| Show l r l The Vale Mile Of Ai Bu BJ y Fred MG Ga in IV o o tY 7 T Lade lad o 5 of Picard y M hlf b 8 Bt 6 f l Co Go C S ZV SE E IZ WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED In New Orleans In the year rear 1821 Loren Garde recently an of officer officer of- of under onder General Jackson Is s surprised by tho appearance ranco of ot three figures ures In ancient Spanish costume two men and n a woman whose beauty enchants him Reseating Resenting Re Re- seating tho the arro arrogance ance of or the cIder cider cider cid cId- er of or tho two men Garde fights a duel with him and wounds him hirn He Ho learns his opponent Is Adolfo do de Fuentes colonel In tho the Spanish army In Venezuela Garde Gardo overhears overhears over oYer- hears a plot to overthrow Spanish rule rulo In Venezuela Discovered he fights lights but Is overpowered Garde finds himself a n prisoner on the San Santa ta Lucrecia ship I bearing arms and ammunition for tor tho the Venezuelans under Bolivar On Onboard Onboard board hoard arc are the conspirators he had overheard tho the lady Indy of or his love her brother Polito and De Fu Fu- Fu- Fu entes From the girl Garde learns her name Is Dulce Lamartina He loves lo her and feels eels she Is not In Indifferent In- In different to him Tho The vessel essel Is wrecked Garde reaches the Venezuelan shore alone Ho He meets a 11 man mm who Introduces himself as Monahan captain In the British under Bolivar He sees Dulce with De Fuentes and Po Po- lito n Monahan directs him to friends In Caracas There Garde supplied by Monahan with the se secret secret secret se- se cret sign of ot the patriots Is welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- at revolutionary He goes to the cathedral where the wc wedding of or Dulce Dulco and De Fuentes Is 13 In pro progress Dulce recognizes him 1 and leaves lea De Fuentes Fuentes Fuentes Fu Fu- Fu- Fu entes at tho altar She Is torn from rm Gardes Garde's arms but ho he es es- es capes Dulce makes her wn way to Garde She tells him her wedding to De Fuentes was to have o been the price of Gardes Garde's life Ufe CHAPTER V Continued V-Continued 6 Now although I was sure this visit of at the Senorita Lamartina would be my nn de death th warrant for warrant for Adolfo would woul know whither she had gone gone I I laughed In the fullness of at a great jo joy for I knew that DeFuentes De DeFuentes DeFuentes Fuentes had lost Has the air of at Venezuela Your Majesty tarnished your tin soldier or perhaps the moonlight of ot New Orleans Orleans- Can you Jest so Senor when you yon must kno know they are seeking you out en c even now You should ne never newer new nev er helve have come here herc i there Is danger danger dan ger here for tor you Assuredly yet et wherever where the Senorita goes goes goes goes- Caracas Is filled with your ene ene- mies Aye Ase and I have friends here Senorita the best friends that man maneer ever eer had had fervent fervent patriots who are working t for tor the freedom of a great empire men whom Spain will neer never newer new nev er conquer soldiers who follow a aman aman aman man of destiny An expression of at sadness touched her eyes Yet you told me Senor that you ou did not serve Bolivar i I did not serve sere him then Your Majesty but since that time 1 have looked upon the dead city of at Tuca Tuca- yan an and a people who can sanction such an act of ot senseless brutality brutality bru bru- Ah Ail Senor this nightmare of ot murder This Bolivar who has brought about all aJl the wars and the killings Would you serve sene this thIs this vulture Senor She caught the lapels of ot my rough Jacket In trembling fingers Senor she said Eald breathlessly my father spent his life lite In the service of ot Spain and Polito my brother will doubtless do the same Ones One's country Is Isone's Isone's Isone's ones one's life Did you come to Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela Vene Vene- zuela Senor to offer service to Bolivar I As you very ery well know I J followed followed fol fol- fol lowed the Senorita Lamartina to Venezuela Did you Journey to Caracas to serve er Venezuela I saw the Senorita riding toward toward to to- ward ard Caracas and I 1 followed her as I 1 would always Did you visit the cathedral today today today to to- day because of your love loye for tor the fervent patriots I 1 heard the sounds of marching men and knew that the guards had returned This then was the endI endI end I would not hurt you ou Senorita yet yetI et I 1 must tell you jOU I 1 would tell teIl you that my worship for tor you has been beena a sort of glory In my life Ufe that your face has tilled filled my dreams that your voice olce has bas seemed seemed- seemed seemed-It Please Senor I cannot cannot- cannot cannot- Under happier circumstances Your Majesty I could have offered alTered very much but with the soldiers waiting to take me to the dungeon I can only tell you yon that I 1 love e you can only offer otTer gratitude to you for tor forthe forthe the joy my worship has given me She faced me her eyes shining with tears There have been too many soldiers In my ray family Senor for tor me to love lo an enemy of Spain Love Lo Is not a matter of ot nationality nation nation- nitty No she said sadly It t Is a madness a wretched Insanity She held out her hand and 1 pressed the fingers