The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-29

have concealed it, but with a woman's
skill she extracted it from him. Then
she consoled him and bade him nave
courage. Perhaps the GoVernmeht 4,
she suggested, did not even know of
their existence. There were so maiy
people in the great city, and now
could the authorities keep track of
them all, she said. Angelina TOOK
hope and went back to his work.
Every day he sought the papgr
and read the list of marriage license
breathing freely when he found rs
name was not among them.
But Nina, whose mother came from
Spain, thought of the list, too. On1y
unlike Angelina, she sought an eN-
PLANTATION from her employer, who wa
one of the Italian consular official
He told her that in America people To
get married must h We licenses, anu
that to get licenses they -aust app
at the City Hall. Nina asked no MOI
A short time afterward Nina, VIII
had studied and asl d questions, an
learned that marriage licenses cou
be had at the great building by til
railroad station, by any one old enough
to marry who could convince the Gov
eminent that all W s right, arrayed
herself in her most precious goods an
raiment, all from Genoa. and with
friend who spoke English she went e.
the City Hall; and there she at length
received the ornate document author
iZing her and Angelina to be Joined in
matrimony.
Nina went back to her employee
house and her mistress and thos
others who saw her observed that sh
was radiant, but very silent and yely-
thoughtful all that day.
1t was late tina. evening that the,
came a timid knock at the back gat
and Nina, whose hear: could not keeu
still, sent one of the other servans
IA I. II.
its uncertain yellow light over the re-
wall; but, poor as the light was Nj.
observed, when Angelina entered, TIFF
his swarthy countenance was w e.
than she had ever known it since I'll
day he embarked for America. And
she then knew he hdu read the lis
What If he had learned her perfidI .
What If after all he was not deceived o.
Nina realized now, for the first tim
that she had wagered everything on al
single cast of the die, and might los
There was sudden pressure at hcr
heart, as If it would .urst. But in an
instant she regained her self-contru
and went to meet her Angelina. 81.
smiled and held out her arms. Angel
inc looked at her soberly and kissed
her almost fearfully: but even as h
bent forward she saw the white Eng
lish newspaper in his pocket.
They sat on the bench on the bach
porch and talked, or rather MIN
talked, for Angelina was silent and
thoughtful. At last she too, became
silent and anxious.
AT length Angelina unfolded her
arms and with deep sigh urew the
paper from his pocket. do not
blame me, Nina" he almost sobbed,
"but-it has comet"
you babe" cried Nina: "blame you.
and for what am l to blame you, my
child?"
Angelina slowly unfolded the paper
and at length found the little list at
the bottom. He laid it out on his hand
before Nina. There" he said, there
it is; read, my Nina"
But" protested she sweetly. you
know, my babe, that cannot read the
English"
You can read this" said Angelina
BE brave"
Your name" she said. land mine
What can 1t mean?"
Can you bear it, knowing we have
so little money!" cried Angelina in
torment. TT means that the Govern
ment has ordered us to marry"
Nina was silent. Then she arose,
and, turning her eyes upon Angelina,
Looked into his eyes with the light of
a conscious courage. 1T is the Will of
the Heavenly Father" she cried. we
must submit"
1t was still early the next day when
Nina hastened to the church and
handed the paper with the gorgeous
print to the reverend father. And that
very month, after the bans had all been
said, Angelina and Nina We're married,
though they had far less than 500,
and now have even less than they had
then. But they are happy.-Philadel-
phia Record.