The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-02
Meta, The Moon
Maid @ e.,.;. z1...,.,n l....

but MANY of the officers in the vicinity
~ cnr,nto Navros isiard wara loss
.onsricmoi,s fhrnres than the tall- hand-
come. blonde sergeant. An order had
been issued to send out a small detach-
ment To locate an active hand of in.
surrectos in the mountain Businesses.
Sergeant Gresham was detailed to ac-
compan the expe,1ition.
Harold sat on the silyery sand Of the
coral beach and waited for the tiny
crescent IF the Young moon to annear
over the cocoanut grove nv the sea.
Then Meta would come. Meta who
loved to surround herself with mys-
teries soft ga her clinpinp rohes NJ l1,si
CLOTH.
Az the s,,ver Aama ,e.nad into tho
,ipht CIV . vo,,ne siri 1900 ~ the
openinp NJ the woods The newt mo-
rnent Harold held in his arms Meta
the moon maid He had given her This
name because she met him oniv at
moonrise and Is,,allv CARRIED IN har
belt a curious bolo. the handle Of which
A period Of dark nights had elansed
since their last meeting, Meta told
min in soft. f1,ent Snanish that she
had been far awav IN the fraa noun
tains that No American could ever auh.
iugate.
He smiled,down into the mavniacent
hlack eyes the vift os Me+o's snanish
mOthQr vi snail pn into tho hao rf nf
those yery mountains in the erav light
Of tomorrnw's dawn"
A sudden nallor hiigh+od tho rosa y,
her olive cheeks .Yon alone Haroldi
All vo,, viii na.ar oo,na haoIsi"
II shall not he alone" he ass,red her
He wondered at her actions. She
sprane from him and heat her brea at
p@assionatelv as though moved nv tar
rible excitement. When she returned
her manner was calm and datermined
INT there Was a light IN har fana ha
had never seen hafore ~ MO. q ra-
fection NJ The aane NJ iihort,, h,,rn-
inr fiercelv In the haar+ o9 +. Mas+,a,
maid whose fa+her was a = mes aaa
the leader ~ the tro,hlesoma ips,,r.ant
ha nd tto1se1e
IL.
,sm na pu. pv wera "a A. .t tSa pasllo.-
iost itseIq IN tha oar,,iaon aan e. opa
wbienerad q farewe, to II uepsns, sne
annointmen+ +hot tha Ionn nc. u4s
=nanoniisht n,ehts mvst or e.. sueath y.
hes lover,s areatino pass eAo
Everv ,arSa tamn In Tho p,,,u.
hos ito M gniacen+ .h,,roh ona Gpppines
was no e]Scantion Ralinions s Sarioea
haa continued until II was d,scovared
that tha Great hsli u,os nao,,1,e w. oat,sa
when ernedit,ons started fan ae.se
tarior from the rn,,Itarv nos - s+ ete w
In +ho +oYv, c,,ah
,,nsatisfaotorv na.,,,am Mlas was
If amntv via eas ~ Tho nn,hiio+,anss
small detachments ~ Amarican sa,S4
love Tha nh,,reh VI - so.u'
ciosad ~ cnufc Was therefore,.
The man were nreno rim, ,,,,a+,,
their sacrat NO oh ~ e. 49, y
the he'll of the cathedroI rano o',t -
clear hoom Room hanei ""e oos o
1T ia a warninp 70 3ha ,ns,,roon+sm
said I~ieutenant Pr,,e To a i,,nier
4" AAAAo Oss
and a sesrc5 4ha c JlsIani TAKE d nan
The tall Young sereaant ca,n,,v roao
nrenarations tn eo 70 a,mnst oartain
death Cornora, Ionee vai,,nteared en- en-
duty. The two men took 1anterns on M
entered the do rLnass of the Uast aa
thedral. "S'
When Sereaan+ crash.u haa e,
his lantern around one ~ tha h,ea
nillars near the dnor he ~, tn lug
comnsnion "a 10y - ~ ~ s.a.loneo ms
went oIona 80 .me ~ CA. az
church. c%onfident that tho n,ana ~ ~
eonceaiment wo,id he ona .a ne ttace ~
towers Vvhon ha ;. -. - - WIN
cent If the l,a mhoo inIaan sne as
the belfrv no fanciad tha on,,, tdiI h u y
heart heat IN t Ls s+,, ne soo1u near ms
orecio,,a 70 loco ,,tiiin.,v ~
heart Is vo,1ne and tha Hrs " Mnen tne
he veins The asce ~ M ~ ao We Is IN
great peril. The man who =" c,u W ssfy
n t1nfQrn noa1o hivoca1F Nv {l1,t..aJ -..,-
For tha u.arw faa ".h oil illulieo marx
Of q heavv hoio cn MA W. Mten ~ one sweep
Rising ahovs tba N.aoaen - ~ sne heao
The 10 ntarn wos 49, ptaeiulin.
| pale face as q anna reG sho ~ Iaatolo
Ing Of the ha,s neH w. aDose tne noor-
,as - ~; .ae s.a oeiiry. what was that? In
trate the I'M intepsa G AYES .aIeo TO pehe-
rained car hod oo. ua,An : Due ms
He drew I'm bic arne 70 s an q gasp.
draueht from ~. sonnan,h.r ~ nre, put
the Circle Of lieht " wen, smsp' mt
Ea haiS IT. nsAl. - Wonians skirt.
the Iaadan ' ~. anu sWA1tly ounted
was a smai, tenaaIe aa,, IN a. iar corner
hidden IN n nehtte WIN nef race
A. Harold annrea m "haa Manos.
up and FACED him aKi1I nv me !. .h s.artea
~ Womb hava hatr, ~ 81 nle' sne SAID.
emv T made IEEr.ySu you 10 Ine en-
hiring mo wo,,r d IdS Isl. promise TO
be buried With it" 'oos THAT l might
! "Poor 90 +ssf 49, ~