Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-28

sex, both young and well favored. H
 was speaking in q pleading voice, she lis
 tenins with a frown on her lovely face.
 "Rut why will you not be my wife
 said the young man, in impassioned tones
 "I am young, not bad looking and owl
 one of the largest and best stocked rancho l in tho Stats."
 Because do not love you, Senor Mo
 reno, and l am promised to another" sh
 returned, bravely meeting the glance O
 his passionate eyes.
 You care more for some ono else tha,
 you do for mo, he said bitterly. "An,
 who, may ask, is that happy mani"
 Arthur Forbes, my fathers overseer
 "What that Yankee adventurcr? Ant
 does the wealthy Mir. Roberts sanction | the engagement of his daughter-his only chid-to ono of his hired servants9" l Two havo not told him yet but"
 "Ah! you have not told him! We'll when you do, l think he will order the Yankee of the ranch. Your fathers over l seer, indeed Miss Lucia Roberts should l mate with one of her own station" "And 80 noble and chivalrous a gentle man as Senor Thomas Moreno appears tc think himself should attend more to his | own affairs, and meddle less with things that do not concern him." hotly replied | Lucia.
 But this does concern me, for intend tNat you Sna1 De my WIG.
 Then your intentions will miscarry, for will never marry your 'Santa Maria p cried the young man. Would you refuse mo for a common workingman-a mere Yankee adventurer? No; have set my heart upon you and have you will yot, though have to use force."
 The next moment the fierce lover mad dened with rage and jealousy, would have succeeded in carrying Lucia from the piazza, and forcibly bearing her away near by, had he not received so fierce Q blow in the face from the clenched hand of John Roberts, who at that instant stepped from the door, as to send him headlong down the piazza steps, stunned, to the ground.
 Though 1t was not long before he was on bis feet again, Lucia had disappeared in the interval. Without a word to the ranchman, who stood gazing calmly down at him, he mounted his horse and galloped away, muttering between his clenched teeth:
 "1 will have revenge for this insult, John Roberts! And the proud-spirited Lucia shall be humbled to the very dust. thousand curses on the accursed Yan- kee that has caused all this trouble! I'll send a bullet through his heart some day"
 n loW IuAuutcS lutcT MF hODefCS en- tered the room to which his daughter had retreated. She was still pale and trembling from the effects of her fright.
 "Oh, papa" she cried. II am so thankful you came in time to save me from that dreadful man! jIow can you endure him about the placer"
 Hes rich and handsome" said the ranchman, "and most girls like him. How does 1t happen that you do not?"
 hN t., ~% for his wealth, how does he come by 1t? l believe he is a bandit or an outlaw"
 Nonsense girl You have been read ing sentimental novels"
 You may laugh papa; but I'm sure that am right"
 Hum! And that Is the only reason why you won't have anything to say to Moreno?"
 Lucia hung her head.
 Not quite. papa; II"
 ''You arc in love with somo ono else7"
 "Yes, papa"
 Perhaps you will condesccnd to tell mo the follows name," said the ranch man grimly.
 -.'Oh, papa! please don't be angry, but 1t is Arthur Forbes"
 My overscer! You look high, girl" "Your friend, as we'll, papa. And love him dearly!'
 ''So the Spaniard spoke tho trdth?"
 "Ycs."
 Ivory good. Now listen to mo. Had you and Forbes made open work of your love, l might have given my consent to the match. As it is. you shall never soc him again."
 ''Oh papar'
 "You shall never see him again." the ranchman repeated, with cold delibera- tion. "As soon as I find some one to f.S v,l1 ' oh oh,, start; and tomorrow you go with me to Rio Grande City, to remain with your aunt during the interval he stays here. Mako your preparations for the journey tonight, for We start carly tomortbw 
 "Oh, papa! you surely will not be so cruel!' cried the girl, tearfully.
 But, not needing her distress, the rsnchman strode angrily from the room.
 Arthur Forbes was remarkably handsome fellow little above the medium hoighth, broad-shouldered, deep- chcsted and muscular, with curling gold brown hair and honest gray-blue eycs. He had been three years in the service of Mir. Roberts, and during that time had become great favoritc with the ranch man.
 But when Lucia confessed to her father that she was engaged to his over- SSA Ao NSAy WAlu I1lelll pOCu for their deception, and resolved to make short work of the affair.
 Arthur Forbes was at distant part of the ranch with the cattle when all this happened, and therefore knew nothing about 1t; nor did he know of the depart ure of Mir. Roberts and his daughter for Rio Grande City.
 The following night, as the overseer was on his way to MT. Roberts house, he discovered half dozen horses teth~ted In small grove near the dwelling. Hitching his own animal to a sapiing at the other end of the grove, he turned from the beaten path and passed through the trees toward the house.
 The night was cloudy and quite dark, yet he detected the forms of three or foar men standing in tho path before him. Advancing with moro caution, and holding his pistol so that he could readily use it, Arthur still crcpt forwanR, carefully scanning every object but with his attention centered upon them. He had advanced but few steps whom he saw two of them lift from the ground what appeared to be tho form of a human being wrapped in n dark blanket. Spring