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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
MARKET RULES STEADY
Despite Firm Cables and Light
Receipts Rain Reports Con.
troll Market.
Fluctuations Narrow in Wheat
and Oats..Strong Tone in
Provisions.
Hogs 10 to Is Cents Higher and
Cattle Steady..Sheep
Steady.

Chicago. March THE opening con-
d:tions in wheat today were again on
the weather variety. Gables were firm
and northwestern receipts very small,
but the prospects of rain in the south
west started some early selling. May
opened Il of a cent lower to unchanged
al 761s to 1865. Selling soon ceased ane
the crop scare made itself evident again
for time. Offerings were light and
commission houses bought fairly. May
advanced to 76s4. The dullness. how
ever, kept fluctuations narrow and May
eased to the opening prices.
Reports of rains in Kansas. which
We're afterward contradicted. eased
May wheat 1855 476h. Later good eN-
port business developed both here and
limited purchases We're made. May sold
up to 777s and closed firm IS higher at
Tx.
Small receipts and a momentary
bulge in wheat effected slight upturn
in corn at the opening. Cables We're in
different, but Argentine shipments
were small and commission houses
bought. May opened shade to 1s@ u
of a cent up at 61@ to 617s, and sold at
81, but on local selling eased to 81 e
I61a.
Corn continued dull. but under the
influence of the wheat bulge May solo
to 621s and closed firm IS higher at 62@
CPS.
Oats opened dull, with almost no de-
mand for May. July options started
somewhat higher May opened Is of a
cent lower at A. Corn strength for a
time helped and May gained a of a
cent. Fluctuations We're very narrow
and May hung about AS.
Light receipts, better prices for hogs.
early corn strength and good demand
for pork started provisions with a
strong tone. The locals bought we'll
and prices advanced moderately.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07

Coughs, colds, Group, grippe. bron-
chitis. throat and lung troubles quickly
cured by One Minute Cough. Cure.
Draws out the Inflammation and re-
moves the cause of the disease Abso-
lutely safe. Acts at once. Justice of
the Peace j. @. Hood, Crosby, Miss:
"My wife could not get her breath and
was relieved by the first dose. 1t has
long been benefit to all my family.
Geo. p. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Kansas City Livestock.

KaTSaS CITY, NIHTCII Z.
Cattle-Estimated receipts 1000
strong to 10 higher native steers. $40
065O Tevas and Indian steers
450@5.70; stockers and feeders. 3.25@
4.75: calves, 4.5o@6.50.
Hogs Estimated receipts 5000 100
10 higher; heavy, 5.4o@5.55; packers,
5.10@5.40; light, 5.50@6.30.
Sheep-Estimated receipts 1000
steady; muttons. 5.0o@5.5o: lambs,
6.25@6.4O; western wethers, 5.15@ 800;
ewes, 4.50@5.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
CHICAGO Livestock.

Chicago, March T.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
2,5OO; steady: good to prime, 6.50m6.90;
poor to medium, 4.00@6.30; cows. 1850
5.25 Texans. 4.5O@49O; stockers, 2.25
@5.00.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
5000; 10 to 10 cents higher; mixed
butchers, 595@6.45; good to choice
heavy, 635@6.55; rough heavy, $3.50
6.25; light, 5.s5@6.10; bulk of sales, 500
@5.35.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
5000; steady; 3.75@5.25; lambs, slow;
2.75@ 6.45.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
New York Produce.
New York, March

Butter-steady: 1S@2S.
Egfgs-Easier; 20.
Poultry Alive, steady; chickens,
1Ol2; turkeys, Is; fowls, lo1a Dressed
Irregular; springers, 10la@l2; fowls,
1Ol4@11; turkeys. 1S@1312.
Wheat-May, S31s.
Corn-May. 67h.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Money Market

New York, March Money was
nominally at 2R@3 per cent? prime
mercantile, 4M4A per cent: sterling
was barely steady at 4.s75s @4.s7B for
demand and 4.s51s@4S5as for sixty
days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Liverpool Gram.

Liverpool, March Z.
Wheat-Steady; spot Is 1d@6s I'd;
March, 6s 1Ad; May, 6s 11sd.
Corn-Quiet; spot 5s 112d@5s 214d;
March, 5s 11@d; May 5s ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
ST. Louis Produce.

st. Louis. March Z.
Wheat-Cash. S51a. May, S412.
Corn-Cash, 61 May, 621s.
Oats-Cash, A; May, 44ss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
THE DAY BEFORE.
(For Comparison..)

