Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-02-14
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THE STOLEN JEWELS.


the wealthiest planters in the western
portion Of Cuba. He owned broad lands
and numerous slaves, and his revenues
| derived from them we're so great that
the money flowed into his Golfers with a
steady current, which bid fair to amass
for him a fortune in gold scarcely infe-
rior to that of his estates.
The Don was possessed with but one
child, and heir to all these huge estates,
and this was daughter, as beautiful as
a poets dream, or ever lover conceived
his mistress to be.
Fair indeed was the beautiful Incz.
As her father was rich, so was she beau
tiful.
Lovers she had by the score, who, one
and all worshipped her, as they would
some fair saint. But to one did she give
encouragement, and he, like most Of
others, was banishcd from home.
Don Manuel had no notion that any
common lover should carry off his daugh-
ter. much less an American, who had
only his good looks to recommend him.
lie had rendered his daughter some
little service upon one occasion at
crowded fair. and for this she had been
very grateful, and in return had asked
him to the house,
To this the Don had made no obiec-
ton, but bis sharp eyes had soon discoy-
cred that the American was daring to
make love to her, so one day he impart
ed to him the information that his
presence there was no longer desirable.
Walter Garland took this rather plain
ly impaired hint and departed, but he
did not by any means give up the plans
he had in view. So long as he felt sure
of the love of Inoz, he did not despair.
There were ways enough for him to
see her, if it was not in the old Don's
drawing rooms, he reasoned, and he de-
termined to improve them.
Two or three times they had met thus,
while the old Don was put asleep and
unconscious of what was going on under
his very nose.
lie. thought that Incz like dutiful
child, had obcyed him by casting off her
American lover, who, he deemed, was
only after his gold, and had sought his /
child as matter Of speculation.
One evening just as the sun was going
down, and the western sky was all afame
with purple and gold, lnez sat by the
window of her apartment, which open
ed out into the grounds which surround
ed the house.
A casket of jewels lay upon the table |
by her side, sparkling in the golden light |
that flashed in through the window.
She was expecting the arrival Of her
lover as soon as the darkness was well
down, and was arraying herself 50 that
she might please him whom she loved
with all her soul.
The rising of the moon was to be the
signal Of his coming, but that would not
follow the sunset for more than an hour.
so she had plenty of time to make herself
look as beautiful as possible in bis eyes.
Taking gllttering necklace from the
casket she threw it over her beautiful
head, while each gem of which it was
composed flashed like fame in the gold
en- light.
Thus engaged in identifying her per-
son for the eyes of him she loved, she
was not aware that every motion Of hers
was watched by the sinister gaze of
person so close TO her that she could al
most have touched him had she put out
her hand.
Crouching beneath the window by
which she sat was man whose very look
showed him to be villain Of the very
deepest dye, and one who would not hesi-
tate to strike blow ia the breast Of in-