, 1874-08-23

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cult, leaning Oh the arms Of their mother.
One OF them. pale, film girl, with an inter-
estipg as we'll a. beautiful! face, and wealth or
dark, wavy hair. seemed TO 30 in IN exceedingly
melancholy mood The mother, from tune 70
time, appeared to try to cheer her up; now sue
would whisper All encous aging word in her ear,
and uow by look seem to ent.eat her to bear
herself with llttle>more dignity.
Everybody seemed to take au interest in the
Young lady, aud OF course to observe her. Be-
hinu me- stood two elderly gantlemen in CONVEX
satlon could distinctly hear what they said.
There il Senorlta Inez," observed ths one.
Yes. replied the other. s'Tho journey did
not last IS long. as was anticipated What will
Lieut.. Don Pablo do now"
''Ah, you don't seem to know that they have
come to understanding"
''fnleed! That's news to mo. = ..,
ayes, the affair is on, bv mutual consent; at
least, s.. was told yesterday al tie club
'Ahi"
'.seno1ita 1pez is already botrothed to another
The mother thought it adsisablo 70 marry het TO
some one else az soon ~ possible
" Poor childi'
II don't know that she is 80 much to ba
ptied."
.' How so?''
s'Weli, Don Pablo is one Of the most jealous
men in the world. Ho would have Torrled har
to DEATH"
'.Ah but love readily excuses Buch trifes."
"Who knows? Besides, her future husband
is all exceedingly estimable man, who will bd
sure to make her happy"
44But how is that possible. when she loTea
anotn1r?"
.sWell, at all events, the matter settled
Her parents we're 80 decidedly opposed to Pablo,
that reconciliation VAS impossible. You have
no idea how determined they wele to sepelata
them! At first they went to tue cou11nandant
aud asked him to transfer Pablo to auother gar
r1hon; but tile coinlnaudanl replied that tie
could not comply with their request, az Lieut.
Pablo had always discharged lis duties to the
eutire satisfaction Of his superiors; and, be-
sides, that his family connections justified him
III becoming a suitor for the hand Of any lady
iu the province. The parents, however, wore
i,nnlosab!e, aud sent their daughter to Burgoa."
"And how long was abe nway:"
tsTllIee mouths"
daughter susceptible Of 4 Very lasting attach
menr. Three months!
.'Long enongh to forget caprice"
'.And are you so sure that tue atfa'r is really
'Oh, there ia no doubt OF it. SenoEita 1nex
has written to the Lieutenant, Informing him
that she releases him from hAs PROMISE"
"Welj,, and? Isu't that sufficient to end tba
matter for good and ALL"
ed:"
''Wc1l-no."
"Ah. do you see! In matters Of this kind il
! takes two to uumake buEgAin, as well a. to
make one."
..Well, yes, suppose it does. Aud then
PABLO doea not seem to relInqulsh his ptetcu-
slons, for be has written to her, expressing the
wish that, II she really carez tor HIN, she WILL
avoid all places VI public amusement
- All! do you see that:'
sBut how does it happen that Senorita lnez,
in delauce Of this de1nAuu, comes to tie BALL
This circumstance is cer:Aloly nut very eucouras-
ing for the Lieutenant"
''Oh, bhe Ii here III obedience to her mothers
wishes"
THAT is possible; indeed, 1t seems pr0ba-
ble."
Now third peraon approached tho two gen.
| tlemeu, and began with genuine Spanish tdour-
daqe to DISCUSS the same tueule. lie little,
| nervous man, about ~ years OF age, whose
bald head contrastcd slngularIy with his youth
ful face. -.
you know that Lieut.. Pablo 1as forbidden bis
ci-devaut tlaucee to dance I"
:. l. i. DOES bio :"
'.St, catuitcros," continued the little man, it
is. Seuolita 1nez Wroto linn letter III which
she told him she was compelled, although much
against her will, to attend tue bull. and begged
hun not to judge Ter too severely, for, If scs
was obliged to outwaraly seem Indifferent, she
was most sad ut heart. To Gus the Lii utenans
answered that he hoped she would at least nus
dance, for tue mere thought Of seeing her il
the aims Of another was OF itself aluust sutf.
cient to drive hun mad"
The orchestra now began to play spirited
POLKA Nlthln TWO minutes the uuor WA fut1 o.
dancers.
.'There, there. you see what effect the Lien
tenants letter has, said Que Ut tho elderly gen.
! tlemeu to whom had beeu l1s:euns-
son my soul, you are r1sht!" ssaumered III
other; - there she il, dancing"
Senorita fnez had finally yielded to the In.
porluu.t1es OF q cavalier, aud, although deat1-]
| pale, ~as whirling around tue 1au with tina
others.
| ..lou sec was right, after ALL" said tlpt
hal xjr -. frvt,
So it gees: to-day dying Of longing after
| ono, aud tu-u uorrow tho happy bride Vi another.
| The gentleman is doubtless her present lance {"
II don't know; but look youder--Ly the
| co!u1lu"
'.Wlat is t."
"The Lieutenant Doesn't be look like one
| risen from the graye7 What q face he makes
over IT."
"IIe is pale with rage"
"Ah, lie hasteus away-he ia going to bo
| avenged In another moment you viii see him
Whlrl past us with sona setlorlta, iAo the rest.
! The conjecture was wrouE- The Lieutenant
disappeared the crowd, AMI was not seen ayalu
| during. the dance; did he aonaer again untll
| Seuollta Inez'h partner conducted her back
| to her sent. Then ho puslcd his way hastl-
| ly through the tArouy. | Gould La.dy Lc-
| l,evo my oyes, when sa" him, as he reacAed
i Senorita lnez. draw gone dark object from his
bosoul aud thrust it toward her Dacd. 1t looked
! to rne much like fan, aud tue whole movement
! scc1ued tuore like bi: Of p!easaitry than any
| thing clso-~such liberty. for example, as
| brother would take with sister, Or ono cousin
with another. But I WIS destined to socn be
convinced Of my error. When tho Lieutenant
Withdrew tue dark object, tho young girl fell for
| ward with q gEoau, aud IN very few minutes
she breathed her last in the arms OF her mother
The mysterious weapon the Lieutenant hal
thrust into the back Ut the ill-stas1ed girl Was
| tr,a5uco.
! s.Mnrder murder i-murder!" cried the
womau. aud iu ulo1ucnt al Has com1no,ion and
| excitement.
| Don Pablo made no effort whatever to escape.
He folded his arms and looked ut hi. victim with
! an expression OF wild content. He gave tie
mother Of the poo- girl look Of savage hatred,
| aud allowed himself to be led quietly away.
| What now follows is even more characteristic
! than the incident ITSELF a very considerable
| portion OF those present expressed desire. de-
epite the terrible crime that had jutr beeu CON-
nlitted in their midst, continue the dancing a.
! though nothing lad occurred, ind, had tho naan-
| ayers not had sufficient sense Of EroprietY to
| oppose it, they would have goEe dancing over
| the very spot we're one OF their number had Just
| been a5a8sainated.
| the oolnions expressed with regard to the