The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-25

yuu enjoy the isolation q your lie IN
your cabin when making ~ La Sonora
viejap"
1.-THE oases are not parallel They
differ ~ prison life from liberty. The
confinement was simply unendurable-a
veritable solitary confinement busy
with thoughts Of home and parents and
how to reach them. To prevent disoov-
cry had to remain closely in my room,
with nothing to beguile the time-no
books, no games, no work. I tried to
find amusement in watching from my
window the guard mountings, the n lief
of sentinels, the work Of drawing and
preparing logs for the fires. It was in
this way that learned your habits and
knew when l 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. caught glimpse Of your books.
cannot tell you how much I wanted
one of them. You can guess perhaps,
for I feloniously entered your domicile.
and in the presence of your man pur-
took another, daring even to do SO when
Cain was absent, and SO gradually be-
came used to enacting the role of-of-
appropriation. found it quite easy to
yield 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, though! And so manlikel For
some days I 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. I yield
ed to a temptation to arrange things.
The comfort consequent upon orderly
surroundings and my absorption in the
fortunes of heroes and heroines Of 70.
nance made me oblivious to the flight
of time. Your flank movement, too,
made at an unexpected moment, betray-
ed me-"
81 cannot regret the result, but do
regret that did not think to send you
some books and papers, " said the young
officer.
"You We're not SO considerate.of La
laughed Teresa.
"Quite as considerate as she would
permit, returned the lieutenant.
"Of that am willing witness, Mr..
Raymer."
"Besides 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.
siYou can ride AZ ,Rapon'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. F"
''Is there no other way home except
by Jemez?"
eyes, by Santa Fe, replied Raymer.
"You can forward letter to the gov
ernor by our cavalry express, asking him
to send an ambulance to the eastern
slope Of the range, and can take you
to meet it on the sled."
''The couriers are due next Saturday,
I 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 milder
during the next six days will go to
Santa Fe."
"That will be the most comfortable
and the safest way, think" +"
"Isn't it strange we hear nothing
from Jemez?" asked Teresa ''f my
uncle knew I was here alone, I believe
nothing could prevent him from coming
1
to look me up. Antonio and Manuel
must have perished on the road"
II donot 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 has
been" sighed the girl, looking pensive
ly into the glowing Goals.
| The lieutenant refrained from ex.
pressing his opinion on this point. He
could scarcely be expected to conside,
the chance which brought Teresa Valen
cia to Los Wales Grandes an unmixeG
misfortune. He thought it would be one
if she left, and he had no prospect oi
meeting her again. For her sake he re-
gretted the vicissitudes which hai
stranded her in his camp, but he con
graduated himself upon her presence
and dared to hope the day might come
| when she, too would not look upon he]