, 1884-08-17

men shall be treated as prisoners Of war.
There's lust one ransom that viii pur
chase Them, Senior Don, replied the chiaf
and that i the hand OF yom daughter
Dolores.
-Nevcri'r exclaimed Don Francisco. T
would rattle see her married TO that
young invader. much as | hate The whole
RE Of the Americsnos, than TO you.
Lieut. Ives. who was becoming more
and more impressed with The Donna
Dolores. Aought to himself that lhe-don's
alternative would not he such n had idea
after all. afrr .TWnr
well. we have no timc 10 parley now. T
said FL Tigcre. @The Ameicanos will be
down on MS before we know it. | will
take my prisoners with me to n place OF
safety. and In the morning they shall die. =
Atthat moment the report Of a musket
was heard outside the house. and FL
Tigere aud his followers rushed to the
doors and windows in alarm. A party Of
American soldiers was coming up 10 the
house on The double quick. and the shot
had been fired by one Of the Mexican
pickcist TO give warning oftheir approach
The MrXicnns ran 10 their horses, which
vert iethared near the house. hut before
they could mount the Americans were
upon them and a fierce hand-to-h hand
struggle ensued. The prisoners. being
left unguarded. ran out Of the house. and
the thongs which bound their hands being
cat by ON who had CONT 10 their rescue,
they loo joined In the fray .anfnfrHr 4
The moon had now risen and looked
down through the palm trees and giant
ferns on the scene Of tumult below. Thu
don and his daughter stood in the door
way looking helplessly on. To them II
mattered little which side won. for one
part was that of the invaders whom they
hated, and the other hat of the banditti.
whom they feared Donna Dolores, how
ever. secretly hoped that, which ever way
the conflict was decided, the handsome
young lieutenant (who had seized q sword
ia his left and was fighting as best he
could would come out of the laffray in
safety. In less time thar It takes 10 tell
all this the Mexicans had either been killed
or put TO flight, and Don Francisco found
himself face 10 face with Capt. Kirkland,
who had commanded the rescuing party.
The captain wns for taking the
don n prisoner, charging him with
having been In league with the guerrillas,
and having brought about the capture OF
Lieut. Ives and his men. The lieutenant,
however, warmly interceded for the don,
and told how he had stood between FL
Tigere and his prisoners a short time be
AOAts VI nidAlhh AIA1 lnC IdDlhln DOMCu
low to the don aud thanked him In courte-
OF phrases for what he had done, speak
ing all the time in English, however. Of
which Don Francisco understood never d
word. Dolores, who had been educated
in England and spoke English perfectly,
translated the purport Of the captains
words TO her father, and then turning q
grateful look upon Lieut.. Ives, gave her
hand 10 him. The young man bowed
low and pressed it to his lips. The hand
was quickly Withdrawn and the don
frowned. but the Donna Dolores smiled
and blushed. Thus they parted.
Days and weeks passed. At length
Vera Cruz fell. md Gen Scott began his
grand march for the capital. The great
BATTLES which marked his passage of the
Cordilleras are matters Of history. Finally
the day came when. over those causeways
which furnished a passage for the glitter
ing cavaliers Of Cortcz, Quitman and
Worth stormed the gates OF the City Of
Mexico. Lieut. Ives VOL much OF rlor-
In all the battles which led up TO the final
victory, and in that last engagement re-
ceived n serious wound which placed him
in the hospital The hospital in which he
hy was within the city, and every day the
good sisters of charity, who bestowed
thtir care alike on friend and foe, came
hDOul. comforting inc SICK ana glV1ng
words of peace 10 the dying. One day
there came 10 the hospital with one of the
sisters a novice, whose white veil showed
that she had not yet taken those solemn
lows which separated her from the world.
The sister came and stood by tho bedside
Of tho wounded lieutenant. and with her
the novice.
The young man rnised his eyes and re
cognized in the novice Dolores Monte
verte. The recognition was mutual, and
Dolores visited tile bedside Of the lieuten.
amt every day after that; he would have nc
one else minister to him. And why should
she noti Had she not resolved TO be o
sister of charity and spend her life in at
tending the sickY Her father had Joined
the army. been killed in battle. and she
was an orphan now. The result was that
when, after a month. Lieut.. Ives was well
enough TO return TO the United States,
Dolores. reconsldering her determination
to enter a convent. went with him rs his
bride. and Edward Ives was no longer "the
bachelor" Of his regiment.