Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-05-19

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ehsG F0aag SAssar sas giyiEs a
hGstF 4Eo0aEG Of s0HsGhiRg that had
S~eaEEes lhas t0aeh@0E. while be sss
kNkIiEs
rhn sl@gg sFsaIsd considerable
iaash'rF aEd IahIIs. R0sieiRs the
s@sSS@sa iu1k ahd sEsei0as manner Of
bhS tsLaRd Rose toward himssiE as
ssib~d Ihshs as we'll as The fearless
staESrs RiIh shieh she InsS his sTes.
10 az THsIFeiF sFShs eaass,
thSf a0ald have made him SsEy
haEEa, bsihs s0 tiks Ih0s1 be had
i0fsEraiR kH@rE, had il n0I b+-n f8F
lhS b@lErf that i0ES foe abolhsF maH
Was E0N ITAP@giHg hSF frSiIhg ard al,
tsGadr Toward kimsSlf. iast as the zeal.
~ 0s hEs @NG E1PSi-ss t8SS VAS siFr
las EIs besFiHs s8saEd i-azsiis a s~h,
EfSerss b" had EEEsg SstSFS accorded
sEp s5sts aha Whieh. despite hes eooi
Fse~Bsbps sf bis advances bFsastI a
bsisEIEF e@,aF Ia hsF ehseks. aaa
awahusrd 10 beg heart = strange thrill
0s k1Pr
TEB effect at ZSnSsis d1funsS st
iahs1rs ahd tsssaiiS's suFpFi sing in
tnFtaaihua HAT he vas tho boz Pham
bet HushFF khus. had. sakSa ia COT.
sst5aa WIIh kSF taFsnrF aamiEaiian
t"f bisas greatly shakrh RasS's ErsVH,
PssIa5srrss sHss with samahiy inesar
sisssarfs sts tSiG hurt because he
vas uHAb's Ia realize this alteration
iH h5F trelihgs,
tsuea Paih. she ss1n passed TO
ahsuFs tho Sss6s source oF nature Of
Uhisk she eaaid scarcely have ana
i{sSd itat its Immediate effect was
that she UaS6Fus into sn-mlns liiFtsr
'E9n With the fnass koa'aekias. ~hs
vas DsiT 10. pleased Ia FrsPahd.
All this furnished nSp and siHsu'
shssr t1uF playing al cross PURPOSES
aha WiitaiiY misunderstanding ons
aho'hSF. Nhii-. braminE upon them
FROM tho head of the tabiS. ~az Gen.
la ismshS. his eyes and heart niisd
with ahsusprctrd admiration aud love
fpt The s-aaiifui Spanish EiEi uko-so
far as cnlii bs ini-rErd tEn.n appraF-
ansrs=w regarded him simply as hUr
sFirHh ahd banker
juss as dinner uas aFrr. a mud.
brstasiirFrd hoEru and horse appeared
bstuFu the ulIUF door. III" former
brsFhg a iTItrF from Gov Claiborne
u Goa la HDsh- uEsinE his immr,ll'
ais pFrsrhrp In Mes Orleans
why. ypa black sCnuhdTri:" thun-
drFrd tho general. his face abiasr with
vFaih. after hp had rad the letter
and siaHcUd again at its date. this
ID aS. days old and should have reach.
rri IN" four days ago."
The frightened messenger looked
unrfuiiy at his i-ft arm. which was in
a sling. and explained that. a short
distance from New Orleans. down by
tho little bayou dor. his horse had
fallen and bFuk-n a leg. while he him.
srlf. pitching over the animals head.
hsd been stunned and lay until found
by some negroes living in n cabin
rear by. Sho had bandagrd his asm
and shot his horse.
Come inHidc With me. while
make ready To start" said la Roche
to Latte. after ordering his horse to
br saddicd. Il want n few words with
ynu,''
the letter to l.aHttc. and fumiite about.
~ cigar while giving instructions
tn his valet in n most impatient man
u"r that bespoke mental disturb.
arcc.
The governor had written him that.
having received. from an unexpected
quarter. n proposal promising valu-
able support for the defense of New
Orleans. he had called meeting OF
officials and prominent men Of the
city. at which hc-thc gcncral-was
urged to be present.
Il see" said Laattc. after ,pcrusing
the letter. that the conference was
to have taken place two evenings
ago"
"Yes-damn. IT. replied La Roche.
rousing from his abstraction. But
/ doubt n Claiborne takes any de-
cisive action before | can get to him."
You think. then. that there can
be no doubt of Barataria's offer meet
ing with favor?"
How can there be-" was the dog
natically put question. Claiborne
will not be so foolish-so lacking in
foresight. at such n time as,thisa But"
now showing little anxiety. "even
should he refuse. you will not go'over
to the British"
The flash of Lafitte's eyes would
have been sufficient answer to this.
Put he said quietly. In such case
shall remain NEUTRAL
And II the British attack Bara-
turia?" suggested La Roche.
Then Barataria will defend her.
self"
ITO be continued.)