Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07
AMATEUR CONSPIRAYOR.
4 aory In Two r"r's.
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III !, iisyiland bad nori"l =, Wv v"'n'
n At lie looked upon himself as
NJ ntpp .ssr an exceptional character, and
dloSe.,e,,n ,luced that nature had an ex-
n -. destiny In store for him In |
tf'asp., LACE, the mixture o' hiS blood
n ~ hrss XXX and half American tended !
~ al r "se his eoiircspect. II was, In !
N ps WI Al least, an unusnnl mixture,
~ IA not help producing an unusual
~ Var the human animal per se,
r'all maitland had but . slight regard |
BJ.IN as too prodigal IN producing u !
q knap ANYTHING so very valuable, she
th VIZ charter OF 81 she would expose
aeFu .r,hleeaiy, cherish u moro tender
aws nv the most perfect develop.
III ,byslcal and mental, could
~ nrnort his dignity. Accordingly
~ XXX himself with energy 70 his
n tRp,lnn After graduating with honor
$3.50, N our great historic colleges, he
ipn' W the study Of medicine, spent
". " vionnesc and Partisan hospitals,
s,ne home well equipped for his
~ Nevertheless, New York seemed
10 10 be healed OF its infrmltlos
W ' s.as auch dcplorablc surfoit Of
"a, s.,, talent that scarcely AN epidemic
a1 ',E save the majority Of the prac-
,.s from starvation --unleas they
sad 70 humbug or helroeses. To
r'Vnsnd either alternative was ropollant,
M long and drcary ontlobk before
:, ,,moa made him contemplate the
& lint New York In stn had vague
N n W.. Tor everything that was foreign,
doctor with half Spanish blood and
/. ns,man education seemed TO many
" "a rniekerbockers suspicious char.
N ~, lie might therefore run the risk OF
= IA rceeptIon from the hciresses IA
sh,cb he was not inclined TO take
NJ 4 ,ssa about this time that Cuban
II n .",laraan. Don Alfonso do Vargas, made
scnearance In Now York and by his
n riaououce turned the heads OF many
Ai,,. clllzens, Don Alfonso was re-
" VA relation Of Bayard lIavlland's
N.o,het and therefore frequent guest In
! N y alder Ilayiland's house, lie had been
Y nlsnler in his day, but had been impll.
" s,ed In recent revolutionary movement
Ma h IA had for prudential reasons made
XII Blmsai scarce. Altogether hO was a
N1l Nsaa fascinating personality, handsome,
Ml,hh rnd, and with Kind of old-fash,
Xwed chlyalry, which survives nowadays
Xoe IN Tho Spanish race. Ordinarily he
M cool aud seli.contained, but the
U,spy modelling of his features, the vivid
#aotrasl between the white and the dark
HAM eve, and the grave decorousness Of
Nj. manncr made him even In ropose o
Whcahle man. II, however, an accident
A nj aluslon 10 Spain klndlod HIS wrath, he
Y, Wenmc, aS II were, suddenly TRANSPORTED.
/. Hip black eyes glowod and flashed rs
Nm slih ,leep ire, his gestures became ca
#ressye and vehement and hls words
I*lled forth like scethng torrent, over.
ln AdmIng everything in It's path. People
wa r. Nd had never cared flg for Cubn wcpt
'''' IN made subscriptions for the roy0lu.
#omry cause; equity old gentlemen who
NJ &lIcyed In nothing but first mortgages
). Hrg enthusiastic, and young ladies sent
y &ef iewolry TO Don Alfonso and hlntcd
i, Mlhtir Willingness 10 0spousc him aud
|i0g1 a. evolutionary cause together.
amsE r. Bsyard llaylland, hungarlng for the
Uapsnal, Don Alfonso dc Vargas was u
lsl \ olsend lie strengthened his faith In
\ NM virtue Of his own blood, He opened 10
#nA vista of glorious achievement IL
" pl' W GIFTED the younger man TO think that
X "a tIv was such heroic characters atill oN-
#ni The sacrifice OF home, family and
al III sessions for his country seemed bit
y medl@yal romance, asirny In this pro-
anpi c century. Tho trcadmill routine OF the
q, u mmprclal community IN which his LOT
lV n cast oppressed llayiland by Its heavy
cnolony and he struggled like man In
N0IaG bean Tor deeper breath and n purei
III One fine day he surprised his father
4, n n sisters by bidding them goodbye aud
" abarking for Havana.
III H.
,arl About the middle OF February, $50
sttlrl me SIX months after his arrival In The
.bga N Dr.. Hayiland was called profession
pohsN D 10 the house Of Cuban nohlcman
w q ounl Somplo de Muuoz, llo knocked
Y w. n. ihe huge brass. studded gate, whlcl
AsIA ~ blg enough fora fortress. lie wa
~ United by diverted servant into the IN
'ia WI lticf Of the court or patio There IL
N Il tnl the master Of the house seated In
1lngchalr under the arcade smoking
AN w ,if The connt was q gri21lcd maj
WnQl 0tty with military mustache
NJ olt cropped hair, and n pair OF pcnc
'Asse ttfg black eyes, the white Of whlcl
q "A MI yellow. lie received the doctor Wit
Mn shura,c polltcncss, offered him u ciga
" babe him be seated
- 4 The doctor In half Cuban himself, "a
Is m Informed he said aifably bcckon
4 70 servant, who struck light wit
oldiashioned steel and handed TIL
|eip' siof the finder
~ ~ X deem II an honor 90 claim klnshi
lNsVs pa 80 noble n race answered Hay
psss Az II isa mutual HONOR said DO
~ Y hpio, smiling "Your mother, Il ~
s. .l,, " mistaken, was an Alarcon
!, ~ YES your cNtollencyn
'sseles ,l.p she been long deadYh
I. KY IA fourteen years.
~ ~ toof thing she must have been yer
T., ~ ~, muttered Don Serupio, hoaylnR.
y \ " 81 profound sympathy, 'Sho was
~ w q my honorod friend Don Ferd
s...pslI hence om naturally Interested !
h'e' ! remember her AZ Il child, wli
49, l wv, and thin, bare arms, and u PM
h.,ls. which she was always engaged
| I'll Towlngp
,iII hsYland was touched by this allusio
: " W mother, lie felt the tears siartin
] III lbs " yves and he did not trust himself
|. ~ The count, fully understands
y w Nennpe, smoked ON In sll0nce. III
esiils.s si!, Ways he began, after u pause,
esass ~ The point OF forgetting Why
\ ~ ~. n You. My daughter, Donna Dian
~ ". sbo IL afflicted with Kind Of \
~, Hhl headache which causes her mnt
,snIIi " toom.p
~"' 49, arose and the count led the ISL
m M we stone arcade, the walls
4. tn ~ were gally fresoocd with garlan,