The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-27

whisky, so he helpei me to my feet and we
entered the dug-out But here was queer
sightl Claspsd fast in the judges arms was
Juan, with the tears streaming down over
his face, while the judge was ks ing his
lips, bis eyes, his hair, any where he could
touch him, and calling him all the lover
like names that two languages could
supply.
Matters were soon explained. Dona Juana
Quintero Guz nan was the only daughter
of DR.. Ramon Yuintero, rich miner AMI
ranchero of Guaymas Honda. The Judge,
bearing letters to the doctor had stopped at
his rancho two years ago, when down il
Mexico on diplomatic mission, and he
and bona Juana bad iucontinently fallen il
love with each other Ga making this state
OF affairs known to the old Don he had
| flown into a violent plsiion cursed the
| judge for a maldito heretico Americana,
and packed off Dona Juna to parts IN.
known. The JUICE, unable to trace Ecr,
| had returned to the San Juin sor-
rowing, AMI hal finally, for the sake o, dis
traction, joined our party in his trip to the
! Mogallonas As luck-or Providence
would have it Dona Juana had been shipped
TO an aunt in San Lorenz Here the poor
| girl was watched, AMI harassed, and
abused, till one can fancy the thrill OF joy
with which She one day, from the balcony,
saw the face OF her northern lover, as he
rode modify along with us for poor
| fellow! he had been pretty hard hit
Hplt craz,l with love and hope, shs few
| down-Stair', but, meeting her aunt in the
patio was so delayed that before she could
reach the plazt We had disappeared Set
| ting her wDman'S wit to work, she man
agei to track US till she found We had
campel at tile du s-out. al We Especially
Spanish love- will find it; way throu III
bolts and bars AM the puclly senorita,
one DARK night, stealing suit of her cousin
| Pepe', cIothes, set off to fill AMI join her
| LIVER.
Arrived at the dug-out, her heart faile
her aud she hardly know what TO do
| Whan she found that the in i.e had gone
AMI was alonn, her perp.eNity dnepaned.
| Go back s,e dare not imprsone for life in
a convent cell wouii b. tls Iighte It
| punishment she could hop, for for her eica-
| paie-ani yet, to live alone with a strange
man for many days! Sill, | had not
seemed to penetrate her disguise AMI, il
she was careful >hs might e5cIp, dstec-
ton She woul try il Tor a day or two at
any rate. II the worst came t. the worst,
she had her ksen-elgel naval with her;
AMI death was better than dishonur
But, again, her lover wa an American;
therefore all Americans mu DO noUle, gen
| erous AMI true, as he was Sle would
trust me, then, for was | not her lover,
compa Ire. and, of niece sity, un geutl HON
bre! So the poor thing lived on. day after
DAY, between the fagot and stake" ready,
like a tmi bird, t. fly at the first approach
OF danger. till the snow camo and retreat
was cut off. Teen, iuisel, mu t her secret
be kept if possible; for ii she raveale it,
| and / proved unworthy, what escape wa,
| there but aatd. and, after all, she was sC
young to die. All this, in her pretty broker
| Eaglish, she told Us, leaning on her lover,
breast. y Nv that knsw she was grl--oI
woman, rather-I won Tered how it was pos
sibls | had not seen it before. But I'VE ar,
none OF u prophets, save a.tar the event;
or, a. Burkskiu jos once pithily expressed
it, "Our fore sight amt ekil to our hinl
sight"
Jan. 15-Arrivel at ala Villa R9a
de Santa Fee yesterday, and the first thin.
the judge did was to hunt up an American
millnsr AMI n Protestant mini ter As ;
result OF this dual com JinatiOl, | hal tn.
pleasure this morning of All, ting a. tin
father OF the brl!e' at a cerem my whar,
Juan tLe sheep-boy, alias DINA Juanl
Quintero V Guzman, late of Guayma
Honda, became transformed into Mr.
JUICE R, of Colorado ami as rewar
for my services, AMI in memory or our lift
in tn, du ,-out, receivsl from the bride her
second ks, as a marie womla--the fest
of cOur O. going to her husband Bios
ye my chi iran, blsSs yer BIT wouldn't
like to see tia oil DON, face wlon h, haas
OF the marriayel