Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-03

come INTO your eyes. Then yod win
not be angry if I say that I love you !"
I know, Alessandro; am glad of
it; I love you're
"oh. senorita, do you mean that you
VIII go with me? You cannot mean
that"
Yes, J viii go with you"
and then, as they stood locked in
each others arms. the sonora discov-
cred them!
Shameful creature" she cried.
shifting Ramona's protesting lips. She
hustled the girl to her room and locked
her in.
Alessondro, watching sadly an thar
night, heard two wood doves calling.
"LoveT' Here" Lover Here"
MY Ramona is like the gentle wood
dove thought he; "if she is my wife
my people viii can her Maiel. the
Wood Dove
In vain Felipe tried TO persuade his
mother, In vain She coaxed and
threatened Ramona. The jewels which
We're to be Ramona's dowry. if She
married worthily, were no temptation.
When the sonora scornfully declared.
Your mother was an Indian; a low.
common Indian" the girl was truly
glad.
why do you object to my marrying
AlesSandro" she demanded: 81 am
of his people. The Jewels you can
give to the church. l shall marry Ales
sandro."
Felipe sent Alessandro home TO Te-
mecula until the storm should blow
over. But the long-dreaded Ameri-
cans in their search for more land had
Just taken possession of that peaceful
village. Dragged ont of his own house
by force, Pablo died Of grief. Ales-
sandro buried him, and then in utter
misery came hack to bid Ramona fare
wen.
Dearest senorita! have no
home" he faltered my father is
dead, my people driven out Of their
village. I am only a beggar now"
But Ramona felt no fear of priva-
tons. 'Take me with youl" she
cried. After long pleading she over
ruled his wiser arguments, and that
night they slipped away, with Bahia
Ramona's own horse.
No trace Of the lovers was found.
for those Indians who knew Alessan-
dro's whereabouts purposely misled in
quirers; and at San Diego, where they
were married. Ramona had given Ales-
sandro's pet name, "Majella," to be en-
tered ON the register.
Their first home was near Alessan-
dro's cousin in San Pasquale, where
the Indians received Ramona gladly
She was very happy in her new life
under the sky" She accepted a tiny
brush hut as cheerfully as the com
Portable adobe which Alessaadro soon
built and which she beautified beyond
belief. Gleefuly she led Bahia when
he plowed the first burrows in their
fields
But Alessandro's anxiety rarely left
him. When he heard that the Mexi-
can pueblo paper Of san Pasquale was
worthless, that all the village lands
belonged to the Americans in Wash
ington. he lost hope. II think / shall
go mad he said. When American
ranchers appeared. he sold house and
crop and moved TO Saboba. seeking u
place the Americans did not want
On The way to Saboba they nearly
persisted in n snowstorm, but were
saved by an easy-going Teunesseean
family. the Hyers, with whom they
became friends. Already Ramona's
heart had been wrung at hearing Of
Father Salvierderra'S death. Now
came a new grief: she feared for Ales-
sandro's reason. Could he bear an
other blow? "Eyes-of-the-S Sky" their
baby girl, never recovered from her
exposure. and died ON the way to the
agency doctor, who would not come to
her. White men began to encroach
and to be insulting.
I'VE will hide forever" declared Al
essandro. Leaving horses and wagon
in San Bernardino with the Flyers for
the winter. they went to tiny valley,
almost inaccessible, folded high on
Mount San Jacinto's slopes Here
we are safe" exulted Ramona.
"Pears like she's gone liar ont 'er
this yer world inter another unused
Aunt ri Hyer, as she sat weaving car
pets and gazing up at the shining
mountain in the southern horizon.
When Alessandro saw the brown
eyes Of his second daughter he signed.
1T is an i'll gift to have the eyes of
Alessandro; they look ever on Woe"
Now began attacks Of mental dis
tress-wlld flights from imaginary
white pursuers. Sometimes he tried
to drive focEs he fancied We're his
own. One fatal day he ganoped home
on strange horse taken by mistake
during one Of his "sicknesses."
"Senor / win explain" But Far
( ar. the enraged owner. shot him dead
in the midst Of his explanations.
Child IN arms. Ramona ran for help
to the nearest village Cahuilla. Then
came oblivion
Ten days afterrard she opened her