The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-06


poke with his cane.
"Oh, OH What is it, senor?" re-
piled Miguel, coming back to realty
with start.
II say we will laugh at a certain
person after vespers," answered Mr..
Magnall, testify.
The don's reply was scowl, and
gesture indicative of desire to ex-
terminate somebody. Then bending
towards the young lady he raised her
hand to his lips. He did not see her
look of aversion; he would not havd
cared if he had. 1t was enough for
him that he was about to marry
great heiress, and so be able to pay
off his numerous debts; what the
heiress thought or felt about it was
of supreme Indifference to him.
AS the three moved away a tourists
guide stepped out from an embrasure
and walked leisurely down the stair
way.
IF only my plan doesn't fall he
said to himself. He wrote something
in memorandum book in his hand,
then went into the corridor below
and waited. The three came down
! presently, the gentleman in genial
mood, the girl pale and silent. The
guide nimbly opened a door on the
right, and before the two gentleme n
knew what had happened, they foul-s.
themselves in a small room with a
table in the center covered with
maps, guide books and illustrated
views of the city. An obsequious
salesman took them in hand, while
the guide, saying: II will find seat
for the young lady outside" slipped
back into the corridor, and drew the
door to behind him.
Marian Maynall, divining that some
thing unusual was o. the tapis, was
standing flushed and trembling when
the audacious guide put the paper in
her hand on which he had written:
Lieut.. Westville waits for you al
the foot of the eastern glacis. Lose
no time
And Marian Mayna1l lost no time
) She flew out of the dark portal, with
| swift step. A young man in naya
uniform met her halfway, and clasp
ing hands, they ran together, dowI
. the slope to the boat. They were il
it in trice, but had not gone many
lengths from the wall when a coupl,
t of gentlemen bounced out upon tn,
, espIanade waving their hands ans
I shouting like mad. The lettering
4 crowd took in the situation at once
S and cheered the runaways, Will,
: only ironical laughter met Mr. May
nall and the don.
, Something must be done however
J Don MIGUEL set off below the foA.
| where he could hire boat, and MI
: Maynall pressing cab into his sery
S ice, hurried after; the crowd stream
] ing down the road to see the fun.
: 1t was a fine sight which nov
! greeted the throngs on the pier
S Each boats crew did its best. Eacl
party had it's partisans who cheere,
a as this or that one seemed abou
e to win. But it was an anxious tim
e to the lientenant's well wishers un
S til his boat reached the vessels side
e and its occupants were transferre
d to the deck above. The situation wa
e intensified when, moment later,
/ group appeared on the forward decl
and it became apparent that a mar
o rage ceremony was taking plac
e there.
e BY this time Don MIGUEL and MI
e Maynall had almost reached tn
y goal. The former was fulminatin
y vengeance if the proceedings wer
/ not instantly stopped; the latte
y calling on his daughter to com
/ down to him on pain of his everlast
{ ing displeasure. And in the face c
it all, the spectators assisting fror
e the pier saw the ceremony going 0
Il in as orderly a fashion as if it wer
r being conducted in the cathedral o
d the plaza, instead of on the deck {
} a gunboat, with Uncle Sans marine
e as sponsors of the affair.
/ There was general clapping {
a hands, and loud cries of "bravo!
q along the pier as the ceremony enc
= ed, and the principals in it steppe
II back out of sight.
A warning about "stand off dow
n therel" from the deck arrested tn
y Don and Mr.. Maynall in the frant
endeavors to board the vessel, whic
Ie had already begun to move. And tn
Ie Don's crew pulled away with a
= their might, and soon a wide lane {
- blue water lay between them and til
retreating vessel.
In his rage and agony Mr.. Magma
= groaned aloud. The don gazed afte
the gunboat with a look, which, if
!. could have been properly focuse,
would have blown the audacioJ
craft to atoms. Neither spoke.
y crisis had come to each in whic
= the strongest words in their respec
= i've languages would have been wea
= and of no avail
. And as they sat silently staring {
= each other the silvery notes of II
;, Angelus foated down from the o.
belfry, and died away far out at Sc
d Hungry Young wrens.
A New York man who has just r
t; turned from a vacation spent in vi
ginia tells a story about the enormol