The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-08
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"What is this story, Rodcrign, about
your having planned an r,opcmcnt
with the rAnchman's daught"rT'
"Oh, Seuor. lot us not NIX about
that"
Come. tell me about it.
Wei. SCnCr. don't like TO- but II
| mus: iuuet. Because Arrange had Il
good ranch and several Thousand sheep
II" IHuSt expect TO we'd his daughter 10
some granG.c. H. was widower.
and JU!Uita was bis only child. II he
had had " snn he would not have been
so careful OF bcr. A 1t was, he watch.
-d li"i' ujpTr carefully than his sheep,
which ro#mcI where they liked. But
.lnmuin was never allowed 70 leave tho
ranch lest she meet some young fci.
low without any property and, losing
i."r n"a;t. make IL unpleasant fOr the
old lT1n and his plans. | had some
capital III ArangO'I hands. and he re.
lied on me to keep the sheep from
freezing or starving AMI - do the sell.
iHg. | could not see why he would
not favor inc for 81 Sun-in-law, but lie
did pot. True, I am twenty years old
or than his daughter. but thai is not
80 had, And do not women prefer go
marry ir"n older than hcmSclvesi !
acted very hOnorably with Arrange.
asked him fJr bis daughters band
without having first spoken 10 her. in
stead of acting like an American and
getting the girls heart without permits
SION
IL tI.,t tI.t Ia, ,y..l
with the girIT'
'ratIencc Scror. ! Hm coming To
tha'. What YOU suppose Arango 10
when ] ask him honorably for his
daughter: He laugh in my face. That
laugh was the only answer over got.
I bore It as best 7 could. hut never try
10 tah" II mean revenge.
arrange would never let any young
m.n como io visit at tho ranch. but his
daughter. who had been educated at
The convent. sometimes had her school
mates come TO So" her. one day one Of
these girls, Blanca Saveira. came to
Ihc ranch. She was tail girl. with
blu" eyes and red checks. ! did not
think her beautiful. because she had
on her upper lip that suspicion or
any woman'S beauty. But there was
careless swing With her and an honest
bearing that 7 liked. At first Shn ,ll
not take any notice Of me hut after Il
time she began to make friends with
me. Then thought. Here ls Il ''ha3cc
10 cnn~nl" my self for the loss az Juan
ta and n the same time i"t the old
man -" that ! ana not 80 much dis
appointed after all.
on" time ! started IN ib ask blanca
10 be NY wife when she threw up her
hands and exclaimed:
oh. heavens, Is this the con.tancy
nf man? Not two mouths ago YOU pro
posed for tho hand of my friend, and
low YOU are going TO propose for mine.
Here is .juanita dying for love Of YOU.
who do not deserve to- be loved.
well. tell her that | did not know
that my love for Juanta was return.
ed. Besidrs, Arango would not con.
sent. Would not it bc better 10 tHkc
the gJrl who was free to act for her.
EeIf1
"'You have no pluck eh" said. 'If
I loved a cir! who loved mo. 7 would
clopc with her
Then for the tirSt time ii occurred
10 me TO have revenge on Arrange for
his insult. Besides. if / marry his
daughter ] must some time Shar" her
property with her. SO ] say to Blanca
that II she will help mo I will carry
off Juanita.
"'That Is easy she say. AN 20"
have 10 do Is to provide relays OF
horses to the railroad fifty miles
away. I will contrive to get Juanita
off tho ranch to you. and you can get
a train before tho old man knows OF bis
girls escape
In few days all was ready. bad
arranged to have n blackboard with
the swiftest horse on tho ranch near
the entrance to the ranch Mt II o'clock
at night, and the two girls we're to
meet me there. I asked Blanca what
reward she expected for her disinter-
ested action, apd she said she acted
only through friendship for two loy.
ery. told her thht shb must 30 with
us aud 1--we with us Us hong % shp
liked Iha. truth IS I Eas wo3s N laIa