Show h 4 t h i lot i t l i C hJ t jl h f J li N r y I Ij j lo t w L h I c I y j d Wt e Of f W i 1 f N C d rO i u Tn J iJ ti F I IA mt A J R lIi j l r 7 I IA By Js f A S rt I IJ A S STORY TOR f jiP F L LOVE 0 T E I INTRIGuE NT Ix I GD T i AND ND A ADVENTURE T E N T U R E EP P 1 It I G H T 1905 S B BY Y THE REI REILLY L L Y AND A X D B BRITTON R I T T 0 X COM J A X Y SYNOPSIS OBERT fresh from college and a of a R firm i New Orleans of which his Uncle Nelson is the head hea is sent by this uncle to Brazil t to act liS as private secretary and 1 confidential companion to Dom Miguel do e head of f the revo revolutionary revolutionary movement against Dom Dorn Pedro Dom Miguel had been a good customer of the find and lIe he and the elder the firm were fast friends Liking the prospect o of adventure Robert e consented to go goOn goOn On the voyage he encountered V a 3 sp spy sent by the Em Emperor Emperor of Brazil who knew kiew that the American secretary was o expected This spy had decided that Robert was the person for whom lie was looking and had planned to make wn way with him But the th e eRio American cleverly threw him off if the scent and reached Rio in safety There he was however arrested but on the way to toA 1 the police headquarters his captor was murdered ly ley Police A 1 Marco a revolutionist md and he was allowed to 10 escape escale finally i reaching a hing his destination through the a o of many to the muse At the beautiful home of Doin Ito learned more o of tile the theP the Lesba Iesha Paola his T P movement lie He met hosts niece her brother mans man puzzled him greatly and Dom Miguels daughter zabel de Mar MarThe The next lot morning he had an unpleasant experience with Madam Izabel who had been acting as Dom Miguels secretary but was wasT T relieved by him The revolutionists did not trust her Dom Miguel revealed to him the secret of It a hidden vault where all the papers and treasure were hidden While they were entering the vault with lights extinguished Madam Isobel habel suddenly appeared struck n a H light and tried to discover how the lo was worked The father seized seined her ber and denouncing her as a spy sent her from the Tom room CO CONTINUED D FROM FRO 1 LA r SUNDAY SUNDA C Chapter hap t e r V VII 11 GENERAL FONSECA vE evening all de I entered DonI o library I my myself self stIf face to f face ce with a stra strange e visitor r He did n not t wear a ak mask k as did so many et tM the conspirators tors even In the chiefs pr presence nce but a leng black cloak swept In many folds felds from his Meek to his test teet My Iy first thought was to n arve at atUs atLis Us Lis size for he WAS above aboy SiX feet In Might height and finely proper so that his presence fairly dom dor us ua and rade JRade the furnishings sf the t he room room Je ire which he ste stood d seem small 11 and I Insignificant As I entered he stood with his kis to the leplace Dori t t L 1 whose face wore a sad and Ad tired expression I tuned ta withdraw but a gesture from the stranger arrested me Robert said Dom I 1 present pre sent you to General Manuel da daFonseca daFonseca Fonseca I bowed profoundly General Posse FeMe Ca was not only a commander 0 off the Emperors royal rol army but Chief Mar Marshal ot of the forces of the tary party part I had never seen the great mall before as his duties required his Ris cee tant sant presence at the c capital but wo ao 1 jre loomed larger Jarger than his Bis in ia Ute the affairs 0 of the conspiracy Seldom have I met with a keener or mare disconcerting glance than that which U h Ch shot from his full tuH 1 black q eyes MI ae MII aeI I stood before him laim It seemed to search c d t my ever thought alt aced I had the sr ti or of being before a joo judge who would show too RO mercy to one woo who str Ye Yet t dissemble to IA 1113 preen presence But the glance was Brief withal In Ina a moment he had d m my hand and aRd gripped it 1 a tw ly Then be turned to Lc Lem m Miguel Let me hear t the e rest of your YOI story said he There Is nothing more e L b 1 has learned rn mY secret it Is tr tree e eL L t she he I is my daughter ter I will Y weal H cr her heI faith then will not l I returned F FIn In his deep vibrant tOfte Never Ner Have ye yeI I client believed the tale of her eDt from that tlc de Mr Men Menar cn aT ar traitors for tB they Bare JeI ant t flee fice the con eq 1 have have no of oC man JOan or devil They are Aft or of c and every lie tu turned to me Vill you duo vou vouch k for or Ia as Iati ti l 1 de tar be asked Xo o I answered And quite tight bt sir r he be re a grim hn smile Never trust a woman In politics But how sheet Do YOU vouch foe fete him I 1 startled by the Answer n e t he be I 1 cannot see that I am relt required to tG touch uch for atry aay one ODe General said I xi by Ws his Ier I a em here to rave the Cause Callee D not t to judge fudge the ley leya a lY iy of oC Its ifs leaders f Ugh said lie he Contemptuously and andI I 1 turned my back upon him hiRl feeing Im Miguel ever ov whose features a at t some Ie up and down the 0 Ids his sword clan clanking benea bene benej j cloak and hoe SPUrs clinking That he be planted his h Je g re betty bc jh Watch theta both raid kI h e eh ely ly h your oar daughter and you y a ate e aware of our MOSt neat s eta De Dc face reddened IS trUe a air