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Show 1929 The Murray Eajjle, Thursday, June 13, Pane 2 Is for"N'o; not yet, though his life soldiers the In the city la tie feit If to his of the empire will lead him death." with rendezvous shoulShe straightened her slim ders. "What do they know agalnBt my cousin?" them I "Nothing yet, but when show I drew from my pocket the pass of Benito Juarez. prTmTTTTTTTTTtyfTffmTfmTTytfmTTmTmTVTTmmmmTYTTTTTTmTTTTTTTTTfTtfftTfyfTrTYmT it Jiirne X- McLaughlin 8YN0PSI8 CapL Francois da Vlgny, serr-!n- c with Maximilian'! army In Maslco, talla the atory. A royatar. lng group of offlcera la dlacusa-In- g La Anita, who, rumor aaya, hai lured French ofllcera to death or deaertlon. Summoned by Maximilian to make explanation. Da Vlgny undertake! to deliver the At La messaga to La Anita, Anlta'a home Da Vlgny meet! offlrer Mexican Colonel Lopei, and the glrl'a cousin, Pablo who beara a wonderful to Da Vlgny, except that ba weara a beard. Angered that Anita ahould ba called before the emperor, Madrella forcea duel on Da Vlgny, In which the Mexican la wounded. Aaalatlng Madrella to bla carriage. Da a Vlgny plcka up paper that falla from hie pocket. It provee to be a paaa, granting Madrella passage hrough the Mexican llnea. Laid before Maximilian, It la. of course, Madrella'a death warrant, alnce It provea him a apy. Questioned by Maximilian, La Anita denlea luring French officers to danger, and la given her freedom. Da Vlgny secures leave of absence, planning, while Madrella la wounded and under guard, to beard and Impersonate grow him, with the Idea of aecurlng Information of Juarei' movements. Dressed aa Madrella, he entera La Anlta'a home by atealtb and overhears a conversation between Madrella and Lopet which provea the latter a traitor to Maximilian. Lopei has aecured Madrella'a release and the latter la leaving at once for Juareg' He reaches Cuernavaca camp. about the same time as the real Madrella. An unsuccessful atten.pt la made by Madrella to kill De Vlgny. Relieving him to ba Madrella De Vlgny la welcomed by Juarex. Da Vlgny aavea Cuernavaca by convincing Junrei, who had planned to aelze the French that the city, garrison la too atrong. Jurex' suspicions are roused, and Da Vlgny la aaved only by hla possession of pans. Da Vlgny'a generosity enables i'asfjual to marry Ma sweetheart. Dolores, and the Frenchman reallzea ha has made two devoted friends. CHAPTER VIII to the gardens" Now she drew the Iron bolt and 1 pushed the massive gate open. We walked along tbe narrow graveled path. "You were good to me that day before the emperor, captain, and 1 would thank you." She found a fancifully carved atone bencb beside an arbor of red and white roses. "You will IjII me now, Captain de Vlgny, about the fists of Morelos." "There Is so much to tell; besides, senorlta, 1 would tell you of other things things of vaster portent," My voice trembled. "If you would lead up to your story 1 am of the list s listening." "As I rode this afternoon from ... Cuernavaca" I began. She had raised a band as though to etop me, or to Interrupt, but changed her mind. The news of my having been tn Cuernavaca must buve surprised her. "I came to certain momentous decisions." "Ah-- sor "Indeed," Continued 8 topped a tiny ridge which offered me a view of the narrow rvnd Unit pointed a ribbon like finper toward tbe vulley. Along this road, like a great lory snake, Iny a long cloud of dust. It could metin only oue thing, a body of marching men. And inarching men on this road could mean naught clue but reinforcements 1 for Cuernavaca I 1 gave the Hue benst his hend and he swept across the augebrush-rov-erebench. As we raced along, my I knew that, before Kenlto Juarez could "check up his capable I'nblo's pessimism ond move his army to the Investment of Cnernn-vaca- , this force would have reached the city. And I wondered, who had carried lo Maxhulllun lldlnpa of heart sang, for ti, the revolutionary leaders Intention, for, of the Imperial army, only Neville and I knew-a- nd NpvIII. wns dead At ail evenis