Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07

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Spaniarda and their lawiess and 0pprcss.
iye rule fired the generous heart OF The
American until he ycarnod 10 shoulder
gun and drive the opprcssors back 20 |
their bloody nest beyond the sea- And /
yct 10 spite Of hie sympathy With the 4
cause Of the revolutlonsis, he always |
felt himself ~ at ease 10 their company /
He was mere amateur conHpirator. Iic
had no thirst, excepting an entirely alb I
Stract way, for the blood cvun OF Span. |
lard, land could not, like hts coufrcrcs,
single out this man or that man whom II 1
would give him satisfaction 10 prod with |
stilett0. There were even moments
when no would have liked 10 rxtrlcaie
himself from tho whole business, settle |
down az peaceful aud prosperous
citizen and beg 20 be excused from
further midnight consultations Since
seeing Donna lreno he had somehow lost
his taste for revolutions. The common.
place life OF commonplace cltigen
seemed no longer such contemplate
thing 20 him as II had formerly seemed.
lie could even imagine himself rcnouncing
oil his connection with political rcvolu.
ton IN exchange for domcetc one,
which was 10 result In his abdlcatlon from
all control Of his own AFFAIRS and the ele.
walton Of new sovereign named Douna
Irene There were moments, | say,
when Or. llAyiland remotely conicm.
plated such possibilities; but one OF the
many reasons for not acting in accord.
ance with hie lnclinalions was the Ger
talnly that the day ho aroused the least
suspicion as 10 HIS fidelity TO the cause
of the patriots he would be dead man.
OF course, he had not the rcmotcst idea
TO bctray their cause, nor could he say
that he would not draw his sword and
risk his life when the decisive moment
came. Only Il was little bit unfortunate
that he hadilnvolvcd himself 80 deeply be.
fore he really knew what he was getting
into.
".
DR.. lIayiland devoted much of his time
during the beautiful spring months 10
getting glimpseS OF Donna Irene, but
found, usually, IN the critical moment
that Donna Diana had been substituted,
Donna lrena seemed, for some reason, 10
be hedgcd In with d reserve that was all
but lmpenetnblc. When, however, by
chance he could lntrude within the line OF
her vision and elicit one OF her rare
smiles, NO full OF sweet and mourntul
dignity, nc walked on air for the rest OF
the day aud took small note OF earthly
concerns. The absurdlty of the thing was
that he had not exchanged two words
with her aud had not the remotest idea
that she was aware Of HIS infatuatlon,
far less had any thought of rociprocatlng.
That bis relations with the Munoa family
were becoming more Intimate was, AZ far
~ his courtship was concerned, Less OF q
gain than he had imagined for Donna
al, a..
calls and etiquette forbade his inQurlng
for her In the free and easy American
fashion only on one happy occasion he
Numbered into her presence, having
taken prccaution 80 omit the stately ccro.
moual which demanded previous an.
nouncemont OF his visit.
II was warm moonlight night early In
May The air was soft and halmy, and
whifs OF spicy odors drlltod hithcr and
thithcr on the breeze A mood OF inef
fable yearnlng OF luxurious youthful
despair took possession of llaylland, anC
merely to allsy the restless feelings b,
wandered rcstlcssly nbout, steering his
course US he did In allhlsaimless wander
lugs, into the street whore tho Gas,
, Munoz was situated To his ama1emon
, he heard the sound OF q guitar, which 0p
, parently came from tho roof, A suspi
! oion awokc In his mind that he had I'm
r known rivals, and perhaps favored ones
aud that this might bo the reason Of IN
luacccssiollity OF his fair lady He made
, M his mind 20 sound the mystery, an,
, gave three resonant knocks on the brass
! studded gate. A servont conducted hin
( 10 d recuptlon-room, whore the oonn
; presently came 10 greet him. They wer'
/ having little dance on the roof
/, no explained, quite an I'm
4 promptu affair, and he was very z aI
A that the Senior Americana had honoro'
them with his presence, Would not hi
, lllustrlons friend, who, az he hoped
looked upon his house az his own, ac
+ company him thither and share IN thoi
, Innocent amuscment2 The lllustflOu
? friend, II is needless 10 say, found ihis
4 charming arrangement, and after havinl
ascendcd three easy stairCasca, omerge'
! with his host under the dark'bluo canop
1 OF the tropical sky. There were about
i. dozen people on the roof, including IN
\ members OF the family. Three or lou
. Young men IN light trousers and blhcl
!, mustAchcs were whirllng similar nun
!, Der of maidons about on the smooth OK
!. pansc, with imminent dnnger, az
4 seemed TO Hayiland, OF swinging lhei
4 over the parapot A yollow-iaoo
4 gentleman, whom the Ameiica
|. recognized from the meeting
Of the revolutionary committee
3 was playing the guitar, In lelsnrely iash
4 ion, and blowing cigarette smoke throng
a his nostrils. llaylland noticed that \
q seemed 20 start ns no saw him enter, u
d puzzled his brain Tor a moment To reun
@ his name, but could only remember VI
: extreme cordially. In the ilrst paut
4 OF the dance the yellow-iaeed gentlema
|. stopped up Go him aud gave him VI
:. secret grip Of the Revolutionary Brolhe
n hood. rolling his eyes significantly U
y ward the count, as II to say that Of hi
!. lt would be well 70 beware. lie the
q lighted another cigarette and hegl
:. lingering the strings Of his guitar y
: \ apparently prided himself on hls abllii
to play aud smoke At the same tim
x IInyland presently heard tho count ~
Il droAs him az DR.. Barros, aud rcmemher'
II having heard that ho was u friend ni
d formerly the medical adviser Of the Mun'
n family.
y Tneso cursory observations had ny
r prevented fluviland from being Instant
N aware that Donna Irene was Of The con
n pany. He saw her sealed near inc par
- pet, gazing out toward the Hight oi u
10 MORO castle, which WAS brightly rchcot'
"a la Tho black wator A Young Spani'
~ onlcer was standing at her side, bowii
r whenever She spoke 70 him, and trehtli
~ hnr aunafgntiv with extreme deicrpnc