Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-13
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this way that learned your habits and
knew when ! might leave my cabin
without risk of meeting you. One day
passed your door when it stood open,
and Cain was putting the room in Or
der l caught glimpse of your books.
/ cannot tell you how much wanted
one of them. You can guess perhaps,
for feloniously entered your domicile,
and in the presence of your man pur-
lOined one. Then / returned that and
took another, daring even to do so when
Cain was absent, and so gradually be-
came used to enacting the role of-of--
proprietor. l found it quite easy to
leld to later temptation and sit by
your pleasant fireside until it was near
ly time for your return.
but why did you put things in Or
der?" asked Raymer. '"That's what
made you victim of the military ogre. "
"How delightfully."- disorderly you
were, thought And so manlikel For
some days enjoyed seeing wearing ap-
parel in all sorts of places, your toilet
articles mingled sociably with stationery
and shoe polish, but at last it distracted
my attention from my reading. yield
cd to q temptation to arrange things.
The comfort consequent upon orderly
surroundings and my absorption in the
fortunes of heroes and heroines of ro-
nance made me oblivious to the flight
of time. Your flank movement, too,
made at an unexpected moment, betray-
cd me.
II cannot regret the result, but do
regret that did not think to send you
some books and papers, " said the young
| officer.
"You were not so considerate of La
Sonora Vieja as of La Senorita Joven, I"
laughed Teresa.
"Quite as considerate as she would
permit, " returned the lieutenant.
"Of that am willing witness, Mr..
Raymer."
Besides l thought the old lady could
understand no Language but her own,
and my books were nearly all English. !"
After supper Cain went to his quar-
ters, while Jenny put the room in order
and seated herself with some sewing.
The young man and his guest drew their
chairs to the hearth and continued their
talk, returning at last to the all absorb
ing subject of her departure.
"How and when can leave here,
Mr., Raymer!" asked Teresa, all her
sprightliness giving place to mood of
grave anxiety.
"You can ride on Ramon's horse,
Your baggage shall be packed on our
mules With an escort can take you to
Jemez in day. When you can go de-
pends upon the condition of the road
and the weather :"
SIS there no other way home except
by Jemez?"
eyes, by Santa Fe, replied Raymer.
"You can forward a letter to the gov
ernor by our cavalry express, asking him
to send an ambulance to the eastern
slope of the range, and l can take you
to meet it on the sled. "
'The couriers are due next Saturday,
think"
"They will be here in four days and
will leave two days afterward, reaching
Santa Fe in the evening If carriage
starts Tuesday, it will reach here
Wednesday. You can leave Thursday
morning and be in the city Friday
night"
"Then if the weather becomes mildel
during tho next six days I will go te
!; Santa Fe. "
j "That will be the most comfortable
and the safest way, l think.
"Isn't it strange we hear nothing
, from Jemez?" asked Teresa. ''If my
uncle knew I was here alone, believe
} nothing could prevent him from coming
to look me up. Antonio and Manuel
must have perished on the road"
II II do not think so, replied Raymer.
'If those men were like the one that
ran off with Juana and the jewelry, il
is quite probable they stole the mules
and horses and avoided Jemez and AL
buquerque.
"How unfortunate this journey ha!
J beenl' sighed the girl, looking pensive
ly into the glowing GOALS
The lieutenant refrained from ex
pressing his opinion on this point. HI
could scarcely be expected to consider
the chance which brought Teresa Valen
cia to Los Wales Grandes an unmixet
, misfortune He thought it would be ont
, if she left, and he had no prospect O.
: meeting her again. For her sake he re
gretted the vicissitudes which hat
stranded her in his camp, but he con
graduated himself upon her presence
and dared to hope the day might COM
, when she, too, would not look upon he
involuntary stay in the valley as unfor
tunate.
Q When Teresa bade him good nigh
0 and left with her maid for her cabin
the lieutenant sat for long time gaz
ing into the expiring embers, goins
. over for the hundredth time all the in
0 cidents connected with his Acquaintance
+ with Dona Teresa-the incident il
o church, the graduating exercises, th
encounter with the wagon master, hi
Q futile attempts to meet her in Albu
l querque, the report of her engagement
S and the singular chance which ha
o brought her into the valley and left he
+ alone in his camp. How long she Nigh
n yet be compelled to stay was question
+ While the lieutenant mused in soil
r tude the midnight wind was roarin
l. around the corners of his cabin and mu1
It muring in the chimney. Icy crystal
q dashed in rattling gusts against tn
IL window panes, and the gray wolves
a drawn by hunger to the kitchen refuse
howled aweird refrain. Certainly ther
y was no immediate prospect of Teresa
10 departure
a If she continued to stay, how ia
y would he be justified in taking advar
d tage of the intimacy chance hatAaffort
= ed? He was we'll aware that his futu1
|, happiress was in her keeping. but wa