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Show Pa The Murray Eagle, Thursday, April 18, 1929. Two r OF THE y fred Mclaughlin CHAPTER I 1 The Cafe Miramon and Anita As tlie bud went down hehlnd the bills beyond Cliujrultepec, towering end the purple busce of evening fell we were wont to dniR our chairs anrt our tubles out to the sidewalk Id front of the ('fife Mirnmon which faced the graceful, nodding elms ol the Alameda and to build us a cor ner of the old Mnlson Doree. Here we gathered: Mironsiic, lieutenant In the royal forces of lifts majesty, MaxI nilllan, a Gascon lad of proved cour age, whom we culled because of the simple sweetness of his beardless face Cupldo; Lieutenant Neville, whose shoulders were broad, whose black curly hair lay close against bis mas sive bead, whose voice was deep and gentle, and whose smiling eyes were blue and unafraid; Captain Lestranpe, military aide to the emperor heavy, dark, saturnine a coldly calculating, mental machine of tremendous ahll lty; and. lastly, Alfred Francois, count de Vlgny, captain by grace of the favor of Maximilian In the French army of occupatloo In Mexico. We were pawns we Cour In the of Charles game Louis Napoleon Ilonaparte, whose ' long arm had reached across the ocean to plant a bit of old France In the New world. It proved to be a futile. 111 starred gesture after all, for the third Napoleon should never have attempted that which the first Napoleon bad tried to do and fulled. Looking back now through Time's perspective I find many things to regret, and few for which to offer gratitude. Habitually we drunk too much, temperamentally we talked too much, and the Judgment of maturer years tells me that our excesses added nothing to the prestige or to t tie popularity ot Maximilian. But the French are an arrogant race, and Mexico seemr) weak and helpless at our feet So we w hllel away the later afternoons, the long twilights, and tail the crisp cool nights. Ami we either Blurted or llnlshed with trie one sub Ject that lay nearest un, the only cross current In the placid stream of Maximilians reign In the historic city; but a crosscurrent so potent, so fraught with menace, that to disregard It longer would have been t piece of Inexcusable stupidity. That cross current we vailed La Anita. Like Circe of old she bad leit Oicn to their diMitn. Of our own crowd there were r.esnncon and l.eroux, who bad called to pay their resjHfts, who bad followed the lore of beauty foi the Frenchman will follow that lure for ever and hud dlsapieHred as com pletely as though some Aztec air god bad carried them o!T. There was Duroc, one ol Oascotiy's favored souls, who had gone to worship at the shrine ol love, and whose body we hHd found Boating In the canal. And now Cupldo, wounded having brought barb Bhouldet from that .louf of mystery balanced himself precariously with one fot on the pavement and the other on a chair and folred. In tones, high laudation of luU Lorelei. "Nunie of ; d." said be, "what woman I All the lithe grace ot panther Is In the gestures of that exquisite body of bers; she Is chilled steel and fite; she Is deep glucliil lake end laughing mountain rill; she Is dignity, regal poise and sweet re eniplre-buildlu- serve Her eves sre a soft and tel tely limpid amber, her hair bus that mysterious, smoky, purplish brown of desert twilight, and her" llo waved a l ft arin in suddenly muted Impotence, Votitlri'ip, we pray tbeer l.estrange laughed, but It was laugh ot the r Ms ryes remained cold. llpi only. steadfHM, "a murderous thrust from the lady s escort, and ho comes bark to na with peans of prn1 of ins lady's rrmrm. upon his foolish lips." l.estrange Knw s y u saurian fnr not, that many hardem-- l French olttcer has followed the hiri of a lovely sermrltn only to find with death?" Tetter graii! cf r'"ry, qnth Ctipldn He dreamer, "limn Ignoble life. P.esidi-s- . she kissed tin?. "Hid joit ak her, Cupldo, what has become (.f r.cs.innm, and of l erotix ami by what pvll rlianr thu body of IurK fouti.i Its way Imo the canal. sword thrust In the body with heart; i,c till nii what happened to thru l.ruve suns of Framer "Si d:d not." answered Cupldo; "I did hot ssk her. r.esldrs," he coti llnuH, ami a dreamy l.lt f,. Uke a ft m:int!i upon his smiw.th boyish -If She kissed them, thry must have d'-- d happy." "It s murder," said Lotrnrre. "mj terlous. premeditated murder, and ills fme, Ipstoty - "Not so" said Oiptdo, "If any ns He Bccrrssor. True thing, I did not ni,e his manner, ami, doubt