Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-06-27

CRATER NNi.-les.iiassal
-WheEe is the geHllemans" he asAea,
I'm one of the smsll private pzElOEs,
cir, viii sh0s yOa the nay. IL you
please"
The marquis glanced again al the
card which be held. ana read
Maurice SGzniOa iissFnoEe;
-GiEs me a private inssESiss itnms-
disIsiy,"
Lad Eas 10 the gsnIisAea.- be said,
quietly. thSagh there Vas a tnaaii 10
his heart.
As he reached the d0Ss OF the biioa
psaElOE he san m4h Pseihs Esstiessiy
To and fro. laueh as Gagged tigers aEs
N0HI TO exercise.
II pas caP,ain iiVeFHioEe. bot his
friends would have bssH shocked al bis
appearance. for his hair vas sadly lack
ing in order. his face flashed. as though
he daiiissi long oVsT the sias. and his
whole aspect like that OF Eszn sho
has 5<~n 90 = spree.
The marquis VAS disturbed: he an
tieipaIsd bad news. bat haa Hos = slim
msF OF what shape IL sOaia take uaiil
the eap,ain. sssihz hias eater. advanced
TO meet hltn-
-cap,ain IIssEmSFu. What can ! do
for yoas- the marquis asked. eoldiy.
''ssiE. I have eoa.s TOE Eas Wifi
The marquis started as u sone oas
had firrd a pistol shot close 10 his car.
Egra the mos, collected individual
might be a tribe rasilrd by such an
answer. sun this did not pEVreai him.
while he vas whipping his uIss snto
iin1. from eseailH,iHE3
-i'AEtan INC. sir. ba; fail TO exactly
comprehend the meaning Of ekai you
say
Then will explain further. Ny
nrs. Inirnsioa Has to shoo, yoa down
on sight. bot soaid not forge, that
oHes yoa refused TO avail yoaFsslf OF
the privilege Of taking my forfeited
life. aaa I sWoFs that the man Who had
been tina, generous shuali have a, least
a chance TO dsisaa himself before !
Killed him
'-siiii I am in the dark. Tho aFs,
th,aE grasp 10 that she has told you
who ana
u was blind fool never TO have
suspected H. You ruined INC. marquis.
sa; surely that should have satisfied
might so aad welcome. so long as
still call my wife and babies mine.
Again I say. ! have come TO you to de-
snand my wife
And I reply. sir. that have no,
seen your wife sines last evening. when
left her in your owa house. together
with her ehildrrn."
Eye looked into eye. II was as though
the captains whole existence depended
upon what he read there. his manner
that of distracted man holding his
passions In check only through The
most desperate effort
Jack ovcrton. do you swear TO
shat7" he demanded. hoaTsriy.
II do. on my life
Again the captain met his gaze and
seemed 10 read his very soul through
those open Window
After all. these were two men built
pretty much upon tho same model
both brave and frank by naturc-Euch
individuals can understand each other
through the mysterious realm OF ,clo-
pathy.
II cannot believe that the man whose
generous spirit caused him to IRE above
my head on the other occasion would
look mo squarcly in the eye and speak
falsely. Yes. even against my will.
am compelled TO believe you. and I
prove II by Offering you my hand. mar
quis: but II you are not guilty. then. In
the name OF heaven. who has taken my
wife away7" left home after dinner
TO meet very important engagement
that had n connection with my future
left there with the kisses OF wife and
children warm upon my face. for Fe-
dora had told me all. and her distress
concerning your possible future action
had drawn us closer together. I.re-
turned later in the evening. Just as
speedily as n cab could bring me from
little darlings motherless. This note
was left behind"
He handed the other a crumpled
sheet of paper. upon which had been
written in peculiar chirography.
long. running hand. such as is taught
in Spanish schools:
ITO balance accounts.
"Guerre a mort"
When he looked up his face was ash
en- gray
Those eager. bloodshot eyes saw that
the miserable and tragic little paper,
worthy OF place on the comedy stage,
had struck home.
You have guessed" he exclaimed.
II believe | know who wrote this.
and, therefore, who is at the bottom of
the outrage. In one way / am to
blame. Listen, and in the shortest
possible time | will tell you about the
Senorita Juanita and the strange in
fatuation she has for me-
Rapidly he sketched the romantic
story of his life under tropic skies.
The captain might have imagined 1t
was n leaf from such amazing tales as
the Arabian Nights. only that his own
deep interest in the matter forbade.
By degrees he began to realize what
a desperate woman they had to cope
with, and new fears for his wife's safe
~ assailed him. 1t was hardly to be
wondered at that the husband. who
had faced many a deadly peril himself