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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH II 1 I f HOW-SE- W ) RUTc"5VETH I i Virginia Stivers Barifeit VirflaU Stiver! Bartlett SYNOPSIS In California of 1783 a d conflict between Church and State Is by two friendly enemies, frail old Fray Junipero Serra, Franciscan missionary, and Don Pedro rages, civil governor. After telling Serra he la sending to Mexico wife and son. whom he has not seen for for eight years, he refuses his aid toward I ., In me Santa Barbara Mission (! Mexico City. Dona Eulalia. accompanied by her duenna. Angustias. arrives at tl.e embassy In response to a letter from her husband. Don Pedro. She agrees to f!o to California. Don Pedio sends for Serra. telling him that two priests are on their way from Mexico with Eulalia and young Pedro and that he Is leaving to meet them, r ates enyoung Indian girl. Indizuela. as gages maid for Eulalia Eulalia sails from San Bias. It is a desolate trip. Spanish-governe- repre-aente- i "You would hear gossip on a desert isle, and you the only soul on it," she remarked, bending her ear, nevertheless, closer to her companion. "I have heard," continued Angustias, "that there are two people on this journey who are being sent to California as a punishment for their sins, and I wondered . . ." Eulalia flung out her arms dramatically. "A punishment for their sins! And I am sent to reap a reward for my virtues! A strange country, this California, to which, at the same tune, people are sent for punishment and WNU pomegranates, peaches and dates beneath the clashing fronds of giant palm. There was a halt at Santa Rosalia de Mulege, on the Vermillion sea, where there was another old stone mission and fruitful gardens. From there the cavalcade traveled over a horrible wilderness del Infierno. Hell country, which quaked constantly as they traversed its barrenness. well-name- d By a broad flat camino, Ti-er- built Srrvlc "Will you help her?" she asked, struggling for control, l.ttle help her to catch that s Pedro with Chichi? He has eloped "f burro!" damn "Oh, damn that ape, and but that ass! Oh, pardon me. Senora-I are you all right, my Lad . Oh, here "Yes, yes, of course. she comes!" Out of the dusk came Angustias, which trying to hold the monkey furious m clawed strutted and It had pulled the woman s panic'. grav hair in tatters over her face, and" she looked like a witch emerging from the night. "He doesn't Know me! He is mad from frht! Oh, my little darling, mv sugar-plum- , you are safe m your mother's arms. There, there!" The Capitan exploded. Bar"By the holy bones of Saint didn't you woman! Why tholomew, Inget the burro? Here you." ta an animal." that back "fetch dian, Grinning, the Indian loped away. He hated and feared Chichi as the rest of the natives did. Angustias climbed on to her horse again, soothing her weeping treasure. The Capitan heaved a sigh. "Well," he said, "are we all" But suddenly a piercing shriek came from somewhere, a long high wail that ended in, Eulalia slipped from her jennet. "Pedro, Pedro! What is it! My Cod- -" Before the Capitan could reach her, she had met the child and had him clasped in her arms. "Mama, look! Look, mama! Ai, ai! I am hurt! Ai, ai, ai!" "What has happened? What is it? Do no cry, speak to me!" He held out his hands to her. "Look, cactus! All the needles ran in me! Ouch, ai, ai, ai!" The Capitan took the child from his mother and set him on his own knee as he squatted on the trail. "Yes, yes. What happened?" "I was back there in the bushes a big black something came after me and I ran, and stumbled into the cholla ouch, ouch!" His face and arms were swelling from the hundreds of needles that had penetrated his skin, stinging him to agony as he strove to scratch them out. Canete took firm hold of his wrists. "Don't scratch! Dona Angustias, let down your hair!" Angustias put her hand to her scant gray locks in bewilderment. "But why?" she stammered. "Because you must help this suffering child. Only long hair will draw out cactus thorns. Quickly!" But young Pedro was already enveloped in a flood of black tresses as his mother's hair tumbled about him, soothing his stings, and drawing, by some strange attraction, the needles from his flesh. At last his cries dropped to sobs, and his sobs to whimpers. Then he sniveled softly in his mother's arms. "Now, my brave little man, will you smile at Mother? Poor darling, poor little soldier!" "I want a drink of water," whimpered Pedro. "He wants a drink of water," said Eulalia to Angustias. "He wants a drink of water," said Angustias to the Capitan. "He wants a but, by my life, many years before by Jesuit missionaries who had urged hundreds of Indian neophytes to the colossal reward!" task by flogging them when they Angustias nodded. lagged, they traveled to the Mission "Yes, it is. I am wondering who San Ignacio, which stood in a fertile CHAPTER IV Continued will get what. here they that opened in a barren arroyo come." mesa. "So! said This she "Ha!" again. Into the light of the fire two s Leaving there with beautiful land sends a scourge of brown-clafigures loomed out of the and casks bulging for the desert vermin to plague me! Very well. I shadows. travel ahead, they traveled