The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20

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ric.tiy. ard. II fact. &c every one Who
knew him
= fzN dzys 1assed ara the tens-Cn had
got f. the least relarsed when 80 ia
Igllcd into ne depot AID of stepped
chief of Police Ponce of Jua.vz and
-ornt Divizzs IS hts prisoner. The Count
lr7ked Just as h3ndsorne "a ever. on.y b.
had lost h.s hesyy blonde mustache and
imperial In a short time the trial c7Tns
on. and such p scene Of excitement Was
never witnessed IN that city. Every seat
Vas filed. the elite packing TIE great
.-urthoCse 70 sufcca-!on- The young
count. towering above the audience a DIS
graced and ruined man. bu; looking "a:
more ike a martyr OF a hero. told his
story without shame. fear CT bravsdo.
and -he story was Just the same as he
roiC The Bishop and Se1Or Sisneros up to
the stealing OF rhe jewels and money.
He vas n0bleman Of Italy. he said.
who had spent millions In pleasure and
lu secret missions for the Spanish cause
On ore e those missions he came TO
America-to San Francisco. There, In that
Paris u me Western world. he met a
no ne would s-y no more Neither fear
q punishment Tor power of persuasion
would cause him 10 say another word. In
the hope of bringing out something more
tangible he VS. sent back TO Jail and a
system o. detective work resorted to. but
al 10 no purpose. Even mis- lawyer tried
% make him iii in the broken sentence
and pointed Out 10 his client the necez-
city for syur3in-. End how well dispo "a
the people wera 10 him that the slightest
touch OF human nature IL the case .goaII
turn The Llde - mis- favor. lie ackI.nwl-
edged all iha' ais lawyer said. but rcfusej
positively 10 Say one word more. az II
would bring % o. "a ls.e n IN innocent per
ton inso question a1p csuze NOR. sorToN
where there VS. Il ready too Mitch He
alone earned hs cross $40 O.. alsne mist
bear 81 Very gIacioUslv thanking MS
lawyer, Re re1'5-<tet MIN to e4ia per
mission for friend 80 l,e al owed 10 taIt
on him.
The lawyer u7ed his lrnuonce and was
able to return with the nIand. 'rhe friend.
strange TO say, Wa an Amsr-czi.---a
young physician. and lie himself a scho.
er. From the 1Irst these tyyo whom p.o-
PIE would expect to D., cneTn.cs wee
strangely drawn 10 eacii other To this
friend he now opened his heart, and. Ike
eli extremely reticent people. wien NJ
spoke at all II was 10 lea:e his soul quite
baIe.
He told HIS friend that IN San Francisco
be had met 4 lady with whom he fell
desperately and irretrievably II love. This
love was fully returned. but there were
some obstacles 20 their marriage that
would require time 20 remove. Time WAS
the one thing that the lover could not ar
ford He loved the lady OF his cho'oc
but he loved boror more. and that honor
VAS mortgsged 10 his sister country
Spain.
So the lovers parted on the steamer that
bore him away through the Golden Gate
with as sad hearts as human bodies could
support and live. Even there. within those
TWO hearta. was strife far greater than
The physical strife that this strange man
was about 20 encounter. OF course. the
question had been put and answered: !:
Your country or your love-which will
you eacrifceT The sequel gives the an
ever. Doubtless men will reviIe her, for
she was an American. But women dare
not ~ they are honest with themselves
30 the torture existed and would not be
stilled: for she. poor girl. loved her coun-
try. But She Joved her country's enemy
slso. and went silently back 20 her homo
80 guard her secret and ferventiy pray
for her lovers safety. and just as fer