Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-15
perhaps she loves him"


which vanishes with the sun. III a
month"; in year, she will have for
gotten; but with me it is different.
This is ms LIES climax; there will be
no other
"But how will you handle Anthony"
Garavel looked at her blankly. Gle
is in my way. He is ended! Is not that
ALP
81 am glad you are practical; SO
many of you tin-Americans are alb
surdly romantic
''And why should | not be practical?
! am a business man. love but two
things, madame-nO. three. my daugh-
ter, my success and my country. BY
this course | will serve all three
'Since you take this view of it. l am
sure that with RamOn's help we can
dissuade Don Anibal from his course
The general is sensible and doesn't
want fight any more than you Go. If
your daughter will CONSENT
"My dear lady. give yourself no I'M
easiness. She does not know the mean
ing of rebellion
and ] will approach the general to-
gether" She gave him her neatly
glOved hand. 'Things are never so bad
as they SEEM"
That afternoon Kirk received q for
NAL communication from the banker
which filled him with dismay. 1t ram
My Dear Mr. Anthony-To my extreme
distress, l hear a rumor that Gertrudis is
to become your wife. l assure you that
neither she nor l blame you in the least
for this unfortunate report, but since busy
tongues will wag upon the slightest ex-
cuse, we feel it best that no further oc-
easion for gossip should be given. 1 am
sure you will cooperate with us. Sincere
ly and respectfully your friend,
ANDRES GARAVEL.
A sense of betrayal crept over him as
he read. What the letter signified. be
yOnd the fact that Mr. Garavel had
changed his mind, he could not make
out. and he resolved to go at once and
demand an explanation. But at the
bank he was told that the proprietor
had gone home. and he drove to ii &
house only to learn that Senior Garavel
and his daughter had left for Las Sa-
vannaS not half an hour before. So
back through the city he urged his
driver, across the bridge and out along
the country road.
Darkness had settled when he re-
turned, raging ut the trickery that had
been practiced upon him. If they
thought to gain their point by sending
him on wild goose chases like this they
were greatly mistaken. He proposed
to have ChiQuita now, if he had to
burst his way to her through barred
doors. He had yielded to their LETT
handed customs out of courtesy. 1t
was time now to show his strength
What folly he might have committed
it is hard to tell, but he was prevented
from putting any extravagant plan
into operation by a message from the
girl herself
AS he dismissed his coachman and
turned toward his quarters Stephanie
came to him out of the shadows.
"Chiquita is at the house. She wants
to see you
"Of course she does. l knew this
wasn't any of her doing. I've been
hunting everywhere for her."
''At 8 O'Clock she will be in the Plaza
You know the dark place across from
the church? If we do not come wait"
Long before the appointed time Kirk
was at the place of meeting, but
scarcely had the city chimes rung out
when he saw two women emerge
from the dark side street next the Gar
avel mansion and come swiftly to-
ward him.
He refrained from rushing out to
meet them, but when they were close
to his place of concealment he stepped
forward, with Chiquita's name upon
his lips and his arms outstretched. She
drew away.
mo, no, senor!" she cried. Il sent
for you because there was no other
way, that is ALL My father would not
let you come to the house. You will
not think me bOldY
"Of course not"
II could not let you go until you
knew the truth. You do not-believe
it was my fault?'
81 don't know what to believe, be-
cause / don't know what has hap
pened. All know is that got note
from your father. But no matter what
it is I'll never give you up he de,
clared stubbornly.
''Ah. l feared you would say those
very words, but you must do it, just
the same. 1t will be hard for us both,
know, but She choked and shook
her head as the words refused to come.
''Tell me first why I must give you
up?"
Because in spite Of all 1 am to mar
ry Ramon" Gertrudis said wretchedly
"Who said so?"
MY father He has forbidden me
to think of you and ordered that |
marry Ramon. Sick or well, living or
dead, must marry him.
I'm hanged if you dor
"It is those miserable politics again.
If I do not obey, nv father cannot be