Chicago, March G.
Cattle = Estimated receipts, $500;
stronger; good to prime, 6.50@7Oo;
poor to medium, 4.oo@6.sO; COWS, 1.25 a
5.25; Texans. 4.5O@5.90; stockers, 2.25
$500.
Hogs = Estimated receipts, $4,000:
shade lower mixed butchers, $3.50
6.35; good to choice, 6.25@6.S712; rough
heavy, 5.9O@6.121a; light, 5.75@6.O0;
bulk of sales, 5.75@6.17k.
Sheep = Estimated receipts, 10000;
steady; 3.75@5.25; lambs, 4.75@6.40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07

Poor and Prices Steady-A Boom IN
Hogs.
Chicago, March 7.-Cattle-Only
about 1000 We're marketed today and
they We're mostly composed of butcher
ing and canning lots. There was a
fair Friday market, demand being as
good as usual so late in the week and
prices practically unchanged.
Hogs-There was quite a boom In
the market today, greatly to the sur
prise of some who We're predicting low
er prices. With estimated receipts
of $4,000. against 1921 last Friday
there was such rush to buy that
prices shot quickly up 10 to Is; bad
country roads are checking receipts
and in the meantime there is a big
demand for hogs for the fresh meat
trade.
Sheep-With estimated receipts to-
day of only $500 and a good general
demand there was n stronger market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Chicago Produce.
Chicago. March Z

ThIcago. MaTch !.
Pork-March; 1920; May. 1870.
Lard--March. $50; May, 9.421a.
Ribs-March, $40; May, s.37&@
$40.
Rye-57.
Barley-5S663.
Flax .6S9171.
Timothy-6.60.
Clover-S.75.
Butter-Easier; creameries, 1925;
carries, 1928.
Eggs-Weak; 1872.
Poultry Steady; turkeys. 1o@141a;
chickens, 9@111a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, March Z.
Wheat--Cash. No. / hard, liz. No.
northern, 741a; No. northern, 10 No
8 spring. 20; to arrive. No. j hard, 771a
No. northern, 741s; May, IS; July 767s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Grain.

NTTTIITttIIJUITS 7.
Wheat-Cash. 74ss; May. 74h; July,
i53s; on track, No. / hard, 76%; No 1
northern, 74A; No. northern. 72& q
49,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Peoria Produce.
COIE o Vd0S@s
Peoria. March h.

ItOTId, NdTC1
CONFIRM; No. 3, 5S&.
Steady; No. white, 44is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
milwaukee, Grain.

Milwaukee, March Z.
Wheat-Higher; No. 1 northern,
151&@76; No. . northern. 7412@75;
May, 77A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
New York EXCHANGE.
Iowa Stock Sells Well.

Chicago, March New York ex
change was at % per cent discount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST


Chicago, March For Iowa: Threat
ening tonight and Saturday, with pos
sibly showers; cooler in the west por-
ton Saturday. Synopsis of weather
conditions:
The area of low barometric pressure
which was central in the northwest
yesterday morning has moved SOUTH
eastward and is now central over the
plateau region. the lowest barometer
reading being 1852 at Dodge City. Kas.
The barometer is high on the Allan
tic coast and on the south Pacific coast.
The weather is generally cloudy in
all sections of the country this morn
ing except on the Atlantic coast and in
the extreme southwest. where the
weather is clear.
Showers occurred during the past
twenty-four hours in the northwest
and along the eastern Rocky mountain
slope.
The following observations were
taken at Z a. m. central time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Commercial Rights in China.

Washington, March THE United
States has received fresh, pledges from
Russia and also from Germany as to the
conservation of the commercial rights
of other nations in China, within the
zones of influence of the above named
powers. The Russian promise has been
repeated at short intervals and is re-
garded as quite as binding as any writ
ten statement can be made. In the case
of Germany, which power has been pro-
jecting some railroad and kindred en-
terprses in Shan Tung province back
of Kiau Chaou the German naval port
on the Chinese coast, the state depart
ment, in answer to its inquiry on the
subject has been assured there is no
intention to exclude the citizens of 9TH
er nations from any advantages to be
enjoyed in that quarter of China by
Germans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
NO. "a EAST MAIN STREE I
ECTApI ISHED in 1R75

