The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-28
THE TWIN SISTERS.

1880, TWO young men were standing, CON-
yerslng in low tone Of voice, in front of
the southern Saloon, in the public
square OF the city of San Antonio, Tex
as. Although they were dressed In
summer suits of brown linen, the fine
sombreros which they wore on their
heads, the costly diamond pins in their
rt-bOsoms, their small hands and
feet. and their aristocratic counte-
nances, plainly showed that they be-
longed to the upper-tendom of the only
dourishing city IN that part OF the Lone
Star State. Their com pleXlOns were
bronZed by the Southern sun, and this,
in connection witn their black hair and
ewes, made them look like Mex cans
rather than Nol I'll Americans.
Hrneae Is no use trying 10 coax the
old man any more, Wharton" whis-
pereu the taller one OF the two young
men TO h,S companion. "He told me he
could not give his consent TO marriage
between his daughter Helen and man
like me, VINO spent TOO much time at the
| & tm n--taole.
"O.u Garrett told me some thing worse.
Lamuer ." replied young barton. III )
said to me ia Il manner plainly showing
| tha, he was in dead earnest about il,
YOU want to marry my daughter Fanny.
| Fanny Garrett is too nob.e girl to be-
STOW ner hand upon man who, ike you,
| is unable to curb his temper, and who,
besIde having had lnnumefaOle braWls
IN saloons, nas fought SIX ouels, and
| killed two ut mis- antagonists.
cav blood was fairly boiling, LAM
hart and | Ielt like kuocking nm down.
INT restrained my passion for the girfs
4 sake, Ireplied 10 him that his daughter
| told me again and again that she loVeu
| mo hut he said she was only seventeen
and that he was utterly opposed to the
! match, Then he bowed me cut less po
utely than liked"
| Tue Two young men cursed old Garrett
again and again.
"Wharton," asked Lambert at last
"are you going 10 give up Fanny no"T
mo. neverv exclaimed the youns
man. with flashing eyes, and in tone
nl~Inly indicating that he was infexlbly
| Undermined 10 obtain the hand OF the
| virl he loved. "NO, indeed, she ls ready
To alone with me, and VIII carry her a
Lne risk of my life out Of her iathePs
1 hUuseP
| "Yuu must do that this very afternoon
! Wharton,' rejolned his friend, ''lor OLE
Annie Moran, Garretps COOK, who ii
lr4rrvipg my letters to Helen, told me
thi. morning that her master intepde,
tn start -Aight with his TWO daughter:
CorGaIyeston, on his way 10 The Wnitt
Snlnh'ur Springs, where he intends u
amin win them lor several montns.'
Wharton kept silent for several min
,tas lie VAS evidently reyolYin!
Snmething in AiB mind. At last he said
Tins tourney Is very fortunate fol
mo LAMBERT; for now L shall be able tC
carry Fanny off without any difficulty
whatever" .,.
Wharton whispered Anew words intt
his friends ear. ,
ter. ,h..O,,
Most oertainly' he replied, entIusi
astically. ,.
linto ,he saloon and drank a couple y
bottles OF champagne.
Thpv then said a few words in an un
derLone to one OF the loungers in the SD
loon and gave him dollar. He nurrie'
an, and returned ten minutes latter
saying:
utes."
A short, m ddle-aged man in the na
, tioual costume Oi the MeXlcaus entere
l the saloon SHORTLY atterward.
} lie was handsome, although bis blac
hair and beard We're already streake'
8 with gray.
i His features were classicany regular
= and his appearance would have made
!. very agreeable impression but Tor hi
< piercing, restless black eyes, the onl
/ real indication OF his true characte
= which was tnat OF thorough desperate
!. In fact, he was no other Than Ilburcl
ValerlaZ, Mexican outlaw, who, el
q pelled from his own country for b
/ numerous misdeeds, had joined u
n Texans in their strugge for ind'
t pendence, and ever after remained VIII
+: tuem.
b lie was known to be man of the mo-
b Iindomitable courage. and Tor a hundre
|. dollars would readily engage in the mo
a desperate and perilvus enterprises.
Il GA this occasion Wharton and Lar
bert had a long whispered conversatie
!. with Tiburcio Valerlaz. When the
q parted an hour later, he said:
d "Seuors, you shall be content"
IL "Understand, however, that the o
IS mau must not w hurt"
It "Rely on me Tor that, senors," he !
d joined.
While these mysterious pfoceedin