The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-06

lover, and implore your aid that may do so.
| The ceremony is to be held at 10 o'clock to-
| night, when the detested man. Col. Henrique
| Fernando will be here to claim
| He dare not enter into the lines OF Juarez ex-
| cept under cover OF deep night. The little
| chapel which you may easily see from the wing
| which you occupy is the place where the mar
| rage ties are TO be performed.
| In writing this, good, brave Seniors American
| os, appeal to your goodness OF heart to save me
| from this living death, and in doing you
viii ever receive the sincere prayers poor, I'M
happy TULA NELAsoUEz
| p. S.-My trusty maid, Zela will have horses
| ready in he grove beyond the garden, and we
win beg TO lily under your protection to that OF
| my noble Ezualda. TuLA V.
/ Leo read the letter through several
times, then said TO himself:
| "Tula Velasquez and this girl who
appeals to us is the very same OF whom
| | have heard my friend EZnaldo speak
| so often in such lofty praise. Verify, 1T
is all so strange But | am willing to
| take any risk to protect lady from
such an unwelcome fate as forced
| marriage. This is promise of adven
ture," and he reused his sleeping COM
rades and read Tula's letter to them.
| The party was composed of young
men of adventurous spirits, and most of
| them knew the handsome EZualdo in
| Juarez's army, and were ready to en-
gage in any combat or undertaking,
| however daring, if il so doing they
could serve that young officer or the
| girl he loved.
Accordingly they made all things
| ready and waited for the hour OF 10 to
roll round.
| Leo was on his watch at the window.
and when, at last, he beheld the bridal
party movil swiftly and silently as
specters toward the chapel he gave the
| signal to his companions to follow him.
they filed out OF the wing, and very
soon the wedding party was joined by
| six unlimited guests.
The ranchero. that vas leading the
! lovely, but unwilling Iuia, halted near
the door of the chapel and looked over
his shoulder. Perhaps he lad detect
ed tue tread of the Americans, though
thew arrived almost noiselessiv.
At the same time tall, middle-aged,
grizzly bearded Mexican officer, Hen
rique Fernandez, the wOuld-be bride
groom, who was little in advance ofthe
| bride, became aware of the Americans
presence. The officer, Fernandez, was
attended by two younger officers, and
all were dressed in the most gorgeous
uniforms. The party stopped. Fer
nandeZ, in an imperiOus voice, de-
handed:
Don Velasquez, l particularly re-
quested that this ceremony should be
tree from all intrusion. Who are the
strangers ?"
The moon, ere this, had lowered her
self behind the bold range OF noun
tains in the west, hence the dim out
lines only of the intruders could be
made out, but nothing of faces nor dress
could be distinctly seen.
1T is the Seniors Americanos," re-
piled the savage voice of Nelasquez.
Why are you here, senors ?'' he de-
manded.
don Nelasquez," replied Leo, step
| ping boldly before the rancherO, you
! are cruelty forcing your child to marry
| this night, one whom her soul detests,
| while her heart is in the keeping of the
brave Eznaldo of Juarez's army. 1t is
| to save lula Nelasquez from the evil
| fate you have selected for her that we
are here
With glad cry lula Nelasquaz tore
herself away from her fathers side and
| rushed up to Leo just as he struck
| the revolver, which the Mexican Of
| ficer had Ieveled at him, from his
hand.
Quickly leveling his own revolver in
| the face of Henrique Fernandez. he
| said: " Gou are my prisoner, Col
| Fernandez. Stir from your tracks at
your peril"
The Mexican officer knew that he was
no match for the young American, and
| one glance was sufficient to show him
| that the least resistance would invite
| bis death. But he had not been for
| hidden to use his voice, so he called to
| Nelasquez, who, at first, was too dazed
at the very unexpected attack TO move.
| Don Nelasquez, call upon your SER
wants for help; inform my men with
out ~
The young officers VINO had accom-
panied Fernandez had all they
could do in hand-to-hand struggle
| with two robust Amer cans. However,
| the struggle was OF short duration, and
! the MeXicans soon surrendered.
! The Tanche1o gave a weak call for
help. which some of the men servants
| quickly answered.
A sort of melee commenced. There
was a scene of confusion by the little
chapel door. Pistol shots rang out on
the still night air. The women in at
tendance shrieked and fled through the
garden. The priest who stood unmoved
in the chapel door, shouted in vain TO
be heard above the din.
In the height of it all, Leo, with Sc
we're wound in his left arm, received,
ne etdICGlN Knew. low cut HIS way Oul,
dragging Col. Fernandez, prisoner
STILL with him. lula NelasqueZand Zela
| her maid, were near him, and the other
Americans soon came after, bringing
the two officers that had been captured.
Here. through the garden TO Won
grove whispered lula to Lto. I'VE
shall find horses there for our escape.
Go not by the front entrance, as sol
diers left on the plaza by Col. Fer
naudez viii again oppose us"
1t required little time to reach the
grove pointed out by lula Velasquez.
As she had promised, they found their
! horses ready for them. Zela, with the
assistance of her lover, one of the
ranchero's servants, had attended to
that part. They soon mounted and
started brisklv away through the grove,
| the shouts of the Mexican soldiers, who
were trying to find their route of escape
ringing in theirears.
When at last their trail was ,dlscOV-
cred the MeXicans gave them q hot
chase ior 4 short distance. But they
had the prudence to relinquish the pur-
suit, as they were being dlawn within a
short way from JuareZ's camp.
Leo and his companions dashed into
camp, where the lovely Tula was placed
under the care of Eznaldo and the pris-
| Onefs surrendered 10 JnarGZ hlmSeI1,
who found in Col. Fernandez afOe whom
he had long desired to capture.
Leo Gordon's wound was SO obstinate
in healing that he was compelled to
leave the service. Before he had. quit
Mexico, however, he saw lula YEAS
quez and Eznaldo happily made one.
/ hrec wears after when Leo returned
to visit his friends in Mexico, he met
EZnaldO's handsome and accomplished
sister, Nalletta. 4 love sprang up be-
tween them, and they were soon mar,
ried, Leo bringing his bride to dwell on
the banks of the Pearl.