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CHAPTER XIV.
4 CASE OF NONE But TIE BRAvI

| \ CASE OF NONE But TIE BRAVE"
,T,IS wonderful what a day Of
sleep will do to a man. When
i | woke and found Low-'t was
| high neon next day-ready to
take off my bandages and dress my
wound, | would for awhile sit up and
did so. And after he had strapped me
up again the baroness came in with my
breakfast, and, noting something in my
face. apologlzed for herself as a nurse,
saying that my real nurse was out for
an airing with Captain Atherton-which,
to tell good truth. but irritated me-
and that shortly she would return.
told her of my gratitude for her kind
ness-more than kindness-to me. and
she would have it that I was not for
met at all, but only on behalf OF Mis-
tress Debby that l was there
The dear girl began to grow III
after the night you disappeared" said
she. Something. l knew not what. was
gnawing at her heart. And when her
brothers letter came she was nearly
- duAlG Win Si lfl. anu ttlle I1eH anu
told me much that had guessed be-
fore. Then came Captain Atherton TO
her aid-and you owe much to him We
are not ALL" she added. smiling, sadly,
we are not all tyrants and villains.
you see
You are more than kind friends"
said seriously. You and the captain
are risking your lives to help an
enemy"
She laughed again.
IT was but to save a young chit's
life" said she. "Of course VIC cared
naught for you"
You are good and kind dear lady,
beyond comprehension" answered.
and she gave me her hand frankly
And your little daughters brought me
never forget"
They are nearly as bad as Debby,"
said she, with the pleasure showing in
her face that always came there when
she spoke OF her children We could
do naught with Debby. Day by day she
sat tutEe ny you anu watched ana us
tened to your dreadful rawlings. and
heard you crying ont al her cousin, and
then calling on her name, telling her
in a vibrant volce'-and she smiled,
though she seemed still startled at the
remembrance of 1.-THE particular
place she held in your affections. which
men usually whisper. hear in the ST.
lence of solitude
Did | DO so?" | asked.
For twentyfour hours In the day.
week after week, and / have seen her
sitting here looking at you as II her
heart would break, wringing her hands
and begging pr. Low to make you hear
her and understand"
What can l ever do for her to repay
half or for you, either? wonder that
she kept her health"
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Dead. lad. Dead before they got him
TO Paulus' Hook. Bob Philipse wrote to
her and told her. T is good riddance,
for there never was a fouler friend ror
foe than Frank Pendleton.''
Ny head sank back upon the Dollow.
and the sweat came out on my face as
ran over the night again.
Let it not worry thee, lad" went on
the doctor gently. Il know the whole
tale from another source than Philipse's
letter. You drowned a rat, that's all.
Now get ye to sleep, and when you
wake up again, you'll be a hundred per
centum the stronger"
So he left me alone. and lay watch
ing the door for some one else, but be-
fore she came had done his bidding.
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you had nothing contagious. so far as
he could see, though you were nearly
dead from fever and lack of food-he
brought you here in cart covered with
straw and vegetables to conceal you.
And God. the good God be thanked for
today. when yoA opened your eyes and
/ saw reason there for the first time"
The brown head came close to mine
and lay quietly except for the shake of
sob now and then. which she tried in
vain to suppress. And J. what of me?
Will not a man yet complain OF heaven?
There lay cursing my Illness, for that
was too weak to take her in my arms,
and could do naught but turn my useless
head to one side and put my lips TO he
white sleeve that supported me.
Soon 1 pressed her hand. and she
looked at me. wanted to ask much and
knew not how, but only said:
"Curtis?"
MY brother?" said she. you would
know how he is?
nodded.
SAFE ana bOuIS III No 'thAiP a. w
planks. He got away in boat across
the river"
Acton"
Yes. he too. Fob says, is we'll and
safe"
Then looked at her steadily and said
not word And she sat uD and got
upon the floor. with sorrow in her face
and something like dread written there,
too.
Il cannot tell you." she whispered.
standing over me Some one else
must do IT. l cannot! cannot
oh" said gruff voice behind her.
oh. go right on, Don't mind me! Kill
him. kill him! Egid, ma am, why don't
you take him for walk and give him
truffles and champagne? Aye. don't
look at me. and plead and tell me this
and that. Just bang him on the head.
He's good and strong. and should be
thrown out on tie snow
II was Low. going oil in sarcastic
wrath and she had run 20 him with
const ernation in her eyes.