st stew M he re e et t ts ted firmly tint one L lg ig more too to serve the Cause 1 have ht ri to tie de upon his Is as I DIY my youra The senera drew a 8 foh feld felde ed e paper from hIs b po pocket ket Read that said fig AJ to tonging Jt It late lato 31 s hand t Is a copy or of the Hc report made by Patois Paola to the Em pr this morning 1 De glanced at the paper anti and then gave it to m me at the same time d his head bead iii his hands dI I read the report It stated that the of Pollee bad dI discovered cover f Ole existence of a secret vault constructed them the ot of Miguel dePta de This Thin v Vault Ute the trat t la the rebel po poli thought Ined ree e lice li tilt tilte di or ordon Ids ot of tho th co 0 ce y It was don deir I le II aF ste t I and the e was guar guarded t y a 1 cleverly constructed door which could onlY be unlocked by ot of a stone set in a ring which was worn wern b by Dom Dem lf In conclusion the he Mattel that every effort was to secure possession of the rill lag w when en would be at the Emperors mercy Ven Vell sir what de you yeu think or of Fran oia o Paola Faola now Inquired with a smile Did he nut not himself Invest the secret vault 1 I a asked ed edH H He edid did sir How long hung ago age agoA ageA A matter or of two li years cars Is It net so se soDom Dom Miguel n fine rhe chief bowed And until sow itou has kept this I continued Jt until flaW now w yelp es sails p Until the vault was stored wrath aU all aUr allour our r fonds and tit It complete terr o othe the revolution J Jen en It seems se s clear to JIl me that Pa oiL As as Minister of et Police en driven to make this report in ord order r to serve serc the Cause Causo Dem Hg eI looked up at me q l k by 11 and aRd th the huge huc general snorted and pa stabbed me with his terrible eyes What do you mean demanded Pon F sees This TRis report proves I tear fear that our OHr or of Madam I zabel Izabel are weir II feel I c Ined not daring to le look Jook at Dom Miguel while I accuSed hIs daughter Pa Paola has bas s die dis discovered covered that this information regarding Ute the vault Kutt and Its mysterious key lies either beer been forwarded to the Emperor or is on the way 8 to him Therefore he hR has forestalled Madam report in order th that t he e may may prove his leJ ment litem vigilant In serring 1 the g govern rn meet and se prot protect t his high Caa you yeu not see claim tt that lie lo III working to secure the thc ring Is but a an ruse n te t ti gamy tj time l for us nean Really he knows that he could obtain It b by arrest arresting arresting ing Dom DoDl Miguel But this report will prevent the Emperor putting his roan mall upon the case which he would probably have hav done had he received Ills his rat Information from Cram Izabel de Mar lal For a moment there wa was silence Then the Ule generals brow unbent and he said sakI with cheerfulness This e Is entirely reason reasonable Able It not do for foI Paola to t get deposed ed or even Ced at Juncture A new HeW r of oC PoM Pollee e would redouble our danger How did you obtain this of t the e report asked tie ie From one of f our spies r I have ban no DO doubt said I that PIl Pa Paola ola was instrumental sending in It is YOU yon it It Jt is a warning gentlemen W We must not delay In Acting upon It and aM removing our tret sure re and our records m to a safer f r place piece And where asked Fonseca I looked at the met He sat sal thought thoughtfully fully c considering n the matter bare HI be no need ot of Immediate ita hash t said sud he be presently and nothing tan eD be dOne In any event To Tomorrow morrow we will pack everything in chests and cagy am them to Senhor tro who Is s a safe hiding place piece Mean time u G J you may leave me your men to e a as escort eert How many are aret t r Tore They litey are new guarding the 1 approaches to tills this b Let t them ride with you to the sta if At C and send HAd them back to tome me irie I morning I 1 wilt aloe alBO summon summonS S feW of oC our nearby patriots By noon n oR tomorrow 1 ng wilt bo be ready roady for fer forthe tI the e transfer Very t the tho generaL We Ve abandon soon the vault we with so so much care Where I is your daughter ln In her ts Defore you yeu leave Jye tomorrow lock leek her up and put tut a 8 guard at her door W We Inlet mu t not let her lIer suspect the removal ot of oft t ie It IG shall bit dune t s er d de Pie Pla ct with a sigh ig Jt It may be he oon tJi M hesitatingly that my deuce in IA haS ihas been misplaced The general did tint t reply tie lIe folded his cloak about him glanced at the clock and strode from the room without with without out a word or of farewell he bad gone Dom Miguel turned to te me said lie he lieI heI I do not like Fonseca I 1 answered As a m R he be Is s at times limes rather die admitted the chief Bt Bet as asa asa a general lid Jut possesses rare and hits high station renders him the most lender leader the Cause don boast Moreover Fonseca has lias risked every everything thing In Ir enterprise and may be im hm implicitly tru trusted t Hl When hent t last we wc strike I k j T i h C s c ct 6 r c f Z t y o N i 1 St 1 t tJ I J 1 l 4 r i I 1 I 4 l k A 1 4 e eS S r d i r t I i iM M w wS S S S1 1 d I J Ja r 1 a Y ti e NEXT INSTANT SHE TIlh I MY FACE i or groat groat blow for freedom