Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-21

.llr pov r ~ nifora"v Is. ~ '""''".
r~rvCrlli,. I~.,iri.ni sa.-.tttvil t.Iali-
cioH>iy.
1T Miss Claiming wishes to revoke
Il. that can doubtless be attended to
without delay" Donald agreed. DO
you wish Mr.. Bcrtram e. call in a
stcnographcr and a notary, Miss Chan
ning?"
Now, as Elaine. Patria could not
make n crcditable forgery Of the signa-
ture Of patria Claiming; the cxtraor-
dinarily Skillful forgcricS appended To
the contracts in BcrtraIn'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. no." she said hastily rising
mot now, not today. shall, of
, course. revoke the power-tomorrow.
This afternoon / haven't time. I'm
already late for an appointment with
my drcSSmaker."
"Then | shall expect n call from you
tomorrow" Bertram inquired amiably.
AT about what hour"
"Tll telephone" Patria cvaded. IF
you please-Baron lIuroki-Senor de
Lima"
When he had ~courteously shut the
door upon the backs of the discom-
fitted co%nspirators. Bertram turned 10
! Parr with a grin Of unaffected delight.
Good work :" he chuckled.
But Donald did not respond. lie
was studying with a look of exaspera-
ton n small slip of paper which he
had just unfolded.
",Vhat nowf" Bertram asked.
"Read that!" Donald told him
wr~athfully. you didn't noticc-none
of the others debut Patria dropped
her handkerchief and | picked IL UP.
This message was In its folds. i
palmcd ii and Oh, read the id
thlng!"
He paced f~uriously TO and fro while
I;ertram deciphered the message.
Written In pencil. hastily, Il ran with
out date or Salutation or signature:
.'Huroki insists | must marry DE Lima
tonight AZ eight at the Little Church
Around the Corner. l dare not refuse.
What am / 10 do?
POWDER TOWN.
As that long summer twilight ebbed
into dark of night, the softly glowing
windows of the Church of the Trans
nguratlon significd TO n largely indif-
fcrcnt metropolis that a private we'd
ding vas being very quietly cele-
brated.
Within. in the radiance that bathed
the altar. ratria Claiming stood on
the left % Juan dc Lima. On either
side waited the best man and matron
~ honor, respectively Baron HGroki
and Mrs. Fanny Adair.
l'atria waited In n state Of nervous
tension in ne way perccptible.
She did not doubt her Donald; she
knew that he would find some way 10
pre-, cnt the c-onspnmation OF this i'm
possible affair; she was not afraid.
The organ fell'sllent. Its sonorous
ca,lcnces were replaced NY the accents
~ the clergyman informing the mar
riage service.
II any man can show Just cause why
they may not lawfully be joined to-
Cether . let him now speak, or
else hereafter forever hold his peace!
There vas a little pause, abruptly
broken by n scurry and Scufle of feet
confused with a frou-frou Of skirts.
out II the shadows that clnaked the
rcmotcr portions az the church darteti
with surprising agility. considering
her bulk-a woman IF substantial ma
turity. n plump, dark creature of dis
tinctly Spanish type.
Half Il dozen feet from the altar
she uttered one piercing cry:
"Juan. my 'uSband. AZ last, | ave
found you, Monster of ingratitud,
nnd infidelity. why dill you desert mef'
She thrust him from her nj arms.
length. shook him mercilcssiy. then
overcome by a tidal wave of qucnch-
less affection. claSped him. struggling
vainly. once more Ia her bosom.
Half-suffocatcd with evaporation
ITnrnki went 10 his cunfcderate's rs
~sistancc. But even while di~scntanglina
he unfortunate. he bethought him oi
he hrlde-elcct. and locked around for
Ter.
She was r.r moro there. Nor-hur-
rcd search dtNyi. rcd-was she any
where within the church. Investiga.