northshall not weep I shall not weaken. "Greetings, Senora La GobernaI shall conquer this California or I dora," said a solemn voice, "I am ward, skirting the eastern edge of the Desert of Vizcaino, a treacherwill die." Fray Mariano, and this is Fray She summoned little Pedro to her, two poor brothers of the ous terrain. At Mission Santa Gertrudis, in a and all afternoon, to the accompanimountain-gir- t amphitheater, great ment of a dismal all gave thanks that they had arand his beguiled breeze, imagination s rived in safety, though their comforted her desolation with stolean were and dry. litries that becan, "When I was a At Santa Gertrudis, Eulalia heard tle girl in beautiful Barcelona " first rumors of the approach of her husband. Indians coming from the For several days the ancient capinorth reported fires that burned by tal of Baja California stirred from night, and a party of horsemen who its lethargy to traveled swiftly by day. prepare La Gobernadora, as they alLa Gobernadora still rode silenther for Dona called Eulalia, ready uncomplainingly. It was only ly, long journey to Monterey in Caliher pride that kept her from flingfornia Alta. But the troubles with herself from her horse on to the ing to stubborn Indians trying dispose ground, and screaming until the of more stubborn burros, the diffitension that was holding her quiverin satisand finding culty buying nerves shattered in a satisfying ing factory riding and pack animals, the At night, in her tent or hysteria. labor of packing and provisioning by the campfire, she was subject to food, water and clothing for a trip changing moods; sometimes gloomy, that would endure for months, consilent, brooding, sometimes bright cerned the lady not at all. with febrile gaiety. When at last the long caravan left Angustias was watching her mistress doubtfully, gauging her temLoreto, Eulalia was fairly comfortable on a white Spanish jennet. per, her experienced weather eye reading infallible signs that her laIt was a strange assortment of Lody's nerves were frayed to a breakwhich rode from away pilgrims ing point, and that a hurricane was reto that morning at sunrise: La due to break. Gobernadora herself, hiding her "If she can only wait until we trepidation beneath a demeanor Don Pedro," she prayed. "She meet carefully calm, but unusually pale; needs her husband at a time like small Pedro, triumphant on a burro this." almost as small as himself; Angus-tia"1 See. And Are Von Enjoying The hurricane arrived before the her brittle bones boring her This Journey?" Governor. flesh agonizingly before Loreto was a mile behind, holding Chichi, the mendicant order of San Francisco." theOne evening, just before nightfall, storm broke. monkey, who was as afraid of the "Greetings to you, good Fathers," They had been traveling for days mule as the mule was of him. At replied Eulalia. "Will you not sit among the lofty Calmalli mountains, the head of the van rode one Capi-ta- n down by my fire?" that stretch along the waist, or narCanete, serious, troubled by his They disposed themselves on the rowest part of the peninsula. a laseasoned traveler responsibility, ground and stared fixedly at the as night came Eulalia, shivering and admiring friend of Pedro dy. Then they exchanged a long on, for now the nights were as cold Fages. There were cooks, mule- look and nodded. as the days were hot, rode beside teers, Eulalia was in her turn studying little Pedro. vaqueros, InBehind came Angusdian runners and bearers, them. They were young for friars, cuddling her monkey as they soldiers and and looked strangely alike, though tias, both dozed. At the head of the van stragglers. one, Fray Mariano, looked slightly rode the Capitan. Little Pedro A little to themselves, heads witholder. Their tonsures were quite leaned closer to his mother and drawn into the cowls of their Fran- black, and their black eyes very whispered. ciscan robes, two priests rode, their much alive. But Fray Mariano's Eulalia frowned. "On my soul, presence in the expedition an an- look was direct to the point of im- child! We can not stop now! Conswer to Junipero Serra's prayers. pudence, and Fray Bartolome's trol yourself." In the northern reaches of Cali- glances slid about indirectly. Both But the child would not be confornia Alta a hurrying party of had sensual mouths, but again with trolled. He stopped his burro, horsemen followed the flying horse a difference; the lips of one turned threw the reins toward Angustias, of the Governor of the Californias, up in a sly grin, the other turned and disappeared in the brush. down the corners of his mouth with spurred and lashed by his rider as a sanctimonious Angustias, startled from her nap, sneer. They were made the rider was spurred and lashed a lunge at the reins, missed and Eulalia uncomfortatried silent, by hot impatience. them and brought her hand sharply to bly open a conversation. face. The terrified "You resemble each other very against Chichi's in turn awakened rudely CHAPTER V monkey, she broth"Are said. much," you from his little snoozing, leaped ers?" for Pedro's burro, and the straight Leagues of Eulalia's journey lay "Ah, no, only brothers in God," behind; many terrible leagues trav- intoned Fray Mariano. "My family burro