Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-08-21

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dow open. In n moment sho was ,rcss,.J
and In another moment she was mt the
convent gate BY tho bright moonlight
she saw tbs young priest in tho garion
catch In his arms tho novice ns shc
sprang from her window. Sslc saw him.
with his burden i'm his arms, hurry 10
the gate and place tho girl on ssddlcd
horse, jump up behind her. and then she
saw tho horse gallop swiftly up the road.
Then the sister superior rushed back into
tho convent. and soon tho great hell was
tolling. This sound ~ such an hour soon
brought all Las Cnsas to the convent
door. Manuel was among the iirst there.
lie had not been to bed, and swasscrred
unsteadily from tile agua,licntc hc had
taken ut tho tavern. To him the startled
uun shrickcd her story. and he curscd
h's sister and the renegade priest. Soon
tho others understood the reason Of tho
turmoil, and rusl, was made for horses.
In short order they were In pursuit OF
tho couple. headed by the drunken Mnn-
ucL But the priest had secured fair
Start. nnd the pursucrs never caught
sight OF him until they reached the Rio
Grande. The river. swollen by floods
seemed well nigh impassable but the
case was desperate. and in hc plunged
his 'loubly burdenod horse. Tho tired
animal passed in safety. and was iloun-
dcring up the steep hank on the Amcri.
can side when the pursucrs reached the
river. Manuel pulled his Winchester and
Tired at the tlouudcrins horse. Then Il
was that that half moon was cut In tho
top VI the ear OF Padre Tcodoro.
Seeing that they had not stoppcd
them, Manuel aud his party also plunged
their horses into the food. They passed
IN safety aud continued the pursuit As
they approached some houses th, animal
that Manuel beStrode reared hack. A
foundcred horse lay In the road. Tic
Mexican uttered shout OF triumph. IIo
knew that tho fugitives could not DO far
away. The pursuers rushed on until
they canc To the buildings. a solitary
cowboy stood Ia the road.
Have you seen dog Of French
priest with girIf' shouted Manuel.
Seems to nae some people like that
got ON the SolomonviIle stage hyar n
littlo while back. stranger. answered the
calm cowboy. 'Ef you hurry you'd
orter TO catch it,
Manuel and Ibis companions chased
after the stage. and the cowboy went into
one OF the eranch buildings There Padre
Teodoro and Carmelita were eating.
They had asked for shelter there and had
told tho boss her,icr their story. The
cowboy told OF lis conversation with the
girls brother.
He won't catch the stage In half a.,
hour, said he. and it'll take as much
longer for him to get back here
The down going stage reached tho
door just then. and tile cx priest aud the
ox-novicc babe q hnsty good-by TO the
cowboys, who had been 30 kind 10 them,
and boarded the stage. They went as
iar north as Tombstone. where Rouville
had friend and countryman In the per-
son OF storckecpcr. Iio gave him a
place In the store, and tho clever Young
frcnchman soon adapted himself TO his
new sphere. IIo aud Carnclita were
married 10y an American Justice OF the
peace, for. OF course, no clergyman
would have anything to do with sucl. a
marriage
"ItouviIle did well as a clerk. and some
years later ret,snc,l % Las Casas, where
he opened a little store For some time
the Mcxicans were donbtfnl Of Rouvillo.
but he developed let of business sense.
put down prices and kept good goods,
and before long no store there could
boast a better trade than the 'Ticndo dc
Padre Tcodoro. as lis place IL still called
tio and his wife and children are. Of
course. outside the paie Of the church.
but the feeling against them has entirely
disappeared in Las Casns. Rouvillo has
become ono OF the solid citizens OF the
little town, and has opened stores IN sur
rounding towns-one OF which. by the
way. Is under the charge of Manuel vii.
iaiiores. who has found that an ex-pricst
Goes not make the worst sort Of n brother.
in-law after all."--San Francisco Tx
amincr.