Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-30

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passion. She has vowed to the Virgin
that she will never give her hand to an
other. Indeed, she Is ready to die II
she cannot marry me-"
"And why do her people object"
asked. thinking that If his looks did
not belle his character any father In
Spain might be proud Of him for SON.
in-law.
at was a feud between our fathers,
senior, partly political and partly busi.
ness. There was bad blood. and. though
my father died years ago, Don Rami-
nez still holds his bitterness. He has
son with whom have fought a duel,
and that wounded and vanquished
him has but added to the bitterness OF
the situation"
"Why. this Don Raminez Is gov.
eminent official of some sort, isn't hep
"He is governor of the province OF
Cadiz. senor."
eff he Is rich and powerful and OPP
posed to tie marriage, your cake ID
dough. You seem to run more of q
chance of being shot than of becoming
his son-n-law."
Senior Da Costa, as he had given ME
his name. looked troubled for a mo-
ment, and then flash came to his eyes
as he quietly asked:
"In your country. senior. what do they
do in such cases"
"The lovers7 Well. II the old folks
are opposed there Is generally run.
away match"
81 have heard so, and there will be
one in this case. We would both have
1t otherwise, but 1t 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
manY l asked. little annoyed by the
young mans GOODNESS in disposing OF
the case. He'll 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. should say
he would be bad man to fool with"
Listen, senor." quietly replied the
lover. "You will find In this port q
craft for sale or charter. She may be
small. but she must be fast 1t will be
better for many reasons that she Is q
sail vessel. You shall buy her and
clear her for some western port, and l
will sail away with the senorita, and
she will become my wife"
"But we shall be pursued" / said.
he shrugged bis shoulders and smil
ed.
"And If captured it win 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
q craft"
At the end Of another half hour we
had the details arranged as far as pos
sible, and l was ready to begin my
share Of the work. Within "a hours l
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 bro
ker for sale. 1t required a week to re-
paint, repair, find crew and put provi-
sions aboard, and Da Costa was ready
with 50 wherever there was need for
81. 1t was given out that yacht had
been bought for resident of the
Azores and was to be delivered there,
and there was no trouble about her
clearance.
While knowing, Of course, that Da
Costa was in Cadiz, 1t appeared that
Don Raminez had neither imprisoned
his daughter nor set an extra watch on
her movements. To dodge her duenna
and escape from the house and grounds
and make her way to an appointed rem
devious must have been difficult mat
ter, but she accomplished it, and two
hours after dark one evening boat
brought the pair Of lovers aboard. Ten
minutes later we were under way. A
fairer girl never looked upon, and she
was as brave as she was fair.
We left port with a fair wind and
carried 1t all night as We headed out
into the Atlantic, and the yacht slipped
along as II driven by steam. We had
got away so quietly that did not look
for pursuit, but daylight had scarcely
broken when we found a steamer in
our wake. As afterward ascertained,
the girl had been missed early in the