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Show TIIE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH BLADE Of PICARDY SYNOPSIS Capt. Franco! da Vigny, aery-In- g with Maximilian's army In Mexico, tells the story. A watering group of officers Is discussing La Anita, who, rumor says, has lured French officers to death or desertion. Summoned by Maximilian to make explanation, lie Vigny undertakes to deliver the At La message to La Anita. Anita's home De Vigny meetl Colonel CHAPTER VIII Lopes, a, course, Madrellas death warrant, since It proves him a spy. Questioned by Maximilian, La Anita denies luring French officers to danger, and Is given her freedom De Vigny secures leave of planning, while Madrella la wounded and under guard, to grow a beard and Impersonate him, with the Idea of securing Information of Juarez' movements. Dressed as Madrella, he enters La Anita's home by stealth and overhears a conversation between Madrella and Lopez which proves the latter a traitor to Maximilian. Lopez has secured Madrellas release and the latter Is leaving at once for Juarez amp. He readme Cuernavaca about the same time as the real Madrella. An unsuccessful attempt la made by Madrella to kill De Vigny. Believing him to be e, De Vigny Is welcomed by Da Vigny saves Cuer- by convincing Juarez, who had planned to seize the city, that the French garrison Is too strong. CHAPTER VII Continued If Pablo," Bald the general, "can remove a beard and become Captain de Vigny, why cannot lie Vigny grow one and become Madrella? And If De Vigny bad considered such a step he would, of course, first acquaint himself with Intimate details of life would he not?" Undoubtedly, excellency, else he should full out of hand." In mental torture, 1 hung on the brink of despair. What would he tils next ques tlon? There Is one obstacle f)e Vigny would never surmount, one tilt of evl dence he could not possess That evl donee would remain, at all costs In the keeping of Pablo Madrella, fot It ts his life. If you can produce that. Pablo, well and good; If not, you are Indeed unfortunate." And that, excellency?'' said 1, won dering If Ilesancon. us a last resort, would rcnlly shoot, and give us a chance for our lives. Only a piece of paper," said Juarez, on which bus been written, and signed by me, an order passing Pablo Madrella y Gutierrez through the Uh ernl lines." Re waited, while, with trembling fingers, I fumbled through my pock ets, finally bringing to light that po tent pass, lie read It with knit brows arid, returning ti to me, held out Ids hand. Youll forgive me, Pablo; I must be certain, and so much depends upon me. i feel, somehow, that Mexico lives or dies with me; that all the cares of this unhappy land have de icended upon m.v shoulders." In (he long silence that followed this speech the general pressed my I must give hand In an Iron grip. my country tny best. Each one of us, excellency. Is try Ing to do Just that, said I, and smiled at my double entendre. There Is a task for you, Pablo.' Juarez produced a sealed letter. W'e must attend to Miguel Lopez; lie Is dangerous. I tiuve arranged for Maximilian lo pay the colonel for Ids The smiled. treachery." general This war of ours Is more of In trlgue than of arms. You will deliver this communication to Lopez, and I shall see that It Is found upon him." Such a task will he one of pleas ore. excellency 1 assume, Pablo, that you will huve forty-eigh- t this within delivered Lours, and my other communication will be timed accordingly." So, as we stood rigid and erect, he bade ns good night. That," said Leroux, "Is that and a closer shave I never want to see! He grabbed his glass of wine and bolted It We owe onr lives. Hone." I suld, to that ready wit of yours. You must escape this night, both of you. Renes eyes questioned me I cried. Dont you understand? Madrella may come at any time; even If he doesn't this hoax cannot be kept long under cover. Heidto Juarez will soon find out the trick that has been played upon him." Suppose he does, Francois what s then ?" What then? Are you mad, ltene; cannot you see? Soon the night will have gone, and with It your chances for escape. We will stay with this thing that we have started, Francois. After out coup de main has been accomplished we will consider means of escape, and Dot before. As Louie has said, a great battle may. some day, hnng In the ha I , aru-eand then two soldiers of the EnVlre 1 It gave 1 known . . -- up. had 1 Copyright by The Bubba-.MerriW. N. U. Service Dolores Mexican officer and the girl's cousin, Pablo who bears a wonderful resemblance to De Vigny, except that he wears a beard Angered that Anita should be called before the emperor, Madrella forces a duel on De Vigny, In which the Mexlccp Is wounded. Assisting to his carriage, De Madrella Vigny picks up a paper that falls from his pocket. It prove to be a pass, granting Madrella passage through the Mexican lines Laid before Maximilian, It Is, of Juarez. navaca By Fred McLaughlin to the future 1 should have Insisted upon their flight ; or, falling In that, 1 should have stayed longer with them, talking In the moonllghL Ah, Mon Dteu, had been able to see In At Trelnta I found Senor Perez In a high state of nerves. Becuuse ol lack of time I had, perforce, to fore I go the hospitality of his house. told Don Fells, however, that Juurez loved Idm and that he would not for get him ; and I explained the loss of my heard. As he had seen the general put an arm around me, and had heard him call me Publo, any explanation or none would have sufficed. That pass of Madrella had proved to be a valuable find Indeed. 