Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-21

Juanita's absence and inquiries as to the
way she had taken. Jose suddenly
stood beside him, hnmbly offering Ia
show the don the way His brow
clouded a little. but he eraciously ac-
cepted the Indians guidance and was
soon painting after him into the shadowy
juugles.
They had scarcely left the sounds Of
the camp behind them when, ON breaking
through the tangle OF che brushwood
skirtug a sunny opening, they Cnme face
10 face with their quest. Laden with
cages filed with new-made capuyes,
these, with her own weird calmgs,
whistlings, plaitive and joyous trillings,
were Turing campward almost cloud OF
brilliant songsters which whirled and
swirled above her head
Death on you, josef Why did you fol.
low me- she cried out IN savage piteous.
ness. "See.-the charm is done. They
are gonew
Her hand described swift, futtering
circle about her head, most pnthetcnlly
suggestive Of the quick, wild flight OF the
| birds, and as her face was lowered for
another vengeful scourging Of Jose, her
eyes met those of the professor.
Sombrero In hand. gallant caballero that
he was, he stood at the edge OF the open
ing rs II In an estate trance Of rapturous
wonder and admiration.
by all the saints, Donna luanita,
burst forth the professor when his
tongue had loOsened. and rapidly advanc-
ing toward the girl with outstretched
hands, won are wizard But make me
know these wondrons secrets, and / am
your slave forever.
Something must be allowed for the old
don's boundless enthusiasm; something
for the nowery eNuberance OF Spanish
aduladon something for a scene which
truly thrilled the old naturalist with WIS.,
ions of professional acquisition aud tri-
umph: and something still for the perfect
savage Innocence Of the girl who formed
the central figure, and the equally child
ish innocence Of the little old man who
had never until this moment given any
human being deeper thought or better
place than musty Latin classification and
label.
But there and then In the widest wilds
Of Cuba this shriveled old classic, de-
spite the scOwls Of Jose, strobe straight
to the girl. grasped her hands ioyously.
saluted her with a stately kiss upon her
barred head: and then, as II instantly
ohivions Of girl. Of Indian and Of all
the wide universe about him. nnttercd
around these around those cnges MS ten
derly and TREMENDOUSLY as the bride Of
nm hour will fondle and crocodile her price
Ices wedding ring.
Thus. pirouetting and nuttering, halt
ing and starting, wheeling and circling,
MS white old owl Of the city schools.
his bird Of bright plumnge of the ear.
hannros' huls. and this Indian hawk Of
the iungles and the forests, made their
way 70 camp.
And Iuanita had never been called
Donna before. Perhaps y was this one
magical word that proved the professors
open Sesame 10 deeper secrets IMAM even
Inauita's most youndrous woodcraft
wiles.
From This moment there was no reserve
between the naturalist Of the schools and
the naturalist OF the woods. The pro-
f,.zsnr was Mataras guest and none
could question his coming or going.
Jranlfa was Matagas daughter. She
went and came at will. more feared
than loved even by Matagns hlAself for
her strange nature-craft and secret power
over reptile bird and beast .,
Two GRAVY children together. Math-
cas- would say with a grave smile 10
Si,i Tnussi. as ftn nrnfessnr 1nd lranltn
set out each morning to the llanos. the
frn~l.a and t1e forests. hn' Io"1sn
axe so many women past the glorious
hevdev morn II life. and now transformed
10 a bird Of III omen, wonld merely sniff
fe and rroan. and ruefuhy snake her
me professor. as pacb-mu1e pannier
laden fSr carrying their spells. and Jua-
mia. armed with short marhete and deK-
iarnssiv wrought guiehrah1ca club. klen-
der as m arrow and with knobhed head
he whole as heavy and strong rs iron,
wore continually In TRANSPORTS: y-holasti-
cisn FOR ihe once standing ioyfnlly arape
before her eifapie nainre-vif; while ,lua-
uifa. child Of nature iha5 che WIS, had
meyer until now quaifed a,at awec'est
IN jntorican's. ihe eostncy u revelation
10 one who hungers and who knows.
In the mighty forests she disclosed 10
nor anninaninn tho aryels m the virrin
v.oods and taught him volumes never
Found IN hooks or the ruiebrahara.
sonsbpst Of All wonds. bard as horn. last
Inc ~ iran. deadly az flint n bandit bat
ae. Of the iordly aimiqul, sfateler and
more crimson IN fibre than the noble red
-,,5 ri fha vVesf: N rssi7rs frnrpend0H4
Ia ire and height, past az record Of he
hoods. Of tie caolias. almost touching
IA clouds and twelve tines her reach
from fnrertips 10 fnrerfips 40 circum-
ference. or the moHie1narns with IT.
March drifts NJ blossoms. like millions
n snowv camelEns. whose drpwsing odor
IN ~ yroodchonner's arm listles, d his
aide: OF the silrerJ Rueso- the hone