The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-17

remembered her kinsmen in Cuba, and
went to the front as a Red Cross nurse.
1t was thus we met"
Cassi's dark eyes sparkled with en-
thusiasm. You must know, too, sir,
that she was a cousin of Gen. Demetrio
Castillo, name famous in Cuban revOlu-
tOnary annals. Well, she tended the
sick and comforted the dying as only a
woman, and a good woman, can. When
my wounded arm got well, 1 found my
heart was wounded, and and"-Cassi's
dark cheeks glowed-''we had to become
tent mates for life. Do you know that
day when l shot that fellow at the Hotel
Inglaterra there were standing about wit
nesses who were to attend our wedding
the next day."
And the killing upset all your plans?"
"Ah! no; not all. My wife Is a true
heroine. The next day we were married
just the same. OF course, so great was
the excitement no local padre would
unite us-me in prison for shooting a
Cuban and much natural jealousy of the
Americans occupying positions like mine
in Havana prevailing, so we had to
have an American Catholic priest whom
1 had known when the Rough Riders
were at San Antonio. He was a good
friend, and readily agreed to make US
both happy. 1 was kept there at police
neaQQuarterS II
prosecutor agreed to withdraw the charge
against me if I would abandon my de-
fence. This was done. Then 1 was ad-
vised to leave Havana, but l could net
run away at such time.
80 we lived there, to show them that
I was not afraid But [ wanted to set
tie down in the United States and 1
liked New York, where a man can show
what he can do, so I sailed first, because
1N,f-, nrTsa NV
tine. while my wife is an immune and
can come right through. She will be
here Monday, l expect.
Asked to tell his adventures In differ
ent parts of the world Cassi became 81
lent. "Oh. that is done; do not make me
what you call a swashbuckler. I was
born at Monte Carlo perhaps the. rest
lessness was due to that. All is 50
.changeable, so kaleidoscope, at Monaco,
you know. Music was my forte. 1 went
to Paris and studied. AS a violin virtu
oso I was fortunate. Then I enlisted in
the French Foreign Legion, and for two
years saw service among the blacks In
Dahomey. 1t was hard work. Exciting?
Oh! yes; but when alls over, what Of
that?"
Then what did you do?'
Next 1 came to New York. Here, as
musician, I did well, but my partner and
another business and 1 drifted to San
Francisco There became leader of an
orchestra of twenty-four in one of the
theaters.
Just about that tine I met Bucky'
O'Neill. There was a splendid fellow
heart too big for his body. big as that
was. Nobody felt worse when ne was
killed at San Juan than 1 did. He was
my firm friend and he'd go through fire
a q frip
e" 'Bucky' O'Neill urged me TO go to
Arizona. and left Frisco and became
plainsman. 'Bucky made me 'an Ameri-
can. too L lived four years in the South
west and took out my citizens papers and
swore allegiance to the Stars and Stripes.
'BuclIy' was intensely patriotic, you
know. and everybody around the j. w
Clark place. at Jerome, had to take off
his sombrero to the flag night and morn
ing or 'Bucky' would know the reason
why.
We'll. one day Bueky said 1 must Or
ganize brass band. SO the colors could
be hoisted to the 'Star-Spangled Banner