The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18

Tlen were watesnng anu "a S,Ie Gee
fight on the plaza. They paid at
tention TO me-a girl. The noise of the
fighting men was terrible. and climb
ed up 10 window where ! could see.
Suddenly below me | saw two men
fighting apart from the struggling
mass. In an instant IL flashed through
my mind that the Filipino was over
towering the other-was going To kin
him. Although l hated them equally.
there was something IN the young sol
dier's face-l could not see him muir
dered. seized pistol that was lying
near me and fired. The Filipino fell
In terror OF the deed and fear OF dis
covery / ran 70 my brother. In a mo-
ment the Americans broke into the
convent You know the rest"
Jane was suffering the keenest panss
of jealousy and asked excitedly:
"You-you did that?"
And finally. when I had learned 20
care for him and he WAS wounded. 10
have been denied the right Of nursing
him back 10 life-my place usurped 10y
| you. Surely | have as much TO lac
proud of as you. and love him
| great deal more"
"As much TO he proud Of Jane was
| saying for the moment all the warmth
gone from her voice. the fame from
/ her cheeks. but her meaning could not
| have been understood 10y the ether.
who proudly. dehantly tossed back her
| head. Beautiful indeed was this brown
/ skinned. black eyed girl rs she stood
there pleading he: rights TO an uure-
: Quilted love. heart already Tenantei
/ by another. and that other the woman
/ before her
Now, can you imagine the girl
went on. ''how II has hurt me to see
you caring fer him. to see his eyes for
ever searching for you? No." They
were silent moment. \ wistful lock
was In her eyes now and her voice un-
mistasahly reconcilable when she rs-
sumed: "Ah. H. was 50 goo. and irae
when was alone With them-hefore
! you came. / pray God now that he
may be well and That You may make
/ him happy"
| Alas. l sm afraid that can never
be, You cannot understand. and I can
| not explain"
Your family objects because he Is
| poor and common soldiert Yesr'
She laughed bitterly. green light In
her eyes. IF 1t were |. no one could
keep me from belonging TO him I
| would
Don't. Don't say il! You don't IN
derstand." Jane reiterated.
"Dios. how loved him. would
have gone through my whole life with
him. He must have known ii too"
He was true TO me- said Jare. her
| figure Strengthening inyoluntarily, a
new CLEAN in her eyes.
"Ah, you are lucky. senorita, | love
you. and could hate you so easily.
Go! Go. Take him with you and give
him life. Forget me as | shall forget
you both!' And. imnulsiyely takiaa
from round her neck an Agnus Del
which she was wearing she placed II
in James hands aud added. Give this
to him. please. and do not forget tn tell
him that ! sent goolby and good luck. :
Jane would have kissed l.cr had not
the blazing eyes of the other forbade
They merely clasped hands. and Te.
resa turned away.
my uncle lives in Manila. He will
take me To Madrid. We cannot live
about u.s." she said shortly. 4 mo
ment later she was lost in the crowd
James heart was heavy when the
ship moved Il ay Her eyes searched
through the thong for the slight figure
of the girl who had abandoned a lost
cause,