The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-13

You must know
Son my soul I do not said the
gentleman.
4 believe you, said the lady.
'Llsten to me, then. I am ready
to marry you, but before I do I
must be allowed to inspect your
house from roof to cellar. You
must vacate it and give me the keys,
and I will 60 there alone with my
sister. I will discover the mistery if
there is one.'
{ Donna Mora said the gentle
han, do as you will. vacate the
dwelling at once. There are the
keys. The long one of steel opens
that fatal chamber which I beg you
not to enter-the bridal chamber of
my dear brides. Adieu! Thanks
for your promise, which l shall
hasten to claim when you summon
me-
He kissed her hand and rode
away.
She at once made ready to seek
the dwelling of which she had heard
so much. The numbering carriage
held her, her sister, two brothers,
maid, man servant and pet poodle
very we'll. And at last they came
in sight of the old Moorish building
and paused to inspectit.
4 begin to tremble,' said Donna
Anna.
Ihaye no fears, said Donna
Mora.
Then she ordered the corchman
to drive closer, descended and un>
locked the gate with her own hands.
All was still; only the echoes ans.
wered them.
Their feet awoke more on the
stairs, they made Donna Anna
nervous. Donna Mora was brave
as man.
They inspected every room; they
peered into every closet, they open
ed the bridal chamber, and saw the
dust that had gathered upon it
ornaments, and from the neighbor'
they knew the whole story. Al
that was known. And for the frs
time Donna Mora heard of the oil
gypsy and her flowers.
Then she waited, pacing tn,
floors of the empty room while Don
ma Anna watched from the window
and the brothers smoked their ci
garretts in the courtyard. Wha
was she waiting for? She told NJ
one.
A: last:
Sister, is any one coming?
thought heard a step
1t is an old gypsy with som
flowers said Donna Anna.
And Donna Mora said:
Bid her come in
Then passing between the smok
ing brothers, who scarcely looke'
up, and by the little dog, VIII
growled, entered an old woman
shriveled and yellow, who courte
sled, and said:
May the good stars shine for tn
pretty senoritas and the brav
senors. I have heard the lady VIII
is to be mistress here has come, AM
i am old and may not live to Sc
her a bride, and would fain vel
come her.
Then Donna Mora answered:
4 am the lady
Then may I offer a few will
flowers said the gypsy, and N.
good wishes, for the senior has bee
my benefactor. A poor gift. bu
do not scorn it,
She held the flowers towar
Donna Mora who took them and pu
them down upon the table.
Donna Anna said she, 'brin
my dog here. Brothers seize tn
gypsy
In a moment more the strugglin
; woman was held in a strong grasp
and Donna Mora, holding the do
in her lap, presented the flowers t.
his nostrils.
If he lives, free her; if he dies
have her arrested she said quietly
Donna Anna hid her face. tt
, brothers sternly regarded first th
, woman, then the dog; the latter ha
begun to tremble. In a momer
more he uttered a whine, long an
terrible to listen to. Donna MOI
f dropped the flowers. The poo
, creature lay motionless across he
lap. He was dead.
Have the woman arrested sal
Donna Mora again. 1t is she VII
has murdered those tive poor wome
, with her poisoned flowers, as sh
, would have murdered me-
, But to the Senor when they m
! once more, she said this:
4 knew the way of the gypsi'
and their art of poisoning flower
I know also that an injured gyps
1, girl is always avenged by her trib
+ He who is false to one woman !
, no other trust. Adieu.'
: The Schoolmaster Caught.