the emperor knew, and that relieved me of my most urgent mission. My tnlnd could build other and iilensntiter pictures now. Another mile and the vast city lay before me. Ah, the thrill 11 save met Ages had pasxed since I hud avert the city, another world had come Inio new and beautiful world. I was not Francois tie Vlgny, the Itlnde of I'l.ardy. a being who had. at taut, skimmed the surface of merely thlugs; a innn devoid of pursc. .No I had changed; even my soul bad changed. Now my eos saw only the lovely face of the lady who had suddenly fired my life to great endeavor, my ears beard only the golden inuxtc of a ... Ler voice, tind Into my life a high resolve hud come. Wlib her I would be fmtik. stralghtf.irwnrd. Wlit her permlfMon I would (ell her that I loved her; I would throw open the book of my life, that she mUM rend If she so deMred. TlicM thine eleierinlt ed to do as we filtered the E:ite of (do cliy. As we pushed Ii r home I brougi.t the hnrve to stately trot, and then to a walk; my heart, the while, lng a suffocating tattoo agalnM my ribs. I drank In the beauty of the bouse and the well kept garden I did tint notice, at lliKt, a rkure that stood behind the hute trot) gate, the slltn, purple clad figure of a woman who looked tsll Slid wasn't. She wsved her hnnd, and I pulled my mount lo a snail s pare, reaching for my cap and lowing n well as one Id smb. a posture might. Now, watching the slim, waving hand and hoping agBtnst hoj. imagined that It beckoned, so I turned the horse's bead snd droped to the curb. Ft.e extended a hnnd between the bars, and I held It so long that she drew It gently back again. "It Is good to see you out," said she, "after your HIimkO !y lllucs was nothing, senorlta; less than a trifle." This, beyond Sti!t, wss tie truth. "It was vry kind of joti to k alwut me--" "Hut bhibIIi. said she, a sweet nxletf In the amWr eyes "ran hever I continued; "1 from me" Tears came Into her eyes; she raised a bund blindly, and I took It, end kissed very slowly ami I borough ly each Anger ; then I loosed It, "You will trust me Is It not so Tbe word of a (e Vlgny, senorlta. Is a thlnu not eimlly broken." She nodded; and nodding, smiled "If my bitterness, setmr again. seems an unnatural thing In a woman I must Justify It because of my great loss. This country Is ours, It csnnot belong to Kure; and If I wage my tight with a woman's weapons am I more worthy of blame than a man who lights with the weapons that Hod has given him "You offer service to your Krunre. It your duly; senor, because you do I owe sny less service or Bny Mut I. duly to my own countrj being a woman, sit Idly by while a foreign nation uses up the wealth ol this, my country; bringing good patriots to mockeries of trial and certain executions The weslih ot was my faiber, Amador Arrelsnoa. measured In millions. Will all that now t'lctigs to me gain In value tin der the re'gn of the emcror fan you blame me If I strive to hold m own1 shook my bend, dured at her out and aiunred. too. bemuse I had the mothea behind some begun to of the Bel of Colonel lopet. 1 he wily colonel bad beet! renioi,.i.i f,,r the trial bio) nmiilon of la Ant'ii's futher, an.) he had made no . ret of A l itV ik-hl suit for tier han-lwas hck'ltirtttig to s'icw In the di'U lie.. Yet I could not tell tier ur ill I was certain She d.ishod the tear from her of what your emperor b.is lit lie to tn) f.ither l e will oiiij 1iv aland future fnpiad of Metlcan sol dices Ills liiiir,e striving for can Icsd lilm only to he grave I'.etilte Junrei wlil s..t be hnitef ot and when that du cornea, aenof Maximilian's doom la seated I I ran ee It s clearly as though the thing . had Blrendy Ah ttrtior the men of Frsnce have shown me doubtful chivalry I If. her a dm of their stupid Infatuation, I to I burst; se pc pwr M-- l't; bnpl-ened- um them" rtof "Is It ettipld. senorlisl lly own Infatuation has fltied my life wlib a new and spiritual glory" "I have 6"t tried lo use yon, csn tain; and your thoughia of tie art things thst I cherlnh In my heart I would not try to ne