less, tin more iild he care f,.r tnln tins hi tii rholr, however, if rosis Ht intiin or wenjM.i.p. (it iiiis Mie of two HsM rsplers that bunt-rr,- H., i,rr rt(.t,,i" Imsgltiathf, Ask These Firms For n,p niantel." lentmr-c- Vtw few feet of shining mahogany I A man of daring surely." He thought a moment. "Then Hesancon and l.eroux and Duroc must have chosen the swords." "The duel was quite to my liking, said Cupldo, "for the curved grip of a rapier finds a welcome home tn my And to tight before Anita hand. -- ah!" "What Is his name?" I questioned. "What mutter a mere name?" said Mlronsiic. "I bud no ears for the man, I wasted no glances on him while I was privileged to look Into the amber eyes of La Anita." "And yoo got only a thrust In the shoulder," growled Lestrange; "you are fortunate." "lie offered me my life," continued the Gascon, "on conditions." "I think." said Neville, "1 see a light; proceed." "He aald that Benito Juarez needed men of courage; he offered me a com mission lu the army of the erstwhile President, who has put up so stubborn a resistance against the emperor." "Sacrel" gasped Lestrange. "And he promised me Immunity and honors when Mexico shall have won Its Independence from Maximilian and the power of France. I told him that 1 served one master, and that master la Maximilian." "Of course," said Neville; "go on." Cupldo continued: "Then be swore a great and potent oath one of the kind that must have been brewing for centuries and he built around me a living wall of steel. Such swords mnnshlp was a thing beyond my drentns; 1 was a helpless babe before hf in. and I think La Anltu must have been touched, either by the worship she had seen In my eyes, or by my helplessness before this modern Ray ard, for she cried out as his rapier stun? my shoulder." "Humph I" said L "He Is as tall as yon ore, Monsieur le Conite, his shoulders ore as broad. and his hotly Is even more powerfully the tin III cold htHMpf rnuriW " Tlstnis," mused Nullle, "acfini far-slgh- will see " "he comes!" breathed Cupldo. He got to his feet In unseemly hate. stepped quickly to the curb, and walled, cat In hand. She sal. with an elderly lady. In a graceful, open barouche drawn by two inagiiltlceni bays, and driven bv s broad shouldered morn w hose dark face held the stony Impassivity of the "Tha Duel Was Quits to My Liking." Slid Cupldo. He possesses a wrist ol muscled. steel, the movements of his body have the quickness of a cat, and the fu'll lty of his swordsmanship Is second not even to thine own, nmn capl talno." "Ah. so?" suld I, with some bent, for hp had tom bed me on a tender spot and knew It. "Perhune op poMiinlty w! offer whereby a let shall he made to find out whl. h of us Is the Inferior blade. You and f Hirer-anIVsiiiiicon and lroui have failed; It I high time that smiie man of Frame slnll prick this paragon who himself hoMnd U e skirt of a lady. Perhaps the Made ol " PIrnnly -you wouldn't," cried Neville. "TV sei-iin-- i " Is Just because of the empemi that I would," said L "Him life Is little enough to sacrlnYe If this men are to his mnji-sta security may N remold Besides." continued, "i fear me that the lady's charms have bllnled the eyes of our courageous Knsri.n. and have brooch! a palsy to his ery cfhMrnt wrist." "Just ss ber charms mkht also mutt rapllalne." Jeered Cupldo, "blind thine own. and bring a pulsy to tjiat deiti-nniwrist of thine." empi-ro- r "It a "Ilir charms shall have tr.nt chain e." I hiii.nid. "f.r I shall make oiporumliy a quickly ss jnns!h!e Our I'ayiird shall fight one more right t ip lnt. I.en.ut and IVsam-oand tiiriT shall tie aertgiiL We will s If He first sword of rtmrdy Is arfr-rtt that of this murderer. There will h mi prhkiii shoulders tM time; one of us will Ki out of that house of mystery and death sllve, the other" "If a permit this mail tenture, Neville, who knew my rsy haired mother In Ht. Simon, "and Ibis Hay ard penes you as he served tm ro what his msjosty will say to qs will bum as to a cinder, and what be nmscd the lahlel might do to us Is a thing I shudder to contemplate." "It Is not that you permit," said L "You can 8ny that 1 have looked upon the glorious Anita, and that. In spite of your combined protests and objections, I followed the lure of beauty Just ns the others have done." "Madness!" cried Neville. "And entirely unnecessary," added Lestrange, who had smiled ot my boastful outburst, "for La Anita shall be summoned tomorrow before the emperor, and the mysterious Bayard will doubtless find a