1 was going home, for the City oi Mexico since the coming of Lo Anitu Into my life had suddenly assumed the role of home. France, somehow seemed very far away. The city had been before my meeting with the beautiful lady of Avenida Flores merely a pleasant playground, for the duties ot u staff officer are never very hard. Put this great love of mine though hopeless, for she had forbade me the house had given life a deep er significance; Imd made of this sweet world of ours something great er by fur than a playground; had lifted the goal of my ambition and desire up among the very stars. Now, like the good general that I Moped some day to become. I hullded a complete mental picture of the ground that lay before me. Lest range was an obstacle that might because of the lie I had told Madrella be removed by that worthy himself; a possibility that pleased me not a lit tie, for Cnptuin Lestrange had been guilty of the blackest treachery. Second: Col. Miguel Lopez, whom I would have to reach through the era peror; If, Indeed. Pablo did not come to my aid In tills direction also. And last but by no means least Ma drella. Aside from the service to our respective countries there lay between Madrella and me a potent per sonal hatred that might have been traced to the lovely lady of Avenida Flores, and that would die, 1 feared only with the death of one or both of us. Evidently he had made no attempt to follow me to Puente de Ivlin; I 0. wild galloping, managed to keep In sight us the sturdy mountain pony with that swiff running walk of his put the niiloa behind us. A good horse, senor, said Pasqual In my ear. Aye; Pm going to give him to us a wedding pres you and Dolores enf." Ah senor 1" Indeed Re will help you put In a crop of grain, Pasqual, and he will help you harvest It. Of a Sunday and sometimes of an evening, he will If harnessed to one of those light carts seen In the city and purchased for a few pesos curry you and Dolores far. Your station In life will he greatly enhanced thereby" Put the horse Is a thing of great value, senor, and you" Is my life a thing of smull value Pasqual, and did you not risk yout own to save It? This horse Is all In my payment for your service; besides. I am presenting him also to Dolores. Now a long silence fell between us, to be broken h.v the grateful Indian only as we entered the outskirts of Cuernavaca : Will you go with me, senor, to see Dolores: II will be a day long remembered In our lives? Dolores will want I would to see yon to thank you. have her happy." 1 shall be pleased to know Do would tell her also of thy lores; service to me, and of my gratitude Few men, Pasqual, are worthy" We stopped before a tiny house with red tiled roof and walls that were plastered and painted a rich brown with border of red. Pusqunl whistled. It was a pertect imitation of the call of the slate-grapartridge. We will wait a little; eh, senor?" we will always Yes, Pasqual; wait." In five minutes the white front doot opened and a figure cume out, a fig ure in a simple dress of golden brown with a purple mantilla over the straight black hair. She was small and slim, with the light and easy grace of a fawn; and, us she ran swiftly into the arms of the bronzed broad shouldered man who stood at the gale, a great longing possessed me, and my mind raced ahead to the city mid. perchance, to the lady that I would see before the sun had With tieads close, they talked to for half a minute In swif liquid Spanish, then Pasqual turned to me. "Senor. this is Dolores" "Put Pasqual mlo," she said, smil Ing, "vvliat do I call him?" "Panclio," said I, giving the Span ish for my t'hristlan name. She extended a hand, and I lifted It to my lips, bowing with all t he grace at m.v command. For so small a service, Dulce mlu," said Pusqunl. the senor has given me money enough for our marriage, ami-- therefore for I had no thought that the blow on his head had killed him that he would he in Cuernavaca, awaiting me, or that he had returned to Mexico City to con front Lestrange and Lopez. If I did not find him In Cuernavaca, there would he, I was sure, an Interesting time ahead of me when 1 should reach the City of Mexico. Of course, Pusqunl, at the crossing of the nrroyo, may have stopped him; but, In spite of all my confidence In Pusqunl, there was a serious doubt In my mlud of the Indian's ability to accomplish that If Neville, with tin advantage of his size and strength and shrewdness, had failed This, at least, could he settled, fot there was Pusqunl lie let out a cry of welcome, and came down the ridge with the sure footed swiftness of an antelope. Ah, Pusqunl," said L "buenos dins," Put the beard, senor?" 