of children, because it is de posited in the bones, along with calcium, as calcium phosphate. Phosphorus is indispensable for all the active tissues in the body and plays an important part in regulating the neutrality of the blood. It can be obtained from whole grain cereals, eggs, dried beans, cheese, lean meats, and root and leafy vegetables. ★ ★ ★ Iron—King Pin of Them All Hut measured in terms of food essen tials, iron is king pin of them all. It is the supreme element in nutrition because it is necessary for the forma tion of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood. And it is the hemoglobin which carries purifying oxygen to every cell in the body. Recently, it has been discovered that copper is required for the proper utilization of iron. “Red blooded” is a term un derstood by everyone to denote health and strength, and it is iron that makes us red blooded. When your children grow pale and list less, lose their pep and lack ap petite, it is likely that they are starving for iron. If you become short of breath and “pant” when going up hill, or upstairs, even though there is nothing wrong with your heart or lungs, the chances are that there is insuffi cient red pigment in the blood— not enough to take up an adequate supply of oxygen and carry it to the millions of cells throughout the body. There is no excuse for cheating yourself or your children of a full measure of iron, for this mineral can easily be obtained from liver, egg yolk, whole grain cereals, mo lasses, dried fruits, dried peas and beans, nuts, lean meats and green vegetables. ★ ★ ★ lodine—Molder of Men Almost everyone has heard that iodine is the mineral which helps to prevent that disfiguring en largement of the neck, known as simple goiter. But few people re alize that it is the principal con stituent of thyroxin, secretion of the thyroid gland, and that the thyroid functions normally only when sufficient iodine is available. A wide variety of physiological disorders have been laid to iodine hunger. Obesity is frequently the result of thyroid disturbance. Spe cialists contend that stubborn skin diseases are associated with dis orders of this gland. Many people are accused of laziness who are really suffering from thyroid de ficiency. And competent authori ties claim that the thyroid like wise influences mental make-up and emotional tendencies. lodine is found chiefly in sea food and in fruits and vegetables DIZZY DRAMAS By Joe Bowers Nor PUjrfaf—“AW-WK" 11 C MY . Rwi °.pjy o caOS O tT SajND5 euXnToVfo^i^^ £ Public Ledaer. Inc.—WNU Servtc*. An Invaluable Aid To the Housewife I N THIS issue you will find the * fourth of the series of arti j cles written by C. Houston I Goudiss, famous food expert whose books, radio talks and I lectures have made him known I all over the country. In this article .Mr. Goudiss dis cusses the vitally important subject, “Mineral Salts." He shows the ne cessity of these materials in the diet, and their relation to ths* building of a strong heart, healthy nerves, rich [ red blood, strong bones and sound | teeth. He also gives the food sources | of these salts. Read each one of these arti cles as they appear weekly in this newspaper. They will prove invaluable to the house wife in assisting her to keep the entire family mentally an<i physically fit. grown near the sea. In inland regions, where soil and water are poor in iodine, health authorities frequently add it to the drinking water. And the use of iodized salt is also recommended. By these simple measures, thousands of growing children can be saved from the disastrous results of io dine deficiency. In general, it can be said that if the minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine are supplied in adequate amounts, the other min erals will be automatically fur nished. Rut every homemaker shouhl make it her solemn responsibility to provide these four in abundance. For only in that way can you insure optimal growth in children, develop vigorous health in adults, and maintain the highest pos sible tone of every organ in the body, © WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—l933. 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