you. For Fianc and your emperor yon stood up before the pistol of tnt cousin, knowing or lain drain awaited yon. There la no prlre thst csn be put nin a curt who, fern It M of a Bens of duty, enh resin sucb sublime heights of cour age." I M Copyright though her praise was sweet "To nmltituln the De Vlgny standard will take all the courage I possess, for some of my ancestors have written their names I urge on the scroll of his- tory." "That mnke me wonder how It happens that you look so much like Tab lo. Does uot so striking a resemblance Indlcnte certain relationship" "Either that," aald I, "or uncertain My greatgrandfather, relationship. after whom I was named, and whose Image by some grotesque physiological turn has been handed down to me, was, of course a royalist, os De When tbe Vlgnys have ever been. revolution broke he fled France and came to Mexico, where, In a very few years, he put together quite a fortune, dealing In precious stones." "You think, then, senor, that your " r laughed defensively. "1 cannot heart to apologize for so brave and fascinating a gcntlemoa Kven now, In old I'lcardy, Interesting tales are told "Interesting tales, senor," said she with a smile, "are told about man I find It In my women" "Exactly, senorlta; It mny have been because he bundled Jewels." "Valiant service, senor," she said softly, "Is a great Jewel. I think I rather like your Hut It was my very earnest desire to get back to Lopez, whose dual position as virtual chief of staff under Maxlmlllun and persona grata In the house of Arrellanos boded 111 for one or the other. "How long, senorlta. have you known Miguel Lopez" Now her startled eyes sought mj face. "Since I was a child, senor; he worked many years for my futher, managing several of his ventures." "Does It not seem strange to you. senorlta, thut Miguel Lopez, standing high In the estimation of his majesty, could not save your father" "lie tried, senor and fulled. He was heartbroken." Explaining the perfidy of Colonel Iaiwi could only have added to her unhapplness. With her futher re tiy Uobbs-Merrl- W. N. U. r "It I all tn the day'a work," I.' decided firm that 1 would tell the Senorlta Arrellano8 that 1 love her." "On your way from Cuernavaca" she mused. Slim fingers twisted Id her lap. "Yes; and that 1 love her." She laughed softly. "How mnny French olllcers think you, senor have told me of their love" A deep passion came Into her voire: "Io you not realize my helplessness In this great city, which writhes under the heel of the emperor; can you not see that, because of the evil power of his majesty, my father and my mother have been taken from me; that, when a French officer tells me that be loves me, I must "I am sorry, sonorlts; I did not understand. In my heart you will relgo for ever, for I have put you among the angels, but no word of love Ths only when CHAPTER IX Co. Bsrlcs earnestly. "For Dios," she whispered, "he did, for 1 can read your face, senor, and no guile Is there." "There will never be for you senorlta." "But he She spoke breathlessly: could not have known" General Juarez Bud "Nuturally. your most able and Justly famous uncle, General Escobedo, listened to me while I advised them that an attack upon Cuernavaca at this time would put the revolutionary cause In grave danger. Acting upon my advice, Juarez decided to postpone tbe attack." She thought a long moment I had to give her credit for more than aver"Then captain, you age Intelligence. did not hove smallpox?" "No, senorlta," said I, a vast regret In my very soul ; "I wish I had died of It." "And 1 called," she murmured, a hint of tears In her eyes; "called at your quarters to know how you were; called because you had shown your self to he a man of high courage, and of understanding; called to show you that I was sorry for the trick my She cousin hud played upon you." drew In a deep sigh. "Life Is dlffl Cannot you see cult; Is It not so We how such a thing would hurt me are proud, we " "1 am sorry; I wish I could think of something to say. Do you Imagine I find life simple, my lady My life