The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
BY Maior Hamilton
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Tour friend e~yen,sYou have saved hiS
{, daughter, his aft, and you can depend
upon him. He is your. slave, for that
act, to the deathw
So began Emerson's acquaintance at
Hacienda Alvares; and as the morning
cames, bringing with it the pleasures
pfSa home whers-wealth sndfbeauty,
reSgneG long unepsosea By tAis rugge6
fyo1pe Soldier q t~neT14rder, Apd'darH-
eyed Guadalupe put her hand in his
to thank him for the news he brought,
and asked him to stay as a friend
where he came as a messenger, a
Thrill ran through bis pulses, and he
s~tayed-stayed until he felt that his
colonel must be wondering, for his
week. was long gone; stayed until
4 dnSkx4browed Juan d'Imray, cousin
ana-xaitor of Lis beautiful hostess,
frowned upon hans stayed untila his
heart, throbbed wildly and ,-his:-ears
.kdfAhk us divine music the rich. voice
Of the d~onna-untif the. girls. Cheeks
t saowedNbeneath his lerYelt glance and
her bosom heaved when his hand
Touched, hers; stayed too long, and
then rode away with a positive prom
4 Use te~the urgent old don to return
with a single glance from Guadalupe
lTbaktIhight mean words-with q scowl.
and curse from Juan that betokened 9;
Shahed-d deep and fierce; and last of all;
with a single gesture Of unspeakaRle,
| fealtBifrom poor Dumox at the gate. ;,
"Ah, lieutenant!w cried old Colonel,
Miller, as Emerson appeared before
him on the morning followingssS the
donna was too many for "yodt Bhtsa
consent. Make the marriage soon, and
btiAg the beauty to caWr.W
The Young man colYfed. lSs8M
A"phe marriage will be TithSJuan
d'Imray, colonel. Rdmor says tshess1is
AfiaHded to him." aGA IS Ss}
But the colonel shookthfs, head.
, FBah! that imp! His hahitsare verse
than those Of a Mexican. T~heslonHa!
EdssAtwise girl, a well $as q beautifn1IS
one, and an American cam win her
AspAfially when that American. :is aI
young and good-lookinggss0tdfegsss Leu
tenaat if you want, that gir1,N and =
believe you Go. and don't 60 in and
win der away from that spaniard, TN
I'm order you under arrest; foE.4a
GeaiW a9s5 q
And, with an emphatic s6aRs Of the
head the brave cid colonel turned
away. aE "a ,,,&l, .M"S
Nsmhsson laughed long .aSa hearty y.
&Aen3t so HAPPENED two Weeks later,
that the .post-commandapt found, am
kstAertnessage for Hatieida Al1ares;;d 1t
also happened TRAIT ME aieatenaht'w was
ready to carry it; and the bearer
found a stronger attraction than be-
fege IN the eyes efsDopQa"Gaud9lupe
xfergot The evil s3HEkingain these ,pf
s3uan d'Imray,8 and remained thfee
days at tfefarh OF his>ffienN thesed
dpprthreer days Of heaven to him,
/ eseSsHeAltAast .nnega1rious night, by
the sweet, sweet words which made
tho beauteous giRl bis foGeyg. %
7 Fo&.his MISUNDERSTANDING aGa
he confessed i~t-confessed it to know
that her heart was his, even as his
belonged to her, and had been from
the~<rst~--E Together thaE- stSaysd be.
Ensatk the arb5rs of fhesgardeh. The
HsG1dler,sghorse STOOD waiting at tfe1
gate, the moot Smiled ~dowfF Upon i'S5 f@fhfkss
lonely northern way; but his arms en-
circled the most perfect figure in New
Mexico; his eyes gazed into hers, filed
with love and longing eVen-Hs were
his own; his lips plucked from her
lips kisses more luscious and passion
ate than ever before melted the heart
of man; and Guadalupe told him, by
gonihS aadxeEesa and heart, taatashaI
loFed himf ~ T VI
BUT atElastfmidnight warned hemd
andt with ore parting embrace, CLOSED
andSlopgAt the young man watched hisY
darling zip from his hold and Dee
toward TIE now silent ranyhe, Willie
whispering her last words as benisons,
the sweetest Of confessions in the
sweetest of tongues. "Yo. lie amo," he
fsofgkE hBAsAsaddle;, ,iald srodeAsloWly
away into the cleaning. o,.~l
tis &aty' TOOK hih trad
plateau and down the narrow trail
toward Los Mexos, until, upon the
htte bridge that's crossed theo, wildj
fShsdA N&* q -ABsiatS laDwGA JLG
rGerse-ae-Riab5ey2 Experimentation
mounted q moment to tighten q loos-
F&nsdHft. A'StfS u A<'tplc a
/ . Ehsn agaipxbe 1geathed, tBe wesdssd
Of his love, "Yo- tie oma!'
9hes .grth, was fastened and sths
troopers foot in the stirrup, when,
rising from the dim obscurity behind
him, a dark figure whirled its arm
quickly in ;the~>air, something SHOT
silently toward the soMieri sa1d- an
instant later A'1ariat fell about his
aes5; halfiigstgEppgl59g2 hin: Hs va
.efs the shaAkiRng bridge 1aPd as bisI
frightened horse sped snorting up. the
winding path iha heard At biS scar fife
low, iendish laugh of his rival-Juap
dImrsyfhadAcsught hfmIi;fG -"
For a moment Emerson lay stunned
MEere he hat rfahehs. ther he2$pTshfg
to his feet, and his hands tore at the
tightening rope about his heck bit
q second time the cord was pulled, and
again he fell.
Then. before fhes could rise sttong
arms h6npds ltps and SgaiH tlsSde-
monicalIaH s Fang in his ears