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Jose。   The   anomaly   of   straw   hats   and   overcoats   with   the   occupants   of 

buggies     and   station   wagons     was   thus   accounted     for�察 �and   even   in  the 

sheltered garden of ;El Rosario; two young girls in light summer dresses 

had thrown wraps over their shoulders as they lounged down a broad rose´ 

alley at right angles with the deep�察�long veranda of the casa。 Yet�察�in spite 

of   the   chill�察  �the   old   Spanish   house   and   gardens   presented   a   luxurious�察�

almost   tropical�察  �picture   from   the   roadside。   Banks�察  �beds�察  �and   bowers   of 

roses lent their name and color to the grounds�察�tree´like clusters of hanging 

fuchsias�察�mound´like masses of variegated verbena�察�and tangled thickets of 

ceanothus   and   spreading   heliotrope   were   set   in   boundaries   of   venerable 

olive�察�fig�察�and pear trees。 The old house itself�察�a picturesque relief to the 

glaring newness of the painted villas   along the road�察�had been tastefully 

modified to suit the needs and habits of a later civilization�察�the galleries of 

the inner courtyard�察�or patio�察�had been transferred to the outside walls in 

the   form   of   deep   verandas�察  �while   the   old   adobe   walls   themselves   were 

hidden   beneath   flowing   Cape   jessamine   or   bestarred   passion   vines�察  �and 

topped by roofs of cylindrical red tiles。 

     ;Miss Yerba� ─�said a dry�察�masculine voice from the veranda。 

     The taller young girl started�察�and drew herself suddenly behind a large 

Castilian     rose´tree�察  �dragging    her  companion       with   her�察 �and   putting   her 

finger   imperatively   upon   a   pretty   but   somewhat   passionate   mouth。   The 

other girl checked a laugh�察�and remained watching her friend's wickedly 

leveled brows in amused surprise。 

     The call was repeated from the veranda。 After a moment's pause there 

was the sound of retreating footsteps�察�and all was quiet again。 

     ;Why�察�for goodness' sake�察�didn't you answer�察�Yerba�拭─�asked the shorter 



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girl。 

     ;Oh�察�I hate him� ─�responded Yerba。 ;He only wanted to bore me with 

his stupid�察�formal�察�sham´parental talk。 Because he's my official guardian 

he thinks it necessary to assume this manner towards me when we meet�察�

and   treats   me   as   if   I   were   something   between   his   stepdaughter   and   an 

almshouse orphan or a police board。 It's perfectly ridiculous�察�for it's only 

put on while he is in office�察�and he knows it�察�and I know it�察�and I'm tired of 

making believe。 Why�察�my dear�察�they change every election�察�I've had seven 

of them�察�all more or less of this kind�察�since I can remember。; 

     ;But I thought there were two others�察�dear�察�that were not official�察─�said 

her companion�察�coaxingly。 

     Yerba   sighed。  ;No�察  �there   was   another�察  �who   was   president   of   a   bank�察�

but that was also to be official if he died。 I used to like him�察�he seemed to 

be   the   only   gentleman   among   them�察  �but   it   appears   that   he   is   dreadfully 

improper�察�shoots people now and then for nothing at all�察�and burst up his 

bankand�察�of course�察�he's impossible�察�and�察�as there's no more bank�察�when 

he dies there'll be no more trustee。; 

     ;And   there's   the   third�察  �you   knowa   stranger�察  �who   never   appears�拭─�

suggested the younger girl。 

     ;And who do you suppose HE turns out to be�拭�Do you remember that 

conceited little wretchthat 'Baby Senator��' I think they called himwho 

was in the parlor of the Golden Gate the other morning surrounded by his 

idiotic worshipers and toadies and ballot´box stuffers�拭�Well�察�if you please�察�

THAT'S Mr。 Paul Hathawaythe Honorable Paul Hathaway�察�who washed 

his hands of me�察�my dear�察�at the beginning� ─�

     ;But really�察�Yerba�察�I thought that he looked and acted; 