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Faher of Cas-
cade have celebrated thter fiftieth
wedding anniversary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
SIGNS TIE CENSUS Bill
President Roosevelt Approves
Measure Creating Permanent
Census Bureau.
Members OF the Present Force
to Be Retained Under
New Regime.
Future Appointments Will Be
Under the Civil Service
Rules.
Washington, March 7.-The presi-

Washington. March 7.-fhe presi-
dent today signed the bill creating a
permanent census bureau.
The president sent letter to Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock. in which
he says: You will please inform the
director of the census that his office
will continue to be administered as it
has been administered until the first of
July. On that day he WILL with your
permission, appoint such members of
the present force under him as will
constitute a permanent census force,
appointing only so many as are to be
permanently employed. After that date
all appointments will be made under
the regulations of the civil. service act
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Could Not Breathe.

GEORGE NJ. cHAPPELL,
Forecast OHiclal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
Anxiety in Wilson'S Der artment.

Anxiety in Wilson'S Der artment.
Washington, March There is the
deepest anxiety among employees of the
department of agriculture over the ac-
ton of the house committee on agricul-
ture on the department appropriation
BILL which has been under considera-
ton by subcommittee ever since the
oleomargarine measure was disposed
of. The report of the subcommittee
will be made to the full committee this
week, and it is pretty generally under
stood that there will be serious disap-
pointment among some of the bureau
chiefs when the report is announced.
According TO reports, 1T appears that
a rather pretty game of politics has
been played by parties on the pay rolls
and friends interested in their advance
ment. In the preparation of the appro-
priation bill in the last congress the
members of the house committee on ag-
riculture We're requested to change the
title of number of heads of divisions
in the department and to designate
them as chiefs of bureaus. The request
was granted. Now the department has
asked that the chiefs of bureaus have
their salaries increased from $4,000 to
$4,000 per year in order to have the
same financial standing as the heads
of bureaus in other departments of the
government. The subcommittee of the
committee on agriculture have not
reached an agreement upon these re-
quests for increases in salaries, but the
indications are that the requests will be
denied An increase of $4,000 each per
annum is asked for the chiefs of the
forestry, the bureau of chemistry and
the bureau of soils.
The agricultural appropriation bill at
the last session carried $4,571.420. The
estimates OF the secretary for the COM
ing fiscal year amount to S5.550,000. and
it is understood that several supple
mental estimates are yet to be received.
Members of the committee are not in
favor of increasing the appropriation
more than Sl.00o,o00 unless there is ur,7
gent necessity for 1t. Employees of the
department have been appealing to the
members of the committee to make the
appropriation carrying the proposed in
creases of salaries. Employees of the
department in the experimental sta
tons and other branches of the service
all over the country have been sending
a flood of letters to the committee urg-
ing the increases in appropriations for
the various departments. In some cases
farmers living in the vicinity of expert
mental stations have been induced to
write letters to the department and to
the committee appealing for the re-
quested increases.
The appropriation bill, when COM
pleted, will carry an increase over the
bill of last year, but the sentiment of
the committee is at present against al
lowing the increases in salaries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07

Adelegation of ottumwa high school
students will visit the legislature next
week.
The Iowa Grain Dealers Association
will hold meeting at Des Moines
March 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.

Cattle Supplies Not Large, QuaIit,
Poor and Prices Steady-A Boom ir
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-06-09