much will depend upon Manuel da Fonseca And now Robert let Jet us retire fo for an hour before daybreak we must be at work ork It l was as then U 11 I bade the chief good night and retired to my lit littie little tie tle room next Ute the studY Dom Miguel slept In a similar apartment opening from the opposite po ite side of the study The exciting interview with Fonseca k had d left me nervous arid and wakeful antI and It was some time before I sank into a are re restless cle e slumber A Ita hand upon JIlT my shoulder aroused me melt lt It was Dom Miguel Conine quick for or G Gods ils sake he cried 1 Is t trembling tones She has stolen my ring nAb chapter VIII A TERRIBLE CRIME awake I s sprang rang from S my couch In time to see de deI I I A form ronn dIsappear through the doorway A mo moment moment ment later I was in the study st y was beginning to light lighten en with the dawn ot of a The trap in the floor was open and tb the chief himself Into the thea a rte and quickly descended At once I 1 f followed feeling my way d n nuie the uie iro iron staircase and along the passage domed chamber r a strange slight met our bur view clew Both traps had been raked raised the second one standing upon its fig hinged edge and from tile dw interior ot of the vault shone a dim While While we hesitated the light grew stronger and soon Madam Izabel came carge slowly from the vault with a small lamp lampis lampI I is one hand and a great bundle of papers In the other As she reached the chamber tom Miguel sprang from out the shadow and aDd wrenched the papers from her bel grasp grap So 50 mad madam m he cried you have hae be betray betrayed tray 1 yourself in seeking to betra betray us Shame Shame that a daughter of mine should be guilty of oC so vile an act Ashe AS AShe he spoke he struck her so sharplY across the face with the bundle of papers that she he reeled backward and almost dropped he be lamp Look to her Robert he said gald and andl l leaped ped Into lato the to restore the papers to their place Then whine while I stood stupidly by not thinking of oC any further laager danger Madam label babel sprang to the trap and with one ck movement dashed down the heaY plate late of st steel l I saw her place the ring 19 Its cavity and heard the tho shooting or of the and then suddenly regain regaining hi ing my senses I rushed forward and seized her arm ann The rin ring I gasped In horror hive me th ring NIP will ate in that dungeon iu in a fen e minutes I eon can see yet her cold yell eyes as they glared Into toy own he next HeXt Instant site she dashed the Ufe lamp J ate to my face It shivered a against the wall and as I 1 staggered backward the oil streamed down my pa pajamas pajamas jamas and turned me Into a living pit pil pillar tar lar of ore Are Screaming with pAin I t tore rethe the burn burl burning lag ing cloth from my body bedY and stamped ed it into ashes with my here bare feet Then smarting from the sting of oC mn many burns bums burnsI I looked about me and In darkness and alone Instantly the dager that menaced Dom Miguel flashed hed upon me aM aMand anon and I 1 stumbled up the Iron stairs until I reached the study where I set the alarm bell so fiercely that us Its p pt tones t nes resounded throughout the whole house houseIn In my 1114 chamber of 1 hastily pulled III my clothing over oy my smarting Mesh and andas as Ute the astonished servants dame CAme po pour r rIng lag Ing Into tit the study I shouted to them Find cite ct Mar and bring her to meby meb force If Ie necessary sary She has murdered Dom Miguel Over the heads heMJE oC the stupidly glaring group I saw a startled face sad aRd Lesbas great eyes met III my own with a quick fulek look Jook of comprehension Then sh she disappeared and I turned a agate to the thew w wondering nde servants flake hassle ham I cried Can you not u Bd Every mom t precious is J But the frightened creatures gazed upon each ether silently and 1 thrust them aside and aad ran through the hou houIn house housein In frantic Search for or the murderess The rooms counts W were C all vacant and when I 1 reached ranched the entrance hall hail It 11 groom stop slOP slOPped stopped ped me Senhora de Mar left the hous house five minutes AgO sir She was mounted upon our swiftest horse and knows over every Inch of U the country It would be use useless useless less to pursue her While I glared at the fellow ellow a soft hand band touched my elbow Come said Lesba Your horse is have hae saddled him myself Make for the station at Cruz for Iza Izabel Izabel bel with will seek to board the train for RIo She bed led me through the door across the broad piazza and and a as half lazed I mounted the horse she added d Tell me can I do anything to in your ab absence sence i t Nothing I cried with a sob Dom Dent Miguel Is 15 locked Inched ups up In n the vault and andI I must find tile the keythe key Away dashed the horse end over or my shoulder 1 w her still standing on n the steps of th the piazza staring after m me Tile station at Cruz I must It Its as s soon as po before I de should eapp Almost crazed ht t th the thought At f my m impotency n and ut at tb the knowledge that de Pin tra was slowly dying In his tomb while I was s powerless to assist him I lash lashed d dUte Ute the good steed until it fairly flew over oer the |