The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-08-24
A ROMANTIC PLOT.
The Most Carefully-Laid Plans Will
Sometimes GO Wrong.

"Marena," said Miss Theresa Parola,
r'the most romantic adventure"
''How delightfulr' said Marena.
Romance is $3.50"
so rare in this dreadful country"
said Miss Theresa
Miss Theresa Parola had never been
a resident of any other land. She was
born, brought up and educated in Squig-
gletown, but as her parents had both
been Spaniards, and her grandfather,
who had long survived his children,
was veritable Spanish hidalgo, she
felt herself greatly injured by being,
to all intents and purposes, an Ameri-
can girl. She sighed for Orauge-groves
and guitars for high combs and black
lace mantillas. She wore a rose be-
hind her ear, carried black fan, wore
high-heeled boots, and used her eyes
impressively. But people would not
recognize that she was at heart for
eigner, and the great majority of the
people at Squiggletown spoke to her as
Miss Farley. Moreover, she had not
been taught Spanish; her parents dy-
ing in her babyhood, and Miss Smith,
to whose care the distant grandfather
had consigned her, having placed her
early at a strictly English school, ne-
lieving that it was her duty to get as
much of the good Yankee element in
to her as possible.
Il shouldn't feel my duty done if 1
were to let her grow up a foreigner"
Miss Smith declared.
The Spaniard was rich. He paid the
bills and sent a liberal allowance to his
granddaughter. AS she grew older he
desired that she should have a maid,
and Miss Parola soon rejoiced in the
presence of Marena, who came from
Spain, and with whom she began to
practice what she called her native
language, and her one hope was that
her grandfather would some day per-
NIT her to come to him. The estima-
bic Don Parola, however, was having
a very good time at Madrid. He still
found himself admired and held fine
position in society. He had no idea of
settling down as the grandpa of a
grown young woman. He had spoken
of my poor daughters infant" for
eighteen years, and the information
that the infant was of age thrilled him
with horror.
81 must marry her." he said; 81 must
marry her to some one who will keep
her in America"
Therefore the romance of which The
resa spoke to Marena.
What the former knew of it was con-
tanned in letter which she now held
in her hand:
My dear granddaughter, best beloved Of my
heart, never-forgotten child Of my ever-be-
walled daughter: 1 have not had the Joy of
holding you in my arms and receiving your
hlial caress. A great pressure Of business cares
has prevented, and still prevents, this mex |
pressible happiness, but constantly think of |
your welfare, and TO settle YOU in life will be |
my holiest care. Shortly will arrive in Amer
lea a very excellent and worthy young man. |
True, he has not so far been fortunate, but the
blood in his veins is that of great men, 1 have
chosen him for you. do not command but 1
entreat you to accept him. Don Diego is
worthy Of your charms as 1 behold them in |
your photograph. The moment that he writes |
to me that you are betrothed to him will buy |
him partnership in the largest wooden house |
in New York. Probably he will not be long in |
following this letter Hoping that shall hear
of your great happiness, 1 remain, embracing |
you, weeping over you, clasping you to my
heart, ever-beloved orphan of my .amented |
children. Your adoring grandfather.
PETRo PAROLA.
"a romance at last, you see," said |
Theresa, after she had read the letter |
to her maid. ''And l intend to make |
it still more romantic.
'How?"' asked Marena.
''My plan is this" said Theresa. |
This arrangement of marriage with |
Don Carlos Diego, who is sure to be a |
handsome young Spaniard, with lovely |
eyes and mustache, is so far romantic,
but it has a very mercenary aspect to
it after all. Now | want to be sure
that he loves me for myself alone, and
have plan to prove it So"
'Oh. tell me, missr' cried Marena-
miss Smith being fortunately |
away, and the house to ourselves for
three weeks, we can carry it out"
said Theresa. You must help me, |
Marena- When Don Diego comes you
must pretend that you are L You
must receive him. l will be your
maid. You will address me as Ma
rena. will wear your caps and
apron. You will put on my dresses
and iewelry. He will pay his merce-
nary attentions to you, but when he
-aees how lovely l am, how much bet
ter educated, how much more charm
ing altogether than you are, he will
fall in love with me. He will say:
Not for all Don Parola's gold
will L give my hand where
my heart will never go. You, Marena,