The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-03
chair with both hands, she caught
the import of Serra's words.

"There is one among you who Is
sent by the devil! Listen not to him!
Satan is flashing his tail in this
land! Oh, beware, gentiles, beware
the tempter's voice! Listen to the
words of God that come through the
lips of your Father Junipero Sierra,
who is nothing-nothing itseH-and
who wishes to suffer, only to suffer
for all your sins as Jesus Christ
and His Holy Mother suffered. Pains
unspeakable - pains unbearable-
| thus"
| He tore open the breast of his
robe. Eulalia, through mist of
agonized emotions, saw the thin
chest encrusted with half-healed
sores and ancient scars.
The Indians moaned. A sigh ran
through the congregation. Sierra
raised a cross, it's lower end sharp
ened into point, in one hand. In
the other he balanced stone.
Lifting both with wide gesture
he brought the cross against his
lacerated chest, and pounded the
cruel point again and again into his
flesh with the heavy stone.
He staggered down the steps and
mounted the altar. Selling one of
the branched candelabra he held it
aloft moment.
"Ye who fear!" he cried. aye
who fear, behold the courage God
gives those who are true to Him!"
His eyes glared straight at the Gov
ernor.
He plunged the burning candles
against his breast. The flames sput-
tered and died, extinguished in his
blood.
A shrek rose above the signs and
sobs of the congregation.
On the dirt floor at her husbands
feet lay the wife of the Governor in
dead faint.
That evening Don Pedro sat be-
side Eulalia, watching her anxious
| ly. When at last, to his delight,
she smiled wanly and dismissed the
alarmed Angustias, he knelt to kiss
her listless hand.
"How you frightened me, alma
mia, my SOUL" he murmured ten
derby. ''Do you feel better now {.
stronger"
81 suppose I am better, though
feel dreadfully weak, oh, dreadful
ly, Pedro" she replied istlessly.
Really she was deliciously relaxed
and comfortable. $50 you were
frightened when I swooned, really
frightened" she asked after a mo-
ment.
"Of counsel" he said, kissing her
hands again.
"Pedro," she said thoughtfully,
"why was Padre Junipero so angry,
so bitter, this morning? Are his SER
mons always so so fiery?"
He told her of the scene in the
sacristy.
$50 you see," he concluded, che
believed he had reason to denounce
me. But, by Heaven" he said Bit
terly, rising to his feet and begin
ming to pace the floor, 81 am not to
blame for his defeat. If he were in
his right mind he could not believe
I maliciously and deliberately chose
those two rascally Franciscans to
| found the Mission Santa Barbara.
But he does believe it, and there
will be endless trouble for me from
this affair" He tugged at his beard.
81 must establish the peace with
Fray Junipero in some way. OFF,
cially, of course, I can overlook
everything. But personally, some
thing must be done between us. And
God knows what it can be, or how
it can be DONE"
Eulalia's eyes were closed, but her
mind was working busily. The Gov
ernor paced the floor back and forth,
back and forth.
Pedro mio," said the lady softly,
| opening her eyes at last, 81 think
that here is something I can do.
Why not let me try to be the peace
maker between your"
The Governor stopped his pacing.
"That would never do" he said
after a thoughtful silence. ''The
| Padre Presidente would never come
| here, unless I ordered him to. And
of course I would not do that"
"Your Excellency," said the Gov
ernor's wife with a trace of rail-
lery, sometimes you are very stu
pid. Of course you couldn't order
him here. But a poor helpless la
dy, who has been blessed by the
Holy Virgin, and is unable to make
the long pilgrimage to Carmelo.
might send for spiritual adviser, a
father confessor might she
not?" she questioned softly.
The Governor stared at her a mo-
ment, then smiled broadly.
"She might. And then ?"
eff your Excellency will leave
that to me-" answered the lady with
demure smile.
The Governor laughed aloud. 81
will then!" he cried, and knelt to
kiss her hand.
Over his bowed head, La Goberna-
dora smiled at some inner thought
and nodded her head thoughtfully.
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