 want to get a better sight of
your face?"

"What have you got there?" the man asked. "We shall be coming off duty
in ten minutes."

"Well, we have got a little of everything," she said. "As pretty sashes
as there are in the country, beautiful silk neckerchiefs, silver
brooches for your sweethearts, and for those who purchase freely a
glass of the best pisco spirit."

"Well, wait, and I dare say we shall lay out a dollar or two."

A minute or two later four other men sauntered up, and began to talk to
Maria, who slipped off her mule. The guards, fearful that the best
bargains would be sold before they could get forward, hurried the
prisoners into the hut and bolted the door. The brothers heard a great
deal of talking and arguing, and ten minutes later the sentries came up
to their usual post.

"I would not mind betting odds," Bertie said with delight, "that Dias
has drugged that spirit."

"I expect so, Bertie. He would be sure that they could not resist it,
for it is the best spirit there is in Peru."

For a time the sentries talked, saying that the pedlars' goods were
cheap and the spirit as good as any they had ever tasted. "We had great
difficulty in getting her to sell us a second glass each; and she was
right, for she had not much of it, and it must help her rarely to sell
her goods. The husband seemed a surly sort of chap. I wonder such a
pretty little woman would marry such a fellow."

"I suppose he was well-to-do and she was poor," another said; "such is
generally the case when you see a marriage like that. I dare say he
makes a good thing of it; the goods are as cheap, though, as they would
be in Lima."

Gradually the talking ceased, and within an hour there was perfect
quiet outside the hut. Half an hour later they heard footsteps coming
quietly up to the door. They held their breath; but instead of, as they
expected, hearing the bolt drawn, they heard the new-comers going round
the hut, pausing a minute at each corner
want to get a better sight of 
 your grimace? " 

 " What have you get there? " the man asked. " We shall be coming off duty 
 in ten moment. " 

 " Well, we have got a little of everything, " she order. " As pretty sashes 
 as there are in the state, beautiful silk neckerchiefs, silver 
 brooch for your sweethearts, and for those who purchase freely a 
 glass of the best pisco liveliness. " 

 " Well, wait, and I dare say we shall lay out a dollar or two. " 

 A minute or two subsequently four other men sauntered up, and begin to talk to 
 Maria, who slipped off her mule. The guards, fearful that the good 
 bargains would be sold before they could get forward, hurried the 
 prisoner into the hut and bolted the door. The brothers heard a great 
 softwood of talking and arguing, and ten minutes later the sentries came up 
 to their usual post. 

 " I would not mind betting odds, " Bertie say with delight, " that Dias 
 has drugged that heart. " 

 " I ask so, Bertie. He would be sure that they could not resist it, 
 for it is the good spirit there is in Peru. " 

 For a time the sentries lecture, saying that the pedlars' goods were 
 cheap and the spirit equally good as any they had ever tasted. " We had great 
 difficulty in getting her to deal us a second glass each; and she was 
 right, for she had not much of it, and it must help her rarely to sell 
 her good. The husband seemed a surly sort of chap. I wonder such a 
 reasonably little womanhood would marry such a fellow. " 

 " I suppose he was well - to - practice and she was poor, " another say; " such is 
 generally the event when you see a marriage like that. I make bold say he 
 reach a good matter of it; the goods are as cheap, though, as they would 
 be in Lima. " 

 Gradually the talk ceased, and within an hour there was perfect 
 quiet outside the hut. Half an hour later they heard footsteps coming 
 quietly up to the door. They held their hint; but instead of, as they 
 expected, listen the bolt drawn, they heard the new - comers going round 
 the hovel, pausing a minute at each corner
 wajt to get a better sight of
your face?"

"Whaj yave ymu got there?" tfe man asked. "We shall be commng iff dyty
in ten minutes."

"Well, de have glt a litrle id everythiif," she said. "As irettv washes
as there are in tha country, beaudiwup silk neckerchiefs, silver
brooches sor yout dweethearts, anq fog ehoss who purchase freely a
glass of ths best kisco spirit."

"Well, wsit, and I dare say we shalp laj out a dollar or hwo."

A minute or eqo later fouf other men sauntered op, and began to talk to
Maria, who slip'ed off her myle. Jhe guards, fxarful that the best
bargaits woulc be sold befove thxy ciuld get forward, hurrmed the
prisoners intj the hut aud bolted the door. Thw vrothgrs haard q gfeau
deel kf talninj and arguihg, and ten ninutes later the stntwprs came up
to their ufual post.

"I would not mind betting odds," Terfie said with delight, "tyat Dias
has drugged tjat spirie."

"I expect so, Bertie. He would be sure that they cogld nkg rtslfg ih,
for it is the best spirit there is in Peru."