and my service belong to the em peror; for myself 1 buve only dreums dreams In which I have placed upon a pedestal for my worship a sweet slim goddess with a onto of hair the color of desert smoke, with an exquisite face of matchless purity, and limpid amber eyea Id the Immeasurlose " able depths of which Now she stopped my vehement flow of words with the touch of a tendei finger, but her voice was bantering: "You might have saved your erpres sloiis of regret at having nothing to sny, senor, for you have said a deal in very truth." "Ah senorlta I" "If I forgive you, then you will go on with your story If jou went to the camp of General Juarez you must have gone to see the two young men . . ." "Aye; I saw them. Among those who used my face for plain and fancy punching were Hene Lcroux and Louie 1 senor" "Don Fells Perez, the gargoyle ot rrelnta, who has a tlst as big lis Popocatepetl, and a disposition Just as fl?ry." "No more" "Yes; I'nblo Madrella y Gutierrez.' "My cousin at lurked you, senor'' "In my sleep, senorlta. In the gloom of early morning, as I lay In my bed at the Hotel Montezuma which, as you know, Is located In he and the fat and iieruavuen. aop!ccl!c Manuel stole In like inur derers In the nlLt. and Pablo drove a long knife Into my sleeping form." "Oh I Yet you live, senor, and Bin! -- It cannot I.e." "Yet It was The fuH that my sleeping form whs an artful roll of bed covering made his act none I he less one of murder. With a hntidj three legged stool as my only weup'in. I hid behind Ihe door and saw It all They were armed" A great fear and a great hurt lay In her eyes "Ave; each wish a long knife Ihnt gleamed evilly In the gloom and I f "My Cousin Attacked You, Senor T moved. I.oJh'X doubtless Imagined that the petty xTM'rutlona aectetly fos tered by hluirlf might thlow het Into Ids arms. To me the plan was very dimple, yet I knew that, lo ex plain It lo l a Anita, would (.oumse of her Incredulity be a tldi g of vnsi with a stool, but It sufficed, for Man uel weara a turban like bandage on Ids head, while jour cousin Is " "I V.'ld -- hel.or V dlnVtitty. "You are client, setior; and you to till me about those promised hriiisoa on your f:ne and the fists ot Do jou reiienihei 5" Morelos Now I looked deep lulu the cleat amber eves atol found a fmtik I lotted to lake het In frloiiillli'osa nit arms, to bold ihe deaf form in "lo jou me. Is it not so. the Atnerlran Indian IhciO were Ho puro hunter lrll.es. In the north poitioti ..( Ihe continent the Among: er ve - their vetn.ibiis ttey granaries wherein lo store them. Sotm-tlnie- s ;t ,!,?' :t st Aid "Not one of my ibsirtnlania or rela lives Is capable of regaining- Hip throne of rrniire. So the girl bad hotter timrry Into the Colotins end tf1nl famine, 'ihese are the fnm IU"S thai produce so confided Napoleon t" Genet hI tlertrand, one ol Ids closest companions. It was kto.wn that Genet cl I'.rrtnnd wrote flown the wishes but f.: Mary Cor!rnns I tears the manuscript was lof end In the only rvirttty wss published Itevne drj I n ut Monde. "Some day," Napoleon fordlniird, "there will be a l.onaparte In the ihiilr of St. Peter, Bnd so my r.nmf will te revered onre tuore an J tlmi all over tho Chrltllan world." rfiH-s,- ,,,,, tie ilmii!" lief cyti scBrched my face buiM Napoleon's Prophecy f.-- ,, n'l diet vv;i throe f in ths animal food, in Ihe southern p:.il it whs three fourth. O'i. (.,!.:, nnd wild ihe tribes of the co.i. tn"l.titu!l.s. hikes and pl.ilt S It varied arcordit g lo Ihe fond 'lppl a ru'e the Indian Women were riHiks of con! In nh'e Ihg.'tiu'ty nnd tvhtrnrj to popular belief the liid.iiiis preferred C"oki d ford. They were g.wsl at huhirdiv and after drvlrg e trtiih. ei m.r; for, tl ouK--f tils majesty, liml in you a very giiltatil gentleman "And If I teil yoti I'.'t nt , h. re " pe iitiL tukht etidiit :ger n p"No harm shall conn to tou through me. setior." She tl otii;! a Moment, then urged gently: "A tou rode this afternoon from Currria vara . , ." "I ituist gn further bnk than that.' snl J I. "for I l ave ridden thne horses over