The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-09-12
informing him that she releases him
from his promise

"Ah, do you sec! In matters Of this
kind it takes two to unmakc bargain,
as we'll rs to make one =,
swell, yes, 1 suppose it does. And
then Pablo does not seem to rclinquish
his prctcnsions, for he has written to
her, expressing the wish that, if she re-
ally cares Tor him, she will avoid all
places Of public amusement.' -
''Ah do you sec that?
''But how docs it happen that Scnor-'
ita 1ncz, in defiance Of this demand,
comes to the ball? This circumstance
is certainly not very encouraging for the
Lieutenant"
''Oh, she is here in obedience to her
mother wishes.''
*'rhat is possible; indeed, it seems
probable
Now third person approached the
two gentlemen, and began with genuine
Spanish b,tuardagc to discuss the same
theme. lie was a little, nervous man,
about 80 years Of age, whose bald head
contrastcd singularly with his youthful
face.
''Do you KNOW said he, with a
chucklc, do you know that Lieut..
Pablo has forbidden his ci-dcvant
fianccc to dancc?''
''Is it possiblc?''
81, caballeros,' continued the lit
a letter in which she told him she was
compelled, although much against her
will, to attend the ball, and begged him
not to judge her too severely, for, if she
was obliged to outwardly seem indifier-
cnt, she was most sad at heart. 10
this the Lieutenant answered that he
hoped she would at least not dance, for
the mere thought OF seeing her in the
arms Of another was Of itself almost
sufficient to drive him mad
The orchestra now began to play a
spirited polka Within two minutes the
floor was full Of dancers.
''Thcrc, there, you sec what effect the
Licutenant's letter has," said one Of the
elderly gentlemen to whom l had been
listening.
Son my soul, you are right!' STAN
mered the other: ''thcre she is, dane
ing"
Senorita Inez had finally yielded to
the opportunities Of a cavalier, and,
although deathIy pale, was whirling
around the hall with the others.
''You see was right, after ALL said
the skcptic, who had doubted tho depth
of her love. $50 it goes! to-day dying
Of longing after one, and tomorrow
the happy bride Of another. The gen
tleman is doubtless her present fiance?'
II don't know; but look yondcr-by
the column!'
"What is p
"Thc Lieutenant Doesn't he look
like one risen from the grave? What
IL face he makes over it!'' -,
''llc is pale with rage
''Ah, he hastcns away-he is going to
be avenged. In another moment you
will see him whirl past us with some Sc
norita, like the rest
The conjecture was wrong. The Lieu
tenant disappeared in the crowd, and
was not seen again during the dance !;
nor did he appear again until Scnorita
Incz' $ partner conducted her back to her
scat. Then he pushed his way hastily
through the throng. could hardly be-
lievc my eyes, when [ saw him, as he
reached Senorita Incz, draw some dark
object from his bosom and thrust it to-
ward her back. It looked to me mucl.
like a fan, and the whole movement
seemed more like bit Of pleasantly
than anything clsc-such liberty, for
example, as brother would take with
4 sister, or one cousin with another.
But was destined TO soon be convinced
OF my error. When the Lieutenant
withdrew the dark object, the young
girl, fell forward with groan, and
in very few minutes she brcathcd
her last in the arms Of her mother.
The mysterious weapon the Lieutcn-
ant had thrust into the back Of the ILL.,
starred girl was a trabWco.
"Murdcr - murder! ~ murder -
cried the woman, and in a moment all
was connnotion and excitement.
Don Pablo made no effort to escape.
lie folded his arms and looked 1T his
victim with an expression Of wild con-
tent. lie gave the mother of the poor
girl look of savage hatred, and al
lowed himself to be led quietly away.
What now follows is even more charac-
teristic than the incident itself a
very considerable portion OF those
present expressed a desire, despite the
terrible crime that had Just been COM
mitted in their midst, to continue The
dancing as though nothing had oc-
! Cured, and, had the managers not had
a sufficient sc"sc of propricty to oppose
it, they would have gone on dancing
over the very spot whore one Of their
number had just been assassinatcd.
The opinions expressed with regard
to the Lieutenant S criminality differed
rs widely from what they would have
been under normal conditions as can
vol be imagined. The majority Of
tho young men boldly asserted that the
assassin was quite right-that they
would have acted similarly under like
circumstances; and one OF Pablo's
army comrades oven went so far as to
say he ought to have served the mother
as he did the daughter, for she was the
real cause Of the tragedy.
The next day mass was said in one Of
the churches for the murdered girl, all
traces of the bloody decd were washed
from the hall, and in the evening it was
as well filled as usual with amusement
seekers.
Comic Music.
| We speak Of comic music, but there
! is no such thinr Comic sonrS There arc