Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-16

| Ll3lmOn a1Id The officer prOcttutd 10
| the Mexican s apartment. which was
situated as the reader is aware upon
! the upper floor of Villa MoraquitOS;
but the Spaniard's elegant abode was
only elevated one story about the
! gre ~! floor so that the room occupied
BY Paul was not in reality more than
eichteen feet above tie garden into
which it looked. the polico-otficer fol-
| lowed his prisoner into the room. and
seated himself Hear tie door, While
| Paul unlocked his desk and examined
| itS contents.
The papers which he wished to Sc
cur were few brief notes that had
been written to him, at different
eriods a. Camilla MOraguitOs. The
Young girl had often slipped lew
lines of affectionate encouragement IN
to her lovers hand at :. time when the
| lynx eyes Of strangers prevented their
exchanging a word.
Paul LsimOn knew that. brief as
! these letters were. they contained quite
/ enuur.. u betray the secret Of tie low
ers ana to draw down upon Camilla
| all he terrors Of a father S wrath.
Re secured the little packet with d
ribbon which the Spanish girl mad once
| worn in her hair and thrHS TING the
(, pac rt INTO ElS bosom, prepared To &C
! cOIrI am" tie officer.
! IS t.fey were about leaving the
/ apartment, a low rap sounded uI,Jn the
, pane ut tine door.
The person who thus dcnanded at.-
. mittaucr was the French govern ass,
Pa,l.nr COrsi.
J Let ire speak to y0ur prisoner
! ajoue-if cnlE for a lew rn"nentS?" she
! said, picadIIl5y, and WITH aiI the ItScI-
/ nation peculiar to Hci II4tIIneT, let me
speak ~ hl.44, monsieur, | lsnp.ore,"
| you 70 welcome to sTe"k to him.
| MAIDEN ,ia",lc." rcnlied IT," officer, "hllt
| regre. to tell YOU that whatever Eou
| have to say. must be said Iii my pres
| enCe."
The Erenc.Woman shrugged he
Shoulders = iii a graceful gesture i
| yeXati0n
That is very hard. monsieur" she
said. looking thoughtful.
NAY. IidcnDiSei.e Gors'." Intrpn"-
cl Paul. 40 cu.il not ijil4,.I',.,,Ii t.4r-
! FrcuchWC al ) 4 sire 70 e s,IEl t.,...r.
| ''yolI can u" II tting to sly =" :icI
| this man ~, pvt hear. Speak freely; |
| have no Sc ret.
But per.ap, / have" answered Pau
| line. SIT t..DHa.CUr." SIZE ,,tdt,t, tA-
tending he l..,:.I2 little l.,.!G. ~ !"
superb diamond ring, ";e, Tie what
you think o, Il, . di1.n n,;."
Paul Lisinen started fer he recng-
| niIaI tie FL. l. W@s one e l., /.
ten seen Camille Wear.
/ The Frpnc.t "oVern"SS lad bp"0 S~nt
to him then lay the devoted t,ri.
"Inry are lnH%IlnIccnt Stones, are
They HDt?" II ,.,.,t,t Pauline, still al
dr,~ang the 80.
They are, 39"Iemoisclla."
"Ehe ring is worth eight hundred
d"liHrs, and 1t is yours tor eight min
utts private conversation WITH the prlo-
/ onsr,"
"imrosai3le, maicmoiselle"
Eight hundred dollars for 9 :ght :>.i,i
utcs. That is "a the rate Of Il hundred
I dollars Il minute"
True, mademolSelle." replied the OIL
ticer, but If III those eight minutes my
prisoner should take it into rs mead 70
! jump out Of that window, | am a rum
| ed man"
II pledge you m honor | will make
no attempt to escape" said Paul. eager
ly.
The officer reflected for a few mo-
mcmtS, and then looking Searchingly III
| to tie face of the yuEn" Me>ican. he
| said, en"rgetically. Eve known many
IL gentleman pledge his word and break
it as if it was a bit Of cracked china:
up Il man by the cut of his phiz, and
| think you're an honorable man. NJ.
| IiSimOn, and [ don't think you guilty
! of this business that S brought against
| you, SO give me the ring. mademni-
selle" he added, holding oGt his hand
for the valuable trinket. "ill step out
side and wait while you say what
you've got to say"
| He walked out of the room and closed
the door behind him, leaving Pauline
| and The Mexican together.
| Paul LiSimon. | came to save you"
said Mademoiselle Corsi.
| You come from Cam llia?"
! No; | come of my own accord. That
| ring is Camilia's; she gave it to me at
| my request, as a bride for your jaIior.
| Noble grill"
"Ay, noble girl" exclaimed TIE
Frenchwoman bitterly; because she
gave one from the costly heaps Of jew
els her foolish father has lavished unon
her; but |, whose brain devised the
plan, deserve no word Of praise.'
Pardon me, Mademoist j.. Gorsi, be-
| Paul LlSlnOn," said Pauline. fixing
her llmpid blue eyes upon the face of
the Mexican, you love Camilla Mora
| quitos?"
Love her"
NAY, why seek to dissemble? Do you
think have not read your shallow Sc
cret from the first? You sought to
blind and hookwink me, but [ laughed
at the pitiful deception. Paul, tell me,
is this love a lasting one?"
Since YOU know my secret" replied
the Mexican, "concealment is useless,
1t is a lasting loye-eternal rs yonder
| blue heaven"
Foolish boy. Then ruin and de-
struction will track your footsteps"
"Ruinl Through my lover"
yes; you have not one friend in this
house. save her who now spea..s to YOU
Camilla loves you, you viii answer,
Yes: but with the feeble passion Of a
| capriciouS beauty, which may change
| with tomorrow 5 sun. How long think
you will her love endure when she
| hears every creature in New Orleans
brand You rs a thief and migrate? VIII
| it OutlaSt the hour when She sees YOU
placed in a criminal dock. side by side
with the lowest thief in the city? Will
Is survive degradation and shame? No:
Camilla MoraqultOS is proud. and from
the hour that you leave this house VIII
the clanklng letters on your wrists. she
Will deSplse and hate you-hate you tor
the very memory OF her past love"
Paul Llslmon knew the pride Whic.1
formed the leading principle in Canlil-
las character, and he telt that there
might be truth III these bitter words.
oh, Heaven" he cried, this is in
dc I'll terrlble"
Hear me, Paul. 1t is in nv power
to save you from these letters and this
shame. 1t IS in my power TO bring Sllas
Craig and his naughty employer, Don
U.an Moraqutos, grovellng to YOU
feet 10 lmplore goa Tor mercy-to en-