. An archer with Columbus;. ished toassure himself that Our Lady of Rabidahad really been restored to her place. Hewill trouble us no more. Let us repair tothe chapel and celebrate a mass for the re-pose of his soul. 74 AN ARCHER WITH COLUMBUS. The monks were well pleased not toretire to their lonely cells, and presentlythe chapel was lighted. The tall candles atthe altar threw a soft light on the whiteimage of Our Lady of Rabida, and the clearvoice of Father Juan Perez was heard con-ducting the service. The next morning as Felix was seated onhis table busily sewing, the physician, Gar-cia Fer
. An archer with Columbus;. ished toassure himself that Our Lady of Rabidahad really been restored to her place. Hewill trouble us no more. Let us repair tothe chapel and celebrate a mass for the re-pose of his soul. 74 AN ARCHER WITH COLUMBUS. The monks were well pleased not toretire to their lonely cells, and presentlythe chapel was lighted. The tall candles atthe altar threw a soft light on the whiteimage of Our Lady of Rabida, and the clearvoice of Father Juan Perez was heard con-ducting the service. The next morning as Felix was seated onhis table busily sewing, the physician, Gar-cia Fernandez, hobbledinto the shop, beingstill lame from hisfall. Ignacio Diazbowed servilely, scent-ing a possible order ;but he was soon un-deceived . -Felix, said thephysician, seatinghimself, a messen-ger has brought me a letter from SenorColumbus to his son, and I wish you totake it at once to La Eabida. At this the tailor drew a very long face,for since his return Felix had developedremarkable ambition and industry, and his. THE MONKS GHOST. 75 absence meant a reduction of profits. Igna-cio Diaz sincerely wished that Felixs newfriends would either let him alone, or takehim away altogether and pay him, IgnacioDiaz, one hundred ducats. Tailor, said the physician, throwing aducat on the table, here is medicine toremove that dismal expression from yourface. I will pay you for the boys timeuntil he returns. This was, perhaps, a rash bargain on thepart of Garcia Fernandez, but it did notoccur to him at the time. Felix was soon ready to start for the con-vent, for he was glad at the prospect ofseeing Diego again. He set out beautiful landscape shone in the morn-ing sun. The blue ocean glittered. Againhe saw the Pinta gliding up the Tinto likea white sea-bird. When he arrived at the convent, Tortosadetained him at the gate to tell him thestrange occurrence of the preceding night;and by that time the old soldier had suc-ceeded in adding some striking embellish-ments to the
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