Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-12
Why ICane to
America
BY jose H-RRARA

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friends who were liable to involve me
In anarchical plots that are honeycomb-
| ing the social condition OF my cuun-
try. Whether those working fer some
thing better than the present social
status are right or whether they are
wrong don't pretend TO say. What
I do say Is that had no mind to be
mixed up In their plans. One episode
that came very near TO me decided me
TO leave Spain.
"A friend OF mine-we viii call him
Manuel. for / shall not give you real
names Of persons In the story / am
about to tell--asked me TO visit his
summer home In the mountains lying
directly south OF Madrid. accepted
the Invitation and found colony OF
summer homes met a number Of
charming persons. but I will mention
only two. both OF whom are connected
with my story. VIII call one Concia
and the other inez Manuel, Il seemed
TO me. was on the verge Of forming
union. but with whom ! could not
tell Concta WAS a gentle little thing
with-sa far az I could discover-no
other desire but to lore and be loved.
and II married would devote herself
to husband and children. Incz. on the
contrary. was full OF grand theories. a
radical by nature understood from
Manuel that she was a disciple OF one
who was attempting TO found n new
sHsaN - \ H.afFs
that she was sincere. II seemed to me
that in everything she did she had a
sinister motive. Perhaps. said 10 my
self. she is attracted by the novelty
of this mans ideas and deceives Der
self into the belief that IT is sympathy
with humanity that moves her.
Il WAS not long Ia discovering that
these two girls were Manuel's good and
evil reniuses. His heart when in a
normal condition was with Concia. hut
he was influenced By inez's views
coming through Inca herself-that is,
II was rather Inez than the views that
moved him,
'Concia did not evtnce any concern
as 10 this influence that ipez was ex.
erting over Mauue' Net the least
jealousy did she show when she saw
the two together. but at times
thought could detect tho gilmmer OF
a hidden Gre. One day made a re-
mark TO Manuel which would lead
him. II he chose to do SO. to eonfide to
me the situation He told me that be
loved Concia. bat that lnez. who was
intellectually very much Concia's So
perlor. inspired him TO do great things
for humanity. This gave me the cue.
ConcIa was influencing hIm in one
way. inez In another.
We all went back TO Madrid to-
gether in the autumn. and one day
Manuel stated that be was an active
member Of an anarcihcal society
whose object was the elevation OF the
lower orders OF humanity. He expect
ed that In time poverty would be
eliminated. His idea In confidIng in
me was to induce NE TO Join his so
ciety. told him that preferred to
live In an imperfect world rather
than die 20 establish a perfect one. /
knew thar Inez had triomphed and
Concia had been defeated.
Il kept away from him after that.
for feared he would become Involved
I'm some Of those radical measures
which thus far bad been condemned
by all but a sman portion OF tue
worlds people, and preferred 10 keep
myself SO free from him that would
not suffer in case he got into trodble.
IL was lucky for me that | did. for
one morning. looking out through a
window. could see excited crowds
moving in the street and. leaning out.
asked one passing what had happened.
He told me that prominent govern
ment official had been killed by an an
archist. When special issue OF the
newspapers came out what was my
horror to see the name Of my friend
Manuel given as the assassin.
Manuel was tried and executed IL
was not long after bis execution that
Inez began to spend money In way
that she had never spent II before
She was also seen frequently at court
anu r~rutA1h tGE AMY NNN7~~
tentive TO her Nevertheless she was
not popular with persons Of high de
gree with whom she was associating
/ formed my own theory with regard
TO her, which was this: She had be
trayed Manuel for money and In
| fiuence.
II wondered how Concia had taker
her lovers death. but was not ons
OF her personal friends and did NOS
feel justified In calling upon her at tht
! time OF her bereavement. heard
however. that no one knew how sh'
was affected by the tragedy.
Another shock besides the assassina
ton and Manuef's death awaited me
Taking up a newspaper one morning
while at breakfast. ] saw under iarg
headlines q statement that Inez has
been stabbed In her carriage Will
returning to her home from the operd
she had been escorted to the carriag