islss Santa MREgArit3 y San Honorato, ira
yendo eonsigo, an iftsrA, nm antigua pri-
sionero que tsnfa en- PgneroIls, cuyo nombrs
no ss dijo, nj que Sism pre- se le tuvo snmas-
earAdo; desda lutgo pusi6ronlo en- la torre de
10 BAsili6re, en- esperA de la noche, % qaisn
10 miSmo eondu1e, las nuevs de In noehe.
sn Ell tsrcer apossnto de 10 torre de Bsrthau.
dieFe....
Ri luneS 10 de Noviembrs de 170s sl prisio-
nero dessonosido, siempTs enmascArado econ
una mkscarA de tsrciopslo negrc7 habi6ndoss
sentido nm POGO mAlo la vfspera, domingo, al
sAlir de misa, muri6 Ias 10 de lG noche, sin
que su enfsrmedad hubiese tsnido un aspecto
grave. NJ. GlrAut. capelzn,lo confea6, sor-
prenddo por 10 muerte. no recibi6 los sacra-
mentos ell capellkn 10 exort6 antes de que mu-
riase. Este priHlonaro dssconocldo, encerrado
desde hRcfa tAnto tempo, fue enterrRdo eI
martes, n Las cuktro de la tArds In sl regis
tro moFtuorio 80 le dt6 IN nombre dssconoei-
Sope despuss que 60 lie designs an aI re.
gistro con ell nombrs de Marchlel BarchiaIi
y que pagAron eusrenta ibrAa por el Rspelio.S
He aquf, por a :Imo, ot.os documsntos, ell
aetR da d.fanoi6n dsl pVisionero: Eel so 1903,
19 ds N1vismbrs, Msrehian, de edAd de cuA-
rents cinco &fIos, POGO mas 6 n6aoS, fslleci6
en- la B sstllla, su cuerpo fd6 inhumado en- ls
pArroquta de San PAoo, parFoq1MIa lie spga. o. 30
mayor de Il Bsstilla, de IL. Raith, cirujano
dc Ia BastillR.1
A.f, pues, Ell hombrs mi'ssrioso tu6 real
msnte enteFrado en- el cementerio de Saint
Paul, en- donds repOsSn 6 Fepossron RabslAis,
Msnsart, Armando Bsiart, Molters, segtn Las
tradiciones del barrio.
Dsl csmsntsrlo, POGO tsrreno queda ac-
tuRlm snts, en- donds no Sc haya ediHcAdo: es
un solar inculto.
Al dscir de los moradorss de Ia casa, dsl
puevo propietario, que, ID invsrsa del anti
quo, quiess averiguaH el gran sscretos el Sc
pu!cFo del Mascara de HisTro hAllSrfasa en- ell
Fir On iEquisrdo del fondo del solar. Auf, por
otra parts, SO halls IN t6mulo, super&do por
un- lolumna, en- oil eual ss lssn, grsbsdas
puntA de ouchillo, estas palsbras sAquf yacs
MArchiaIf, oil hombre de In MASCARA de Hierro.D
Esta inscription Ia de ser copia de una ms
crIpci6n que ha tempo He descabri6 Eobra una
piedra que ha de estAr todavfa en- squsl rsein.
10.
Dsbajo del tdnulo, estarG una h6vsda q Is
euAl se llegar6 por una sscAlera de la que qui-
xks ss conozeAn los primeros psldsn1s.
Por timo, IN subtsrr&neo com unieasfA
con 10 Iglesis de San Pablo, que essS m ny GER
cana, Rpsnas q doscientos metros de distAneiL
PoR otrR pArts, era bastants ffecuents, hara
Glen Ahos, YER las fglesias rodeRdas de subta.
rrkusos. Sea de clio 10 que fuere, Squien era
sl hombFe euyo nombfe se callA7 GA tumbA
guerra por dn revelkrnoslo?
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-06-09

NO obstante. sefiores. proSi-
gui6 el conde de Kergaz, A5pensais
que no podremos dar un corte, en-
contrar un medic para arreglar
convenientemente este negocio y
evitar un encuentro entire un ioyen
y un anciano?
Una sonrisa desdeHosa desliz6se
por los labios de sir Arturo. Esa
sonrisa, hizo estremecer o Arman-
do, que deseaba ardientemente
impedir ese duelo, J record6 ade.
mas cual era 81 verdadera situa'
ci6n.
-Sefiores, - diio con energfa,-
oil sef1or Sebastian es valiente como
uEa hojs de sable bien templada.
81 estuviese aquf, Ell se levantarfs
os psdirfa sencillamente hora y
srmas. Pero 20, su tescigo, he cref.
do poder.. -.
-Sefior conde-interrumpi6 sir
Arturo con tono impertineEte,-
nosotros hemos venido asuf para
dictar las eondiciones.
Armando reprimio IN movi.
miento de orgullo hsrido, J res
pondi6:
va veo, sefiores, que sois tes'
taduros. Decid vuestrRs condicio-
mes: las escucho.
Ell baronet sir G 1illermo, nues-
tro amigo, desesrfa batirse mafIana
con sebastian.
-iMuy bienl zen que lugarf
En- el bosque de Bolonia, no
leios del pabell6n de Armenonville.
-Estaremos allf, caballero.
Sir Rodolfo y sir Arturo Sc In
clinaron.
A las siete, caballero.
-Muy bien. 1Cuales son yuestras
armasr
LA espsds, d no ten6ls en- clio
Inconvenience.
-Ninguno. rs el srma dc los
soldados 7 de los caballeros.
Los dos gentleman ss levantaron
= despldferon del conde, que les
acompafI6 ACCOMPLISHMENTS hasta
10 puerta del palacio.
Sir Rodolfo y sir Arturo corrie.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-06-09
Ell MASCARA De HIERRO