.Ah. doctor. doctor, have done
wrong? He said he would get M and
follow me If left him"
Get up" snorted Low. And how
the devil. ma am. think you. ne Is going
to get up? Look now. his cheeks are
all red again! Aye, and here's fever.
why. you young reprobate OF nurse.
have taught yc these two months so
poorly as this?''
"Oh. doctor!" cried she. in real alarm.
Tut. not word, But run and get
him some of the milk and wine and bit
of rennet--" and she was gone in
fash.
We'll. lad" said he at that. Yell
fight again. Ell? How do you fnd your
self" And he brought bottle OF some
nasty liquid and poured part OF it into
spoon.
Il need none of your bad tasting
stuff" said /. trying 10 laugh.
"Oho." said he. NO nasty stuff, Il
suppose you've been having that that
tastes better than good iron. eh? Well, |
well, lad" and his voice changed. at is
the best medicine God could send ye.
But remember you've no more back
bone in you than bit Cf cake, and go
not too far. Here" re added Look
at that" and he held a little mirror
before my eyes.
And II truth be told. I was a wretched
looking man that gazed out at me, with
q great black growth OF beard covering
my crooked features. with hollow eyes
gazing out of sun1en, sallow- skinned
"A nice pirate" said he again, "eh ?
to be going on taking and fandangling
with pretty girls. All! Mistress Debb,y
Bring it here. and go and lock yourself
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The tears stood in her eyes, ands in
mine, too. What had the girl not done
for me, with never word OF explana-
tion from me to set her mind at rest?
Where is she?" I asked a little hus-
kily. Why does she not come to me ?'
With laugh the baroness got up. and.
saying we were apparently a pair, went
in search of her. But she did not come,
and the day waned. The bright after
moon faded to sundown, ard still she did
not come. Someone brought in lamps.
and at last the baroness appeared, with
an amused yet puzzled look in her face.
rs she not coming to say good night
to me?" asked.
II do not quite understand her" said
she. Poor girl, She's tired and wor-
ried"
What is ?" asked again. "Is there
something wrong?"
She smiled again.
II think she's a little afraid" said the
baroness. Z"
Afraid? Afraid of what" asked.
We'll, scarcely know" she answered
again. L" and then, leaning over to
nc. Shall I tell you a dreadful secret
about womcn?"
looked at her in amazement
Il think-G am afraid" Then she
stopped and a pretty flush went over
her face. I'm afraid woman like--a-
little masterful treatment And, as
am sinner. off she went like any young
girl with the fires on her cheeks.
lay back in my bed an instant. and
then called her back.
Dear baroness said. will you en-
ter little conspiracy with me?"
She nodded brightly.
Il shall be very ill again. said /.
And shall shrek some more. VIII you
chance to pass by with"
DO you happen to have any idea.
young man, where she has been these
three hours?''
had not the least. unless out walk
ing with Captain Atherton
'she is sitting just outside that door
by the window in the hall"
| simply signed to her to begin the
conspiracy. and she passed out, leaving
the door aiar. | waited a moment and
then began to talk. and rambled on. get
ting louder and louder. till finally l
yelled out a lot of idiotic nonsense, put
ting in her name. Then 1 paused and
heard through the doorway much whis-
pering, and howled again, hearing in
moment. 'Oh what is It? Can 1t be true?
Again." That voice hit my conscience
hard, but l yelled out again. Where
upon the door opened and in she came
running to me and speaking my name
softly and taking my hand.
In a moment | had her fast by the
arm.
Where have you been all day. mad
ann"
She stood back. looking at me in won
der. but she could not escape.
sit down, dear heart" said l. "Sit
down. sit down. r was all conspiracy
to get you in here"
Then I thought she would be angry.
but with a flush she said
Il am too relieved to be offended, but
twas rot fair, was it?'
mo. dear. twas = cowardly trick. But
Deborah,"
Down went the face and the eyes
looked around the floor, as she sat by
;uy bed.
ID sbby. look at me-
The eyes never moved.
Deborah. is it necessary for me, sit
ling here done up in FIVE miles of rags.
too absurdly weak to stand up-is it
necessary for me to make love TO you?"
Up came the eyes straight at me with
some OF tho old fearless fire in them.
DO you want me to ask you to marry
me?"
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"Once we tried to get her away" she
continued. And by DR.. Lows orders
she went to her room. But in the night
your cries nearly drove her mad, and,
though the doctor said t would under
mine her health. l went to her, and she
begged me on her knees to let her go
in to you, and-and-' smiling
brightly land she asked me how