bolted off the trail. "Chichi!" screamed Angustias, ersed doggedly, day and night, name is Rubi, and Fray Bartolome's trying to get from her clumsy side- there is no water!" with heat, dust, thirst, weariness name is Gili." "Chichi! Baby!" "No water?" exploded Eulalia. and an awful numbing fear of the "I see. And are you enjoying this saddle. But the little burro and his detest"No water, Senora. But we are unknown that robbed her of rest. journey?" burden went careen- not far from the Spring of Santa When, at the end of a day's travel, This started a long tirade from ed frightened Marita. Come. Let us get on our Eulalia lay on her pallet and felt Fray Mariano. They decidedly were ing away in the dusk. Capitan Canete wheeled to Eula- way before it grows darker. Come, sleep must come, that the blessing not. He complained of everything: lia's side, just as Angustias slipped my Lady." of complete oblivion and release the escort, the trails, the food, the Eulalia grew very still. Canete from suffering would at last requite tents provided for them, their mules, on to the dusty trail, screaming and leaned over her and touched her crying. her, the blessing was denied. Al- everything. Lady!" exclaimed the Capi- arm to assist her to arise. ways at the moment when she Fray Bartolome coughed slightly, tan."My"What is the matter?" "Don't touch me," she said daninto unconsciousseemed slipping and gave his companion a nudge, But Eulalia only pointed after her gerously. ness, a rude hand gripped her weary which the skeptical Angustias ob(TO HE COW I WED) heart and shook it cruelly, until her served. The other stopped sudden- fleeing companion. whole body trembled and sweat ly. "But we are resigned," he incoldly. During the first nights she would toned. "Yes, we are resigned. It is Interior Blasting of Marble Executed cry out, and creep to little Pedro's God's will we should make this piWithout Even the Cracking of a Window side for comfort, or summon An- lgrimage, so we do not complain. gustias to her. Then she grew Do you think we are complaining?" From one to five holes were Fifty blocks of marble, too lough ashamed of her childishness, and he asked Eulalia anxiously. "If you do I am sure it is with for the most powerful pavement in each block and unusually drilled only lay the quieter when her fear small breakers to dent, were broken up by charges of explosive good cause," she replied. specter haunted her. gelatin were of small the after two dewithout Later, explosives the charges holes. Electricity was placed in priests Sitting before her campfire one parted and Angustias was brushing so much as scratching a window used to set off the charge. Since it night at the end of a trying day, her mistress' hair, she remarked: pane in an unusual feat of indoor was necessary to keep the two she questioned herself. Why had col "I don't know how it appears to blasting in San Francisco, notes a ors of marble completely she been persuaded to come on this separate in the those Kansas City Star. not seem true writer first the green blocks were journey? She, who was born to lux- you. but men to do blasted Some red, some green, the marble and then, when me." ury, soft cushions and luxurious religious are they were finished I the unfrom can construcnot blocks, the red ones. The marble had to strange. "They coaches? be Their tion of a San Francisco church, were reduced to chips between them, Angustias. Lifting her face she stared at the derstand how And a But stare. manufacby s and eyes! they company fire. they purchased of an inch All holes in "Queen of the Californias!" she are Franciscans, after all, and must turing a marble composition mate- ameter each bloi . be . but I don't understand rial. The 50 specimens of Irish were fired at the same muttered bitterly. time, but me them. make feel marble were moved uncominto into the They the circle only one block was fired at a Angustias, bustling of light, broke into her rebellious fortable, Angustias." company's premises and hammers Wet sand was packed into the time holes were applied to break up the stone drilled for the musings. explosive. VI CHAPTER small into to "The two priests are coming to chips go into enough crusher machines. call on you, Dona Eulalia," she anWhistling "Devil's Music" In the Valley of Comondu, an oaOne hammer after another, each nounced. "abThCaI1 WhiS,"ng "dcvi-in mubarren sis the of heart Eulalia did not move. Baja Cali- one bigger and heavier than its sic. that, after whis fornia, La Gobernadora was enter- predecessor, was tried, but all to no thng .t takes say "Yes?" she questioned dully. 40 days to purify 5e "Yes, and I think it's about time. tained at Mission San Jose de Co- avail. Explosives engineers were mouth. In the Tonga beloved islands, of all travelers, sol- called in. They executed the feat of Pacific, Do you know, nina, I think there is mondu, whistling is something queer about those two. I diers and priests, who made the blasting the blocks to pieces, the means that there is and down the blocks in while have heard" dreary trip up the veto on it; while ,n Iceland remaining the peninyOU wil Eulalia sniffed as her duena, with sula. For days they rested there, factory. 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