Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-13

break down barriers when wish is
dear; but she has all the wrongs of all
the Iturbi y Moncadas on her white
shoulders. and all their pride in the car
riage of her head. to say nothing of that
brother whom she adores. She learned
this morning that it was Diego's deter
mined opposition that kept Reinaldo out
of the departmental junta. and meets
him in no tender frame of mind
Dona Martina raised her hand. Cho-
nita stood in the doorway. She was
quite beautiful enough to plant thorns
where she listed. Her tall. supple figure
was clothed in white, and over her gold
hair-lurid and brilliant but without a
tinge of red-she wore white lace man
tilla. Her straight. narrow brows and
heavy lashes were black; but her skin
was more purely white than her gown.
Her nose was finely cut. the arch almost
indiscernible. and she had the most
sculptured mouth have ever seen. Her
long eyes were green. dark and very
luminous. Sometimes they had tie lock
of child, sometimes she allowed them
to flash with the fire of an animatel
spirit But the expression she chose To
cultivate WAS that associated vita
crowned head and sceptered hand, and
sure no queen had ever looked so calm
30 ineXorable so naughty, so terribly
clear Of vision.
Not that she posed. to any one at
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youthful. probably-the iron IN her na-
ture was most admired by her. Where
fore. also, as she had the power as twin,
to heal and curae. had named her The
Doomswoman. and by this name she was
known far aud wide. Ey the lower class
Of Santa Barbara she WAS calloi The
Golden Senorita. ca account Of her hair
and Of her fathers vast wealth.
Come, she slia; every one is wait
ing. Do not you hear the voices|
The windows were closed. hut through
them came murmur like that Of pine
forest
The governor motioned to the nurse to
follow Chonita and myself, and she trot-
ted after us. her ugly face heaming with
pride of position Was not II her arms
the oldest horn of new generation OF
Alvarados-thc daughter Of the governor
of the CALIFORNIA;; Her snock. embroid'
cred with silk was new and looked
whittier than fog against her bare brown
arms and face Her short red satin skirt,
a gift of her happy lady's. was the finest
ever worn by eXultant nurse. About
her stringy old throat was gold chain'
bright red roses were woven IN her black
reboso | saw her admire Chomta estate
iy figure with scornful reserve of the
colorless gown.
We We're followed in a moment by the
governor. adjusting his collar and
smoothing his hair As he reached the
doorway mt the front of the house he was
greeted with shout from assembled
Monterey The plaza was gay with
beaining faces and bright attire. The
men. women and children of the people
were on foot, a mass of color on the OPP
posite side of the plaza, the women in
gaudy cotton frocks girt with silken
sashes, tawdry jewels and spotless cami-
sas. the couuettish reboso draping with
equal grace faces old and brown, faces
round and olive; the men in glazed SOM
breros. short calico jackets and trousers;
Indians wound up in gala blankets.
In the foreground were caballeros and
donas on prancing silver trapped horses,
laughing and coquetting, looking down
in triumph upon the duenas and parents
who rode older and milder mustangs
and shook brown knotted fingers at
needless youth. The young men had
ribbons twisted in their long black halr
and silver eagles on their soft gray SOM
breros. Their velvet serapes were EN-
broidered with gold: the velvet knee
breeches were laced with gold or silver
cord over fine white linen; long deerskiI
botas were gartered with vivid ribbon
Haunting sashes bound their slender
waists, knotted over the hip. The girls
and young married women wore black
or white mantillas, the silken lace OF
Spain, regardless of the sun, which might
darken their Castilian fairness. ThelI
gowns were of lowered silk or red oI
yellow satin. the waist long and pointed
the skirt full: jeweled buckles OF tiny
slippers flashed beneath the hem. The
old people were in rich dress of sober
color. A few Americans were there IL
the ugly garb of their country, blot oil
the picture.
At the door Just in front of the caval
cade stood General Vallejos carriage
the only one in California, sent from
Sonoma for the occasion. Beside it were
three superbly trapped horses.
The governor placed the swelling nurs'
in the carriage, then glanced about him
where is Estenega and the Castros!" h'
asked
"There are Don Jose and Dona Modest'
Castro, said Chonita.
The crowd had parted suddenly. ant