The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14

..0Iled by dead dogs. cats, pones, VeBeta-
~ refuse and any other matter which the
ssreIess inhabitants find in their way and
!. ri think worth the formality OF bur-
a. Mateo, therefore, is by means an
10 mace to get about in. and entertain
$3.50 are not frequent but upon notable
s.sseiors there Is great fandang0, and
- 4 season OF rejoicing. Such occas-
- are the signal for the cessation of
n york, a universal rejoicing, which
ss,lls to Wild excess and rarely ends with
M tbe unsheathing Of knives and several
nsyes among the cacti and the palms In
n cemetery on the mesa.
Vben Paulo Martinez, the wealthy
,csnx ranchero. and Manuela Sala, one OF
n bAauties Of San Mateo, were married,
~ fown naturally gave itself up to pleas
- There were bull fights, horse races
X IN great level mesa some miles beyond
AZ rocky town, and games of all sorts.
"a brideRroom distinguished himself
rincIpally by avoiding bloodshed, and the
va arrayed IN the richest of white satin
"a beautiful Spanish lace mantilla, the
ma 81 which had never been seen in San
rafeo before, sat in the very middle OF the
y,Ised seats and encouraged her husband.
M other women wore their gaudiest silks
nd satins, but their heads and shoulders
Nsnuela was the envied of ell, the more.
uerhaps as she was not popular with
vcnen; her temper was violent and jeal-
Gus
The coursship of Martinez and the beau
inn Manueia had been watched with deep
interest, despite the lack of facilities for
gossip in the town of San Mateo, fer when
IN young man had first returned from
e.aege in the City OF Mexico. he had APP
psrently been captured by Ysabel Pera,
sister OF the wild brothers. Francisco and
Gaspar. But. although the one gentle
member of the most lawless family on
The Gulf Of Mexico was lovely and intelli-
rent her very lack Of dash had lost her
the game when Manuela, with her superb
color. her gorgeous attire and her air Of
assured victory. entered the arena and
slormed the affections of the young ranch
Il At first there were deep mutterings
Of Indignation In the town, but Ysabel
appeared Indifferent, and her clear, coll
cfless skin took on no tinge Of yellow,
even her brothers struggling their Shout
ders and dismissing the matter from their
minds
ISABEL was present at all the festivi-
ties, and Il was a matter of comment that
she had never looked lovelier. Like the
bride. she wore white, but then she had
never worn anything else outside of
church, and 1t suited her fair and slender
beauty more than It did the rich dark
ness Of the bride. 1t is possible that Man.
uela heard some of these comments, for
Whenever her eve wandered to the dis
tant seat Of ISABEL her brow contracted,
and then people laughed. Moreover, al
though Paulo was all attention to his
bride, he more than once sought out
ISABEL and talked to her. He was quite
unaware Of the position in which he had
placed her. and he was convinced that he
felt to her as he would to a sister, had he
one Es had been brought up among men,
and knew nothing Of womankind.
An hour before the fandango, which
vas to finish the festivities. Manuela
twisted her foot. The pain was not unen-
durable, but precluded her from dancing;
and It was the custom for the bride to
dance the night through with her hus-
band dais was hastily constructed in
the great adobe hall which overhung the
principal street, and she was carried to
4 by her husband. and cheered by the
prospect OF looking pale and beautiful,
the cynosure Of all eyes.
When Paulo had arranged her comfort
ably, and once more whispered eternal
adoration, he walked straight over to
ISABEL Pera and asked her to be his part
ner for the evening. For the first time
isabel had color--a delicate pink. not the
men claret of the bride-and the fat brown
oado against the wall whispered that
what Manuela had lost Ysabel had caught
fragment of on the wing. Nor had she
ever been so lively and so charming.
raulo, enraptured, forgot to look at his
VIE, consequently he was the only per-
son In the room who did not see the gath
enng storm on that lady's brow.
y was toward the end of the evening,
sho the musicians. very drunk and very
merry, had added their voices to the
music OF the guitar and the flute, that
one Oh Manuelas old school friends APP
preached and whispered in her ear:
Never mind dearest, he goes far with
'ou 70 the ranch tomorrow. He need not
~ mat mink for months again"
! 90 not mind in the least" said the
dances again"
m, Inc young matron turned pale and whis-
M,ea something under her breath. The
a. nueno' said the other, philosophically
,pe1hsps you should be more gentle and
!. ~sive Just now; but on the other hand
70 wen to get rid of them at once
(. H.
- oaWn the next morning Gaspar Pers,
NV was breaking In a bucking mustang
II. 'e mesa, trying to get the blood out Of
oNn head. sprang suddenly to the
s..'.. and ran to mass of rocks which
AM .'eu over canyon, hiding himself care
~ ihe canyon, not fifty feet in width,
AZ nearly eight hundred feet below. The
h. h.. was covered with loose sand, swirled
YER, very breeze. The walls were black
es OF almost perpendicular rock.
NJ, up toward its head was a solitary
,. ~ mile below Gaspar the canyon
i ~. almost at right angles, and it was
e.r Iis bend that womans figure had
~, sH, MS eye. He guessed who 1t was
r.s her carriage, although even her face
ras. covered by a black reboso AS she
,ss ssea under his hiding place, roiling
,aoueh the loose sand. he recognized the
rsss on her fingers. and his suspicious
,ss confirmed. He guessed her errand
81 :, set his teeth
t,,as walked straight to the hut and en-
hc,,s without ceremony. 1t was a half
M. uetore she emerged again. and during
Wa ume Gaspar conceived and dismissed
no,s,.s diuerent plans He was afraid of
svasas on earth. but had no wit to pit
H.. 'se womans. When she had passed
bsna vice more and disappeared in the
pssa, however, the necessity to act pos
ths nlin, and he ran along the edge Of