The Washington herald., 1908-08-21

softly 10 AlllSelL ana uuSleG his Mexican
boots with the heavy gaantlets slipped
from Lis slim hands His silver spurs
tinkied musicsIly as he moved.
"Ooen 10 Harry. sweetheart mine"' he
called. gayly. and raped sharply upon
the door.
\ light step sounded within and the
door swung back.
And why thine. Senor Lord Harry
Fairfax the girl who stood in the pOr-
tai demanded with mock dignity. raising
herself TO the fun height Of her small
stature
Because I take" he answered. and
gathered her Up lightly. in his arms She
raised warm. red lips that clung 10 his
with the passionate intensity Of her Span
ism blood Then one Of the small. brown
hands slipped from his neck and into
her bodice. which was cut so low as 70
show a white breast rising and falling
swiftly with the stress OF emotion.
'Hvs-because you take. II was an
other -ou would have taken last week
I heard-who was she2-' the girl painted
Last week-at Los Matas2 Dios-
have forgotten he laughed lightly.
Aye, you forget some things quickly.
do you not2 Then forget this" she cried.
and wrenched herself free from his arms
4 small knife flashed in her hand. and
she struck straight for the heart
kitten he smiled. and half turned
his 1.-THE body The keen blade slit the
silk that covered his breast. ard then
dropped tinkling upon the floor as ne
raped sharply upon her wrist.
The girl, with a passionate abandon.
threw herself upon a couch and buried
her face among the pillows
Truly, Nsleta, I have forgotten her
it is only you I always remernbe-- The
boy whispered. bending over her. He
knelr upon the floor and slipped one arm
under the couvUIsed little figure.
suddenly the g.rI sat up. a dazzling
SMILE breaking through her tears
DOS How 7 forget she exclaimed l.
and ran 10 a cupboard IN one corner OF
the room Here II is late afternoon and
YOU my Lord Harry. are no doubt quite
fanisled- Oh. very quickly now you shan
eat
Like a bird she fitted about the room.
preparing his food. while he Iounged Ia
zilv upon the couch. watching Es- with
half-closed eyes. and a smile that tvitch-
ID the corners Cf his mouth
At what time VIII your father return %
he presently asked
He told me he would start when the
moon rose she answered. as she deity
stripped the corn husks from the Jamales
upon the table, Therefore. he VIII not
reach here before midnight Until then
we may be together. Harry mine
Il VIII see TO the horse" Harry said.
and left the room lie LED the mare back
20 the stalls. removed her saddle. and
supplied her literally with grain from
SelCr Costelio-s stock
Truly. FL IS a good deed 20 rob a thief De
he laughed, and went back TO his meal
When they rose from the table the gi-I
seated herself upon the skin-covered
couch He dropped TO the floor and rested
his head against her siIk-covere6 knee
Hand me your guitar. heart Of mine.
he said. and when h5 had received IT,
touched the strings with expert and low
ing hands Il Will sins you q song o.:
two lovers. Nsleta. who were rrUz-i1 I1e
song
The sudden darkness Of the land which
knows no twilight had blotted out the
desert hut pearly light in the East
gave promise of a rising moon He sans
on and or. his voice clear and low as the
Ginning Of distant bells In the darkness
be could rot see the sudden blanchICg OF
the girls face when she first observed the
light growing W1iter in the East
Mother OF Jesus. but had forgotten
she Easped- "Harry-uy Harry" she
whispered brokenly- 4 have heard il
said that one might trust an Englisl
heart
PERHAPS re answered lightly. and
struck ja-riug note "Pe-haps-out not
/ one that was once an English heart
She did not heed the bitterness cf hi:
{ voice but continued earnestly.
. loved yuu-
'Aye-SiDce YOU have said So" he an.
. swe-ed CsreIessly-
And you have said. Harry. when M
arms were about your neck. that yoJ
. loved me-
.'Truly-al6 them ne smiled
And vet. and yeti have done uJ
T wrong thing, Harry. tnough-5other O..
. Christ. I was tempted, EoU-yo1 eskeC
+ me to so with YOU. Harry. but you nevei
once spoke Of a priest
He shrugged his shoulders but q 1eU
+ light came into his eyes The moon had
+ now swung clear into the sky. and ths
girls face was lined and haEgard
And when refused" she continued
you asked ne 10 more. Yet. uow-nov
I I ask YOU toto take ne with you
tonight
Truly. the gods are very good 70 ne
I he replied COolly- We viii 60 then
/ just before your esteemed parent re-
turns.
No, Let US 80 at once-quic;zIy, il
/ Gods name she begged. pulling viii
+ childish hands at his arm.
But why. YsIeta?'' he asked. his voice
silky Is the skin of a mountain lion
Then listen" she replied. holding her
self erect and rigid. before him Any mo-
ment the Rangers may be here-they
know that they viii find you. and they
viii be in sufficient force TO take yor
this time They were 10 surround the
hour risen" She concluded abruptly
looking duly into his eyes. all the youth
gone out Of her fair face
And you told theul-you who held
my life in your hand2" he said slowly
but there was no note Of surprise in his
voice
Yes. I loved you. They said-they
said that you would stay with the woman
Of Los Matas"
He smiled at her, and took from his
pocket a scrap Of paper
As I came from the Pass he said
! met q ranger. His horse had gone
home. He did not know me. and asked
me for mine, saying that the need was
great I told him that under no condi-
ton would I sell. and that. also. my
hurry was considerable He then asked
Il I knew the rancho Of Senor Don Cos
tellO Martinez. and when I replied that
I did. and that it lay upon my road. he
intTUsted TO ne a letter which he said
il was imperative tc be delivered at once
II was to you"
The girls dark eyes were opened wide
", and her hands were claSped upon her