Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07


lofe YOU, You are beautiful, beeuti-
ful" and Betty laughed little, and
told him he was silly, when they had
only known each other for two days.
Now, with Betty's beauty and other
attracttveness, 1t was 0atural that
she should have great deal Of at
tention from the bachelors, but Car
loss devotion was so marked that
they drew on one by one, leaving the
field pretty much to him, They re-
scented Retty's permitting the young
Mexican to follow her about inces-
sanity, even though he were q second
coustN As for the girl until 1t was
too late she did not SEQ the harm
she was doing, Then all OF the Off
Gers had deserted her and there was
oS,ly Carlos, Wei, Carlos was hand
, some and good enough game, so she
led him on,
II was not her fault surely, that
she didn't know the ways OF Mexican
lovers, She had told plenty OF other
men that she loved them, and nothing
had happened, Hut one night she
told this TO Carlos at his urgent re-
quest, and the oext day, at about
STABLES" rs she was swinging laaily
In the hammock on the porch, she
saw three buggies, containing two
mon each. coming up the line, In
the first sat Carlos and his brother,
In the others, remoter male relatives.
Betty guessed the truth ut once, and
her pink checks turned white, She
ran into the house, aod screamed
loudly for her uncle.
"Ohl Uncle Nat" she begged, when
she found him in his room, Carlos.
and Jose. and all his nasty old rela-
tives are comlng here, Send them
away, won't your Please do" She
chung to his arm.
"Why shall send them awayf
Are they going to murder the poor
| little girl?"
mo, no, no, hut | think they're
going to ask you to lot me marry
| them"
"All OF them?"
Betty lost her temper and few Into
n white rage, stop your fool Joking.
and do what | say! You toll them
I'm sick, and tell that----Carlos that
hate him" She ran aud hid just
az tho bell changed.
Carlos found the captain, and made
his demand In due form, The young
lady's father not being there, he felt
that her uncle could take the place OF
"a parent He wished to ask tho hand
of his beautiful niece. knowing that
she herself was willing to bestow It.
How do you know thatf" the cap
tain asked,
"She tell me So"
| "When9"
'l.aa' night. She tell me dat she
tlofed me, 80 to-day come for to ask
her from you"
Arc you sure she sald she loved
you, Franquelo9"
"ohl ylss, sartinly She kees me.
also"
The captain left the room md went
to find his niece. elizabeth. that
fellow says that you told him you
loved him, Did you'"
The old fool"
Did your"
"Supposi0g did? He made me.
He's an idiot to think mean every
little thing ! say"
Did You kiss him.
NO"
Tho captain's face cleared then
he bethought him OF the ways OF
women. Did you let him kiss your"
Perhaps, don't know.
He caught her hand, Come In hero
to Franquelo and explain yourself
You'd better say you'll marry him
after that proceeding"
Betty was frightened Her def
ance changed to pleading. Please
don't make mo see him. Uacle Nat.
dear Please"
Come on"
But Uncle Nat, | cant say will
marry him. | was only fooling, I'm
engaged TO another man"
Captain Locke dropped her hand
and returned to the sitting room
"Franquelo." he said coldly, for he
disliked his aephew sincerely, II re-
greet that this unpleasant thing, should
have happeaed under my roof. My
niece tells me that she was not In
earnest, and that she Is soon to marry
another man. However she shall
not stay another day with mo TO
trouble you or anyone else. ] shall
sond her home to night"
Carlos's face as he left the room
was an ugly sight,
Betty WAS sitting sulltily In the
waiting room at the Tucson station
about half past seven o'clock the
same night. Her uncle was seeing
TO the checking OF her trunk outside.
When he came back. man whom he
/ recognized even In the late twilight
as Carlos Franquelo ran past him. TO-
ward a horse that stood In the street
Il few yards away. and, going hur-