The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-08

dead. Apply to him; MT if he is still
implacable, promise me at least that
Sancho Gomez shall not have my child.
Again Misty promised.
The woman, with a great sob, kissed
TOmkins' hands, and put the child into
his arms. AS she did so another actor
appeared upon the scene. a low-browed
Spaniard, with vicious face, fiashily
attired, and smoking a cigar which made
his wife cough. 1t was Gomez. He
bowed low. "You have company,
see," he said, with an attempt at sarcasm
IL trust l do not intrude."
Company, yes; friends who have
come to see me die!" said the woman
fixing her great eyes upon him. II have
left my child to this kind friend" she
continued. Il wish Mr.. Tomkins to be
Tercsa's guardian. Promise me you
will not interfere with my last wish.
Sancho"
IL cannot permit my child to be de.
pendent upon the charity of strangers, "
said Gomez, reaching out to take hold of
Fifine, who shrank away from him
Besides, at your death, she becomes the
only heir of the rich Jose Rincon, who
ought to be made to repent his treat
ment of us.''
Carlotta half rose in bed, but Misty
turned suddenly on Gomez. eff you
don't let go the child and throw that ci
gar away I'll pitch you out the win.
dowr"
The two men glared ut each other mo-
ment, when DR.. Ellicott put his hand on
Gomez shoulder. "a friend of mine
lost his purse at the Cafe Olympe-you
were present. Do you want me to cal
the police:"
Gomez skunk away and left the room
As he closed the door the child sprang
from Misty's arms with a sharp cry. The
two men turned-too late. Carlotts
Gomez was dead!
Six years pass rapidly when one is alb
sorbed in the cares and burdens of di.
plomacy. Themistocles Meginnis Tom
kins has grown great crop of whiskers
and he has been promoted from his vic
image to the Court of Schlossvol-Ander
spackt to the more responsible post Of
Secretary near His High Mightiness c1
Rhein, with the pros
pect of soon being Charge somewheres
for the Honorable Bragg has lately come
into the Senate, and, dealing in
politics as he used to deal in
pork, has become man of influence
and Importance. Misty, who is just
packing his trunk for visit to Paris, il
swearing about three letters which have
come to him that morning, upsetting
completely his diplomatic aplomb, and
giving bitterness to the glass of settler
on his dressing-table and the Havana
cigar in his mouth. The first letter il
from the Honorable Bragg, requesting
his son to come home to consummate the
matrimonial engagement made for him
with the daughter of Hon. Braxton Cabelt
Blarnton Botetourt-a well-mortgaged F.
F.V. The second letter, postmarked Paris
is from Sancho Gomez, demanding imme
diate possession of his daughter under
penalty of the law. The third letter
signed Fidne, and written from Chan
tilly, is the weekly epistle which his
little pensionnaire addresses to "mon
papa"
Hang itv' said Misty, sitting on his
trunk to lock it; I'm none of your
papa, and I'm none of your F. F. vs.
lovers! Byjingo! What's the use of study
ing diplomacy if one cannot get one.
self out of scrape like this!" He rang
for his servant. "Get me an official en-.
velope of the Embassy" He read Fl
fines letter over again carefully, and
inclosing it in the official envelope, ad.
dressed it in a bold, round hand to :" Miss
Adelaide Braxton C. B. Botetourt, care
the Hon. Bragg .Tomkins, Washington,
d. c." That spikes that wedding,
guess" said Misty; but now! won't the
old man dancel As for this scoundrel
Gomez, shall have to wiring his neck,
l suppose, or pay him no end of black.
mail. He shall not have Fifine."' q.
The next day Themistocles was in
Paris. His first care was to go to Chan.
lilly to visit his little Fifine at the board
ing school where he had placed her SIX
years ago. He had only seen her once
since. The Spanish American girl de.
velopes precociously, and Fifinc was
grown already into charming and love
" woman who, when she kissed him on
the mouth and both cheeks, made him
blush, and thereat she blushcd likewise.
DR.. Ellicott was now married, and Misty
took Fifine Oft to Paris to be Mrs. ELI.
colts guest for some days. Mon papa
was dropped by mutual consent-it wat
case Of love at first sight, and was de
veloped with greater rapidity than dip.
lomatists are usually accustomed to con.
duct their negotiations.
One evening DR.. Ellicott was sent fol
to see new patient at the Hotel de
Louvre. Mrs. Ellicott was engaged about
some domestic matters, and Misty was
diligently counting Fifine, who never
tired Of being courted, when the servant
showed in visitor. It was Sancllo Go
mez. Both knew him at once, and RHINE
involuntarily rushed into Tomkins' arms
Gomez smiled sardonically. "Childl'
| said he, / have come for you. You ars
the image Of your mother. l have takez
all the steps needed to secure possession
Of you, and it is useless to resist me.
| you do Twill be compelled to resort Il
the law. Mr.. Tomkins here is too mncl
. diplomatist not to know the signifcanc,
| Of these documents" And he handel
Misty papers which showed that he hat
taken Ill the preliminary steps necessar,
70 regain the custody Of his child. = =,
have two police agents waiting below,
he added, q Misty looked threateningl,
toward him.
81 This 10 . question Of money, I SUP
i pose, said Misty; !. what do you charx,
to burn these papers md cease this pun
| suitf' q s,s 81. -
/ Gomez amiled. AHalf : dozen porl
factories won't do III Jose Rincon /
4 Geventv.f1ye vearn old. n vnrth A