swift and certain death against a wall." "No," said Cupldo, his smooth face transfixed with horror, "the emperor never would I" "That's his present plan," smiled l.estrange. "I have the summons for La Anita In my pocket even now. and Monsieur Bayard will surely be dealt with soon." "The execution of the father of La Aiflta," said Neville, "was, I believe, a grievous blunder, for be was well beloved In Mexico; and If the heavy hand of Maximilian falls upon hU daughter, I fear for the cause of France. Even a stupid people will stand only so much, and then" "There Is not strength In Mexico,' averred Lestrange, "to withstand the power of France. The heavy hand Is the only hand that can rule." "For a while," said L"but the heavy hand Is due for certain failure. How much. Captain Lestrange, had you to do with this new purpose of bis majesty? A deal I'll swenr." He laughed at my question. "I am thinking of the cause of France," be aald. "That portion of the plan. Monsieur le Conite, which was not horn In my own brain, came from that of Colonel Lopez." "And his majesty leans entirely upon Colonel Lopez," said Neville. "A most able soldier," vowed Les trange; "and the emperor makes no mistake In the faith he puts In htm A brilliant, mnn." I arose and extended a hand to "1 will relieve you. mon Lestrange sieur, of the unpleasant and possibly dangerous task of presenting that summons to the fair Anita. It offers me entree, It gives me every oppor tunlly I require to cross swords with Monsieur Bayard." Lestrange, grinning, drew the heavy folded paper from a pocket and handed It to me. "1 owe you a drink, Monsieur le Comte, for relieving me of a thankless errand. After you have delivered to the lovely La Anita the summons for her appearance before the emperor, you are free to pursu any mud venture that your quixotic may lead you Into. temperament Monsieur le Cnpltalne, but until that summons Is delivered you are on his majesty's mission.1 "Trust me." said I; "tomorrow you Sphinx. The Gascon, at the curb, turned and winked an eye at me. "Your ch.iue." said Lestrange. "fin ahead." looked at Neville, who shook "When Monsieur Bayard has llnlshed with ymi," he suld with smile, "I will lake him on." "Then jour chance will never come," suld I. stepping from the curb and approaching the carriage, which swayed dory like with every move of the occupant. "And your slioutder, lieutenant.' she said Ih-- r rl h iiiiv,-vnl.e vur ricd a note of genuine anxiety; "It I Is- -?" Cupldo gulped. Truly the Casron carries his heart upon bis lec-I think I bine never seen a face so exquisitely lovely, nor a form mote The clear ollse grioloiiKty fiishlotied of her skin seemed almost trunspnr eM, Her Inches were long ntid black, and her full red lips helled the thin tiers was a high nrch of eyebrows, face of rout rusts, for the tiasoon hud rkhtly termed her "chilled Heel and fire." Some of bis mad worship fired my bruin. "Name of U d." be had suld. "what a woman!" Weill Beau tiful? Of truth she wsa beautiful And believe me, I have seen bounty In women, for the courts of Vienna ami of Purls know me well. Cupldo'a voice came to tiis from a vn::ue and misty distance; I beard only a portion of what be was say . . . to preset! my best log! friend, le Comte de Vlgny, Cnptaln I caught the slim fingers, raised them awkwardly to eager lips and I found myself listening as In a dream to let? music of ber voice. TI e very air seemed suddenly charged with a t new and spiritual glory; life, all once, became very much worth while "Lorelei," I whispered, unconscious of the fart that I was apeaklng, dark- -" lied Hps rarfed In a smtle, and a light danced tn the deep amber rye. Gem Theatre i Copyright W.by N.The U. Service Co. Mobbs-ilerii- Tickets "But the Lorelei were fair Is It not so, senor?" Cupldo looked at me In blank amazement. He touched my elbow "The Senorita Arrellanos, mon capl talne," he repeated, for, deaf and dumb and blind to all the world save La Anita, I had not heard him at fii"it I bowed and only a Frenchman knows how to bow. "The Lorelei, to the (leruian, senorita." said I, at last in control of myself, "is blonde be cause the (lennan's Ideal Is blonde; but the locks of the Lorelei of Picardy would be dark, and wavy n deep brown with the faintest hint of twi light blue, like desert smoke." "At last." she cried brightly, "the sleeper wakes!" She turned to Cupldo. "Senor Gascon, Is this the man you told me about Is this the mnn whose wit Is ns keen and as agile as the sword he Is