Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-31


beckoning mo to be quiet and grasping my!
hand, she hurried mo into the shadow of, the
building, aud then stealthily, from house to
house, and through narrow lanes until uu.
perceived, we had got a holt a dozen blocks
away from the prison. Hating me In an
orange grove, she pointed to rathor unin-
vltlng looking mustang, saying, clio is the
only animal could capture without arous.
ing suspicion. Mount him and hasten
away, but ride cautiously until beyond hear
ing of the village. At the forks take tho
trail on y9ur left, and you will be safo.
The other trail leads to CuohoraIs oamp."
"But you" / protested.
ri am 10 no daugor," sho answered
quickly 81 bog you to 90 at onco; tho
guards may discover your escape"
Selling her hands, and pressing them to
my lips, 1 exclaimed, II will not leave
until loarn to whom I am indebted for
my likerty." .,.
Something in my tone convinced her ]
was in earnest, and after short struggle,
sho said questiopipgly, "Do you remember
almost year ago bravoly rcsouipg a lady
and her maid from the grasp OF several ruff
fans in lonely street in Matamoras7'
"Ahl' l exclaimed sadly, 'T have good
reason to remember tho circumstance. A
hundred times since, have walkod the
streets of Matamoras, 10 vain search for that
lady's enchanting faoo."
noticed TINT she hastily dropped her
eyes to tho ground, and trembled violontly
as she replied almost inaudibly, .sI reoog.
nizcd you from my window as you passed
through tho streets prisoner"
This wos tho lovely creature whom I had
sought so long! l realized j. all, now, and
attempted to clasp her in my arms.
She avoided mo, and kept beyond my
reach, still pleading that I should mount
and hasten away,
ooh! senorita, you are cruel" exclaimed
"Givo mo your nume, if nothing else, that
| may worship it. I will not 90 until I
know itI'
"And you will go then1"
eyes; but | will not promise never TO-
seek you again"
She still hesitatod; bat at last said: sI
am called Anita de Vega"
And sbo fled; but my words followed
her:
"Hhe lovely owner of that name will find
again, though search all Mexico oycrr'
SpriDgipg on tho back of The mastong, L
made my way slowly ous Of the village.
had scarcely done 80 whom the
sound Of confusion and exoitemens, and
Of harying feet came to me; and then,
mingled With these, womaa's shrill
soEsam.
could have sworn it was nay Anita dc.
Vega who uttered thot soream. An the
blood in my veins froze *. isr' horror at tho
alarming soun3 -
., it.55sst.asI my mastung to dash back into
j she village and liberate her, or die with
| hor; but the hoof bents of score of horses,
following on my trail, aroused me 10 the.
| folly Of this purpose, and striking spurs into
my animal, was soon flying along tho trail
lot q maddening speed.
| The mustang that had looked upon So
dubiousy was very swift, and found no
trouble in distanoiDg my purauers.
/ But tho rido was one of kecnest agony to
mo. My only desire was to reach the
Texan side, recruit number Of daring
spirits, and haston back to rescue the brave
woman who, at the risk of her own
life, had preserved mine, or fall in the
attempt
While speeding along, engaged 10 this
thought, suddenly dashed into tho camp
Of my own company of Border Regulators.
was received ns onn risen from the
dead, But ] could soy nothing, do nothing
except briefly to relate the means OF nv
escape, and the supposed capture of my
preserver. Every man Of the company
volunteered to accompany me to her rescue,
ond they wore only more wild TO 60 when
explained my belief that no would find
Cuchora and all his band assembled in the
village of Salito.
II was as I expected. An hour after
daylight, We charged into the village, sur
prising Cuohora and his men While a.
breakfast. They had never dreamed of
another visit from us, and their rout was
complete; moro than half Of their number
falling in the bloody conflict.
In tho prison from which had escaped,
found Anita de Vega, cruelty bound and
condemned to death. The guard had dis
covered her scarf lying at the broken graf.
ing through which I had escaped. This
proved her completely in my escape, and
had the Regulators been half-hour later
in reoching the village, would only have
found her murdered body there.
Anita do Vega accompanied the Regula.
tors Oh their return to the Texas side. It
needed 20 very deep observer to discern,
from my! pleading glanoes toward her, and
hor bushing ones stolen in return, that
there was o clear case of love among the
Regulators, and that it was reeiprooated.
Her father, wealthy, substantial citizen
of Nlatemoras, was notified of her where
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