UaA de las vstustas cosAs dc PARIS sIto n,
calls h sAutreilIis, emp1eEa hoy, a desApArscsr,
pcrqus Gu lugar Va instGlkrsa una fAbrie&.
Al mismo tismPo que ss haRRn excAvaelo-
mas en- sl lugar que oeup0 sl edlfcio antg1 40,
80 vsriAcArSn eepsciAlsS petqulsAs en- In parse
Dc tsrrsno eontiguo, en- donde 90 esperA dss-
cubrir 10 tumba del GMkscArA de Hisrro.D
Hl spigmktico priaionero de In BAStllla,
conHnRdo daspC6s do In muefte de MAnZAEino,
v que muri6 en- eHe mistsrioso aecuettro ain
ous hom bEe siguno ls hubsse Visto el roatro
en- 176s co uno de Gqusllos cuTO respecto lAa
Inns glnAeiones han traba1ado con In mayor SC.
tlvidad.
VoltAirs sserIbe prOp6Ilto de 0se psrEO
ePocos mssss dsspues de Ia musrts de
MtnxSrino i. envi6Ss, con el mayor sgilo, al
castillo de In isla de Santa Bargarits, en- ell
mar de PEovenSA, un priSionero descon ocido.
da una oGtAturs NADIA vulgar, icvsn y de una
AoosturA noble y hsPmoSA, Dlcho pEisionero,
durants el cRmino, llevAbR una mkscRRa, cuya
parts mGndibul&r teDi1 resertes de EesEo que
fe deIAbRn In ltbertAd de conner con In m6Ecara
al yoItro, TsIfAse 10 orden de matArlo ri Sc
deasnmAscarAba. Perm1neci6 ar In isla haata
ors nm oneiAl de cCnGAn1A, llRmado Saint
Mars, gcbsrnAdor de Pignorelle, que fL6 nom
brRdo gobarnAdor de la BaStillA. en- 1890, iue
en- su busea . IA islA de Santa M3rgAritA y 10
copduio \ 10 BARtilIa, sismpre GnmaseArAdo.
Il MARQUES de Louvois fue vsrAo q ssa islA
nntss dc la traslAcl6n y ls hAbl6 de pie con
una confederation que rayAhA en el respsto.
E,te desconocido fac llevAdo y In BaStilla y
allf 90 le Aloi6 tan e6modamsnts eomo sss cas-
tlllo 10 permitfa.
Nada da 10 qua psdfa SO ls negabs, y era
an mayor guIto lA ropa blanca de una fnuFA
sTtrRordinarIA, y los encs1ss sxquiaitoi; tocG-
ba In gultarrM. Sc 10 proourAbAn los grAndss
piAesrss de 10 mesa, y muy rAraH veces ls ha'
efa comps MA sl gobsrnador. On viejo m6iiso
IA In BSrtilIA, que con frscueneiA hkbfA ira.
iado q Aqusl hOmbrS s'ngalAri On sus enfer-
nedAdss, decfA que iSmAs lie hahia viSto 10 ca
pa. nor mas Que ls hubisse exRminAdo 10 lem
TuA ' oil Rssto del cuSrpo. EstahA Admirable
ments eonformado, dsefA Aqusl doctors su pisl
ara IN POGO trigusfiAi intsresaos nada R4aS que
nor Of aesnho dc IL voS, nunca 90 lAmsntAbA
ds su eGtAdo, y no de1&bA VialumoraF 10 que
FeaImsnta fuess. ESte deseonocido murio en-
iTOs = 10 entsrFaron en- 10 nocne en- 10 pafro'
uuiR de San PRblo...I
a%~
Nm hombrs, lstrAdo eiertamsnts, psro que
no nor aso deia dc ssr iRtsFesGnts, en- su testi-
moRIo. du JuneS, en- ~ SEItAt daa pTisonineHs
ouiVOFtsen do la B lstille,N establsGe 10 identI
aeaci6n de pririonsros con sisrto MArChiali.
nTll iusyes 10 de- Sstiembre de 1875, las
AYsa da Ia tArde. M, de SAnN Mars, gobernadoP
dc Ia BABtlllS, lego de ga primer vlsjs lac
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-06-09

