Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-09

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may have been red.hot lover, but he cer
tainly was not much of strategist. So Will
was maturing the plan, in which was nov
almost as much interested as he, | set him t.
write to the lady and formally offer her mar
riage, to be arranged for and carried out a
soon as ever she could be conveyed safely t.
Lisbon, always provided that she herself coult
elude the vigilance of the Sisters, and joil
her lover outside the convent walls, on al
appointed evening. Back came her answe
through the medium of old Carmen of tn
market, friendly old hag who carried vege
tables up to the convent every day. Th'
escape would be difficult, but not impossible
Carmen was to leave certain doors and win
dows of the back premises unlocked, ant
Dolores was to slip out at the time appointed
But, oh were the English senors certain tha
she would not be caught afterward? Fol
she knew that if she were, the penalty woule
be death-or next door to it.
"Meanwhiie I had been laying out tht
whole plot, and very prettily I had dovetailec
one thing in another. There was an ole
Irish woman, married to Portuguese Jew
fruit merchant, who lived in the Jews quar-
ter of the town. had heard her tongue
going, one day, like mill clapper, as pass
ed by, and there was no mistaking her accent
1 often used to stop and have chat with
her about the beauties of Queenstown, which
she upheld against all corners.
"What her religion was never discovered
for she held the priests in as great detestatior
as Captain Cripps himself whilst she spoke
with high disdain of her Jew husband ano
his relig gious exercises, though allowed he had
more religion than "Pratestant." But she
was good old creature, in the main, and
her house, though rather an unsavory retreat
was the only safe asylum I could think o.
where Dolores might be concealed until the
Lisbon steamer could carry her off from St
Michael's.
"Perhaps you'll ask why didn't we postpone
the adventure, altogether, till the very day
of the Lisbon steamers sailing, but this We
did not dare do, for the Valeria was under
orders to sail at moments notice, and al
any moment the orders might come and the
Velaria weigh anchor, leaving the poor little
nun unrescued on the top of the hill.
"In my heart of hearts | shouldn't have
thought this any great misfortune, for wa:
we'll aware that what we were undertaking
was terrible risk, and like enough to lano
US in no end of difficulties but once entered
on the undertaking l was not going to draw
back, and the hereafter gratitude of Martin
for my cooperation, combined with the en-
thusiasm of old Mother Zachary, when / lei
her, by degrees, into the secret, kept up my
courage for the adventure.
"I couldn't divest Madame Zaeharys mind
of the idea that was really the principal il
the affair, and l had to undergo consider
able amount of chaff, and much HiberDiar
humor before l managed, finally, to arrange
that Martin and I were to bring the young
lady on mule to her house, on the nigh
appointed, where she was to hide the runa
way, and provide disguise for her in which
she could be hustled on board the Lisbon
steamer. accompanied by her hostess as du
emma.
"Once safe in Lisbon, the girl could bf
placed with friends of Martins 1--WE had beer
hanging off and on thereabouts for six months
or so, and knew all the English residents ir
the Portuguese capitaD until the marriage
could take place, and Mrs. Martin be sem
home to England. We did not anticipate
any further trouble would be taken about
her if she once got clear of St. Michaels, ano
Martin, unlike some other poor fellows thai
l could meation, could afford to marry whom
he pleased.
"Everything was we'll in train. The night
arrived, and Miss Dolores was appointed tc
make her exit from the convent at halfpas
eight, precisely. Martin and l were to be
in hiding outside, with mules to carry US
down the hill, by a circuitous route, to the
Jews quarter-a deserted part of the town
where mother Zachary and her fruit merchant
lived.
But at the last moment came terrible
hitch When Martin and I applied fol-
leave on shore, for the evening, old Grips tolc
US that he intended dining and sleeping OF
the shore himself, at the Consul's and he could
not give leave to both his senior officers tc
absent themselves the same evening. We
could decide between ourselves which was tc
remain, but one must certainly do so.
1--WE dared not show the captain how
dreadfully we took the sentence to heart
but withdrew with our usual bows. looking
unutterable things at each other.
"'You must CO." whispered Martin | am
no good at all !; I should lose my head and
spoil it all. You must 60, Jim, old boy, il
you're still game for it, though goodness
knows how I shall get through the time till
know you're safe !"
"There was nothing forit but for me to 60 a:
Martin said, for he was so excited he woulo
have boshed the whole thing. So, by.and
by, having given the Captain, in his full dress
togs, the precedence by about half an hour
I was rowed ashore, just about sunset, anc
told my men to be ready to take me off agair
to the Valeria at ten that evening. | wen
round to the Plaza and hired mule, avowed
ly for ride into the country and misera
bic brute I got, for all the animals were ou
except this one, at the consular dinner party
I dawdled about the town for while; ther
after the Angelus had finished singing ano
the dusk began to creep down, turned my
beasts head up narrow side street, which
led to the very walls of Santa Agata.
There was scarcely y any one about, for the
natives have an idea that the hour after sun
set is unwholesome in the outer air so made
my way np the street unnoticed by any one
except that at turn of the road / saw the
sharp eyes Of Carmen, the market-woman
glancing at me, first suspiciously, then know
ingly, as she decended the hill with hel
empty basket piled on her back.
"Very soon was safely landed at the ap
pointed spot, thick clump of coarse elder
bushes which grew close under a small stone
window belonging to some out buildings O.
the convent kitchen apartment. The win
dow was good bit above my head, and Sc
Ceeply inbedded in the thickness Of the wal
that it was only by standing we'll from the
building that could see into the aperture
which was secured on the inside by a screer