Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-05-01
NUMBER Is.

daughter OF the Hon. BraXton Cabell
Barnton Botetourt-a well mortgaged +.
+. V. The second letter, postmarked
Paris, is from Sancho Gomez, demanding
immediate p ossession of his daughter
under penalty of the law. The third
letter, signed Fiine, is the weekly epistle
which his little pensionaire addresses
"men papa"
Hang it," said Misty, sitting on his
trunk to lock it. "rm none OF your
papa and I'm none of Miss #. +. VS.
lovers BY jingo what's tho use OF di-
plomacy if one cannot get ones self out
of scrape like this !" He rang for his
servant. "Get me an official envelope OF
the Embassy" He read Fihne's letter
over again carefully, and inclosing it in
the official envelope, addressed it in
bold, round hand to Miss Adelaide G..
b. Botetourt, care the Hon. Bragg
Tompkins, Washington, ID. c." THAT
spikes tho wedding, guess" said Misty
but now won't the old man dance ! AS
for that scoundrel, Gomez, | shall have
to wiring his neck, suppose, or pay him
no end of blackmail. llo shall not have
Fihne."
The next day Themistocles was in
Paris. His first care was TO 60 to Chan
tilly to visit his little Fllne at the board
ing-school where he had placed her six
years ago. He had only seen ber once
since. The Spanish girl do
velops precociouSly, and Fitlne was grown
already into charming and lovely wo-
man who, when she kissed him on tho
mouth and both cheeks, made him blush
and thorent she blushed likewise. DIR.
Ellcott was now married and Misty took
Finne of to Paris to be Mrs. Ellicott's
, guest for some days. "Mon papa" was
dropped by mutual consent-it was case
t of love Mt first sight, and artists are usual
, ly accustomed to conduct their plans and
0 negotiations.
t One evening DR.. Ellcott was sent for
a to attend new patient at the Hotel do
s Louvre. Mrs. Ellicott was engaged in
= some domestic pursuits and Misty was
h diligently courtng Ftne who never tired
y of being courtcd, when the servant showed
a Both knew him at once and Fifne rushed
I involuntarly into TompSins' II arms.
r Gomez smiled sardoncaly. "Child,"
, said he, | have come for you. You arc
the image of your mother. have taken
= all the steps needed to secure possession
$ OF you, and it Is useless for you to resist
D me. II you do, | will bo compelled to
t resort to the law. Mr.. Tompkins here Is
u too much of diploma list not TO know tho
: significance Of these documents" And
t he handed Misty papers showing that he
had taken the preliminary steps necessary
to regain his child. ~ have two police
agents waiting below" he added as Misty
looked threateningly toward him.
r This il a question Of money, | sup
) pose" said Misty. What do you ask
to destroy these papers and cease this
. pursuit."
e Gomez smiled. "lIalf dozen pork
factories won't do it Jose Rlncon is sew
enty-hye years old, is worth 81, 900 900,
j and she is his only heir"
o :" Let Jose Rincon decide then who is
II to be her guardian"
d =" lie has already decided it," said the
J. Spaniard. Here is his letter begging
g me to bring her to him"
Fitine clung passonately to Misty,
u passiOnatGly refused 10 go with her father
II and the situation was growing very pain
IT ful when DR.. Ellicott suddenly returned
with an old gentleman with IL dark skin,
% bnld head and black velvet skull cap
,r on. The gentleman no sooner saw Gomez
Y than he pounced upon him with u veh3-
!. mence one would have thought impossi
IS bic for his years, took him by the throat,
1t and shook him violently. "Villain, liar,
murderer " he cried. 81 have found
D you out ut last, thanks to this good doc
% tor" Then he saw Fillne, trembled all
n over and held out his arms. "lmage OF
D. my murdered Carlotta, embrace me "
l. 1t was Rincon himself, who all the time
Of had been paying Gomez money for tho
support Of the child and had finally been
y persuaded to come to Paris to adopt her.
u Gomez seeing himself foilod at the mo-
y ment Of the consummalon OF his hopes,
- was desperate. "I'lI have tho girl any
q how" said he. " Mono of you can keep
d her from me-"
e =" You lie, you scoundrel," cried Rincon
n ''you have no authority over her. She is
Il my daughters ilegitimate child. You
were not married to her, though she tho't
you were, because you had another wife
& living at the time. | am her natural
10 guardian and will be hor perpetual one.
=, q ,mez stole away. Hold on, old
- gentleman" said Misty. 81 object to
that clause. Perpetual guardianships are
like perpetual treaties, always terminable
a at the pleasure OF the high contracting
parties. Fidne, am getting dis.ipated
and seedy-going TO ruin for lack of "a
, wife. VIII You marry me ;"
j, And Fiiine said she would.
a Two or three days later Misty received
), a cable dispatch from Mr.. Bragg, telling
u him never to darkcn the parental doors
y again.
J. Misty wrote back as follows: :" Ca
= BILE dispatch received. Put on your best
y bib and tucker, old boy, and have tho
!. house Strengthened up bit. | nm com
3, ing home with my bride, Donna Fihne
II Teresa Maria Gomez, daughter OF Don
" Sancho Gomez and grand-daugh of
. Don Manuel Ignacio Jose Rincon dc Pa
It lubras, OF Santa Palacio. Blue blood or
Is Spain, old cock, unsedutch grandee, and
a rich as cream"
. These tremendous names quite recon-
g cied the Honorable Bragg for the slight
d put upon Miss A. b. Q. Is. Botetourt and
n when he heard of the Peruvian mines and
" saw Don Jose's velvet skull cap, he swore
IT that diplomacy next to pork was the big
@ qest thing on earth. .-NtW York World,