New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12

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idly by was unpleasant; to have
this done by a woman was hu1niliat-
ing. He stood looking ut her awk-
Wardly, while she sat shyly return
ing his glance. Indeed, she felt as
uncomfortable as he, though he was
too confused to notice it. Finally,
he recovered himself sufficiently to
speak
Il have to thank you," he said.
'They would probably have killed
me-" There was no trace in his
voice of the excitement Of the situa-
ton from which he had just been
rescued.
She looked at him curiously, for
evidently his mode Of address puz-
zled her.
"Where do you come from, senor?"
she inquired at length.
The tone Of uncertainty and the
abruptness Of the question discovered
to him the fact Of her embarrass-
ment, and gave him that feeling of
superiority that enabled him to re-
gain his selfpossession.
From the Blue Mountains" he
answered with smile.
'The Blue Mountains?'
eyes; you have not heard of them?
They are not far away to the north
here, many hundred miles. [ have
Travelled alone for many months.
Until now | have not seen a human
being for weeks
But how did you know we lived
here"
81 did not know
"Then why did you come?'
IL have Travelled for pleasure, for
curiosity. I wished to see this
Southern country, where the sun
burns you up. | am a King George
man. You do not understand? I
hunt and kill game for the Hudson
Bay Company. But have left them
behind.''
II do not UNDERESTIMATE she said
simply, ''where you are going?''
'1.donot know. Anywhere. Lam
going now to those mountains,
pointing to the distant line of hills.
But you will first come with me?
You must rest until it is cooler. No
body travels here in the heat of the
day; it would kill you. You must
come and eat with us, and then we
can give you a horse to continue
your journey, and tell you how to
go. Por misericordia Dios! Think
of walkingp'
81 thank you, no. I must go on"
Gin the heat? You will die. You
must come with me. The father and
mother will welcome you. I wish
you to GOMEZ
He looked at her closely for the
first time, and then he wondered
why he had not noticed her beauty
before. She was dark, with that
Spanish complexion through which
the warm blood showed with a rich
color, frightening the brilliancy of
her lustrous black eyes, which light
ed up her whole face with a tender,
trusting expression Herraven hair
hung in masses upon her shoulders,
and as she leaned forward with a
confiding, entreating gesture, he
though the had never seen so beauti-
full 81 woman.
'Iwill Gomez he said briefly, and as
she turned her horse in the direc-
ton Of her home he walked on by her
side. So they iourneyed in silence
for time.
81 must thank you for saving my
life, he said atlepgth. "They would
surely. have killed me, and you ran
great risk yourself
"If you had shot them ] could not
have turned them away" she an
swered. '"They would have been
angry. You should not have walked
here; they 10 not attack one who
rides, but when you walk they will
kill YOU
Before long they came in sight
OF the hacienda, a long, low adobe
honse upon a fat, with neither tree
nor shrub near, but upon one side
the steep spurs of the range Of hills
came almost to the house, forming
deep canons.
The old folks received him kindly,
listened gravely to the story of his
adventure, and then showed him to
an apartment in the house where he
might rest until his meal was pre-
pared. But he was in no mood to
rest. The INDECENT Spanish customs
suited him but i'll, Tor he was unac-
customed to the heat of the weather
and the habits that it necessitated.
Besides his mind was far from easy.
Afternoon shadows heightened i'm
perceptibly, and the sun was almost
disappearing behind the distant hills
| when they sat down for the meal
which Josefa had prepared some
hours before. He became more and
more interested in the girl, and it re-
| CURED but little pressing to persuade
him to stay them that night. The
next day he was even more reluc-
tant toleave, and they seemed equal
| ~ 10th to have him, and so his stay
was extended two or three days.
4 One evening as he stood with Jo-
seta talking of anything that he
might have the pleasure Of her COM
pany, and wondering whether the
| moon ever shOne so hriohtlv or s0