San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-07


orter be- lady doctors myself. Tnsy i.
things you can say better to woman.
But I'll call Bijah." "''s rs'.a.i s.
She left the room as she spoke, and
was heard talking to some one beyond
an inner door. Then she came back.
"Bijah will come as soon as he's
washed his face and put him on a col
lar" she said. Hes real giad you'v,
come. BE kinder thinks you might think
of something, though what there is ID
think of goodness knows" ~. .s... -s.
81 am so sorry for him." said Belle.
..Well, that helps some when you're
,feelin' real desperate,e said Mrs. Fem
rocking the baby. A moment more
Abijah Fem came into the room. he
was naturally pleasant looking man OF
forty odd, his light brown hair had a
wave in it, and his eyes had full lids and
long .lashes like those Of q woman, bat
they We're red and swollen Just now. He
advanced to Belle and held out his hand.
d. a"Glad to see You and your friend, Miss
!. Yolande,f he said You must think
/. me great baby, but what my wife has
told you about has broke me all up.
There amt been man executed here
before for twenty years. can't do it;
can't. And it means out into the world
again for me and my felix's if I resign.
Even so, dunno as could get off be.
fore the day. I know Couldn't He
paused. The girls could think of moth.
- r- ..r..g Is he =;,.. 49,. a.
and 50 the weeks that they had fancied
would be spent in a sort of perpetual
picnic began. So the dreams of happy
leisure hours, long rows up the river,
long Tolls in the hammock ended, but
Genie was heart and soul with her
friend, and the fear that she was mis-
taken in Carlos gradually died away.
She heard how Bellies father, rich
man at the time,. had dismissed the
young Spanish artist-how he had led
him to believe her betroshed to another.
She heard the whole love story now
such pitiful thing she was a
daily witness Of her friends fruitless
efforts to move those in power. She
went to the governor herself to beg .
pardon or even a reprieye, but he had
proclaimed pardons too carelessly, had
been blamed for. it, and desired to re-
trieve his errors. Perhaps he honestly
believed Carlos a vile brute whom it
was best to Danish from the earth. e. 81.
"a Isabelle, meanwhile, went to the prison
every day. None knew of her visits
save Fem and his wife and Genie More.
Before long Genie was as thoroughly
convinced that the young artist was in
noeent as was her friend a ~. .....s.
There, within the prison walls, the
two once more betrothed themselves,
and one day. new surprise awaited
Genie More. On their arrival at the
prison they found awaiting them mild
ED priest, evidently of Spanish birth.
1--WE are to be married, Genie" Isa-
belle said, Carlos and l. However this
may end ! am his, and his only. | wish
10 be so in the sight of God. Besides, it
viii be better, for many reasons" %
They entered the cell together, Fem
and his wife accompanying them. The
ceremony WAS performed. ~. ID. :. e..
"Adieu, my SON." said the old priest
when he had uttered his blessing. IF
you die, men murder an innocent man,
and pure soul takes its flight to heaven.
Let this uphold You aud your wife in the
great trial you may have to endure"
Il was on that day that Genie learned
that a plan had been devised for the
escape of Carlos from the prison. 1t was
carefully arranged. but the very night
that it was to be carried into effect a
watch was put upon the prisoner. II
was plain that the man was suspicious
of the sheriff. whose horror of officiating