Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-08
A Comedy of
DeceptiOns.

tions-which one it doesn't matter,
since they are all alike-that Colonel
Carlos Furtado was being hunted by
the successful party. who wished to
place him in a chair, screw with
handles like those of letterpress
behind him, and break his neck. Colo
mel Furtado was but twenty-five years
old and engaged to be married to Dona
Ysabel Herrera. 1t was reported to
the existing governmental had exist
ed for twenty-four hours-that Fur
tado was seen after the fight at which
his party had heen routed to enter the
house of his fiancee. Captain Enrico
Bartoiomez was sent there to make a
search. He found only the colonel's
mother and a surgeon.
''Where is your daughter, sonora 2"
Ssked Bartolomez.
Il do not know"
''Why are you here, senor?" he asked
or the surgeon. us any one ill?''
"Yes-no. Sonora Herrera is in Door
health
The officer looked incredulous at
both these replies. but he had made
a search of the house and there SEEM
ed nothing further to do but with
draw and report the matter to the
government. Just as he was about
to do so he saw something that looked
like the point Of a woman's slipper
under bed. He had not thought to
frd brave soldier in such position
and had not looked there. He went
up to the bed, seized the slipper and
pulled out Dona Ysabel. She rose
from the floor, pale with terror.
"Why do you hide from me?" asked
the captain. "Do you suppose l am
hunting for women?"
"Ah, senior captain" faltered the
girl, 81 feared that since was
known to be the betrothed Of the man
you seek you would have me shot,"
Nonsense! But have a mind to
shoot you if you don't tell me where
is your lover.'
GLOW do know where he is? Was
he not killed in the battle?"
"You know very well where he is.
Come, tell me or will have you shot
right here where you stand"
Dona Ysabel folded her arms and
mutely waited. The captain saw that
he was foiled.
Throughout this interview there was
something peculiar in Dona Ysabers
conduct. There seemed to be some
thing on her mind besides her lovers
safety that troubled her.
"Let us go out into the open air."
she said, cor shall faint"
I'VE will stay right here" said the
officer, It'll you tell me what I wish
to know
Santa Maria" exclaimed the girl,
clasping her hands. what shall I
do? If do not tell you he will die,
and if do tell you he will die"
The officer was puzzled.
II think can explain this" said the
surgeon. "Dona ISABEL sent for me to
go with her to see her lover. who has
been grfevously wounded. She was
about to make known his hiding place
when you arrived"
"Aha, senor!' exclaimed Captain
Bartolomez. 81 was sure your pres
ence here meant something" Then,
turning to the girl, LEAD me to Colo
mel Furtado. If he is not dead from his
wound you may secure a pardon for
him"
Without a word the girl started for
the door.
"Come. Senior Doctor" said the cap
tain. ''The colonel will need YOU"
The doctor started forward, hesitat-
ed, put his hand to his heart, gave a
moan and fell on the floor The cap
tain stopped over him and looked at
him with puzzled and surprised ex-
preston.
1--WE must call for succor," he said.
"Oh, Senior Captain" pleaded Dona
ISABEL. "1f we delay Colonel Furtado
will die. Leave my mother to take
care Of the doctor, and we will get
another on the way for my lover"
Every we'll; lead on"
Dona ISABEL led the officer a tor
tuous course, never arriving at their
destination. Finally after an hours
wandering he said:
"You are making fool Of me. Lead
me to the place where Colonel Fur
tado is concealed or will kill you!
He put pistol to her temple. She
started again and led the way, con-
Stunning another half hour, to river
and, pointing to bridge, said:
"You will find Colonel Furtado un-
der that BRIDGE
The officer and his men rushed to
the bridge. They found no one, and
when they turned to look for bona
ISABEL she had disappeared.