The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-21

Some moments passed. There was NJ
recovery for US, for we did not know
but that we had been discovered
Finally she said:
If there has been a false alarm ant
you will not be torn away from me t.
die VOW that l will never again ex
pose you to such a danger. l forbid
you to speak to me Of love again"
She persisted till l had promised tc
obey; then, after long parting kiss
she left me.
When saw the president again he
showed no trace whatever Of having
discovered the situation. Inez and !
had received a terrible warning; we
had both been brought to a realization
OF our danger and had determined new
er to expose ourselves to it again.
Our resolution lasted forty-eight hours.
Then we found ourselves again clasped
in an embrace. For two days my de-
sire to caress my love once more had
been increasing until the last moment,
when not thousand garrotes could
have deferred me.
Heavens" gasped Inez, I'VE are
again In the maelstrom! The pitcher
that goes often to the well is at last
broken"
There is but one course for us to
pursue" l replied. IF you love me
living you must love me dead. l will
leave you and at last your love will
die"
NO" she exclaimed; ut Will live
forever"
Then suddenly the blood left the
cheeks Of both of us. Again we heard
the step r the adjoining room, the
same step we had heard before.
I'VE are lostP' we both cried In a
hoarse whisper.
Your father has been watching u.s."
said. 1.-THE last time he caught us
he was not sure. He has waited for
more conclusive evidence He has
caught US a second time. / do not ex-
pect ever to see you again after this
one last parting"
She swooned in my arms. / carried
her TO a lounge and laid her on 1t. l
dared NOT call any one; indeed, feared
that some one would come In and find
us there together She soon opened
her eyes, but the moment she remem-
bered what had taken place was about
to swoon again, when l spoke reassur-
ing words I did not feel, and she re-
gained control Of herself.
had now not the slightest doubt
that Senior Sanchez knew of what was
going on between me and his daugh-
ter and would choose his own time as
to fulfilling the conditions he had i'm
posed when l had come into his fam
fly.
was kneeling by Donna Inez strtv-
ing to convince her to the contrary OF
what l felt when again the step was
heard. This time it was coming di-
rectly toward u.s. Abandoning all
hope of keeping our secret longer, we
chung to each other and awaited the
blow. In another moment Senior San
chez stood In the doorway He saw
his daughters arms fall from about
my neck, limp. She had again passed
into Inconsistencies.
He rushed toward her and, replacing
me, took her in his own arms When
she came to herself he began to reas-
sure her:
Pardon, little one; pardon! did
not intend to put this strain upon you.
/ was led into it by desire to test
the strength of love" He took her
wrists in his hands and folded her
arms about his neck. when the tutor
was about to come to us saw that he
was just such person as would cap
ture young girls fancy, and en-
deavored to ward off such a result,
having other plans for you. Then
when saw that love was proving it.
self stronger than the fear Of death l
kept my eyes upon you both. not from
a desire to spy on you, but to observe
the power of the bond that united you
Kiss me, my darling. l promise you l
shall not oppose that which even the
fear Of the garrote cannot subdue."
My neck was encircled, but not by
the garrote. A wedding garland was
thrown about me and Donna Inez's
arms as we'll became a stanch sup
porter Of my father-in-law and fought
for him when he was again attacked
by revolutionists. He swears by me,
telling every one that he does not know
how he could get on without me.