against m my lips Ah Ail Senorita I love lo you so sol I DIos I she gasped Today I 1 tried to buy your liberty and you didn't need It tomorrow when you ou need It I shall shaU tr try again for you e have offered so much You wIll wll te to free tree then to serve serve serve- sene It Ah Ab Duke Dulce mm rua may I I- I Adios Senor As 1 I sat through the passage o ot of the leaden hours a darkness settled pa on my prison and on my soul as well veli 1 waited with the dull fa fa- fatalism of the condemned for the coining of at i slim him m who would see to tomy tomy tomy my execution Having lost the Senorita Senorita Sen Sen- orita there was nothing more that I could lose life without her would be a futile thing a vain aln effort empty of ot all that which should make a life Ufe worth while A full moon thrusting above e the rim of ot the eastern hills had just begun to spread Its golden mantle over o the city when Adolfo came his guards eight In n number stationIng stationing stationing sta sta- themselves outside my door that led Into the patio The recklessness recklessness reck reck- that comes to one ono whose hours are numbered had laid a spell upon meWl me Well Wl I cried gaily as ns he entered entered en en- if it Isn't the stranded bridegroom bridegroom bridegroom bride bride- groom I 1 He lIe stabbed me with a baleful eye You might not deem that quite so clever er Senor If It you had known that I am familiar with your English You offer alTer doubtful compliment It would not have been clever cr at atall atall atall all Your Majesty If It you were unfamiliar unfamiliar un un- un familiar with the language of my native land Then you ou are not be he said christened TImoleon Of Ot course not Timoleon was only a screen I am Loren Garde and my father father- owns plantations near New Orleans You have ha followed the Senorita from irom New Orleans Not so Senor Yet you ou are here herc Aye A e but by no wish of ot mine didI did id I leave len New Orleans Now r he brought another charge against me You have ma made e a n fool of me before the people of Caracas I hI have arrived upon this tills earth too late to make a fool of you ou Senor Anger blazed In his e eyes es died then he smiled yet his smile was a n aless aless less pleasing thing tiling than his anger The recklessness of ot the condemned condemned con con- ch eh I have seen It In men who are looking upon death If It the dead city of ot Is a n fair example I am sure you have ha seen much of ot It It Is only a hint of ot what we Intend to do to revolutionary Venezuela they understand only the rule of force Yet ret the the rule of ot force torce Senor said I I. I has always been a rule of ot failure That Is a lesson Spain has never learned He showed white teeth In n a grim smile mile What lesson then do you gain aln from which we destro destroyed destroyed de de- ed The last man In that dead city a graybeard patriot died In my arms and with his last breath he lie cried VIva Bolivar Bolh-ar I If It a lesson lessons Is s desired desired Carraca i 1 Adolfo's face tace went pale and his manner for tor an instant Instant In in- stant was that of a hunted ani mal mat Carraca Indeed Senor the reign of ot murder In Venezuela Is nearly over and your judgment tells you that It Is though ambition speaks another language Spain has destroyed the wealth of Bolivar Bollar Boll Boli var ar a passing thing in any case tut but this spirit spirit spirit-nh ah lA 1 l IA A rebel l I cried Adolfo Some Someday Someday Someday day we will hang him In the Plaza San JacInto Spain has sought Bolivar now for Just ten years Senor and failed You will have to deal with Bolivar and when you do doWhen doWhen do- do When we shoot you ou Senor I Americano tomorrow morning I In 1 t w f c. c W V Z Zd d He Cried Out In Pain at My Blow the plaza before then the great catlie- catlie dral Simon will lose another patriot patriot pa pa- triot Is It not so sor My My fathers father's arm Is long I l said he has powerful friends In America Amen Ameri ca en chief chiet among them being Gen Andrew Jacl Jackson son who will doubtless doubt dont less be our next nest President ent I have bave sent a letter to my father and If au aught ht befalls me me- me nah Bald 1 P Spain In Venezuela can III ill afford af at afford ford to lose the friendship of the United States Adolfo grinned We Ve stand to lose no friendships by executing a revolutionist a n. man ca caught In the act of ot mutiny a n mad half French sailor named TImoleon who brought a n sacrilege upon the Church We know nothing of ot Loren Garde son fion of ot the wealthy Senor Gar Garde e of or New Orleans friend of or Andrew Jackson I was silent for the simple reason reason rea ren son that I hu had nothing to say Raj for I 1 knew that his stand might seem a logical thing For Fur what purpose dl did the Seno Seno- rita Lamartina visit you today She came to offer alTer me an Invitation incitation tion lion to her wedding He lIe snarled Does Docs the droll dlOU Americano Americana imagine that the noble lad lady of ot Spain might love him One never knows Yet loving you ou why should she wed me A question Colonel which you yourself might Ight answer Adolfo's laughter rang through the house Assuredly Assur s site she e does not love you ou She must have her sport sport and and the lovelorn Americano offers