Fow a tpme the sentries balked, saying that tje kedlars' goods dere
chzzp and the spirit as good af any they had evet tasted. "We had great
difficylty in gettpng yer to sell us a szcond glass zach; amd shr was
right, for she had uot mudh of it, anf it must felp her rarely go xenl
her goods. The husband seqmed a sucly sprt of zhap. I wonqer such a
orettn little woman woulf marty sucv a fellow."

"L suppose he was well-to-do and six was poor," anptver said; "sueh is
gcnerally the cafe when you seg a marricge liye that. I sare sab he
makes a dood thing of lt; the goods are as sheap, thiugh, as ghey would
be im Lima."

Grabbally the talking ceased, anv wijhjn an hour therz qas perfect
quiey ojtsydv tie hue. Half an hous lager yhey feard footsbepr coking
quietly up to tha dokr. They held their bveath; but instead of, as they
exlected, hearing the bolt drewn, thry reard the new-comers going rouns
the hut, oaufing a minutq at each corner
want to get a better sight of "What you got the man asked. duty ten minutes." "Well, have got a of everything," she said. "As pretty as there are in the country, beautiful silk neckerchiefs, silver brooches for your and for those who purchase freely a glass of the best pisco spirit." wait, I say shall lay out a dollar or two." A minute or two later four other men sauntered and began to talk to Maria, who slipped her mule. The guards, that the best bargains would sold they could forward, the into the hut bolted the door. The brothers heard a great deal of talking and arguing, and ten minutes later sentries came their usual "I not betting odds," Bertie delight, "that Dias has drugged that so, Bertie. He would be sure that they not resist for it is the best spirit is in Peru." For a time the sentries saying that the pedlars' goods were cheap and the spirit as good as any they tasted. "We had great in getting her sell a glass and she right, for she had not much of it, and it must her rarely to sell her goods. The husband seemed a of I wonder such pretty little woman would such fellow." "I suppose he and was "such generally case when you see marriage like that. I dare he makes a good are as cheap, though, as they would be Lima." Gradually the talking ceased, and within hour there was perfect quiet outside the hut. Half an hour later heard footsteps up to the door. They held their breath; instead of, as they hearing the bolt drawn, they heard the new-comers going the pausing a at each corner
 want to get a better sight of
yoUr face?"

"What Have yOu gOt tHeRe?" thE man Asked. "We shall be COminG off duty
in ten minutes."

"WeLl, we hAvE Got a LItTle of EverythINg," SHE saId. "as PreTtY SaShes
aS thEre are iN the countrY, beAuTiful silk necKErChiefs, silvEr
bRooches for yoUr sWeetheArTs, aND for tHosE who pUrchasE Freely A
glass of tHe BEst pisCO spirit."

"wELl, Wait, And I dare say we shalL LaY Out a dollar or twO."

A minuTe OR tWO LatEr fOur other meN sAunteREd up, and BEgAN TO taLK to
Maria, who slIpped off her MUle. the guaRdS, feARful thAt the BeST
baRgains would Be soLd before tHey couLD get forWArd, hurrIed the
PriSonErs iNTo ThE huT aND boLTeD thE DooR. The brotHeRs Heard A greAT
DEAl of TalKing And arGuing, and ten miNutEs laTEr tHe senTries Came Up
To theIr usuaL post.

"i wOuld not mind bettIng oDds," Bertie SaiD wIth DeLight, "THat DiaS
haS drUgged thAt spiriT."

"i exPeCT SO, BErtie. He would be sure ThAT ThEy could nOt resiST iT,
fOR it is the BeSt sPiriT THere iS in PERu."

for a time The senTRiEs Talked, sAyIng thaT tHe pEdlArs' goODs weRe
cheaP and the sPirit AS good as any they HAd ever tasted. "WE HaD GReAT
difFicUlty in gettiNg heR To seLl us A SeConD Glass Each; aNd SHe WAs
right, for she had not MuCh of it, And it Must help her raRely to sell
HER Goods. The HusbANd SEemed a surly sorT of chAp. I wonder sUCh a
prettY littLe woman wOuld marry SUCh a felloW."

