Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12


She MAS not "a clever conversational
st. nor MAS Carlos franqucln. hut they
ept each other intcwsted until vcIN I,
Iate. anH when Carlos went home Deti,
stepped out 90 the front porch with h,n
nd Tut her hand In HIS with the lcas
ii OF q pressure.
Can keeS yon?' Carlos asked, bald
".
II suppose So--trCcausc we're cousins
YOU know" IIetty assured h'n,. nS sh
iaised her Innocent face To his hand
como Mexican one.
lie whispered: II lofe YOU. OH
i~fe you. Tou are beautiful becuti (
fli." and Betty laughed little. ana
told him bc was silly. when they hat
only known each other for two days.
Now, with Betty's beauty aud othe
attractiveness. IL was rntural that sh'
should have n great deal of attention
from The bachelors bnt Carlos devotion |
was SO marked thct they drew oil on"
by one, leaving he Geld pretty much T.
him. They rosented netty's permit
ting the young Mexican 20 follow hcI
about necessarily. evrn though hc were
a second cousin. ~ for the girl. un
I'll it,wns too late she did not sec the
harm she was doing. Then all the of.
GERS had deserted her and there was
only Carlos. Well. Carries wnk hand
some and good enough game. SO she
led him on.
1t was not her foult, surely, that she
didn't know the Ways Of Mexican
lovers. She had told plenty o.
other mcu that she loved them.
and nothing had happened. Eut
one night she told this TO Carlos
| 1T his urgent request. and the nest day.
ai about STABLES" as she was swinging
I lazly i'm the hammock on the porch.
she saw three buEgies. containing two
men each. coming up the line. la The
i'rst sat Carlos and his brother. In the
others. remoter male relatives.
Betty guessed the truth nj once. and
her pink checks turned white. She ran
into the house. and screamed loudly
for her uncle.
I "Oh. Uncle Nat" she begged. when
she found him Ia his room. Carlos. and
rose. and all his nasty old relatives are
com.nr here. Send them away, won't
YOU? Please do" She clung TO his
arln.
why shnll send them awcyP Ar
they going 10 murder the poor little
Sirl2'
NO. no. 90. But think they're go-
ing to ask you to let me marry them
All of thcm2"
Dctty lost her temper ard few into
white rage. stop your fool joking
nd do what I sayl You tell them In
SEX. nnd tell that - Carlos that
hate him" She ran and hid just ~
The bel changed.
Carlos found the captain. and mnd'
his demand In duo form. The youni
lady's father not being there, he fcl
that her uncle. could take the Plncc o
parent. tic wished 10 ask the han'
of his beautiful niece. knowing that she
herself was willing 90 bcstow H.
How do you know that?" the emp
! tain asked
''She tell me So"
When"
LAS night. She tell mc dat s,ie lofc
: me. so to-day come for 10 ask he's fror
YOU"
, Are YOU sure she said she loved yo'
Fanquelo?"
"Oh, yiss. salr,inly. She kers M
! also"
The captain left the room and wen
h to nnd his niece. "I.l.zabcth. that fello'
says thut yeu told him sou loved hin
Dill you2"
n 'sThe old fool'
II did your
Il "Supposing did? lie made me. Tie
e m IDIOT 10 think I mean every liti
n thing say"
e Did you kiss him9'
- "Nc."
i The captains face clearcd--thcn
e pethought him OF the ways OF wome
'e "Dd you let him kiss you?".
ie "Perhaps. don't know"
IL lie caught her hand. Come in he
, 10 FranqueIo and explain yoursc
You'd better cay you'll marry Iiim aft
u that proceeding"
rr petty was frightened. Her dctian
changed 90 pleading. "rlcase uor
a make me see him, Uncle Nat, dc;
r Please"
e. Come on
in 'But, Uncle Nat. can't say Tn mar
In him 7 was only oolirg. I'm chgag
e 80 another man"
II Capt. Locke drospcd her hand a
Is. returned 10 the siiting-roorn.
n "Franquclo." he said. coldly. for
e. 1iSIiLcd his nephew sipcereiy. II rcgI
that ta's unpleasant Thing should la
K happened 20 you under ny roof.
n. niece tells me That she wns not
'es rarncst. and She 10 soon 10 marry :
other man. However. she will no, 81
OF. erother day With. me 10 trouble YOU
,r anyorc else. I saall send Lcr home
Ill pghi."
o. Carlos face, rs he silently left
he room. vas an rsl, sight.
ip-
Eetty was sitting sulkily in the W,
et- ing-roOTn at thc TucsOG station ab'
$50 o'c.ock the san~ night. Ter uii
u Was seeing 10 he checking other trI
outside. When he came back. II
" hom hc recognized even IL <be I
twilight rs Carlos Franquelo rSn r
y's HIM. toward horse that stood IN
ave street Il few yards away: and. go
use burriedly 10 where hc bad left his nj
to ;c fould her Tying full length on
con hcf,r aud ttcoI Her ye,lO., cllris "