The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-14
CHAPTER XXIV-Continued

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NO" she replied coldly, II will
not come. Are you really going .
actually going to leave me here,
sick and miserable, with an ailing
child, and a couple Of silly women
to take care of me? Are you really
going?"
"Pues. my dear, you are not Ill.
You are just unhappy, you should
Not Ill! How can you say that?
What do you know of me? am i'll.
I am dying, 1 tell you'll Hour by
hour, day by day, am dying in
this place! Yet you will leave me,
to 60 to your festas, and your mis-
sion foundings. and let me die
alone!"
''Eulalia. this is not true. Control
yoursef!"
Control myself" She rose to her
feet. How dare you say that to
me? What have / been doing, but
controlling myself, my thoughts, my
unhappiness, all this time! 1 am
sick, l tell you am dying!'
sick, / tell you am dying!"
She was crying. Historically, un-
controllably. Pedro reached to take
her into his arms, but she evaded
him, screaming out at him unintel-
Igibly.
''Eulalia Eulalia :" he
said.
But she was In the full sway of
her emotions, food Of feeling was
carrying her along. and she did not
struggle against the tide.
Miserable, unhappy place!" she
screamed. Il want to get away
from this California! Never see it
againl If don't, l tell you. shall
die. or kill myself! No, don't touch
me keep away from me! Go
TO your Mission Santa Barbara, go
go. Al, Diosi" She flung her
hands above her head and clasped
them, for the moment utterly be-
reft of her reason. AS her husband
came near to her, she leaped sud-
denly backward. Beast! Devil"
she screamed, and crashed to the
floor.
Her head struck a corner of the
heavy table, and as she lay on the
dirt floor. blood streamed from her
temple.
Her screams had at last brought
Angustias, frightened, into the
room, and she was on her knees be-
side the now motionless figure be.
fore FACES.
She has tainted" exclaimed An
gustias breathlessly. land cut her
head pobrecilla.
Pedro FACES threw his hat, gaunt-
lets and riding whip into a corner.
"Oh, God!" he muttered. "Oh,
my God!" Then he lifted the lady
In his arms and carried her to her
bed.
So the Mission of Santa Barbara
Of California being present
But when the mission was already
ten days old, the Governor, his son
and small party arrived at the
place. Another ceremony was car
ried out in solemn reverence, at
which the Governor attended with a
stern set face. And when the rites
were over, he knelt for long time
before the crude altar. Those who
watched near him said when he
arose. his face was wet with tears.
He was Junipero Serra's good
friend" they explained to one an
other pityingly. He is thinking of
him now no doubt"
So. though the legal date Of the
founding of the Mission Santa Bar
bara was the fourteenth of Decem-
ber, that being the day when the
Governor was present, the Cover
nor always insisted that the real
founding was on the Feast Of the
Lady Santa Barbara herself, that
being December fourth.
The Governor fingered not for cell
ebrations nor fiestas, but returned
at once to Monterey.
Now" he said to himself, look
ing back at the little spot where the
church was to stand. Now, at last,
Padre Junipero. your prayers are
answered. and my vows are kept"