1 laughed. "A heard, Pasqual, Is hut the mantle of the moment, to tie cast aside as the need for It departs Pesldes, I do not care to look like the bearded man who visited me In the gloom of early morning yesterday Rave yon seen him, Pasqual?" Re shook his head. Re has not come this way." Then he waits for me In Cuerna vnen. eh? In that case. Pusqunl, we must hasten, for there ure main things to do. The Indian considered tils hum stood-he- ad which pendant, eyes ears drooping-besi- de closed, the Can one hasten on such a road. beast, senor?" Get up behind me; he will carrv noth with ease." The burro, by dint of walking a while and then putting on a spurt of three-legge- d " As he had saved my life, Dolores, the service was not so small. And for a wedtjing present. con tinned Pasqual, "he has given us the horse, which will help us with that little farm of mine. I I wanted him to see you." Now site turned to me again. She Senor Panclio," touched my sleeve. she said softly, vve would like to show our gratitude to thee. She stood on tiptoe, aud In the shining eyes that studied m.v face with such an earnest, childlike eagerness I saw a sudden mist of tears. Heading approval in Pusquals smile I took the sweet brown face in both hands and kissed It reverently "Gracias," she whispered, thank my Ing me So I left them ; brave, honest, trust ful Pasqual whom I Imd tricked most grievously and his lovely lit tie Dolores I am not proud of that questionable bit of deception, yet I have the consolation of knowing that with the coming of the final test. Pas quid showed me that he loved me fot myself. e e met, on the street In front of ttu Hotel Lieutenant Pru Montezuma, glere; he who had suggested to Pas quid that the old man mount the I horse "Is It Francois?" said lie, staring "None other, Bruglere and dryer t have come hy fur than the Sahara, many leagues; where is there a good drink?" tie put an arm over my shoulder A good drink Is not to he Imd this side ol our beloved Cafe Minimon lud an Indifferent drink may he oh ill tied from the fat Manuel, who sits yonder mi the porch of Ids hotel like an overripe spider wailing for a fly; i hough that broad white turban on Ids head gives him more the appear of a Turk." im-Res not a Turk. Pruglere." said I; "he's a Tariar; and the turban I I think. As lifted Is a vve bandage. mounted the steps Manuel Idmself from the Cfipaiinu with vast lalmi and a repressed lie held the itmsMve groan of pain door open tor us and then preceded us to the bar. where he put out glasses bottle or two, standing the and chuli Not so hasty , said I; Manuel will drink with ns. "Ah senor, said that worthy, dep- recation and I was certain fear In his voice. It Is too great an honor." I must Insist. no I" Ah leaned over the bar. Must I put tny fingers around that fat neck of thine, Manuel, while my friend poura this wine Into thee?" 1 have Mercy a little," be cried. other wines and better than this!" Then bring It quickly." While he had gone to do my bidding I poured our nectar" out upon the sawdust-covere1 d floor. he be so mad as to poison us?" There was a touch of awe In the voice of Lieutenant Bruglere. It Is not such a madness, friend of mine; he tins much including his life to lose. If I approach the commandant with my story It will place the good Manuel before a firing squad, and he knows Manuel filled three glasses and, with a murmured apology, drunk his hastily; but we lingered over our own, showing as we should proper respect and appreciation for so rare a vintage. Raving taken the edge off my thirst I stabbed Manuel again Where is with a vindictive eye. Would it he? I questioned. "Where Is who, senor? "Madrella. He is not here; I swear It If I search this place, Manuel, and find him thank God, senor, that he has gone; he has brought only evil to my house. Did he go south, said L or back to the city? lie went hack, senor. Before God, tell only the truth. Re left here for Mexico City less than two hours I L ago. In a uniform?" Manuel shook his head. "lie was. dressed as the peon Is dressed, and he took one of my burros away with It will be, for him, a wearisome him y dot her Rssumed, or?' 1 set We Owe Our Lives, Rene," I Said, to That Ready Wit of Yours." with fingers outspread, as we poured our drinks. Pruglere, who knows wines as every man who has lived In Dijon should, A pity." held his glass to the lighL said he, that a country so rich In fruits should he so poor tn drinks. Is this, Manuel, the best you have? Our friend has traveled far. Manuel shook his head. This wine," said he, "Is nil." "Did your bruins explode? ques tinned Bruglere, his eyes on the swathed head, 1 said ttie bandaged fell, senor, man; it was dark In the hullvvay. I stumbled, and my head, by evil for tune, came In contact with a chair." "Are you sure, Manuel," said L. that It was a chair. Might It not huve been a