Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-04
Evening Story
w ~VIcTOEIErS,
LEN TrImiMnI Cueinn.L

Dor ANA WAS very dark when Jose talp
,amr doYn the mountain "a his way
home. rather worried at the thunder
which was growing in the distance.
Above his head the SKY grew steadily
darker. The rain had stopped hut the
Wind WAS shaking the old chestnut trees
making them sigh and whisper mv~tcri-
otis things n bright stroke ~ light
ming caused .Inr Gallo to hurry onward.
while hr made the sign III the cross and
mumhlrd a magnificent. The bridge
was y far away. then came the hill
and half WAY up the hill Was his home
Another stroke Illuminated The road.
cufeiupine everything ia It's blue light.
and Jose began 10 run like a mailman
until the thunder. sounding Ike the fir.
Ing Of 4 thousand caunonS. made him
stop in an attitude ~ terror. raising hi>
arms towards heaven. Recovering nj
c0urlue -omev hat. Jose once more
walked. when hr heard \ voice very
CATO"
he stopped az II rooted to the spot
and saw Il the roadside the big black
cross that had been erected on the Sput
where .IcSe Tenaciro had been murder.
cd. Jose Gaio crossed himself and turn
ei Ia the right. taking q path leading III
rect ~ the bridge. hut once more came
that dreadful stern voice: Hello. jose
Gni0."
lir wanted to flee hHf hi~ ices refused
tn move. Another flash illnm mated
the whole country and n.y. %nrrFuHsiv
nut his eve and when tir thunder fol
lowed ~ Still stood there m~"iionIcSs
like y statue. Again H. heard the voice
81 evil omen:
~Helio' lose CATO.
He wanted io run towards The bridge.
Once h. had y ssel thai. he felt he
ronid pet home ia = few moments. lie
made \ few steps forward hrt stop,r.i
anain a~ if forced IN 4 higher pu~cr
WI walked backward "a he Same spot
ana again hc heard. Hello. Jose Gain."
once more 4 flash outlined The black
cross against the ~ KS I'll IN deficd the
lightning. lie turned his head away
aud closed his ewes. but 50 strong WAS
the flash that he felt II Ike fire even
through his closed eyclidS and drappc,l
ss ia Z cloud Of fire he saw that dread
fui cross. Desperate now he tfie-l 81
- on hnt the voice repeated ~%iscllo.
lose Gaio.''
Fear now completely paralvzea hiS
brain and deprived him w hi~ power III
form even The simplest iIlca. AGAINST
his viii bis eyclidS opened and Il new
flash seemed to wrap everything ~ blue
flames. AGAINST the bare limbs az IN,
giant chestnut trees stood out like !.
network of cables anil wires. The Ter.
riiied peasant stood as if nailed 90 the
ground. stiff and straight as the cross
"a his side. lie tried "a pray aloud hni
the thunder drowned the first Svliabl,
that PASSED his or, lips amd through IN.
thunder ruarcd that other mysterious
voice: Hello, hose Cato
Rain began ~ ftll now. first in biu
drops Them III torrents which drrn.hed
him d he skin and heat his face lik,
lnShc~. Tie lid no. NOV, 4 single s;el
10 seek shelter. his whole body WAS burn
ing as ~ with fever and the rain felt
rather a relief. Then a terrific flash %
lightning blinded him completely and
madr him drop like i Inc into Tire mud
nn The road. while luuder than the thun
Ger came the awful words. Hello. Jose
Gaio.
Soaking We. stained with mud. ~ WI
manned here he had fallen. pressing
his face against The ground for several
minutes. but when hr raised his read !
little later the first thing he saw WAS
he cross and again and again c.m m,
ineS"rable voice. always repeating.
Hello, lose CATO"
NE felt himself growing numb anf
stiff with cold nuW. hut still Ne lav like
\ rock ia the middle ~ the rn.ld. III,
wanted a. rise. flee. disappear Ike these
flashes n lightning that left no traces
hchiud. but hi will was not strong
enough a. produce u single movement.
Was H. then going ~ die here, Would
nobody come and help him aNay from
this dreadful place and the ghastl,
black erosSg
suddenly h. heard fooi~icp~ M a lis
iancc. Somebody was coming. lie felt
hiurlf coming back a. life. IIr was
sawed. and i 4 moment hc would ~
un hi~ feet again. standing up straight
ike the cross the sight WI which made
him ~hudlrr. What did hr care TIA
that voice now
Hello. lose Gaia.~
The step. came nearcf and fearing
that whatever it WIS that MAS coming
might step "n him. h. gathered al hi
remaining strength and rolled over out