The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

post of a very large sum in gold as
surety for. the defendants further ap-
pearance. The lawyer had told them that
his client would certainly be acquitted.
but that he would have to remain in Jail
to await trial, or at least until the
wounded man. recovered.
The brave, true-hearted girl was not at
all satisfied with the state of affairs, and
she at once determined to learn more of
the fate of the young man who was all
the world to her. Telling her parents
that she was going to visit relatives who
livedsso ten miles away, this daring
young lady, who is little more than eigh-
teen years of age, mounted her favorite
mustang and galloped across the prairies
as if she were really only starting to take
a short ride.
Her people did not know that q cow
boys Spanish saddle and q pair of sad
die pockets stuffed full of her brother 9
clothing was concealed beneath her rid
ing dress. and If her own mother had met
her after she emerged from thicket only
a few miles from her home, the old lady
might not have recognized her daughter
One man who had known her all his life
actually did meet her a short distance
from home, and he "only saw very fine
looking cowboy as he said, wearing q
ing towards the Rio Grande as if he Were
after bunch of stampeded steers" The
dress and the skirts which had so effec-
tually concealed the Spanish saddle were
now carefully slowed away in the leather
pockets, and Miss Cora Brandon, with
good revolver at her belt and stout
heart in her bosom, felt equal to the task
of riding zoo miles, half of the distance
In foreign country, for the purpose of
helping her lover out of trouble
Her journey to the town of Sabinas in
Old Mexico, is regarded by her as une-
ventful, but few young ladies of her age
would look at it in that way. She trav-
eled alone nearly all the time and often
slept out on the prairie with the wolves
moving about her campfire. Fortunate
~, she speaks Spanish fluently, and since
she is a very pronounced brunette, with
wondrous big black eyes, she found little
trouble IN making the rural population
take her for a fine young coballero.
Her only affair Of any import occurred
at the little village OF San Juan, where
she found lot of Mexican vaquerros be-
longing to Gen. Trevino's ranch engaged
in drinking mescale. They invited her to
join them, and when she refused a big
ruf1an seized her pony by the bride and
told her to dismount. adding with an
oatn that ne proposed to change horses
with her. She instantly threw her pistol
In his face and ordered him in her most
forceful and elegant Spanish to release
his hold If he valued his life The other
Mexicans laughed and a woman ran for
ward and pushed the desperate away. at
the same time inviting her to dismount
and accept such hospitality as she was
able to offer. This Antoine" she said
is a fool, and if my husband was here
he would chastise him for insulting such
a good-looking traveller" Others now
crowded about and asked many questions
with the greatest show of poiteness, evil
IDENTIFY little awed by the strangers
prompt conduct In resenting the insult of
the desperate. Miss Brandon treated the
crowd without dismounting, and, after in
curing the distance to Gen. La Vegas
naeienda, she galloped away, feeling
little nervous. -
When she reached Sabinas she put I'm
at hotel, and soon afterward succeeded
IN having an interview with the LAWYER
VINO had been employed to defend Ran
daL little investigation convinced tia
young girl that the circumstances sur
rounding her lovers case presented few
encouraging features. The lawyer could
not even tell her when Randall would
have to appear in court for trial. at
might be year, or maybe two years"
I - ,9.iN, -. cCIoio the honorable court
would take up the matter" She
found the wounded man, and learned
from his own lips that he did not know
who shot him. He had never been badly
hurf, and said that he felt sorry for the
Americana. Miss Brandon sought the
l1a1ier, who at first positively refused to
permit her to have an interview with his
prisoner Il have my orders" he said.
cannot let any one into the prison but
the lawyer or one of his relatives
mother or his wife or sister,
His sister will be here tomorrow. re-
piled the quiek-witted girl, and she walk
ed away. Miss Brandon devo- ed the re
mainder of the day to perfecting a plan
Tor securing the release of her lover
winch might have been dreamed of by
bold and daring Texan of the type of
Jack Hays or Ben Thompson, but there
are few men, even Of the desperate class
on the border who would have ventured
to execute it. She looked about the lit
tie village, where, fortunately, her pres
ence attracted little attention, from the
fact that 1t is located In the midst of a
cattle country frequently visited by vac
queros from distant ranches Fortune ia
vored her designs by bringing her in con-
tact with Mexican from whom she sue
ceeded In purchasing fine horse, saddle
and bride, and a good revolver.
The next morning the jailer was very
much surprised when called upon by
very beautiful young girl, who appeared
to be in the greatest distress. She ad-
dressed him with such mournful tender
ness, uttering his own mellituous Ian
guage in a tone so appealing and pathet-
ic, that he found himself ready to grant
the first request that she made without
the slightest protest. He led the way to
the jail door, which he threw open and
courteously invited her to enter, acting
as If he felt himself highly honored and
under many obligations the beautiful
senorita for the privilege of being able
to DO Ter g service. The embarrassment
Of the jailer offered the girl an opportu-
nfty@to slip a. note into her lovers hand,
and she says that they might have talk
ed almost openly of the plan of escape
that she had devised If the surprised
young man could have better controlled
his trepidation and the anna cement that
he manifested on seeing her enter his
prison.
She threw her arms about his neck,
calling him brother, and whispered words
of encouragement into his ears During
the interview she managed TO drop sew
eral significant hints, which she knew
would be of the greatest Importance to
Randall when he came to read the note
that she had given him. 1t was arranged,
with the consent, of the jailer whose hui
NOR had been improved by bottle of