El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05

os tuls. but sucn al OBSTACLE, hOWeVe
formidable, was insufficient to daun
either the escaping captive or her de-
1verer. AT one section in the wall there
is an embrasure reaching midway tc
the roof, and although doubly lined
with broken glass, this point was select
ed as means OF descent to the street.
Hurriedly knottinR rope about she
waist OF Dona EvsDgelina, Decker
spread his coat over the sharp glass
and assisted the young lady upon it.
Then, peer1ng over the brink of the
psrapet, he awaited a favorable oppor-
tunity, and as the guard below disap-
peared for a moment around the cor
ner OF the Jail, lowered his charge into
the street. An instant later he had
secured the end of his rope to an
iron bolt ia the wall and
descended to the young lady's eide.
on the Alert, dashed up in his carriage
and quickly bundling the pair inside,
drove of with them at full speed to his
Havana home. Here Dona Evaugel-
ina was carefully harbored until the
eve OF certain vessels departure for
the United States, when, disguised
as q sailor and accompanied by
Decker and Carbonel, both of whom
were secretly armed and determined if
necessary to sacrifice their lives in her
in broad daylight In SO doing the party
passed number of officers. including
the chief of police, but 80 complete
was Dona Evangelina's disguise that
they failed to penetrate 1t and allowed
her to embark without molestation.
Four days later the young lady, at
tended by Mr.. Decker, landed at New
York and was Immediately taken I'M
der the protecting care of the Woman's
National Cuban League.
THE TRUE LOVE STORY.
And now comes the strangest part of
this strangest of romances. During
stay at Senior Carbonel's Havana home
the young gentleman fell deeply in love
with her, and although too gallant to
speak of it under such circumstances,
he inwardly resolved at some future
time to ask her to become his wife.
Hence, when few months subsequent
ly, the young Cuban received an ap-
pointment as lieutenant ON the staff
of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, which necessit-
sted his visiting the United States, he
at once sought out the beautiful girl
whose image had never for moment
ceased to haunt his dreams.
When he once again beheld her it
was under vastly different circum-
stances from those which surrounded
their former brief acquaintance. Ed
tirely recovered from her recent ter
rible experiences, the wonderful
beauty of Evangelina Cisneros had
made her the center of admiration
wherever she appeared, and, noting this
at a glance, 1t is not to be wondered at
that the young officer feared his aspi-
rattons had been gagged too high. He
forgot, however, that beautiful as she
was, Dona Angelina's outward
charms paled when compared
to her nobleness of character. She
had not forgotten the gallant young
Cuban who had in the past risked so
much for her, and when at length he
found courage to speak of the great
love che had inspired in him he learn
ed to his joy that her heart had like
wise, from the first been his.
That was before the war; and now, If
you were to visit Havana and ask for
Evangelina Cisneros, the reply in eff
feet would be:
''Ah, yes, to be sure; she lives in a
villa out on the Gala de Cerra-she
married Don Carlos Carbonel, the
young banker, you know"
JOSE DE OLIVARES.
ST TyOuis CI10he- Democrat