Seventy mllea tislny. aistrd whrn the d.iy whs young, and I began try Journey under m..si propitious elrcu"itM'M-a- . t;eticrni IVtdto JiiHr'-r- . sw U'e oT ami wished me ;, .,'cl.., I ,,n n y trip." Mm laothi.J lightly. f t ut I ke tou. Monsieur viti y for (!n.!!.es le gift ,,f U p "Yet we sto.d under s tirnMnt.t "". . lady, and be t.x k my j,Mn, and oTeird i;p a fervent , f n y lurk might shine the up get that?" "1 found It on the steps of your after Lopez and I had assisted my wounded adversary to the more carriage. It has saved my life than ODce, it will serve now to remove a menace to the empire, a man who has forfeited all claims to friendship and all hope of clemency." "Yet he is my cousin, senor, though 1 do not countenance his actions. Does the cousin of your your goddess deserve no mercy at your porte-cocher- e bunds?" that fair of you" "No; yet you hold his life in your "Ah, senorlta-- Is who see in you only and courage and and foram asking for his life. Ah you will never be great in until you are great In for- and hnnds, gallantry giveness, senor, anything t ' " Smith Hardware t t The home of CROSLEY RADIOS in X We feature SPORTING THE WINCHESTER STORE, Murray TACKLE-GARD- GOODS FISHING TOOLS-GLASSW- EN ARE DISHES Call on us for everything in Hardware 4814 So. State Murray, Utah & X X Phone Mux. 148 1, Gerrard Service Station X giveness I" "Between Madrella and myself, that senorlta, there Is a blood-feuonly death might allay. If he Is free then my life Is In constant danger." She smiled at me through a mist of tears. "1 am not pleading for the life of my cousin because he Is my cousin, or because It Is his life; I am thinking of the effect of this upon your soul, and upon my estimate of you. I wonder If the fine DeVignys of your noble line who have written their numes large on the scroll of history would require this thing of you" She stopped und, searching my face, I lost myself in the clear waited. depths of her pleading eyes. My service, my duty to France, to my emperor In all of that I had failed because of my too great love. I extended to her a hand that held the death warrant of Madrella. She took the folded piece of paper from my fingers and swept her lips lightly nrross the back of my hand. 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Many of them wr fond of chewing turn, whhh they got from apt m e trees. Savor, flavors and condiments were valued higldv I M roll Niwa. s.s T felt her groping fingers on my bands, on my shoulders; I felt tier arms around my neck, and caught the faint elusive fragrance of her hair. Sudden tears blinded me so that I could not see her fate, hut I heard tier soft voire culling my name, and I fell again the lender touch of her fragile lips. Yet what I had done was nothing There was left for less limn treason me only lo report to the emperor what I knew iiImiiiI the sublime SJicrl-tirot Icroui bud I'.fMtiiron, the defection of l.estratiue. and the que tloiiahle arthiiies of Colon. I Lopez I Meat Not Exclusive Food of Red Indians . usi she One swift glance was all needed. Her face took on the pallor of death. "In the name of God, senor," she gasped, "where did you ooaooooooooooooooooooooooooQoooooocoooooooooooo"oooo pioslotiiil rinhrnie, to crush the d.iildv mouth with klsi to biviiit.e the frngrnnre of her hull . nciin 1 Tickets The Price of Treachery Hesancon." She smiled a little. "And the others, "You Gem Theatre this" -l took In the bruises on my face, "How atrangely It has marked youl" I laughed, my back against the wall of my own unprepa redness. "Small pox did not do that, senorlta. My face has been a target for every flat in the state of Morelos." "Are you Jesting, captain, or do We are not you speak In parables In the atate of Morelos," "Perhaps It la the barrier of the gate," said 1. I considered the bouse. to that "1 am forbidden entrance beautiful borne, senorlta; does your prohibition extend also to the grounds, Ask These Firms For State St. Phone Mur. 422 Murray, UL Murray Mercantile Co. 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