Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-29

deeply that all the force OF sarraza could not
withdraw II.
The old man fell like log at the feet Of his
assassin.
Domingo Ssrreza made a great effort to
detach the dagger, and finding 1t futile, gath
cred in his arms the body, so little OF weight
I'm its attenuation and hurled it over the
parapet into the canal beneath.
At home Beatriz de MILAN waited for her
adopted father, who returned to her never
again.
Never had Mexico been so excited and
shaken az over the mysterious disappearance
of Juan de Nava There was no system of
police. save the body of serenos--the night
watchmen-who were shade worse than
nothing, since they never dreamed OF inter
fering in the nefarous transactions Of night
birds, whereas their lanterns often served as
auxiliaries to evil doors. But volunteer
searchers turned out by hundreds and secured
every quarter where it was imagined the old
man might have fallen alone victim OF
sudden Illness For it was not even remotely
imagined that foul play could have touched
him, beloved as he was by all and known to
all the city. But the waters of the canal
were silent, and the echoes Of the bridge, and
Domingo Sarraza, too, knew how to keep his
guilty secret
Thus the matter passed among the unfath
enable mysteries Beatriz de MILAN, ever
mourning over the unknown fate of the
missing man, and left quite alone in the
world, took the veil at Santa Teresa, though
more than one home was open TO her, for her
own sake and the sake Of Juan de Nava.
Years passed. The memory of the priest
had become sort of legend of holiness, and
his adopted daughter was forgotten, Do
mngo Sarra2a lived, still kept his youthful
semblance, and still continued TO enact the
anchorite in the churches-and the devil else
where AS of old, he was wont to seek new
prey before the altar and in the Sagrario
adjoining the cathedral he saw one morning
woman who awoke in him the instinct of
pursuit and conquest more strongly than he
had felt it for years past
He saw not her face, for she was closely
yelled, but the charming grace Of her move
ments and the elegance of her figure gave for
Domingo Sarraza the assurance of great
beauty. He was hattered, too by the CONT
nuity with which she cast upon him stolen
chances that burned through the lace of her
yelling, and the mystery Of this behavior
heightened the charm of her He followed
her out of the church, across the plaza,
through the teemng Streets and before he
knew his bearings he found himself upon the
bridge across the Traza where ne had not
set foot since the death of Juan de Nava.
The woman paused before him, and let him
approach her.
81 dare not linger now" she murmured,
there are people coming and | am in dam
ger. | will meet you here at midnight. We
will be safe when the bridge is deserted"
And she glided on like moving shadow, and
was lost to the sight of Sarraza.
The man was filed with misgiving and
terroIs, but he was also bewitched by the
nameless charm of the unknown woman
Thus it was that he found himself impeled,
albeit, indeed. against his own volition, to
keep the tryst upon the bridge at midnight.
The clocks were striking the hour as he
reached the spot, for he had dalied, hoping
that the lady might be before him; but the
bridge was empty The violence of the pas
sion he had conceived for the mysterious
woman held Sarraza spellbound, and he
found score of reasons to excuse her tardi-
ness Her rich but sober habit, which was
almost the garb Of mourning, had made him
suspect that she might be q widow whose
social position would constran her to ex-
| treme precautions against the discovery of
her levity Again, he fancied her a married
woman. and the inconvenent. unsuspected
rrasepce of her husband MIGHT ncco,,rt Co..
i,an data,,tio,, r., si',.t th5,.a ',.as ~ va
no' oo'e",'0"' =" a'l0' =, '"e'o was ho re-
source puO waiting tor oarlaza was madiy
imprisoned OF TINS last victim OF his fasci-
nations.
He leaned on tho parapet of the bridge and
| looked down into tho water Tho fa,ns and
water nlants an tho MARGIN di,nlv disoar,,i
H. Fax, ~, ,,,i|l,s ~, - - ~
u'u i'uin 'ne u ''ao ~ 'ue RnosViy moon
nght' ieho more Ohah common gloom to
the sonber canal and It's sluggish, heavy
water, that already, at that day, served as a
vehicle for the refuse of the quarter The
surface of the water and tbe dentb of tho
cu,tjn, ,voro fnu of sinis+a, shadn,,,, ~
,,,ai., .a.,.;,,S '''i''
"e,io re'lecVionS,
AS domingo oarraza gazed downward it
seemed to him that there arose from under
the water horrible sound dull and awful
clamor. His soul beat and throbbsd in hor-
rded revolt AGAINST It's bodily bahit,+ion
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