     ;You thought of nothing at all�察�Milly�察─�returned Yerba�察�with authority。 

;I tell you he's a   mass of conceit。 What else   can you expect of a   Man 

toadied and fawned upon to that extent�拭�It made me sick� �I could have just 

shaken them� ─�

     As if to emphasize her statement�察�she grasped one of the long willowy 

branches of the enormous rose´bush where she stood�察�and shook it lightly。 

The   action   detached   a   few   of   the   maturer   blossoms�察  �and   sent   down   a 

shower of faded pink petals on her dark hair and yellow dress。 ;I can't bear 



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conceit�察─�she added。 

     ;Oh�察�Yerba�察�just stand as you are� �I do wish the girls could see you。 

You make the LOVELIEST picture� ─�

     She   certainly   did   look   very   pretty   as   she   stood   therea   few   leaves 

lodged in her hair�察�clinging to her dress�察�and suggesting by reflection the 

color that her delicate satin skin would have resented in its own texture。 

But she turned impatiently away perhaps not before she had allowed this 

passing   vision   to   impress   the   mind   of   her   devoted   adherentand   said�察�

;Come along�察�or that dreadful man will be out on the veranda again。; 

     ;But�察�if you dislike him so�察�why did you accept the invitation to meet 

him here at luncheon�拭─�said the curious Milly。 

     ;I   didn't   accept�察  �the   Mother   Superior   did   for   me�察  �because   he's   the 

Mayor of San Francisco visiting your uncle�察�and she's always anxious to 

placate the powers that be。 And I thought he might have some information 

that I could get out of him。 And it was better than being in the convent all 

day。 And I thought I could stand HIM if you were here。; 

     Milly gratefully accepted this doubtful proof of affection by squeezing 

her companion's arm。 ;And you didn't get any information�察�dear�拭─�

     ;Of course not� �The idiot knows only the old tradition of his office 

that   I   was   a   mysterious   Trust   left   in   Mayor   Hammersley's   hands。   He 

actually   informed   me   that   'Buena'   meant   'Good'�察  �that   it   was   likely   the 

name   of   the   captain   of   some   whaler�察  �that   put   into   San   Francisco   in   the 

early   days�察  �whose   child   I   was�察  �and   that�察  �if   I   chose   to   call   myself   'Miss 

Good��'   he   would      allow   it�察  �and   get   a   bill   passed   in   the   Legislature   to 

legalize it。 Think of it�察�my dear� �'Miss Good��' like one of Mrs。 Barbauld's 

stories�察�or a moral governess in the 'Primary Reader。'; 

     ;'Miss Good��'; repeated Milly�察�innocently。 ;Yes�察�you might put an e at 

the endG´double´o´d´e。 There are Goodes in Philadelphia。 And then you 

won't    have    to  sacrifice   that   sweet   pretty   'Yerba��'   that's  so   stylish  and 

musical�察�for you'd still be 'Yerba Good。' But�察─�she added�察�as Yerba made an 

impatient gesture�察 �why do you worry yourself about THAT�拭�You wouldn't 

keep   your   own   name   long�察 �whatever it   was。 An   heiress   like   you�察 �dear�察�

lovely and accomplished��would have the best names as well as the best 

men in America to choose from。; 



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     ;Now please don't repeat that idiot's words。 That's what HE says�察�that's 

what they ALL say� ─�returned Yerba�察�pettishly。 ;One would really think it 

was necessary for me to get married to become anybody at all�察�or have any 

standing whatever。 And�察�whatever  you do�察�don't   go talking of   me as if   I 

were named after a vegetable。 'Yerba Buena' is the name of an island in the 

bay just off San Francisco。 I'm named after that。; 

     ;But I don't see the difference�察�dear。 The island was named after the 

vine that grows on it。; 

     ;YOU don't see the difference�拭─�said Yerba�察�darkly。   ;Well�察�I do。   But 

what are you looking at�拭─�

     Her   companion   had   c

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