Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-11-16

masters private and beautiful grounds.
Leo said farewell to dignity for tina.
time, and vGulted the fence in the face
of his savage foe. He Just made his
escaTe and no more. He congratulated
himself as he hastily entered their
part of the hacienda, that tie Mexican
dress he woro had no superfuous coat
tails to have suffered an inglorious
tliminution in length, as it no doubt
would have done.
Safe within tbs charters that had
beon assigned to him and his compan
ions Leo broke the seal of the dainty
little note, and with eager eyes perused
the following lines;
SENIORS ANERtCAsos. This "a written
you ny an enfc ttunato maiden who. believ-
| ing In four nohleness OF sOul, implores you
to saTe her from cruel fate.
Ny father, the ranchero. who reluctantly
permits you 20 pass the night under his
| roof, is forcing mc this night 20 wed All
officer OF Mer imiiHus ernlE Nhofh hate
most Nehemontlt; bu' he holds some great
power ever my iHther,sand aM 10 be the
victim.
The one truly lows is Ell Captain Equal
| do. one OF the brEvost ia our chief Juarez's)
army. and | am very DESTROYS OF fyir-tc
| his protection.
Tie ceremony Is 70 lie held at 10 O'Clock
| tu. n ght winn that detested man. Col.
Hcnrid'e Fernandez. will he here TO claim
my unwilling hoart and hand. He dare not
! venture within the lines OF JURreZ. except
| under the cover of dep night.
The little chapel which Is opposite the
| wing you now occupy. IS where the mar
ringe rites will be performed
| In writing this good. bravo Seniors
| Amer'cancs. | appeal TO you to save me
| from this living death, and In doing SO Won
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| poor. unhappy lula NELAsoJEZ.
p. s.-My trusty maid. Zela. win have
| horses ready In the grove beyond the gar
den, and w. beg TO fly under your protec-
! ton to that Of my noble EEualdc, T.N.
Leo read the note over seyera! times
and then said to himself:
"Of course I'll do all she asks and
more, too, for my friend, Ezuald0.
This is the girl have heard the young
officer mention with such deep esteem
20 often vucn ~n we're together in
camp. This promises more romance
than anything il has been my To- 10 be
mixed up in for o long time We may
as we'll get ourselves ready, suppose,
and consult each other in the matter.
So saving he aroused his sleeping
comrades and toid them Of lula
I Volusqu.A's appeal to them for help
from the cruel union her father was
forcing upon her.
The party happened TO he composed
of young men Of adventurous spirits,
and most Of them knew the handsome.
noble E.uniio in Jusrez's army, and
wnre willing to engage IN any combat
or undertake any enterprise, no matter
how daring, if, in so doing. they served
him or his chief, Juarez.
They accordingly made thems elves
ready md waited for. the hour of ten TO
| i"ll !uunti.
Leo was on watch OF the narrow
| window, and when, at lat, he saw the
| bridal la"tv moving swiftly aud MS
| -ileE;lr ~ ep.o:ers towards the little
! hapci lie give tha signal ~ his eOrl-
little party was joined by six unlimited
! guests.
The rnnchero, who was leading the
lovely but unwilling lula, halted
near the door OF the chapel and looked
back Perhaps he had detected the
tread OF the Americans, although they
had arrived almost noiselesslv. Al
the same tirne . tail, middle-nged Mex,
ian officer. Henlilue Fernandez, the
would lie bridegroom. who was lit Il
N advance OF the bride and her father
and WHO was attended by two younger
JAic.rs, ali dressed in very gorgeou,
uniforms became aware Of the attend
ace 81 The American soldiers. The
party stopped. Henrique Fernandez
IN an imrclious voice. demanded:
Don Nelasquez. why this intrusion
and " no are the strangers"
The moon had lowered herself he
hind a bold range Of mountains in the
vest ere this, hence only the dim ont
lines Of the intruders could be made
out and nothing of faccs and dress
| could be distinctly seen.
at is the Seniors Americanos," re
piled the savage voice Of Velasquez.
why are YOU here, senors?" he de
manded.
Leo boldly stepped before the ranch
GRO as he replied;
"Don Volasquez, you are cruell,
forcing your child to marry one whom