Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-27

house on the rocks. You will 20 TO Il
ball there tonight and hear the boom. CT
the surf as you dance" He turned with
Suppose we ride. The air is too sharp
to lie about under the trees. This white
horse mates your gown. Let us go over
to Carmelo."
Il should like to co." she said doubt
fully He had made her throb with in
dignation once or twice. but his conver-
sation interested her, and her free spirit
approved of ride over tie hills unat-
tended by duena 'But-you know-l
do not like you."
.Oh.~nevepfri4ael that: the ride viii in
terest you just the same" And he lifted
her to the horse sprang on another,
CAUGHT her bride, lest she should rebel.
and galloped up the road. When they
were on the other side Of the hill lie
slackened speed and locked at her with
smile. She was inclined to be angry.
but found herself watching the varying
expressions Of his mouth. which diverted
her mind. 1t was battling mouth. even
to experienced women. and Chonita
could make nothing Of it. 1t he'd neither
sweetness nor softncss. but she had never
felt impelled to study the mouth of a
cahallero. And then she wondered how
a man with mouth like that could have
manners SO gentle.
Are you aware" he said abruptly,
that your brother is accused of con
spiracy?"
"Whct?" She looked at him as if she
inferred that this was the order Of badi-
mage that an Iturbi Moncada might ex
pect from an Estenega.
II am not joking 1t is quite true"
1T is not true! Reinaldo conspire
against his government! Some one has
lied. and you are ready to believer
II hope some one has lied. The news is
very direct, however" He looked 1T her
speculatively. The more obstacles the
better" he thought. "and we may as
well declare war on this question at
once Besides. it is 10 use to begin by
playing the hypocrite. when every act
wouid tell her what ! thorght of him
Moreover. he will have more or less in
fuence over her until her eyes are opened
to his true worth. She VIII not believe
me. of course. but she is woman who
only needs an impetus to do good deal
of thinking and noting"
II am going to make you angry" he
said. Il am going to tell you that do not
share your admiration of your brother
He has ten thousand words for every idea,
and although God knows we have more
time than anything else in this land Of
the poppy where only the horses run.
still there are more profitable ways Of
employing il than to listen to meaning
less and bonbastic words. Moreover.
your brother is a dangerous man. No
man il SO safe in secluSion as the one of
large vanities and small ambitions. Hei
not big enough to conceive u revolution,
bat is ready to be the tool of any unscru-
pulous man who is. and having too much
egotism to follow orders win ruin prof
ect at the last moment by attempting
to think for himself do not say these
things to wantonly insult you. senorita;
only to let you know at once how
regard your brother, that you may not
accuse me of treachery or hypocrisy
later"
He had expected and hoped that she
would turn upon him with a burst Of
fury. But she had drawn herself up to
her most stately height and was locking
at him with cold hauteur. Her mouth
was as hard as pink jewel, and her
eyes had the glitter Of ice in them.
''Sanor." she said, lit seemsto me that
you. too, waste many words in speak
ing of my brother, for what you say Of
him cannot interest me. have known
him for twenty-five years: you have seen
him four or six times. What can you
tell me of him? Not only is lie my
brother and the natural object of my
love and devotion. but he is Eeinaldo
Iturbi Noncada. the last male descend
ant OF Lis house, and as such hold him
in u regard only second to that which |
bear my father. And with the blood in
h1m he could nor oe otherwise than
great and good man."
Estenega looked q; her with the first
stab of doubt he had felt. "Sheis Spanish
in her marrow" he thought, the stead
fast unreasoning child OF traditions.
could not well be at greater disadvantage
But she is magnificent"
Another thing which was unnece1-
sary, ;" she added. was TO defend yourself
to me or to tell me how you felt toward
my brother and why. We are enemies
by tradition and instinct. We shall raro-
ly meet and shall probably never talk
together again"
1--WE shall talk together more times
than you viii care to count. Ihave much
to say to you. and you shall listen. But
we will DISCUSS the matter no further at
present. Shall we gallop?'
He spurred his horse, and once more
they fed through the pine woods. Be-
fore long they entered the valley of Car
melo. The mountains were massive
and gloomy; the little bay was blue and
quiet; the surf Of the ocean roaredabout
Point Lobos: Carmelo river crawled be-
meath its willows In the middle Of the
valley stood the massive yellow church,
with it's Roman towers and rose Win
dow; about ii We're the crumbling brown
novels of the deserted mission Once,