Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-11-09

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had ever ''7esrt- There Vas wld,
sweet. aimr7t mccarthy csdrncs. IN II
that vltra'ed On the ear Ike the
strains Of AZ Aeo.isa harp. Added
% tnis there wa- a poser q atser
nate t'E.4-Ei-sass .ti ierociiy ~ htr
deep, passionate eyes ihat sirnek
20 the soul wherever she h4sd her
gaze.
could not determine for my lie
which she resemble! most, the IN
tanned mustang, tbe royal game bird,
or the rattle snake. There were
fitting hurts OF each IN her and yet
the comparison IS feeble and made
quAte. Had i not been for horror
OF her crimes II u hard TO say how
; -i@s-EeE fascination. s's'ttisSs4'Irs' a'ssst-
ed fffe As t was eotift 5uly won.
der whether she was most woman or
devil.
Absurd as II may seem | could not
keep NY eyes osf this wotnsn.
Whichever way size looked there vas
commotion--a shrinkagc back
among the womea the signs OF q
I jealous rage Among the mea.
( AZ sabseqaent period q the
evening | observed for the fret time
among the company man OF very
eonsplcuens appearance, dressed IN
+ the picturesque style there ia vogue
among ironliersmen. HIS face was
turned from me as ! FIRST saw him
but there was something manly and
imposing n his whole figure taai ~
once attracted my attention. al
once saw that be WAS not exempt
from the fascinating sway Of the
dark senorita whose face he regard
ed with an interest even more in
tense than that exhibited By the
other admirers He Was certainly a
/ person calculated 10 make an i'm.
preston on sueh woman, yet,
strange TO say. be was the only man
in 'the crowd toward whom she
eEiuced a spirit OF hostility.
/ Several times he weut up to her
ard asked her 10 dance. Whether
from caprice or some more potent
cause was unable to conjecture, hul
she invariably rejected hTm-7esee
with a degree OF asperity which indi
Gated something more than a casual
/ acquaintance 81 4 Il ~ts IA vaia he at
tempted to persaade her. She was
evidently bitter aud aRrelenting in
her amnesty. AT length, inceased
at bis peFilnacitv, she turned sharp
iy upon h5m and leaning her lips
close To his ear, whispered something
the effect ot which was magical. He
staggered back as Il stunned, and
gaz'ng moment At her with An ex-
preston OF horror, turned away aud
walked out Of The room. The wo-
Iman lace Was thade pAIer, but che
| quickly resumed her smile aud oih-
erwise> manifested no unusual emo
lion.
| The danee went on. II was a
Spanish waltz tho cliek-click-elaCk <
Of the feet IN slew measured cadence
was very monotonous, producing 3
dreamy effect. Halt an hour may
have elapsed IN this way when the
Texan who nad been SO strongly re-
pulsed by the dark woman came
back, pushing his way through the
crowd. This time | noticed that his
face was flushed and gleane Of dss-
peration was in his eye. His mo
J tlons were unsteady, and be had ev
identity been drinking. Edging over
towards The woman he stood watcb
"a "a
! Ing untis there was q pause 10 ths
, dance. Her partner was a younE
4 Mexican very s4fity,f dressed, to whefH
| she was very complascent. She
Fsmiled AT him; laughed musicaliy a
r everything be said; leaned up toward