himself You do not understand understand under under- stand women eh ch Senor He lie combed his black beard with heavy fingers The poor loco carries his heart upon his sleeve Yet It required n a gor gorgeous lie lieto lieto to bring her to th the altar with you jour ou Adolfo swore softly She She she told you ou that that A Aye e said I ruled filled with a large conceit when the Senor Fuentes tried to 10 stab a n stupid la ladrone rone In Inthe Inthe inthe the city of ot New Orleans he lost his la ladylove lady jlove Carraca 1 l he cried reaching for fora a weapon as I 1 swung upon his Jaw the bitterness that was vas In my heart hear finding mil rull expression In violent action He fell back against the wall his rl right ht hand came up swiftly swift swift- ly Iy bearing a n a pistol but I struck his elbow and the gun clattered to the floor Now hoJ holding him against the wall with m my left hand at his throat I 1 drew back my right armI armI arm I have dreamed of a time when I 1 should get my fingers on that fat neck of thine Adolfo and hold them there until the breath shall shull leave thy body I have pictured that c cynical face of ot thine as a bag punching for my fist fist so so I Ilie Ilie lie He cried out In n pain at my blow The SenorIta told me this tills afternoon afternoon after after- noon A Adolfo oIro that tomorrow she would wed thee I laughed I Ishall 1 shall shaU see to It that thou dost not make male a handsome bridegroom But iny my little minute was over oyer overall overall all too quickly for the guards rushed In and nod dragged me away from Crow him hula He lie caresse caressed a bruised jaw with tentative e fingers lingers tried a couple of teeth Hint were doubtless loose spat a crimson blob upon the floor had and tilled the air with a sulphurous flow of profanity I laughed aloud This day Adolfo Adol Adol- fo has tins ha had a fullness of a lifetime an and tomorrows tomorrow's sun will find me ready Yet life he sal said quickly might still be sweet to you There Is yet ret a way to win freedom You may save sn your life Ufe on conditions I waited That you jou leave lea Caracas tonight and und La Guaira tomorrow rind and and What else Senor I am wait wait- Ing That you tell me now where the Senorita Lamartina L Is Name Nance of G G-d G d Senor 1 J Do you OU mean mean mean- The Americano Americana Is doubtless a clever actor if It h he will tell me where I may find the Senorita he lie will see the way made open ollen for a n safe Journey journe to New Orleans It came to me then that Adolfo hesitated to bring about my execution tion and aud hoped hope thereafter to win the Senoritas Senorita's love loye You and she must have had hud some un understanding Ung he continued for within the hour after sh she had returned to the home of the life S Senora nora Mendoza we discovered that she khe he had disappeared as comI completely as though some mythical god air had bad carried her tier away Polito greatly agitated because of her aided In the search but to no avail a We have combed the city for tor hours with no success If you would win your freedom you will teU tell us whither she has hns gone If It not the morrow shall find you facing acing a n firIng fir fir- Ing lug squad I knew Adolfo would never keep his word even had I been able ahle to give glye him any Information If It the Senorita does not care to keep you advised of her plans surely you cannot expect me me- me Very well he said we will place you ou for tor the night In a safe little ca cage that we may count on finding you ou tomorrow morning So with four tour guards on each side and find Colonel Fuentes bringing up the rear we marched out of ot th the tho house of ot Tomas Carrasco crossed the patio nn and bent our steps toward toward toward to to- ward the gloomy pile of ot weathered stone whose like dungeon chambers had held so many unfortunates CHAPTER VI VIA VI VIA VIA A Sliver Silver Night A AS S WE marched along my mind was filled with sad uncertainties uncertain uncertain- ties tics grim forebodings regrets for tor accomplished half tasks I would have ha liked to live lI to see the Inde Inde- Independence Independence of ot Venezuela and I found myself wishing that I might have hae been spared to meet the Liberator Simon Bolivar Bolhar the extraordinary man who had Installed In the hearts of ot his people a deathless love of ot Independence And I wanted to see the Senorita again to tell her of ot my love How flow could she have covered up so com coun- completely all nil the signs of ot her escape The city of ot Caracas was new to her To have e left Caracas would have been to leave a trail that anyone anyone any any- one might have followed and antI to have secreted herself In lh the city The Thc thing was Impossible for tor forthe forthe the men of ot La Torre lorre could coull ha have hae e searched every corner of ot It In an hour Even en Polito was In the dark darl As we approached the menage of ot Pe Pedro ro Carrizal sounds of hilarity came carne from the Interior loud InterIor loud laughter laughter laugh lough ter and snatches S of son song We had coine come opposite when the thedoor thedoor thedoor door flew open and n man stood swaying in the lighted way When he saw us he uttered a u wild yell ell and toppled forward to the sidewalk side side- walk Even Een as the soldiers |