peto, la considero realmente como
q mi hija.
-SQdisierais verla d!chosa, no
es verdadF
ciAhi-murmur6 la crfada con
IN acento que salfa del coraz6n,-
darfa mi parte del parafso para
clio. z afIadi6 con lagrimas en-
los ojos:- Caando uno piensa, mi
buen senior, que esta querida nif1a,
lbuen DiosI que parece nacida para
hsbitar IN palacio y arrastrar CO.
che como una joven hiia de buena
familia que es, y desde hace dos
dfas sc ha puesto a trabajar, nj
mas nj menos que una ssalariada,
como una pobre criada como yo...
Esto deStrosa ell corazon.
-IPobre Gertrudisl - marmuro
Sebastian conmovido.
lay Dios mfol Sera este posi-
BILE c6ballero, continue Ia criada
con vehemencia,-que Ia hija ds
un coronel, una sefforita noble y
hermosa como los amores, Sc yea de
repente reducida q trabsiar para
vivir.
Y Gertrudis eni1g6 una lsgrima.
Sebastian cogi6 las callosas ma
nos de la criada entire las suyas
las estrech6 afectuosamente, d.
ciendola:
-lQuien sabeI pue1e ser que,
ana mafTana, ia sefIorita Juana So
levante RIGA, dichosa y amabR.
-lOhl murmur6 Gertrudis con
voz temblorosa por Ia emotion
Dios serfs iusto , bueuo 81 hi
ciera eSto....
--Lo har&, asf 10 espero, res
pondio Sebastian, y CON acento
misterioso, sfiadio:
II Visteis al joven que vino
aver noche?
r-Si, dijo Gertrudis. cs IN
guapo muchacho, con toda Ia dis
tinci6n de IN principe.
Rs 81 conde Armando de Ker-
gar.
-IAhl dijo IL criada con gran
algeria.
-Tiene seiscientas mil 1bras dc
renta, prosigujo el ex.hasar,
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razon de Jusna rebosaba de algeria.
La buena Gertrudis, que tambien
habfa adivinsdo que su sefiora iba
bien pronto q perder aquella vida
tranquila en- su aislamiento, y cue
llevabs desde 81 infancia, para
entrar en- esa epoca de emociones,
de alegrias, y menudo de dolores
que naman Ell primer amor. Con
una sola oieada, la vieja criada ha.
bia iuzgado y apreciado q Arman-
do, y Sc dlio con las lagrimas en- los
oios:
-HabrG, pues, encontrado un
maTido mi pobre selorita?
Gertrudis hahfa tenido para Jua.
ma ese suefio s1til del perro fel,
que Sebastian tenfa por Armando.
La criada y ell veterano soldado se
encontraron en- 10 N eseta de
la escalerR la m afiana del
dia siguiente. Juana dormia a6n,
o mas bien, habfa conclude por
Adormecerse despues de una noche
sin sueflo, y Sebastian salud6
Gertrudis con deferencis, y entro
de puntillas con ella en- la habita.
cion y la sigui6 hasta ell saloncito
donde estaba ell piano.
MI buena Gertrudis, Ia diio
guinando confidencialmente los
oios; quisiera charIar IN soco con
gOs.
Gertrudis le hizo una reverencia
nj estilo de 81 pals, 10 que era para
ella ell saludo mas respetuoso.
RS grande honor, para una pobre
criada, como yo. diio, acercando
an sillon q Sebastian. Va os es-
cucho capitan.
Recordaremos que ell antique hd
sar habia alquilado la casa de 10
calle de Meslay. baio Ell nombre de-
cRpitan Sebastian.
MI querida seiiora Gertrndis,
--diio Bentandose - vos ouer6is
mucho q vuestra sefIora, 5ro es
verdads
-sSi In quieros iSAnto Diosl--
rpspondi0 .Gertrndis. Pero si In
he Visto nRcer, seiior, la he lleyado
On mig braSog, salvo vpestFo res.