reputed to he able to ply with such consummate skill; Is this the darling of the courts of Vienna and of Paris?" "Ah. senorita," I deprecated, "you ore unkind; you blind me with the brilliance of divinity, then, while I am thus helpless, you give me a mor tal thrust. Still, you do but make artful use of the weapons that Cod has given you and, verily, lie has favored you In rich abundance." Now the amber eyes sought mine again, held for half a minute, nnd dropped to her lap, where slim white hands lay passive. "Tla mia," she said gently, to the duenna who sat beside her, "this Is Senor Vlgny, cnptaln In the army of Maximilian." The duenna looked down nt me looked down upon me from vast, illimitable heights. I bowed and she looked away again. La Anita smiled a little. "Tio m!a," said she In my own tongue, "has Dot the resiliency of youth." "It Is a golden thing," 1 answered, "uud thrice blessed when beauty pla; s accompaniment." She sobered suddenly. "The court of France, setmr, has doubtless taught thee many things. Thy tongue" "Ah, do not misjudge me, senorita ; for each word of praise or compliment that escapes me there are a million others held In check." She spoke to Cupldo, who fumbled his cap with awkward lingers. "Were thy blade, Senor Slironsae, as deft as the tongue of Captain Vlgny I should have lost a worthy cousin. You did uot tell me the half." "He can tell It far better than I." said Cupldo. grinning; "the practice has all been his." Now the mention of her cousin brought back to me the object of my mission: to deliver his majesty's sum nions and to cross swords with that precious cousin of hers. For the life of me I could not picture this woman with the f;ne of an angel dealing In could imt Imagine her In murder. any sort of Intrigue, yet the evident e lay all against her. 1 steeled myself for an ordeal. "The Gascon merely Jests, senorita." said I; "that you nnd he should have spoken of me at ail (Hits Hie deeply In your debt, a deb" that I find myself III prepared to re pay, for I come to you on an otIU-laerrand." "To me, setmr?" "Aye, a message from his majesty; "Aly father, captain," she broke In passionately, "was a good patriot, and a man greatly beloved In Mexico, lie had put no obstacle In the way of Maximilian, yet charges were brought against him, charges which could not, because of their Inherent falsity, have been proved; but they found him guilty and shot him. Must I love him for that?" "In any government," said I, "grievous wrongs ore committed. I believe that bis majesty does not approve "The popularity of Maximilian has been lost because of promiscuous executions," the said. "If ambition had not blinded him lie should have seen if long ago. He Is done In Mexico, and when the great trial comes he will find the world against him. Some day. senor, Maximilian will face a firing squad." "A thing beyond my powers of foresight," I answered. "I am serving him, nnd France; opinions are not for me. If I may be permitted to deliver this summons to you at your home t Smith Hardware THE WINCHESTER STORE a summons." Her fin went w hite for an Instant and the slim shoulders drooped "What can the the w hat ran Muxl mlllau want with tne?" she faltereil. "Belter thai be should deliver- - It. setiolllll," Clicituruged Cupldo. "I halt Lestniiie would have l.estratige. gone to your luni-i- - with a squad of soldiers, while Captain Fratiiols " She reached out a hand for the Kummoti. a hntol that trembled a To hpve given It up there little. would have meant the loss of mv rendezvous "Should a message from his majesty, senorita, be delivered thus on a public thoroughfare ? The sweet eyes hardened nnd the tender, rhlldlsli rnrves around her mouth took on an Iron rigidity. Kven the mnlc went out of her robe: "Perhaps nn alley would more filling-lmeet the met buds of your em pcror." "You have no reason, senorita. to love his mujesty. fur he bus done you an evil turn, yet It seems " . The home of CROSLEY RADIOS in Murray We feature SrORTING GOODS-FISHI- NG TACKLE GARDEN ARE TOOLS-GLASSW- & DISHES Call on us for everything in Hardware 4814 So. State Murray, Utah Phone Mur. 148 f $ Gerrard Service Station Features PEP GAS & VICO OILS SEIBERLING PROTECTED TIRES & TUBES ?" Accessories Greasing MURRAY'S NEW HYDRAULIC "Surely." The smile she gave me had much In It besides a courteous acquiescence. I wondered If she were visualizing that duelist couslu of hers, and I hoped In my heart that she was. 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