would feel II the baron we're i'll and 1
shut in another room away from him;
That was a shrewd little argument"
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"\M M"sa: greatly 91s:4' pleased wit with your
v SELF" said 1. week lat
er, as We rode two stanch
beasts northward toward Tarrytown.
Thank you, sir. I am quite at my
ease l trust that your highness IL
pleased with me-" and Debby looked
across at me with a species Of self
contained smile from under the hood.
or cap, or whatever the thing she wore
was called. 1t was this self-same smile.
which l had noted throughout the day
and which seemed to conceal something.
that made me put the query
Madam" said 1, 81 have the honor
to love your ladyship. and 1t would be
difficult for you to displease me at the
moment"
DO not be so sure. Monsieur Merton!
Yes. now that I think of it. you have
frequently treated me atrociously."
When, If it pleases your"
We'll, once on a time. when GER
tain wayward maiden"
Hayward maiden. l should think
So"
When a certain wayward maiden ask
ed a churlish horseman to help her from
her broken coach and he started to ride
away
''Ah. but Debby dear. did not know
you then!"
There is no question of that just
now"
"well?"
Again. when some one. being but .
weak and shy girl"
God save the mark, Good againi
Weak and fiddlesticks,''
When a very shy maiden objected to
having highwayman climb in at her
chamber window
Not at ALI" said I. for that was still
sore point. mot at all, T was the
hall window. in the first place: and. fur
thermore. l would have you to know,
Debby. that you might have recognized
an honest man, and believed. too, that
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Deborah. soon must get back to my
| camp" said 1. gently.
You cannot gol You would not 20.
would you?" cried she. "You are not
well enough. VIII you leave me?"
Il am quite well now" answered. as
quietly as l could.
Iou are notl you are not.' she mur-
INJURED, taking hold of my arm and look
ing at me. you could not stand the
dreadful camp life
Il must, dear. cannot waste my life
here"
Waste" said she. slowly
You know well what l mean"
She sat down then, and / by her. and
naught was said for a while.
Il cannot let you go," said she, pres
emily.
There's one way out OF it," said I.
Up came her troubled face and looked
at me.
viii you come with me?"
The fair face set, and the eyes looked
straight into mine.
Il would go anywhere in the world
with you. But what could you do with
me in a camp?"
What did the Baroness Riedesel in
her castle in Germany. when her hus-
band left her for camp three thousand
miles across the sea?''
And brought her children with her.
too" she murmured. Then, looking I'D.
she added hastily. II do not fear to 90.
believe me, dear"
Il never once thought you did" And
the baroness coming in then, she ran to
her and threw her arms around her neck
and kissed her. / stood by a moment
and then the little lady turned toward
me, laid her two hands in mine, and,
looking at me and at the baroness, she
said:
''Ill go gladly. Wilt take me?"
Aye. that will. Debby dear, and God
bless you- brave heart. IT will be a
different life from this. and you do not
like the cause"
1T is yours and shall be mine. And
t is Roberts. too"
I'VE have a little plan," said the bar
oness to her. Merton and I. You shall
be married here in this house. and Cap
tain Atherton will get you out"
OH cried the brazen mink. Il think
I'll go as I am"
What cried the baroness.
I'm married enough now quoth the
lady with a twinkle in her eye.
you naughty girlr' said the scandal
lied matron again.
1T is but a FORM" said Deborah.
"and I'm satisfied now
"Lieber Herr Je," cried the Mortified
baroness. raising her hands and looking
at the girl in amazement.
I could stand it no longer, but must
spoil all by laughing
What have you two in your heads?"
asked the mystifed lady.
"Naught but this. ma am" said De-
borah. and with sweeping courtesy she
took from her bodice paper and hand
ed 1t TO the astonished matron.
T was now my turn TO be astonished.
and going to the baroness l looked over
her shoulder and read the scrawling sig
the gospel" and Deborahs and mine.
and the statement above them. Then
turned to her with something rising in
my throat:
'You have kept this all the timer"
asked.
She nodded.
"And you would not let me keep IT.
1 asked again.
NO. sir! for I valued it more than
you
THAT you did not, madam. nor half
as much, them" said l, deAantly.
That did good sir, and fifty times
as much them. said she, with cour-
tesy.
Children, children" cried the baron
ess. stop your pickering, and tell me
what in heavens name this means.
So we sat her down between US and
told her, the only part of the story she
had not already heard.
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NONE BUT THE BRA w.

