Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-08


 revocable." Betram suggested mali ciOusly.
 If Miss Charming wishes to revoke ir. that gan doubtless be attended to without delay" Donald agreed. Do you wish Mir Bertram to call in a stenographer and q notary, Miss Chan ning?"
 Now. as Elaine, Patria could not make a creditable forgery of the sigma ture of Patria Charming; the eXtraor- dinarily skiilful forgeries appended tO the contracts in Bertram'S hands were the work of Huroki's able compa- triots. As Elaine, she dared not at- tempt to sign the name of Patria in the presence of witnesses,
 "NO, ho." she said hastily rising - mot now, not today. l shall. If course. revoke the pOwer-toInorrog. This afternoon I haven't time. I'm already late for an appointment with my dreSsmaker."
 Then I shall expect q call from you 1 tomorrow?" Bertram inquired amiably. At about what hour-:"
 I'll telephone" Patria evaded. "If you please-BarOn Huroki-SenOr de Lima"
 When he had courteOusly shut the door upon the backs of the diScOm- fitted conspirators. Bcrtraln turned to Parr with gria of unaffected delight.
 Good work !' he chuckled.
 .l. was studying with look of exaspera- ton q small slip of paper which he had just unfOlded.
 What nOw?' Bertram asked.
 Read thatr' Donald told him wrathfully. You didn't notice-none If the others did-but Patria dropped her handkerchief and I picked it up. This message was in it's folds. I palmed it and Oh, read the d-d tliDgI"
 He paced furiously to and fro while Bcrtram deciphered the message. Written in pencil, hastily, it ran with out date or salutation or signature:
 "Huroki insists I must marry De Lima tonight at eight at ;he Little Church Around the Corner. I dare not refuse. What am to do?
 POWDER TOWN.
 As that long summer twilight ebbed into dark of night the softly glowing windows of the Church of the Trans figuratiOn signiiied lO a largely indif- fcrent metropolis that private we'd ding was being very quietly cele- bratcd.
 Within. in the radiance that bathed the altar, Patria Charming stood on rhe left of Juan de Lima. Cn either side waited the best man and matron of honor, respectively Baron Huroki and Mrs. Fanny Adair.
 Patria waited in state of nervous tension in no way percepuble.
 Sine did not doubt her Donald: she knew that he would find some way to prevent the cOnsummation of this i'm possible affair; she was not afraid.
 Tie organ fell silent. Its sonorous cadences were replaced by the accents of the clergyman intoning the mar riage service.
 If any man can show just caucc why they may not lawfully be joined to- gether (. let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peaccI
 There was q little pause, abruptly broken by scurry and scufile of feet confused with frou-frou of skirts.
 Out of the shadows that cloaked the remoter portions of the church darted with surprising agility, considering her bulk-o woman of substantial ma turity, plump. dark creature of dis tinctly Spanish type. Half q dozen feet from the altar she uttered one piercing cry:
 Juan, my 'uSband, At last, ave found youI Monster of ingratitude and infidelity, why did you desert me?' |
 She thrust him from her ait arms length, shook him mercilessly, then overcome by q tidal wave of quench- less affection. claSped him. struggling i yainly. once more to her bosom. q
 Half-suffOcatcd with eXasperltiOn, i Hurobi went to his confederate's as 1 sistance. But even while disentangling l the unfortunate. he bethought him of . the bride-elect. and looked around for | her. She was no more there. Nor-hur- | ried search developed-waS she any <! where within the church. Investiga- !