Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15

| aes ass iifs. flssr IeS9 @s all" MAGGIE LuKENs, Thirteenth and Butte Streets, Nicetown. Pa
 her and that Roca Grande experience l sometimes dream of it, living through various desperate and cruel struggles with the Indians, but always, when all hope has fled and death seems ineyita- ble, dear little Vic appears with the 1 soldiers and reScues me Why did you not bring her to Albuquerque?''
 "She was absent with hunting par ty," replied Raymer. "Ireceived let ter from Mir. Reed two days ago saying he would send her down by Judge Bene- dict, who is soon to hold court here" The lovers had now turned the second corner of the plaza, and threading a se- ries of crooked and narrow streets on the side opposite the Valencia mansion reached the house of the alcalde. The 1 lieutenant knocked, steps were heard within, the door opened, and Mateo Vicentio, light in hand, stood before them.
 Enter, Senor Teniente, " said the al- oalde, and Philip and his companion passed into the house. AS they came into the brighter light of tho interior Mateo looked with perpleNCd brows at the closely yelled lady. Something in her bearing, the texture and fit of her plain garments, awakened suspicion that she was no ordinary person. He moved about, trying to obtain plainer view of her features, until Raymer grew i'm patient
 Well, we are here. Senor Alcalde, |" said he Where arc your witnesses?''
 In tho next room," was tho reply.
 Then call them and S0 on with tho marriage"
 II must first SIC tho face of the lady. |"
 "But you assured mo that it would not ho necessary until after tho core mu3:y."
 'Si, scnor, if tlrv srrurita bc a com mon person. but something in her man. ncr convincrs mo that Uu.ht t1 Sco her. do not wish to st into trouble with Los Ricos"
 Marry us as yuu rvon,,srd, and will double the fec ofrcr, Il yuu."
 "Ah. sruor, you iouhlo ny fears that something is wroug."
 "You shall havc thrCo times the amount if you will only proceed Ut once"
 'Si, senor, I will proceed, but I must first sco tho fuCc of thc lady"
 Before l.aymcr COuld intcrpoSc or say anything further T,rSA dropped the re- b0Sn rI,:l l,r ,liuald,ls and pulled the veil from her face
 "D>ma Tcrcsa Inoz Valonriar' ex- ,lain, tl.o astoniShcd alcaldc. Val C"lA0 pioS, what an escape! No, SCnor T'ni, ntr, l can have nothing to do with this.
 IT." lieut. t,nant nttvr!it,l ao r,mon- <trruC", Tut takihE T,u$a's hand he huIriv,l lr,r intn th1 :tr,t
 ''Lcl uS try another justice. darling. It will 60 20 harm, if no good, and we must hasten Hooking backward-''fo Nicontio has started on n run in the di- rection of your home"
 Ut will ho of no use, Philip The alcaldes are all alike, " replied tho girl ill n hopeless tone. But will go"
 They moved quickly away, hand in hand, and soon carie to tho house of A second alcalde>> Hc had gone to bed, and no amount of knocking could elicit any other response than: ''Go away! Go away! Como again in the morning."
 Again the unhappy lovers hastened along tho dark and narrow streets and rapped at tho door of a justice of the peace in n remote part of the town. 4 woman's voice responded that he was out and would not be back before morn- ing. And so tho last hope had fled.
 With arms wound about each others waists, as if in protest against tho com ing separation. which seemed inevitable, they silently took tho direction of the plaza Tho girls form trembled in the embrace of the young man in tho effort to suppress her emotion. and he had no consolation to offer Their case seemed hopeless.
 My darling girl, said tho despair ing lover when they reached the border of tho square, TWO havo failed"
 Philip, Philip, how can I''--
 ''Dona, darling, it may turn out all right yet if you do not yield a consent to the union with Ortega Tomorrow will appeal to your father From what you have told me and what I havc ob- served I think he will not strongly op- peso our attachment. But should every thing turn out fur tho worst shall al- ways bo grateful to you for the boon of your lovo and the unvarying trust you have rcposld in me. I shall always-ah, sec! Lights arc approaching frum your house! Tho alcalde has mado his report, and some persons are coming this way "
 Let us not attempt to avoid them, " replied Teresa ''Thcy may do what they please. Kiss me, dear, perhaps for the last time"