Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-24

wrought It seemed to be efectusIly hid
den from human ken.
My suspicious from the first had been
directed TO Antonio, but no outward sIgI
betrayed EnY guilt. He maintained his
Wonted stolidity, quietly attentive to my
wisnes, ready st ell times to interpret for
me, and never at any time finchiDg mid
all the narrowing details. Not even the
scene before the church door, the IN
wonted exhibition Of gref By little An
drea moved him; the only discernible off
ference IN his manner WAS 8 marked
slertness End vigilance, but even that Was
passing sway, and every day life was
much the same.
OF Aadrea ! heard and ssw nothing
Olce ventured to ask, but the old yusn
answered in the briefest manner
consistent with Mexican etiquette, "she
is sick"
l had By no means abandoned the hope
Of discovering the assassin, but while in
Msxico retribu.ion is swift smong them
selves, they aye lees e1ger to bring one Of
their OWE people to justice when the
Oh9n3e has been committed against an
alien. A month had pasaed; another day
would conclude the work az this point,
and the camp would journey southwark.
| This to me Yves relief. felt that l was
watched, and the knife so ready for
deadly work might Ct any moment be
| turned sgsinst myself, End while willing,
l may ssg, to meet on equsI terms Tn
enemy, did rot feel q1i!e comfortable
ct the thought OF being struck down with
out E word Of warning.
TIE lie, too, had gone cut Of the DlGCe
hat hriOht al in "a
po Santo. No more the sweet Spanish
love songs came hlsting from Andrea's
apartment; once in while grooming,
wailing note fell on my listening ear, out
she came out no more to feed her pigeons
or toy among the flowers, she that had
once been the bravest blossom OF them
all. Ga one or two occasions l had 8
glimpse of her, white and Wal, the little
tsngling meshes, but idle, idle as baby
s1gers.
This wss to be my last night snid these
scenes, and my thoughts were busy with
the events thst had crowded into the few
months l had spent at F Intro
spective were some thoughts. After all
"as it not that l was leaving Andrea?
Was it not for this that was moody?
u
Of the sympathy l felt?
rhst morning hsd made an effort to
know something definite of her st.te in
arranging for my departure. purposely
remained in my roon, Until the woman
whose duty it was to clean it came IL :;
she WAS startled 81 fading me there, and
would have gone, but detained her.
"Tell ne, Mercedes, how is ola Sen
orits?"
"Ah Senior, muy msls."
"Where "a she sick?" She pointed to
her hesi and her heart.
"Tell her," said, "lhs. I am going
away, ask her to LET me say adio5."
The WOMAN locked at me blank
y. The last word she under
stood, cut shook her hesd as if 1t wss
q vain requeet, and wen. to work with an
express Oh CT face as II she would hear
70 mora,
B I'll q and annoyed, 1 lad been sitting
s;ncs supper pCn1erLng GnG devisirg
some way g have parting word, sud to
ascertain for myself her real condition.
While thus employed, my eyes caught
moving shadow; now suspicious otevery-
thing, instantly became alert, and Tss.
relieved to discover in the shade Of sde-
corridor.e female form cautiously 5ap-
preaching me. sst quite still observsns,
when G soft voice murmured, "Senor.n
Instantly 1 rose: "Andres, is it your :
ISL, Senor," and crouching low at NY
feet she buried her face In the folds OF
her mantle. Bending over her 1 gently
lifted the covering and looked into her