The San Francisco call., 1906-06-03

~ ENvER, Colo, May 2T.-Unable TO
marry, because Of tribal opposition
~ on one side and because OF the OBJ
3ecttons Of the girls family on the other.
and also for the reason that they can not
ind a white minister who viii wed them,
Albino Chavarria, OF the Pueblo tribe OF
Indians. and Miss Cora Arnold, a wealthy
and refined white girl OF Denver, are the
principals in q strange love romance. that
IS fun OF pathos.
For nine years this strangely met and
strangely matched couple have breathed
vows Of cOnstancy. They have sought
minister after minister, in the hope OF
being made husband and wife, but have
been turned away disappointed. Chavar-
rla's tribe has threatened him with the
loss Of his tribal holdings # he; weds the
white girl and Miss Arnold has been
cut out ot the greater part OF a large
Inheritance because OF her announced af-
fection for her stalwart Indian wooer,
but apparently nothing can make the
couple .renOunce their love. Only 8 short
time ego -Chavarria came TO Denver IN
the hope Of finding a minister who would
wed him 20 Miss Arnold. The red man
and the. white girl had gone TO minister
- after minister n Santa Fe, n. NJ. near
- ChavarTias. s. home. but none would marry
them. So, hoping against hope, the cou-
pie came 70 Denver But here. the: story
was repeated, and after several days OF
vain quests at ministerial doors, the In
dan brave. IN his blanket and other re-
gala, boarded g train for his picturesque
home at the Santa Cara Indian pueblo,
: LEAVING Miss Arnold n Denver.
At Mountain Festival.
. iavished On her red lover all the affection
which Des6enona gave her dark-skinned,
Moor. met Albino Chavarria at a festival
OF mountain and plain in Desiver some
nine. years ago. Chsvarriar had come.
10 Denver with a number OF his tribes
men 10 participate IN the festivities. The
Puebios are the most progressive Indians
in the world. They live. IA the same
picturesque, tenement-iske. structures OF.
adobe which they inhabited when the
Spanish conQutsta6ores pushed their way
into the, great Southwest. They have al.
ways. been tillers OF the soiE and have
never asked q penny Of support from the
Government Spanish is their language
and generally their rainnent IS that OF
civilization Il is only on feast days
or. other great occasions that they wear
their bright blankets and other Indian
rega Ia - 49,
Chavarrie, who is. one OF: the leading
Den OF his tribe at the beautiful and
ancient pueblo Of Santa Clara, made In
stant appeal 10 Miss Arnold. Conversa-
non was carried on in Spanish. and. the
white girl found the. tall and dignifed
redskin 10 be q man OF refinement and
of nobility OF character. chavarria seems
10 have fallen not less deeply in love
with the white girl and soon came the.
announcement that they would marry.
Opposing Forces.
But neither had neckoned on opposing
forces that were soon. to spring up. Miss
Arnoid's stePfather. a Denver pioneer.
threatened 10 cut her out OF her third
share of his $l9000 estate if she did NOT
break off her engagements to the Indian.
Money meant nothing 10 such q devoted
pair OF lovers, however and neither
seemed 10 care when the stepfather made
good his threat. On ChavarrAa's side
there were objections from the tribal
council. The Pueb1os are communistic:
II fact. they followed this method OF lie
long before Edward BeIlamy wrote his