Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-20
JUANITA'S RIDE.
How She Saved tho Lives Of Her
Father and Lover.

Tho undertaking 10 . perilous one,
father, and cannot reconcile myself
to your departure.
Nonsense, daughter; you are grow
Ing nervous instead Of courageous.
Have we not Travelled the Sierras those
many years without mishap"
True But the mountains and the
valleys were at peace. Now there 10
bitter warfare between the Ysquis Of
the highlands and the Dspos Of the
plains. The soldiers are hardly able
to control them. learned only yes
terday, from q traveller, that the
Yaquis had deaed the government"
But | must 60 You know why l
must Co."
The daughter Of the ranchero
blushcd. She was beautiful, this
flower Of the wilds. Lower California
held no fairer woman. Yes, she knew
why he must 20. Sano Zalvaredes,
who loved her, and whom she loved,
was lying Ill at the United States fort
at Yuma, just across the line. lie was
brave fellow. this Zalvaredes, tall.
strong, honorable, and the love Of the
fairest woman in the land was credit
able TO him. And the rsnchero was
going to bring him home, that among
those who loved him well he might DO
coaxed back into health and vigor; for
the illness, while severe, was not
such Us would undermine the strong
constitution OF the sturdy young cat
tleman.
1t was the conflict between her love
for her father and anxiety for his
safety, and her love for Zalvaredes
and anxiety for lis welfare, that made
Juanita Castero turn pale and red In
turn She was brave, like all the
daughters OF the ranches and she set
her face to the danger and babe her
father godspeed and safe return with
L.ulauou
1t was not long journey, Is the
bird flies, from the ranch OF Castero 10
Fort Yuma, but 1t was q wearisome,
dangerous journey over mountain
passes with u wagon-and 1t was In .
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house
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oo and two IN come and who knows II
tbev will ho AHA 10 return at anna
perhans Ava DAVIS will he needed and
NV heart will be torn with fears
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mic dauobter ~ ,ho ronchman was no
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ilv along
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