Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
TAzEWELL, va, FRIDAY FEBRUARY y. 1897

carlos denied this In Words that wer,'
neither kind nor jus, to Incs;' but Ret.
ty dnmne, her with fniht praise,
She Was not clever conversational.
isl. nor WAS Carlos Franliclo. hut they
i;ept each other intcwsteti until vcr,
tate. nnu when Cprlos went home Dctt,
ftcpped out TO the front porch with hin.
and lint her hand In his, with the lcas
III OF II pressure.
Can kees you?" Carlos asked. bald
"
"lsupposo So t,ccuusc we're cousins
you know" BETTY assured him. ns sh
inised her Innocent face to his han!
some Mexican one.
lie whispered: II lofe YOU. oh. |
'i"fc you. rou nre beautiful, becuti.
/ fll," and Betty laughed little. und
told him le wns silly. when they had
only known each other fer two t,ays.
Now. with Betty's bcuniy and othe
atsrtctivcness II was natural that All,
fhould have n great deal Of attention,
from The bachelors bnt Carlos devotion
was SO marked that they drew uir on
by one, leaving he ilcld pretty much tc
nm. They resented nctty's permit
ting the young Mexican to follow her
nbout inccssantly. even though he were
n second cousin AZ for the glrl. un
I'll itSwns too late she did not sec the
harm she was doing. Then all'lhr Off.
GERS had deserted her and there wa,
only Carlos. Well. Carries wnk hand
some and good enough game. SO she
led him on.
1t was not her foult, surely. that shc
didn't know tho Ways Of Mexican
lovers. She had told plenty o,
other mcn ,hnt size loved them.
and nothing had happened. Eut
one night she told this 10 Carlos
1T his urgent request, and the ncxt tlny.
ri about STABLES" us she was swinging
lnzily in the hammock on The porch.
she saw three buGgies. containing two
men each. coming up the line. In the
FIRST sat Carlos nnd his brother. In the
others. rcnotcr male relatives,
Betty guessed the truth nj once. and
her pink checks turned white. She ran
into the house. and screamed loudi,
for her uncle.
"Oh! Uncle mt" she begged. when
she found him In his room. Carlos. nnd
!ose. and all his nasty old relatives are
lrom.nC here. Send them away. wont
you2 Please do" She clung TO his
arm.
Why shnll | send them Gwry? Arr
they going To murder the POOR little
sirl?"
NO no, no. But think they're go-
ing to ask you to let me marry tbem!"
"All of thcm?"
Betty lost her temper ard few into
n white rage. "Stop your fool joking.
nd do what sayl You tell them I'm
.'ok. npd tell that - Carlos that |
hate him" She ran and hid just ns
Ihr bell changed.
e Carlos found The captain. and made
his demand in duo form. The young
ladS's tnthcr not Being there, he fcli
that her uncle. could take the place of
n parent. tic wished 10 aei, the hand
81 his bonutifvlniere Knowing thnt she
herself was willing 10 bestow it.
How do you know that?" the emp
tain asked.
"she tell inc no."
"Whcn?"
Las night. She tell mc dat ME lofcd
mc. so to-day | come for TO ask her from
yon."
"Arc you surc she said she loved you.
Franquelo2"
"Oh! yiss. snlr,inly. 6hc KEGS me.
also"
- The captain left the room and went
toiind HIS niece. "l.l!aabcth. that fellow
s;iys thut ycu told him you loved him.
Dill you2"
''rhe old fool!'
did your
"supposing did? He made nc. Hes
an idiot TO think I mean every little
thing Say"
Did you kiss him?"
NO"
The enptain's face cIearcd--thcn he
'ethought him of the ways OF women.
did you let him kiss you?"
"Perhars. ] cont know"
lie caught her hand. Come in here
40 FranqueIo and explain yourself
You'd better say xou'll marry linn nftc,
that proceeding"
Betty was frightened. Her defiance
changed 10 pleading. "Plcasc tlon't
make me see him, Uncle Nat, dear.
Please"
Come on"
"Bnt, Uncle Nat. I can't say Tn marry
him was only ooling. I'm engaged
10 npother man"
Capt. Locke dropped her hand anil
returned 10 the sitting room.
"FranTuclo.". he said. coldiy. for hc
/ 1isliLcd his nephew Aipcerely. II rcgr",
that this unpleasant fling should bnvr
happened 10 ron under ny roof. NJ
niece tells me ihat she wns not ir
rarncst. and she ia soon TO marry an.
nther,ma However, she viii no, stay
arother day With. me io,trouble YOU or
ahyonc else. shall send lcr home to-
nighi."
| Carlos face. hs he silently left tie
room was an rsl., sight
BETTY was sitting sullsiiy in the whit.
ing-roo'n at The TucsoH station nl,on,
,:3o o'c.ock the sana night. T.rr uncle
was seeing 10 the checking 6ther trunk
/ outside. When he cnme bayk n man