Wichita eagle., 1889-06-21
age. One day the sonora said to me,

urgandage. One day the sonora said TO me,
Il will help you to go away if you will
promise not to inform against my husband. u
did not like to promise, but there seemed
to be no other way, and finally consented.
Soon afterward she told me her plan
Juanitas Andalusian mare was to be ready
the first day Don Francisco should be absent,
and / was to mount while Manuel's back was
turned and gallop 1way. The mare was to
wear a side saddle, as though saddled for
Juanita, and l was to ungirth this when 1
chose and pursue my journey bareback.
All had gone well. Manuel had saddled
the mare for Juanita, and while his back
was turned to reply to q word from the Sc
nora, l vaulted on the mares back and gall
! loped off at full speed
felt sure that Don Francisco was conniv-
ing at my escape, but several hours after,
| when jogging along at moderate pace, l
heard a shout, and turning my head saw
Don Francisco and Don Enrico galloping
toward me- l saw that they were bent ON
recapturing me.
Now" said I to myself, 81 will see if
Juanita's mare is the fastest in the province,
as Manuel says" There was rise in the
road short distance ahead and if got by
that without being hit by Don Brancisco's
rifle he would not get shot at me again for
several seconds. / bent my head low, and
thrashed the mare with my heels. She re-
sponded gloriously, but as went over the
ridge heard the report of a rife. That was
the parting salute Of Don Francisco, and was
aimed In vain.
Juanita's mare was all that Manuel had
said Before Don Francisco reached the
top Of the ridge l was beyond rifle shot.
Much as pitied the noble creature rode, /
gave her no relaxation until the white towers
Of Cadiz were in sight. / sprang off, let the
marc sink upon plot Of grass by the road
side and turned afoot into a path leading
southwark, determined to go to Gibraltar.
had still few silver coins in my pocket
and in four days was able to reach La Plaza,
as the Spanish call Gibraltar There Mr..
Sprague, our consul, helped me to procure
some new clothing and a passage to Genoa
whence soon reached the Congress at Spe1a-
l said nothing about my sojourn With the
contrahandistas. The memory of the senora's
kindness, and my parole, equally compelled
me to conceal the whole affair
Commodore Goldsborough laughed at nv
account Of the arrest and trial Of Hagen
dorph and said: Never mind; we are rid Of
a knave" The old gentleman was fond Of
quoting Shakespeare.
At Gibraltar I wrote TO the good fellows in
the Beilerophcn apologtzing for missing my
engagement with them the night they sailed
from Cadiz
More than twenty years sfterward was
in the Hartford On the European station and
met Dundonald at Genoa In command of the
Alexandra, first rate iron clad. He had
me 70 dinner and we talked about the Cadiz
adventure, and / told for the first time my
story Of the smugglers.
The next day his splendid ship steamed ont
Of port close by Us, with yards manned, men
cheering and band playing in honor of Gen 1
Grant, whom we had on board As she /
passed was boxing shar1, for Dundonald to /
give him parting salute, when r1v eve /.
caught that Of a shaggy beaded euarternas-
ter in tbs miz1an rigging, and across whose /
face shot that same strange, cross eyed CLEAN .
that had revealed the deserter 10 NE 50 long +
ago. said TO myself, There's Hasgendorph /
again ct lastn
Il may have been an optical Illusion, bat 4
i. stirred me 50 that forgot Dundonald and 4
lost his farewell wave OF the hand.-C. S. {
Messenger in The Youths Companion