The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
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loose path. The girl 8 white and oval
face looked from the folds Of a black
reboso like the moon emerging from
clouds, and its young beauty was out
Of place in that wild and forbidding
setting. She refined in her horse as
she caught his eye and beckoned su-
perfuously; then guided her mustang
to little ledge where he could plant
his feet firmly, permitting her to re-
assume her usual pride of carriage and
averting the danger of sudden scram-
BILE or need Of assistance. a
AS Rezanov reached her side she
gave him grave and friendly smile,
but no opportunity to kiss her hand.
81 have followed your excellency,'
she said. 81 saw you leave the Juno,
and as I am often up at this hour, and
as no one else ever is, my father lg
nores the fact that I sometimes ride
alone. l have never come as far as
this before, but there is something I
wish to say to you, and there is no
opportunity at home. [ asked Santiago
to find me one last night, but he was
in bad temper and would not. Men,
However, suppose you have heard
nothing of the cargo9"
II have not,' said Rezanov grinly,
altho acutely sensible that the subject
suited neither his mood nor the hour.
! But the governor has! Madre de
! Dios! all the women Of the Preside and
| the mission have pestered him. They
are sick with jealousy. at the shawls
you gave, us that day those that did
excellency to give us Just enough for
ourselves and nothing for our friends!
And those that went want more and
more. They have called upon him
one, two, four, and alone. They have
wept and scolded and pleaded. I did
not known until yesterday that your
commissary had also shown the things
to the priests from San Jose-Father
Jose Uria and Father Pedro de la
Francisco have argued with the gov
ernor not once but three times. Dios!
how his poor excellency swore yester-
day. He threatened to return at once to
Monterey. I flew into great rage and
| threatened in turn to follow with all
the other girls and all the priests,
vowed he should not have one moment
Of peace until that cargo was ours.'
| "Wen?' asked Rezanov sharply, in
spite of his amusement. !
Concha shook her head. "When he
| does not swear he answers only: Buy
it you have the money. I have never
broken law of Spain and I shall not
begin in my old age He knows well
that we have no money to send out of
New Spain; but I have conceived a
plan, senior. It is for you, not for me
to suggest it. You will never betray
lency?'
81 will swear it if you wish,'' sale
Rezanov frigidly.
"Pardon, senior. If I thought yor
could I should not be here. One Otter
says such things. This is the plan
You shall suggest that we buy YOU
) wares. and that you buy again with ou1
? money. The dear governor only wants
to save his conscience an ache, for we
, have driven him nearly distracted
am sure he will consent, for you viii
know how. to put it to him very diplo
matically.' -. e
"But if he refused to understand O.
his conscience remained obdurate9
should then have neither cargo nor bal
: last:' .--- - r.
t " He would never trick a guest, no
. would he let the money go out of tn
country. And he knows well how muc]
we need your cargo and longs to b
: able to state in his reports that h
3 sold you hold full Of breadstuffs
! Moreover, I think the time has com
l to tell him Of the distress at Sitks
4 He is very soft-hearted and is now i
n that distracted state Of mind wher