The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-09-12
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Darkness gave way to waves Of
light; reflections Of fame surrounded
them; black trails of smoke coiled
breath came faster. A thick cloud
choked her; she wished only to stop.
when arms closed about her.
Upward! Still upwardl BY wind
Ing stairs, through passages and door
ways, vaguely she felt herself borne.
until a cold breath OF air, blowing
suddenly In her face, revived her;
awoke her to confused realization Of
the place they had at last reached
the upper platform at the head Of the
long, open stairway Of granite. And
with that consciousness, she again
sought to free herself; but, for an in
slant the arms held tighter, while a
dark face bent close, scanning her
features, then abruptly he released
her.
Your Ladyship is uninjured?"
Eyes; yes!"
"One momentl" Turning, he left
her, and walking to the verge Of that
open space, searched quickly the waste
OF darkness below, far out to sea. The
girls glance followed him; wavered;
her first apprehension awoke anew.
Her father! Where was he? She
clssped her hands despairingly as she
gazed down the Mount; then around
her. Suddenly, bright patch Of
light-open doorway to the church
caught her eye and she started. At
the picture, framed by the masonry,
which the glow revealed, a low excla-
nation fell from her lips, and crossing
the platform, and descending a few
steps, she ran to the entrance Of the
sacred edifice.
Eth, your Excellency; has your Ex-
cellency any orders?" sounded a voice.
There, before an altar, In the dim
flicker of candles and the variegated
cleaning from the ancient stained
glass windows, she saw at last him
she sought; in one Of the chapels, near
the white marble monument to her
mother, was his Excellency; but, not
alone! Before him stood, or half
crouched, the man Sanchez, who now
was speaking.
Shall l ring for your Excellency's
servants and have the noise stopped p
Grotesquely he bowed, the while watch.
ing like an animal studying its prey
"Beppo! Where are you-fat rascal
Consign these swine to the gibbetsl
What! You can't obey because your
ears have been cut of and your throat
slit? That's too bad!" Fiercely tbs
man laughed; then waved his arm
toward the window, as II calling the
Governors attention to the sounds OF
demolition; the abrupt breaking Of
glass! "Patter! Patter! Merry little
bullets, presents from the people, your
Excellencyl Metayage. your High
ness!"
Still the other said no word; a fig
ure, so motionless and white, Il
seemed but wrath pausing at the
side Of It's own narrow house" A
louder clamor without; a more viviC
brightness Of the red. yellow ant
purple hues, like a sudden wealth o.
, strange flowers strewn on the marble
floor. and again Sanchez laughed.
TOO bad! But It's who mus
} pay first! Who owe 80 much! Hal
your Excellency his strong box Will
him? All, he leans on It! Such
/. fine one, all Of marble! Not easil,
broken into-or out Of! Eth. your En-
I cellency" Swinging back something
!. bright. Full payment, this time
. Not coppers, or round bits Of lead, bu
steel, beautiful STEEL"
: Held to the spot by the abrupt tel
g ror and fascination of the scene, tn
|. Governors daughter had made n
0 sound. fearful Of Fastening the inev
= table; but at the moment the mar
I with a last haunting word. Launches
y forward. a cry, half articulate, burs
r from her lips. 1t was drowned by ar
n other voice, loud and commandinc
: which rang out from the entrance t
a the church.
a Sanchez"
Peghaps the call disconnected him
. robbed the old servants eye Of its ceI
!. titude his arm Of its sureness, for tn
/. blow aimed at his Excellency the la
O ter was enabled to evade. At tn
/. same time, as with singular agility b
|. moved aside to save himself. the han
!. the Governor had been holding to hi
. breast, shot out like an adder.
struck viciously; stung deep-full 1
n the side Of his tormentor.
s THAT for your metayage!"
II But a momentary expression OF ga
Il isfaction was, however, permitted hi
I Excellency; the petty tragedy becam
, 0varahadowe by the RraaterI