The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26


waving US pleasant 'Adios' from the pill
Jared portico, half hidden behind surpass
ing wealth of tropical luxuriance, at the
end of an avenue Of lofty palms. Before
turning into the mount in Gale we seated
ourselves beside a restflI fountain whose
tremulous descending showers glittered
like beads of gold through the saffrony
Cuban air
There lay the quaint old city of Havana
beneath US, like shining nest within its
frowning battlements Beyond, the sea,
white with plumes Of surf at the shore, a
wondrous queen beyond, and a bed Of
glowing purple beneath the northern
horizon.
"Old and venerable Don Miguel, my
friend and companion, in rumlnatlve
mood first broke the silence with, All.
strange are the unwrtten romances of
life Who would credit our serene and
happy senior and sonora of FL Parisio,
this love paradise villa, with any life
chapter that had not passed as sweetly as
the murmuring of this gentle fountainln
And so it came about that, still sitting
beneath the lofty palms by the songful
fountain in the langourous Cuban air, this
true tale of Donna Felisa was told"
At the conclusion of the convention Of
1889, between the victorious Esparatero,
commander-in-chief of the forces of Maria
Christina and Moroto, the defeated Car
list, comman0er-in-chlefw which gave dis
tracted Spain a few years of feverish
peace, there were returned TO private life
great numbers of the younger members of
the Spanish nobility, who had adhered to
the cause of their queen, as well as many
-F .,
fortunes with the defeated Carlist leader.
The romantic experiences of war had
lily fitted the former class for resump-
ton of drowsy life and lonesome palacios,
the threadbare experiences in students
gowns at the university, or even for the
dull intrigues of waning court at
Madrid.
OF the titled Carlist lieutenants there
was scarcely a score who were not ruined.
Some, following their chief, fed to France.
Others, in sheer despair, joined the ban
ditti of Andalusia. And others, more
desperate soldiers of fortune still
swarmed about the trente-et-quarent
tables of Monaco, Monte Carlo and HON.
burg.
One evening in December of the year
named, the rooms of the great casino at
Monte Carlo were crowded with habitues
of the place. Among these was young
the recent modified force of Queen Chris
tiana, heir to vast estates in Arragon,
whose father, the aged Duke OF TerueI,
being at deadly enmity with the queen,
had practically disowned his son for en-
gaging in her service.
Nor was this the only cause for silence
and estrangement between the noble IA
Their and son. The latter had been de-
stined for the priesthood. The ambition
Of no al n
dream TO sometime see the purple mantle
and scarlet hat of a cardinal take the
place of the black students cloak, and
the black hat which all too jauntily sat
upon Don EnriqIe's fair and girlish head
But the boys nature was warm, poetic,
adventurous. He fed from the irksome
university. Joining a band of strolling
musicians, he wandered for several years
through the provinces, much in Catalonia,
greatly beloved by the peasa ntry, and es-
peclally by the Gltani, or gipsies, who
never forgive an injury nor forget a gen.
erous friend.
Don Enrique had been that friend to
many OF them; and one, Francisco, falsely
accused of petty crime, had been saved
by him from the greatest disgrace which
can ever befall GYPSY, that of imprison-
ment, as he was being dragged through
the streets to the carcel of Lerida.
This gypsy, Francisco, called in good
fellowship "Pancho" among his compan-
ions, was stocky, brawny fellow, with
huge, shocky head, and a neck nearly as
big, on which, above his open shirt, the
cords and veins lay like ropes half hidden
beneath black and matted hair Sleepy
and sluggish of appearance. he was keen
and agile and as strong as an OK.
Pancho's home was at Barcelona. He
followed a seafearing life; was the best of
a fkngc rsaf- Of !.
and as fisherman possessed wonderful
knowledge and craft.
Shortly after the rescue of Francisco
al Lerlda came the CarlistS' victorious
advance beyond the Ebro in 1897. Don
Enrique fastened TO Madrid to serve his
queen. From the position of subaltern
he had been advanced, on merit. to the
rank of colonel. but at the conclusion of
hostllitieS had left the army. and. still
unreconclled to the Duke of Teruel. in a
wild and vagarous mood of adventurous
unrest, found himself like hundreds of
Others abandoning true courage and his
few remaining pesetaS at the gaming
tables of Monte Carlo.
Don Enrique was deathly pale, as he
sat there playing with feverlsh hesi-
tance, winning and losing, until at last
with quick, lmpetuous motion, he laid
coin TO the value of 200 pesetas upon the
red.
He was directly opposite the croupier,
upon whose dark, almost oriental and or
dinarily impassive face the faintest
shadow of interest might now have been
visible
Rouge perd ct couleur;" called the
croupier
"Jesu-Maria Black-and it is allr'
So common are these cries in the lives
of reckless men at Monte Carlo, that the
eager players about the table were un-
mindful of the agony in Don Enridue's
passionate exclamation.
Half fainting he rose from his seat.
His hands, resting on the tables edge,
were trembling and bloodless. If these
had not. all uncousciously to himself, sus-
tanned him, he would have fallen upon
the stone floor. The last play of the
night was made as he desperately leaned
there at the edge of the table.
The stir OF departure seemed to arouse
him. With startled look of piteous
apology. ana yet a courtly gesture of de-
precation he taltered:
"Ah, yes Your pardon, gentlemen.
Good night and Adios Que tale otro ~
In an instant the barrel of a pistolete
was pressed against his splendid head.
But the same instant the agile croupier
had vaulted the wide table and struck
the weapon from his hand.
H.
Come with me, 4" said the croupier
gently, but in tone of kindly command.
They left the casino; walked silently
Tor time in the cooling outer air; and