The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-10-28

thlplnOS. My poor brother was dying.
From the convent Aguinaldo and his
men were watching and directing the
fight ON the plaza. They paid no at
tention to me--a girl. The noise of the
fighting men was terrible, and climb
ed up to window where could see
Suddenly below me saw two men
fighting apart from the struggling
mass. In an instant 1t flashed through
my mind that the Filipino was over
towering tile other-was going to kill
him. Although l hated them equally,
there was something In the young sol.
dier's facet could not see him muir
dered. | seized pistol that was lying
near me and fred. The Filipino fell
In terror Of the deed and fear Of dis
covery | ran to my brother. In a mo-
ment the Americans broke into the
convent. You know the rest"
Jane was suffering the keenest pangs
Of Jealousy and asked excitedly:
"You-you did that?"
"And finally, when had learned to
care for him and he was wounded, to
have been denied the right of nursing
him back to life-my place usurped by
you! Surely l have as much to be
proud Of as you. and l love him a
great deal more!'
"As much to be proud Of Jane was
saying, for the moment all the warmth
gone from her voice, the flame from
her cheeks. but her meaning could not
have heen understood by the other.
who proudly, defiantly tossed back her
head. Beautiful indeed was this brown
skinned. black eyed girl as she stool
there pleading her rights to an unrr
Quilted love. heart already lenanies,
by another. and that other the woman
before her.
Nov. can you imagine the girl
went on "how 1t has hurt me to see
you caring for him. to see his eye. for
ever searching for you? No." They
were silent moment A wisrful look
was In her eyes now and her voice un.
mistakably reconcllab'c wher sm re.
sumed: "Ah, lie was SO good and true
you came! pray God now that he
may be well and that you may make
him happy"
ALAS, | am afraid that can never
be! You cannot understand. and can.
not explain"
"Your family objects because he is
poor and common soldier? YesY'
She laughed bitterly. a green light In
her eyes. "If it were I. no one could
keep me from belonging to him.
would
, Don't! Don say it! You don't un.
derstandw Jane reiterated.
"Dios, how loved him! l would
have gone through my whole life with
him! He must have known it too"
"He was true to me-" said Jane, her
figure Strengthening involuntarily. a
new CLEAN In her eyes.
"Ah, you are lucky, senorita! l love
you. and could hate you so easily
Go! Go! Take him with you and give
him life! Forget me as l shall forget
you bothv' And, impulsively taking
from round her neck an Agnus De-
which she was wearing, she placed Il
In James hands and added. "Give this
to him, please, and do not forget to tel
him that sent goodby and good luck.
| Jane would have kissed her had no
the blazing eyes of the other forbade
They merely clasped hands. and TIE
resa turned away.
"My uncle lives in Manila. He will
take me to Madrid. We cannot liv,
here with these pigs of Americana
about u.s." she said shortly. A mo
ment later she was lost in the crowd.
James heart was heavy when tn,
ship moved away. Her eyes searched
through the throng for the slight figur
Of the girl who had abandoned a los
cause.