you were very i'll, and DR.. Low was al
ready gone to see If you-your life might
yet be saved, Dear. can you think what
that hour of waiting was to me? l sat
here by the window. while, as learned
afterward, this best OF friends told the
captain to have you brought to her own
house-even when she did not know T.
you might not have the dreadful plague
and told the captain all your story, tor
had told her.
And he. finding that the doctor said
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up in the garret, young woman" But
| would not have 1t and swore l would
so. grumbling as he did with twinkle
in his eye. she sat down on the bedside
and fed me with a spoon and said not
4 word: but then what mattered it since
could look at her and she at me-
When had done she went away again
and | asked Low the question | could
not put to her. His face cloudcd at
once.
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CHAPTER XIV.
TpE IDEA OF MISTRESS DERBY.

~ YELL. madam, you seem
NV greatly pleased with your
v SELF" said l. week lat
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
GUARDS DANCE.
It Was Last Night and Was Pleasant
Affair.

The Albuquerque guards very pleas
antlv entertained their friends by an
evening Of dancing last night at Or.
chestrion hall.
A large and select crowd were In at
tendance and the enchanting music
furnished By the Berry and Devine or
chestra was the means OF an enjoyable
and pleasant evening for the gay dane
ers.
Mrs. Rose Berry delighted the crowd
by several vocal solos which were
greatly appreciated.
The guards dances arc gaining q
reputation for good sociable time.
and larger crowds are In evidence ev-
cry dance.
The boys are taking much interest
In the organization and predict good
future In the way OF permanent or
ganixation of high standing.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
THE REGULAR THING.
More Strike Rumors Heard at San
eevnardino Shops.

The periodical strike report for the
Santa FEE shops has bobbed up again.
says the San Bernardino Transcript
This time the machinists are said to
he mad at the discharge Of one OF their
number and will demand his reinstate-
ment or the discharge OF the foreman
who fred him. 1t is not at all likely
that there Ia any truth In the report as
they have only recently received an
increase In their pay which was purely
voluntary on the part OF the company
and the men seem entirely satisfied
with their treatment. Another reason
that can he given for doubling the
truth OF the report Is that an agree
msent exists between the company and
the employees that In case OF dissatis-
faction of any kind an employe has the
privilege of asking for an investiga.
ton by the companys officials. This
has not been done. although II would
probably he the first move II any fric-
ton existed.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
They Finally Succeed In Nominating
County Ticket

The democrats OF Rio Arriba county
after much labor. trouble and distrac.
ton finally managed to put the follow.
ing Legislative and county ticket In the
field: For member Of the council, j..
II. Crist, OF Monero; the other candi-
date for second member OF the legisla-
tive council allowed the district Is to
be named by the San Juan county
democrats; for the house OF represen-
tatives OF the legislative assembly
from Rio Arriba county, Tobias Espa-
nosa. OF TERRA Aramilla; for represen-
tat.ve OF the seventh district. compos.
ed of the counties of Taos. Rio Arriba
and San Juan, Ricardo Archuleta. Of
Largo, for representative for the dis
trict composed OF the counties Of Taos.
and Rio Arriba. Juan ID. J. Duran, of
Abiquiu: county commissioner second
district. Epifanio Jaramillo. OF Abi-
quiu county commissioner third dis
trict. Charles Daggett, Of Chama: sher-
iff. Francisco Sanchez Sandoval, Of
Vclarde: superintendent Of schools.
Juan Rafael Largo, OF Plaza del Alcal-
de.
They are still diminishing for the
rest Of the ticket and may succeed In
finding candidates and may not.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Democrats Met Saturday Night and
Placed County Nominees
In the Field,

