The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
Y friend OF your brothers Captain
TH Carlos Frarez."

y II
She stopped him proudly.
Enough, senior, you offend me-"
AT the same instant the duenna APP
peared again, saying:
Don Carlos Frarez, senorita, who
asks II you will receive him."
At the name of his hated rival
Francisco paled frightfully and
startled glance flashed from under
the young Spaniard's long, black
lashes. She was going to respond
negatively, when, without longer
awaiting permission, the captain en-
tered. his spurs resounding upon the
polished floor.
Pardon me, cara mia," said he, in
n loud voice, "if l come in without
permission. know that you ex-
expected me-
lie stopped short: he had seen Fran
cisco and recoiled angrily.
lyon arc not alone?"
"A friend" murmured Felicina,
whom this inopport une encounter of
her two lovers little Disconnected.
But not wishing this to be seen, she
regained with an effort her compos-
urc and courteously presented them:
senior Francisco Pelar, Captain
Don Carlos Frarez."
They were forced to salute each
other, but nevertheless, the two men
eyed eaah other defiantly, almost as
If measuring one another
For awhile, in spite of the inward
constraint that vexed her, Felicina
managed to keep the conve rsation
upon commonpl ace topics. Then sud
denly, without warming, Francisco,
who wished TO establish indisputably
his intimacy before the young officer,
stopped and IN urmured a tender gal
lantry in Felicina's ear. Instantly,
"a If stu ng, the captain was on his
feet, de manding:
since when, sir, did courtesy
authorize whisper to a lady in pub
lie. sir?''
And sine, when, Sir" Francisco
returned in the same tone, docs
gentleman force himself into lady's
presence W ithout permission, sir?"
u have right to enter thus"
Gone only. sir, has such right; it
is l."
''Scnors, senors. this scene is ridicu-
lous" Felicina protested ncrvously,
pale aud shaken in spite of herself.
"Ah,' said bon Carlos, threaten
ingiy. turning upon her savagely,
| they told me tina yon deceived me
with this youn yster, here"
"lon insult the senorita and me too,
sir, Francisco broke in, white with
passion. You will answer for it to
me. sir There. take that"
And as he spoke he flung his glove
in the captains face.
''As soon as YOU please, senor."
And without a word or look toward
Felicina. standing white and speech
less between them, the two men
turned upon their heels and passed
from the room
A damp breeze had sprung up as the
day wore on, asitating the leaves as
witha fore boding shiver, and the birds
chipping and calling, fitted from
thickct to thcket, seeking a rest for
the night and shelter from the cold
gray mist blowing in from the sea,
into which the sun, glowing through
the fog like ball of copper, was
slowly sinking.
Suddenly the nois, of footsteps
broke the stiffness of the wood, sleep
ing in the shadow behind the castle,
and in the clearing four men appeared
Already, in haste to finish the bust
ness. Francisco had stripped to his
shirt sleeves, when Don Carlos ad-
vanced To his side.
Il have word or two TO say to you
first, senior" said he in grave voice.
"Bc brief, then, please; eXplana-
ton at this hour is superfuous and
out of place
brief i shall be- Don Carlos re-
piled, quietly. II wish only to speak
to you Of the unworthy woman who,
like courtesan, has tricked and
PLAYED with us both"
II forbid YOU do you hear. sir?
Forbid yon, repeat To outrage thus
Donna Fclicina," Francisco returned
firmly. Il
"You still excuse her, then; you
hold to your blindness. to your judg-
ment of her, warped by the beauty,of
this charmar till truth itself becomes
a lie to you? You shall hear it, any
way She, whose lips are damp yet
with your kisses, sworc TO me but
yesterday the same vows Of fidelity
and love
BE silent. be siientl" groaned
Francisco, concealing his face, "you
kill me-
"Ah, you suffer, do You, suffer as I
suffercd?" Don Carlos continued bit
tcrly, you love her still, you still re-
member the hours passed at the side
of this heartless coquctte, who has
wilcd the hearts from our bodies but
to wiring them with tortured IT'S
useless then to talk 10 you longer,
but hear what say. ! swear that If
kill you in the combat to come,
Donna Felicina, too, shall perish by
my hand and by the same sword that
strikes you DOWN.
And J." cried Francisco, his eyes
blazing with fury and jealous pas
sion, ''swear to kill her, too, If, in the
combat to come, your death lies at my
door. for so should die all those that