The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-08-31


lady, on again finding herself among the
companions of her childhood, treated with
kind and intelligent caro-, gradually felt
calmness returning to her mind; her grief
gave way to gentle melancholy; her
ideas, overthrow by frishtful catastro-
Pie, resained their balance. In short, the
madness which had spread its black wings
over her brain was driven away by the
soft caresscs Of the nuns"
$50, then," Don Martial exclaimed, she
has regaincd her rcnsonT'
81 will not venture to assert that, for
she Is still insane in the opinion OF every
body"
''But in that case-"
"In that case, rs all the world believes
il, it must be so until the contrary 10
proved"
"But now did you learn all these de-
tails?"
"1n the most simple manner. Ny mas
ter. Don Sebastian, has sent me several
times to the convent with messages, and
chance decreed that I recognized in the
Sister porter relation o mine. The
worthy woman, in her delight, and per-
haps, too, TO make up for the long silence
she Is compelled to maintain, tells ms
whenever she SECS me all that is said and
done In the convent, and there is n good
deal to learn from the conversation Of =
nun. She takes : great interest in me,
and as an fond Of her, too, listen to
her with pleasure"
'Oh, so on Go on,'
well, this time have nearly finished.
1t appears, from what my relation tells
me. that the nuns and the Mother Su-
perior nre utterly opposed to the generals
plans of marriage"
"Oh, the holy women =" the Tigrero ex.
claimed with simple joy.
'Are they notT tho capataz said with
n laugh. This is PROBABLY the reason
why they keep so secret the return Of
their boarder to her senses. for they
doubtless hope that, so long as the poor
girl is mad, tho general will not dare
contract the union he is meditating. Un-
fortunately they do not know the man
with whom they have to deal and the
ferocious ambition that devours him: an
ambition for the qualification Of which
he will rccoll from no crime, however
atrocious it may be-"
Alas the Tisrero said, despalringiy;
you see, my friend, that | am lost"
wait, wait, my good sir; your situa-
ton, perhaps, il not 80 desperate as YOU
imagine il. Yesterday l went to the con-
vent: the Mother Superior. to whom I
had thu honor of speaking, confided to me
under the sea, OF secrecy-,sr she knows
that, although | am a servant of Don Sc
bastian. l take deep interest In Dona
Anita. and would be glad to see her happy
that The young lady has expressed an in
tention to confess.
"Hcnccr' Don Martial quickly inter
ruptcd him.
well, the Mothe. Superior asked me-
to bring her a priest or monk in whom
had confidence"
"Ah"
You understand. nv friend"
"Yes. yes"
"And to take him to the convent
And" Don Martial asked in a cAsss-
ing voice. ''have you found this confexs-
orr"
II believe So" the cspataz answered
with a smile.
"At what time are vou to takr this CON-
fe.ssor to the conyent?' -
Tomorrow.
every good. and | presume YOU have
arranged q place TO meet him.,
II should think so he is TO meet mo
nj tho pariep."
al nm certain that bs will he n,,,o-
tualr'
And no am !. and now. senor. do Won
consider TINT Won have lost rnur tina IA
listening to me?"
son tho contrary" Don Moyt,,l 20
pIied. as. he offered him his hand With q
smile. al consider you a first-nte hand
at telling n story
They went ont Of the room TIL. Tic-
zero mornted his horse and followed piI-
Lotto. while tho cau,t,x rp-.nterad tbe
ho,,, Ar.s- r,,,.,,.,J .,,,t.