A mass meeting of democrats was
held last Saturday night at the city
building. and the following candidates
for county Offices were nominated:
For the Council-From Bernalillo
and Mckinley counties, Horton Moore;
from Bernalillo county, S. b. Gillett.
For the House--Mguel Martinez. c.
4. Burg. Third to be named by Nc
Kinley county.
.Sheriff-Leonardo Hunick.
Assessor-Jose Vidal Mora.
Treasurer and Ccllector--John s.
Beaver.
Probate Judge-Ambrosio Zamora.
County COMMISSIONERS Second dis
trict. Florencio V. Montana: third dis
trict, Edward Dodd
Probate Clerk--W. w. Mcclellan.
School superintendent Trinidad A.
Lucero.
County Surveyor--Pitt Ross.
River Commissioners-T. +. Moran.
Ireneo Curule. Francisco Sabedra, Jose
X. Lucero, Henrique Chaves.
The county central committee for
the coming two years is as followa:
Chairman, Summers Burkhart: sec
A. n. McMillen; Sam
uel Nerstadt. Frank Mckee. p. y. Nc
Gamma. o. n. Marion, j. II. McCutch-
con. Jose A. Montoya. Eugenio v.
Chavez. -. Tartaglio, Jose M. Gutter
res Frank Gabaldon. Modesto Mon
toya, A. A. Trimble. J. A. Smith G.. +.
Pitts, Jack Martin, l.. s. Tr!mble,
Maxine Martin. r. sabedra. Charles
Scherrick.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
Col. John Van r. Hon, Assistant Sur.
geon General v. Q. A., In.
spects the Fort.

Colonel John Van X. Hon, assistant
surgeon general of the United States
army. spent several days at Fort Bay.
ard last week inspecting the United
3tates genera, hospital for tuberculo.
sis. Colonel Hon expressed himself as
impressed with what he saw. II Is I'M.
derstood that in his report he viii rec.
ommend the installation OF an electric
light plant. stone sidewalks. theater
and chapel. together with other i'm
provemonts outside of those already
called for in the $4,000 appropriation.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01

ITEMS FROM SAN MARCIAL-.
A Pretty Town-perry Calls Chicken
Thict-Other Notes.


When San Marcial gets a new depot.
with the improved and beautiful cond.
ton of the railroad park. there will
not he very many towns in the terri
tory more pleasant to live in. Business
on the Rio Grandc division has been
unusually good this summer, and of
course the people and merchants of
the central division point are receiving
the benefit derived thereof. There is
not a prettier little city in the Rio
Grande valley. The farmers and
ranchmen of the surrounding country,
who do their trading there. have had
good crops in grain and fruit this year,
and the winter prospects are quite
flattering.
Perry Gall caught a chicken thief
the other night and the featherd resi-
dents OF the ranches of that vicinity
will likely enjoy period of undis-
turbed rest. The captured thief was o
lynx OF unusually large proportions,
and from the appearance of his sleek
coat and well filed joles. had been liv-
ing pretty well. This lynx must have
had chicken on the brain. His appe-
title must have got the better of his
sagacity. or else he would have not
been so easily captured. Mr. Gall has
an adobe chicken house with one open
ing in II besides the door. This open
ing is a small air hole above the door
and Is left oren at all times II was
thrnt,xb tt.ic hal hnt
after the chickens. and probably his
depredations would have never been
discovered had he not taken an old
rooster and pet of Mr.. Calls family.
The rooster was taken on Monday
night. He was missed and the chick
others were found missing. A steel
trap was placed in the opening over
the door Tuesday night and the next
morning the thief was Sound waiting
to be dispatched. u was about three
feet long and had very beautiful
brown and spotted skin. Mr. Cali Is
preserving the skin to show wher he
tells the story.
DIR. McCrory has number Of new
electric machines placed in his Office
on Front street. Among them is the
wonderful Xray machine, which has
revolntionized the surgical world He
also has static and baking machines of
scientific characters.
Miss Polita Romero. the young lady
who had a leg amputated a couple of
weeks ago on account Of gangrene. by
bitt, is getting along nicely. Her ulti-
mate recovery Is expected.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
The Burlington was reported to

The Burlington was reported to
have served notice on the Rock Island
system that the latter must cease oper-
ating its track between Minneapolis
and st. Paul and st. Louis over the
rails of the st. Louis. keokuk a Wes-
tern part Of the burlington system.
from Burlington. Iowa, to st. Louis.
says a dispatch from st. Paul. The ar
rangement has long been effective.
The Minneapolis e. st. Louis and Bur
lngton. Cedar Rapids a. Northern
using that route. with the absorption
~ the Cedar Rapids route by the Rock
Island. the cancellation of the Mime
apolis and St. Louis running arrange
ment and extension of the Rock Island
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
Inspecting Sulphur.

+. j. Otero. of this city, was at Santa
Fe and left via the Denver 4 Rio
Grande for the sulphur springs. He
was accompanied by II. +. Porter. OF
Pittsburg. Kansas. mining expert
who vii: examine the sulphur deposits
there. They 20 by rail to Buckman's
and thence by stage.