Carlota of the rancho

CARLOS AND CARLOTA
BY EVELYN RAYMOND
AUTHOR OF “POLLY THE GRINGO” “MY LADY BAREFOOT,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY SARAH A. SHREVE
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA MCMIX
COPYRIGHT 1909 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY Carlota of the Rancho
CARLOTA OF THE RANCHO
“My head is in the United States and my feet are in Mexico!” cried Carlos sprawling at ease upon the sun-warmed grass.
Whereupon Carlota, not to be outdone in anything, promptly rolled her plump little person over the sward until its length lay along a lime-line running due east and west across the plain. Her yellow curls touched her twin’s yet her body formed a right angle to his. Then she remarked:
“Pooh! I’m better than that! My heart is in my own country and my—my— What is it that’s on the other side of you from your heart, brother?”
“I don’t know. Maybe gizzard.”
Carlota sat up, amazed and indignant.