Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-03-22
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had read Of this custom b,.
never seen an instance OF n
missed that the man might be xoo,a-
according to the Mexican custom
could see him from the tavern vor..
da. and, going there. took n 500, !.
order to observe what would fo,,a.
While doing so the landlord cana Nv,
on to the veranda. and. pointing 10 ~
walking man. asked him wha, ~
was doing.
lie Is the man who shot the hacar
dado last night. The girl who w.s
robbed of her sweetheart lives thar
The man Is probably trying to see no,
and as'i her forgiveness
An hour had passed from the timo
had first seen the man walking md.
the window when n figure of a woman
appeared within the house. The wall
err stopped. and saw that he wa,
speaking. The woman came to the
window. aud. the sunlight falling man
her. recognized the Young girl who
had been robbed of her lover. | won
dered II the murderer could obtain for.
givcness so soon after the tragedy
The two talked together for soma
time: then the man held his hand en-
to the window. After some delay tho
girl took It. but I fancied | could 500
her shudder. A few more words be-.
tween them and the man went AWAY
lie passed the vcranda near where
sat. and | saw an unmistakahle look
Of triumph on his face.
Interested In the drama which was
being enacted before me. determined
to remain where was till the last act
had been played. wondered II the
girl. actuated by religious motives. had
felt constrained to forgive the slayer
OF her lover Had 1t not been for the
triumphant look on the mans face as
he passed me would not have dream
ed of anything more than this But
had discovered that the Mexicans are
a strange people. and one cannot In
any event tell what a woman Is going
TO do. Was Ii possible that this man.
Ike King Richard Ill. would win her
whose lover he had slain,
II had seen no sign OF burial Of the
first love and did not-thjnk 1t possible
that the girl could take another until
the body had been laid away. What
then. was my surprise when Just before
dark I saw the murderer approach the
house where the bereaved girl lived
and stand under her window, Present
ly she came out OF the door. Joined
him. and they walked away together.
confess that, though by this time
was prepared for almost anything In
Mexico, could not believe what my
eyes revealed TO me. l wished that
might follow the couple and see what
occurred between them. though shrank
from witnessing girl throwing her.
self into the arms Of man who had
only the night before shot down In cold
blood the man she loved.
Lit a cigar and sat smoking on the
veranda. The twilight faded; the stars
came out. AL about me was so peace
FIJI that could not realize was In
country torn with anarchy and a
great part Of 1t in the hands Of robber
bands: that within twenty four hours
l had witnessed an instance OF the
desperate condition Of the country. But
my mind was ever on the couple had
seen 90 out into the darkness.
thought Of the lover Of the evening be
fore. a smile ON his handsome lips re-
turned by one on those OF the girl he
loved. now lying cold In death in one
Of the houses within the range OF my
vision. while the girl he loved had gone
with his murderer.
1t was quite dark. o O'Clock perhaps.
when. tired Of sitting, arose to stretch
my legs. | walked down a roadway
on which the two persons ! had been
watching Ind disappeared. suddenly
q figure. q ,voman's figure. fitted BY
me. She was moving rapidly. and ]
got glimpse only Of something white
And yet was impressed with the idea
that II was the girl who had lost her
lover. Ii SO. where was the mAn with
whom she had set out?
Believing that nothing more OF the
uiutuh WHICH Was uutoluiuS WYNN ~
revealed to me that night, returned
to the tavern and went to bed.
In the morning everything about me
was still peaceful The inhabitants OF
the place went about their daily vo-
cations as usual. IL there was war In
the neighborhood 1t was too far DIS
tant TO be heard. Still ! refrained
from leaving the place without more
Information as 10 what interested me
l determined to remain where ! was
until the climax.
In the afternoon occurred simple
funeral OF the murdered man. The
chief mourner was the girl who had
been ber.aved. The murderer was not
in evidence at any lime during the day
The poor girl was supported by her
mother and attended by few friends
I went into the tavern and asked me