St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-27

story. and he cursed his sister and tho
renegade priest.
Soon the others understood the reason
of the turmoil, and rush was made for
horses.
In short or er they were in pursuit OK
the couple, headed by the drunken
Manuel.
But the priest had secured fair
start, and the pursuers never caught
sight of him until they reached the Rio
Grande.
The river. swollen by floods, seemed
we'll nigh impossible, but the case was
desperate, and in he plunged his doubly
burdened horse. The tired animal
passed in safety and was foundering up
the steep bank on the American side
when the pursuerS reached the river.
Manuel pulled his Winchester and
fired at the laundering horse.
Then it was that that half moon was
cut in the top of the ear of Padre Teo-
dorO.
Seeing that they had not stopped
them, Monuel and his party also plunged
their horses into the food. They passed
in safety and continued the pursuit. AS
they approached some houses the ami
NAL that Manuel beStrode reared back.
A foundered horse lay in the road.
The Mexican uttered a shout OF tri-
umph. He knew that the fugitiyeS
could not be far away. The pursuers
rushed on until they came to the build+
ings. A solitary cowboy stood on the
| road.
"Have you seen a dog of a French
priest with girl?' shouted Manuel.
Seems to me some people like that
| got on the SolomOnville stage hyar lit
tie while back, stranger" answered the
calm cowboy. ''Ef you hurry you'd orter
to catch it."
Manuel and his companions chased
after the stage, and the cowboy went
into one of the ranch buildings.
There Padre TeodorO and Carmelita
were eating.
They had asked for shelter there and
had told the boss herder their story.
The cowboy told of his conversation
with the girls brother.
He won't catch the stage in half an
hour" said he, land it'll take as much
longer for him to get back here"
The dOWn-gOing stage reached the
door just then, and the ex-prieSt and
the eX-novice babe hasty goodbye To
the cowboys who had been so kind to
them, and boarded the stage.
They went as far north as Tombstone,
WHoTt hOuNllie udu iTleiiu anu COuHS
tryman in the person of a storekeeper.
He gave him place in the store.
and the clever young Frenchmau
soon adapted himself to his new
sphere.
He and Carmelita were married by an
American justice of the peace, for, OF
course no clergyman would have any
thing to do with such marriage.
Rouviile did we'll as clerk, and some
years later returned to Las CasaS, where
he opened little store.
For sOme time the MeXicanS were
doubtful of Rouville, but he developed
a lot of business sense, put down prices
and kept good goods, and before long no
store there could boast better trade
than the "Tienda de Padre TeOdOrO,",
as his place is still called.
He and his wife and children are, Of
course, outside the pale of the church, !
but the feeling against them has en-
tirely disappeared in Las CaSaS. T.
Rouvilie has become one of the solid
citizens of the little town, and has
opened stores in surrounding towns
one of which, by the way, is under the
charge of Manuel VillatioreS, who has
found that an ex-priest does not make
the worst sort of brother-in-laW after
all.