Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10
an. 1 want nothing to do with it." /

Mdht sWdAI hOCAiuS W uU VIII IL, !
replied.
DO not mistake me senior. I am a
Brazilian. / am from one of the high
est families in our country. | am in
love with a Spanish lady, a young lady
o. highest birth, but her people are OPP
posed to our marriage. l am not only
in love with her, but she returns my
passion. She has vowed to the Virgin
that she viii never give her hand to
another. Indeed. she is ready to die
If she cannot marry me-"
And why do her people object?" 1
asked, thinking that if his looks did
not belle his character any father in
Spain might be proud of him for a SON.
in-law.
at was a feud between our fathers,
senior, partly political and partly bust
ness. There was bad blood, and, though
my father died years ago, Don Rami-
Rez still holds his bitterness. He has a
SON with whom / have fought a duel.
and that I wounded and vanquished
him has but added tx the bitterness of
the situation"
Why, this Don Raminez is a gov
eminent official of some sort, isn't he?"
'He is governor of the province of
Cadiz, senior"
eff he is rich and powerful and op-
posed to the marriage, your cake IS
dough. You seem to run more of a
chance of being shot than Of becoming
his son-in-law."
Senior D'Gosta, as he had given me
his name, looked troubled for a mo-
ment, and then a fash came to his eyes
as he quietly said:
"In your country, senior, what do they
do in such caseS?"
"The lovers? Well, If the old folks
are opposed there is generally a run
away match"
Il have heard so, and there will be
one in this case. We would BON have
it otherwise, but it Is the last resort. l
must take the senorita to Brazil to be-
come my wife. 1t was settled that way
last evening""
But have you counted on the old
MANI" I asked, a little annoyed by the
young mans GOODNESS in ~,disposing OF
the case. Hell be after you in two
hours, and he has the legal right to
take his daughter off the steamer and
put you behind the bars. I should say
he would be a bad man to fool with"
Listen, senor," quietly replied the
lover. You will find in this port a
craft for sale or charter. She may be
small, but she must be fast. 1t will be
better for many reasons that she is a
sail vessel. You shall buy her and
clear her for some western port, and I
will sail away with the senorita, and
she will become my wife"
But we shall Ge pursued" l said.
He shrugged his shoulders and smil-
ed
And if captured it will mean years
of imprisonment for me
your pay will be commensurate
with the risks, senior. Let us waste no
more time. Set forth at once and find
a craft"
At the end of another half hour we
had the details arranged as far as pos
sfble, and I was ready to begin my
share of the work. Within "a hours
had found a schooner yacht from the
Mediterranean, an English built craft
whose owner had tired of playing sail
or and left her in the hands Of a bro
ker for sale. 1t required a week to re-
paint, repair, find a crew and put proyi-
sions aboard, and D'Costa was ready
with 81 wherever there was reed for
81. It was given out that a yacht had
been bought for a resident of the
Azores and was to he delivered there,
and there was no trouble about her
clearance.