Show A LOCHINVARS DISGUISE e v Attired in Womans Skirts He Courted tho Pretty SXcxicnn Girl An old gentleman in Chicago greatly desired to see the capital of Arizona He heard of its rapid growth and certain prospects and not being able to leave sent his son in his stead with so many instructions in-structions and cautions that he felt as ho told the neighbors as if ha were going himself The son a young man of 22 was the honest manly sort they raise in Illinois and ior his years shrewd in business Leaving behind him ice and snow he arrived at Phoenix in January and Fpent several days looking around a place BO strange to hint Frre he founsl no winter Palm and pepper pep-per trees were preen and cattle stood knee deep in alfalfa While a deal for apiece a-piece of property was in progress he one day passed a convent Several Mexican girls with two vigilant nuns as escorts were going for a walk The tallest one who had a lovely face gave one glance out of her dark eyes at the young American Ameri-can In youth one loot is enough He secured a womans dress and sunbonnet from one of the girls at the hotel and thus arrayed walked near the convent As luck would have it the lovely girl crossed the yard He called to her and as she came poured out the story of his sudden love and present disguise The romance of captivated her and in perfect per-fect English she told him that in a few days she would be at home in San Antonio Anto-nio N M where he could sea her without with-out restraint She gave him her fathers name and described their house S In a short time he was in that lovely little Mexicsn town on the Ro Grande where the quaint adobe houses each with a bake oven projecting from one side the J Trailed in gardens and general appearance of thrift and independence not usual in such towns entertained him until the girl came from school The rest is soon told He became a I JRoman Catholic since the case demanded It and after the banns were published I and he had loaned the old senor her lather 500 and given < each of her fifty G cousinsshe only had fifty in tho littlo S place a handsome present the tedious delays were over ho was married and started for Chicago where they were received re-ceived with smiles Chicago Tribune |