stool? A stool, senor?" said I, a heavy, Aye, a stool, which swinging stool, free In the semidarkness, might, perchance, have come In contact with thy head?" Now the bloodshot eyes focused up on trie, and, during that critical scrutiny, I stroked a beardless chin and waited. Recognition came slowly. Ills great body shook, his pudgy while, ; journey. hands gripped the bar and a green pallor of bar settled on his face. Finally a sound riding nu that gasp breath of bis came forth: ing Inti Senor I "Is Senor all Brugiere laughed. you can say to ns, Manuel, after such vast preparation?" Manuel's eyes never left my face. I think. said I, that It was a stool. Yes senor, 1 reconsider that the floor 1 am sure It was now it Ills eyes sought con And, Manuel, you might," tinned, be able to find some wine for us that may prove more smoothly caressing to the palate is It not so?' "1 will see, senor; will you wait?" What is It. questioned Brugiere. wondering; "do you have, in your eyes, the light of Aladdin's lump 1 or?" Not at all, my friend; I merely had, in m.v hand, that stool which came In contact with his head." Manuel brought fresh glasses aud poured out with a shaking hand that Lieutominl precious fluid for us. Brugieie lifted Ids glass, smelled the wine, and raised il to the light. Nee tar," he cried, a drink lit for tin Aye," said I. for he may never reach the end of it." Now I turned We will finish the to Bruglere. wine, m.v friend, then you will be required to produce a horse and a uni form for me. because I must hasten to the city. A horse that can make the trip in le3 than half a day." "You shall have the horse, Francois; a fast one, with a heart of gold, who should usp no more than four hours for your ti ip- And a uniform is yours, and any other thing you may desire, for tills day you have bestowed upon me a great and lasting favor Never again shall Manuel sell me In different wine! Now we ran a race with the sun, which, when vve left Cuernavaca, had stood straight overhead. Mercury the mount of Lieutenant Bruuiere, was a thoroughbred. TIip rugged crest ot the harrier range that towered above us grew swiftly nearer. The valley slopes opened out to our approach, and. as vve entered, closed , again. Before the day was done I must gain uudiem e with his majesty, and show him Cuernavaca's danger, for Benito Juarez had all of fifteen thousand men at Iuente de Ixl hi Cuernavaca must tie hold at any cost I must block ellectuall.v and finally nil further activity of I'alilo Madrel la; the pass that rested even now In I my pocket would accomplish this must denounce .estrange, and show him up as a traitor to the Empire; uid I must convey to the ears of Maximilian the things that I knew about Lopez gods! (TO PE CONTINUED Farmers Worked Up Over Spanish farm tenants near Dover, N ('., during the Spanish American war caused much upprehen sion for several days to the simpU folk of the countryside. Re told them the American naval and military forces were superior hut Spain had more lions " He even went so fat as to say 5041 of the beasts had been landed at Beaufort, not far uvvuy, the night before. Taking op the Joke, villagers rigged up a "horse liddle," or resined Imx across which could be drawn a piece of wood as a how, emitting sounds similar to the roaring ot lions, l'lds was secreted In the neighborhood and A wags remark to Tribunal tribunals In England sits nt regular Intervals in a upper room In St James' street West, in the center ot the great ari world It Is the antique dealers of London High Court of Justice, to which any of the ViO members of the British An tlque Dealers association has the right to appeal Its Judges, who some limes number as many as 20. include some of the world's greatest experts on precious stones, old china, tapes tries, pictures and antique furnitute DIspuHs arising out of 'he sale ol an antique of more than ordinary im portance are often referred to for arbitration and If they think lit. the judges have Ihe right to call II is to in Independent art experts of interests the antique deal protect ers and safeguard the honor of tlicii industry tnat this tribunal has been established - Hurtful d Courlei. Antique Dealers One ot ihe sirnngest Lions played throughout the night. The tenants were terrified and among some of them the belief In the lions remained alive for a long lime. Wil Mam Wnrters, resident of Dover, re calling the tale, said that for several days barred doors and loaded gun were the rule in the district. DetroD News Out of Sight Joe Imd challenged fiis mother to a game of hide and seek at his grandmother's country cottage and. of course, mother was It. She counted up to a bundled by fives come!" in orthodox shouted Here fashion and began hunting. every nook and cranny and peered behind every tree and shrub hut nt- hoy, so ut last she was forced to call Home free!" When Joe ap peared she was very curious to know where he had heeD hiding so success fully. "That was a cinch !" declared Hie youngster. 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