Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-13
cmArrGx XIX.
Mass,,e Makes a Discovery.


Affairs could not eontinu. much fur
ther without coming TO a crisis.
There cam. tn. day when tho MAJ
auis found h. could no longer blind
one pair Of eyes. at least.
Masrttr had remembered.
The marquis was taken by surprise
when. upon entering the little studio.
he found Masr'ie in tears
Come. what has gone ~rons'' he
exclaimed In dire dismay. for. like all
risa. he felt his utter impotence unde.
such conditions
She came toward him. smiling
through her trars-thrFr was upon h.r
face FepEoaeh. delight and keen aE,is-
tic disappointment.
why did you not toll mo brforus''
shs asked. as he took her hand In his.
Tell yua-indeei. ~ oniy knew
What yuu meant ! would only br too
siaa-this ls. i-shsa you have dis
covered aiis-' for II dauard upoa him
,ha, she was no ioasrr blind.
"oh. Jack. hos dFsadfuiiy cruel of
you.~ as she dropped her head In order
that he should not sec the tears OF
modification.
SO N@HA.%A ttF ttfeAAF
tine-Jes. IN oac sense u ~as. bu,
bad an object in Il all. assure you.
he declared s;uFiily.
she looked up troubled.
''whs; docs u all msan-t hope.
pray Yuu are doing what is right
that is and there she stopped COZ.
fused.
upaa which he laughed aimns, bais.
,sFuusiy and possessed himself OF her
o,hsT hand-,hsy were such good
friends. such old friends. there could
bs no harm In this natural and iaao-
cent action.
Have no fears. little vuman-my
patent Of nobility was issued in the
regular way at Madrid. for the usual
round suH-t am the genuine article.
the Marquis Of Montesuma. As In
my wealth. yuu have heard that I pos.
sess amazing gold mines In the aew
world ! assure yuu my money has
All been honestly acquired and also
taken from mother earth. a present
from the old Montssumas of As,ec
time
They talked of old times. and the
many memories they had in common
since the tiisht of years how precious
these TscpllsctIoas becsme-a halo
seemed to surround each incident in
those days Of yoTe. making romantic
what at that time had been exceeding
ly pTusaic happenings.
Really the marquis enjoyed the half
hour in Masette's society more than
he might have cared to confess while
still husEInE that determination for
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grim spectre haunted his life he could
never he wholly happy.
And when he said goodbye he must
needs take both her hands in his and
press 'them-as such an old familiar
friend should have the privilege Of
doing. though It startled him little
to SOC the blush that flashed athvaEt
Maaette's cheeks.
The Marquis Of Nontezuma vhIstlssl
softly as he ran down the steps from
the studio. II was the fTst time In
many long day he had felt so light
hearted and cheerful.
As the lower steps were a little
gloomy he almost ran over lady tn
the act Of ascending OF course an
apology spTang to his lips. for his
avkwariness seemed to have alarmed
her. The next instant the Marquis
uttered an exclamation Of as,onish-
ment in which there was also trace
of alarm. for. as he turned to the lady
he found himself looking into that
beautiful but dangerous face of the
senorita Juanita-
why the sight of lovely face
should cause the marquis TO tremble
might seem a mystery. but he knew
the reason-it was not that he feared
this Spanish girl so far as his own
personal safety was concerned. but
there were others:
Mazettei
That Dona Juanita had been doesing
his footsteps of late he had no doubt.
and her motive in doing so was no
mystery. since she had vowed to dis
cover who the authoress of his wrongs
in the past might he in order TO
avenge them.
But what had that to do with Ma