The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-02

eas<- OF life he had hoped for when he
brought Chonita 20 his home. and he
wondered why the IDEAL was always
more beautiful than the real After
all. il had only been an experiment
and IL had failed: yet even had IL not.
he realized that eventually he would
have returned - the old life for the |
sake OF her who awaited him there |
Then he thought Of what would come |
To Chon;ta. the child who loved him 50. |
after he was gone; for leave her he
must and his soul cried out within
him against. not 80 much what he bad
done. as what he was about To do.
One evening he sat before the fire in
his quarters. engaged in booking over
the weekly mail. while Chonita rested
at his feet cuddled ia a little heap in
the warmth. and with her head pill
lowed against his knee
..Chonita. dear. ! must leave you
am going 10 my home
She started and sprang to her feet
Her heart beat wildly. and into her
great dark eyes came a strange. wild
look You are going toto her. she
cried. throwing her arm violently
toward the photograph You are GO
ing 10 the woman who wrote You this
MOI" and she tore the letter across
and threw il from her. NO. but you
shall not co. she continued she
has To right to YOU You are mine
mine Majestically she stood gazing
at him for an instant; then the little
figure forgot its queenly bearing and
dropped wcarily-fell at his feet-sob-
bling out tenderly: 'Ah. say it is not
so-you are all the one have TO love
all have
lie touched one little hand that rest
ed on his knee Poor little thing" he
said Poor little thing
She lay at his feet. her whole body
quivering-
He could not bear to see her suffer
! SD. lie pitied her. and he thought;
WHY not lie TO her: why not let her be
lieve that he would return? Yes. why
: not? Ii would make il easy for heI
. now. and in time she would learn tS
, forget He lifted her gently up and
folded her in his arms ''Chonita," he
J said, Il will come back to you. dear
must go. but it is only for little
Q while. a few months You can wal
[ for me with your father At the rancho
only for a few months. sweetheart
She drew herself from his arms ans
l "a, on his knee her dark eyes watch
. ing the fire very softly. Suddenly sh
I turned and gazed at him for Ion;
5 while. then said slowly:
e You are not going TO her. and yo
= will return to me-
r lie said. Il am not going to her, an
5 / will return to you"
, She looked him in the eyes. an
Il seemed To doubt After awhile sh
y arose. and taking the photograph froI
r the shelf. she brought it to him, sal
E ing:
it Tear il and throw it in the fire.
a nor
n. lie hesita,ed an instant. then aros
u The no. blood came % his face; the
d. because he pitied her. he made Il
&c sacritce-and she believed
A few days later he left the min
se and. sending his servants on with Il
lie pack-train toward Guadalupe y Calv'
lie ne took Chouita TO her fathers hom
50 With JSan ne made his peace wit
III more pesos than the old man had ev'
hoped to possess. but he told him.
as he had Chonita. that he would retur
~ The following morning. when q
I'd was ready for his departure, and
en- the las, moment. he went to whe
,n Chonita sat weeping in the doorw,
k and took her hands and drew her up
he him
er "Pobrecito.- he said. poor lit
US thing. you are only a child Would
ms God we had never met. Poor lit
er heart.-
She turned her face TO his should
up and buried il against his neck. sobbii
: a gently. He wound his arms about h
ed and held her close 10 him He let h
ais cry for awhile. then he drew her IA
ito close 10 his lie kissed il and put
st back in its resting place, pressing
as lips to her hair. After awhile he r
err her gently from him. slowly passed
nd where his mule awaited. slowly mouI
at ed-she ran after him. stretched q
her arms. a cry was on her lips
fie Some one caught her by the arm a
to said: mo use running after him. 81
IN He's gone for good You will have
ew find another lover
ne Through her tears she saw at
md side a tall. lank Texan. who had
5 rived early that morning from
b q mines with . message for Rawlst'
..Gone for gocd-' she echoed NO.
not is coming back to me-.
Tou The new boss says he is going mo-
TO marry another girl You won't
'wo him again. and the Texan turned
lit ward the corral to get his mule
Gone. she cried LIED to me I
mo gone to marry-no. God in Heav
no. She shall not have him. he Is min
40: and with her eyes flashing with n
Shl she caught up her fathers rine. VIII
rested against the house-the one v
which she had been bought-snd
ried after him.
ton Il was only . little way; then
no paused and threw the rife TO
gri shoulder calling: Jack Jack. m
ner and then with all the tenderness OF
soul: sweetheart
our He turned in his saddle
les. There was . flash. . report;
'ing .wayed from side tn side for an inst
eah. luneed forward and fell to the gro
Eli dead. San Francisco Argonaut
for
49, A young Scotchman 1t Alders
80 fell i'll and was sent TO the hospital
80 hath was ordered IL was brou