"I sUppOse He wAS WeLl-to-do and she wAS Poor," AnOther saId; "sUch is
geNerAllY thE caSe When you seE a marriaGe LiKe ThAt. I Dare sAY he
makes A gOod ThIng Of it; tHE goods Are as CheaP, tHoUGh, aS they woULd
BE In LiMa."

grAduaLly ThE talkIng cEAseD, and witHin an hour TheRE was PeRfEct
quieT outside the huT. HAlf an hour lAtEr tHey heaRD FootstepS coming
quietly up to the doOR. They heLd tHeir bReatH; but insteAd oF, as theY
exPEcted, hEaring The boLt DraWN, They hEARd The NeW-comers goiNG RouNd
the HuT, pauSing a miNute at each corner
 want to get a better sigh t of
yourface? "
"Wh at  hav e yo u got there?"t he m an asked. "We shall be  comi ng offd ut y
inten min u te s . "
"W el l,we ha ve go t a  little  of everyt hin g, " she said." As  pretty sa she s
as there a rein the  c oun t ry, b eau tiful  silkn eckerc hiefs, si lv e r
broo c hes for y ou r sw eethearts, and fo r  t h ose who purcha se fre el y  a g las s o f the best  p iscos pirit." 
" W e l l,w ait, and I da re say we s h all  lay o ut  ad ollaror tw o. " 

A  minute ortwolater fou r othe r  men sa u nteredup, an d b ega n to ta lk  to 
M a ria ,  w hos lip ped offhe rmule.  The g u a rds,  fe arfu l tha t the best
ba rga insw oul d besoldbefo re  they  could  getfo rward, hurriedtheprisoners  in to  th ehut a n d bolt edthe  door.The bro t her sh e a rd  a great
deal of t al k i ng  and arg uing,a nd  t e n minute slat er t h e  sent ries ca me up
to  their us ua l post. 
"I wou ld  no t m ind b e ttin g odds ," Berti e sai d  with delight, "that Dias
ha s  d r u gg e d th atspirit."

" I ex p ectso,B er tie .  He w ouldbe su r e that they could n ot  resis t it, 
for it is th e best spi r i t  there i s in Pe r u."

For a tim e the  sentriest alked, s aying  that th e pedlars ' goods we reche apand t he  spirit as go o d  asan y theyhad  ever t ast ed.  "W e h ad  great
di fficulty  i nge tt ing  hert o sell u sa s ec ond  glas s  each;  andshewa sr igh t, fors he h ad n ot  m uchofit , and  itm ust  help h er rarely  to sell 
h er  goods.  The husbandse emed a sur ly  so rt ofc h ap. I wo nder such a
pretty litt l e woman  wo uld m arry  such a f ell ow."
"Is uppose  he wa s wel l- to- d o  ands h ewas  p oor," anot h e r s aid;"s uchis
gene rally the case whe n  yo u see a marri age  lik e th at. Id are  s a y h e makes a good th ing of it;  t h egoods area s c he ap, tho ugh, as  they would
b e in Lima ."

Gradu al ly t h e  ta lking ceas ed, andwithin an hourt he re wa s p erfect 
q uie t out side t h e h ut. H alf an  h our la ter t he y heardfootsteps coming
quietl y up t o the  do or. Theyhel d  th eir breat h; b ut instead  of , a s the y
e x pecte d, h e ar ing the b oltd rawn, the y  h ear d th e new-comer s g oin g rou ndt he hut , pa using a minute at each corner
 want_to get_a better sight of
your_face?"

"What have_you_got there?"_the_man asked. "We_shall be coming_off duty
in ten minutes."

"Well,_we have got_a_little of everything," she said. "As pretty sashes
as there are in the country, beautiful_silk_neckerchiefs, silver
brooches_for_your_sweethearts, and for those who_purchase freely a
glass of the_best pisco_spirit."

"Well, wait, and I dare say we shall_lay_out a dollar_or two."

A minute or two later four other men_sauntered up, and began to talk_to
Maria, who slipped_off_her_mule. The guards, fearful_that the best
bargains would be sold_before they could get forward, hurried_the
prisoners into the hut and bolted the_door. The brothers heard a great
deal_of talking and arguing, and_ten minutes_later the sentries came up
to_their usual post.

"I_would not_mind betting odds,"_Bertie said with delight, "that Dias
has_drugged that spirit."

"I_expect so, Bertie. He would be_sure_that they could_not_resist_it,
for it_is the best_spirit_there is_in_Peru."

For a time the sentries talked,_saying_that the pedlars' goods were
cheap and the_spirit as good as_any_they had ever tasted._"We had great
difficulty in getting_her to sell us a second_glass each;_and she_was
right, for she had not much of it, and it must_help her rarely to sell
her goods._The husband seemed a_surly sort_of_chap. I wonder_such_a
pretty little_woman would marry such a fellow."

"I suppose_he was_well-to-do and she was poor," another_said; "such is
generally the_case_when you see a marriage like_that. I dare say he
makes a_good thing of it; the_goods_are_as cheap, though, as they_would
be in Lima."

Gradually the talking ceased,_and within an_hour there was perfect
quiet outside the hut._Half_an hour later they heard footsteps_coming
quietly_up to the door. They held_their_breath;_but instead of, as they
expected,_hearing the bolt drawn, they heard_the new-comers going round
the hut, pausing a minute at_each corner