Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-10-06


training as a nurse he might again
seek 20 win her. she would hear no
more on the subject until then.
Ia Il, OF What ne considered right
eous Indignation az this decree, Jack
sold out Masters hall. purchased a cof-
fee plantation near the banks of the
Tuia river in MeVico. and ha5 taken
himself of. Before bis departure lie
had broken taboo. and hac again
sought 20 win Miss Grey from her rcso-
luton. but she remained obduraie. He
,cft vowing 20 prove himself q man OF
business. and that he would return in
i've yeRrs. and would then carry her
of whether she would or rot.
Five years. because that time was
needed 20 put h.s new purchase in The /
best paying condition; also year 7
longer than Jauet's taboo, because the /
| vouug man sought 10 outGo her in IRE I
| matter OF obsfinacy. somehow he felt I
sure shat Janet loved him. al any gat te /
she loved DO one else.
Letters passed 20 sud fro frequently
| during the first four years. Young
Masters always sent his love and re-
spcct- 20 Mother Grey" but never
once showed any disposition 20 again
break taboo. For some reason thiswa~
not an 20 fhe liking Of Miss Janet she
| had C-scovDrcG soon after he left fof
Mexico chat she did love him. Hnd that
her profession was not jusf what she
.Wautcl most. after nli, hnt -ho was roc
proud 20 say so. and she completed
her course and became a fu.-nedccc
, sister OF the Red Gross in drc time.
Early IN the fifth year something had
( happened. Something seemed 20 pull
s'rangely az Jnnet's heart strings. let
: tiers came but irr, gulariy from Mexico
Z and during the last ten months no let
: tiers were received from Masters. Two
OF her own letters remained unan-
swere5 and a third had been returned
=, 90 her by The post Office. a letter sen.
GO the Mexican pcsf master brought nr
!, reply. and now this crradfui yellow
fever plague had stricken thc iaut
where Masters plantation was located
Now. as she was speeding swift,
F, over the rails toward Mexico. 81.
. p0ntercd over these thing dc she
I. would he. think "a lnwomanly Of her
self 90 seek him unaSket2 She woui,
not believe that. for had not her owl
mother agreed that she must 60 "a
once2 Poor Jack. was ne sufFcrir.
y alone out there among strangers Wa
ne ahYe2 \ long. sad journey full O
20 hopes and fears. misgivinrs doubt
=, and fatigue; but all things have a.
end.
4, A final change 90 a snail-lilSc branc
u- road. then the yellow flag aud the ar
n. pouncemcnt that passengers were nc
M permitted go enter the f.vcr district.
~ a hasty consultation with "a crinl
q. ingiy polite official. and pass 20 e
re on. as she was trained nurse. The
he. the dirty station az Panuco. Almost
her journeys end-what would 81
re hnd2 \ sense Of her own Httlcne'
NO anc hclp.essucss came upon her for
ms moment. then was gone again.
nt- Did the dirty little boy with 40
ow key cart know where senior Master
plantation WASP His name was Pi
10 po. he knew the plantation. but sure
N the beautiful senorita would not wi
40 70 60 there. They said Senior Maste
.hr was dead OF the fever; he would n
Dr. wish 60 disappoint the senorita. b
he had no wish 10 so TO the plant
ied ton.
aW \ few silver coins, an appeal fro
ANt WV 0NhA-i't HE y tNf uLN
hat 20 thought he might drive her ne
her the plantation. where she might wa
'he TO IL If she must IL was useless
go. though, for was not the plantau
re- deserted? Had not Fr. Antonio, I
AZ priest. said a week ago that the sen
'Wo was dying? That was after ne h
the been taken home 10 his plantation
YES die. Yes. he would take her near I
IN plantation he would wait one lit
hour for her, maybe two
-ers If her heart was being torn duri
ftiy that long dusty ride her face gave
Nho warning of a.. From Pippo
ace learned that Senor Masters had be
OF imprisoned for nearly ten months
her. n false charge, that he had contra
- ed the fever in prison. The real
" TO fender had been discovered and
confessed and the senior was set II
an Fr. Antonio had been kind 10
III senior, for the senior had been good
'oi the church and the poor He wo
pro- not let an innocent man die In pri
use and had taken hIm home 20 the pl
tation to die. There a faithful Sc
J. OF ant had cared for him, but W
oinc age the father had said the SO
10 Al could not live, his case was hopel
- Surely the senior was dead. but
IL, had not seen the priest since.
80 senior was good man and had b