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Show ft iwiAAI J l iWAil6ti 4 t fo lr i llutLLJhi&aJbu 1 J , r THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON, UTAH In the wallet, bringing at last to light t ""jSQSj By Fred McLaughlin Copyright by Tb A Bobb Ills face broke Into what be doubtless deemed to be a smile. "Buenos dlas, senor. I bade him good morning, knock Ing the dust fruu oiy hat the while and I asked him If food and drink might be promrtd. He roared an on Intelligible order and almost Instant ly a Chinaman, whose every move seemed 'o have 'he sore swiftness of a panther, brought two bottleB of wine, opened them, placed them, with two glasses, upon a small table, and disappeared as swiftly and as silently and as mysteriously as be bad SYNOPSIS Capt Francois de Vigny, serving with Maximilians army In Mexico, tells the story. A royster-In- g group of officers Is discussing La Anita, who, rumor says, has lured French officers to death or desertion. Summoned by Maximilian to make explanation. De Vigny undertakes to deliver the At La message to La Anita. Anitas home De Vigny meets Colonel Lopes, 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 Mexican Is wounded. Assisting Madrella to his carriage, De Vigny picks up a paper that falls from his pocket. It proves to be a pass, granting Madrella passage through the Mexican lines Laid before Maximilian, It Is. of a, come. We drew np chulra. The wine was us smooth as uny that the Cafe Mira-mopossessed, ami mine host, noting the look of surprise and satisfaction on my face, spoke: "IMd not the senor expect good wine? "One never expects good wine In Mexico, said L How simple a thing for me to say, yet It betrayed me as a foreigner, a thing I hud hoped, above all things, to avoid, for 1 was In an area controlled by the revo lutlonlsts of Benito Juarez, and must, n 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 absence, planning, while Madrella Is wounded and under guard, to grow a beard and Impersonate him, with the Idea of securing Information of Juarex movements. Dressed as Madrella, he enters La Anita's home by stealth and overhears a conversation between Madrella and Lopes which proves the latter a traitor to Maximilian. Lopes has secured Madrella s release and the latter Is leaving at once for Juarex' He reaches Cuernavaca camp. about the same time as the real Madrella. An unsuccessful attempt la made by Madrella to kill De Vigny. CHAPTER VI Continued Pasqual, with the silent movements born of his Indian blood, had come through the window. Madrella studied me a long moment, then a flame of understanding You have leaped Into his eyes. Been her then, as myself? Of a truth. We had a touching scene. With tears in her lovely eyes she told me that she could not kiss nte, and because In character! must put on a face of woe, she kissed me prettily; yet It was a sister's kiss and not of love, She called me Too? Pablo.' and when a woman speaks thus, senor, to a man once beloved It Is the end. For that, he cried, a wild passion" In his face, "you die I lie raised the weapon as Pasqual leaped, and the gun thrust suddenly upward drove a futile bullet Into the Madrella shrugged clear of celling. the Indian and swung his right arm with the clubbed pistol. Again I lift ed that handy stool and brought It down upon Madrellu s head, lie went down even as Manuel had done, and the floor trembled with the fall of him. pocketed the pistol ; then Pasqual I climbed swiftly through the window, descended the slanting roof that led nearly to the cobbled floor of the patio, and, with the horse and the burro, made off. leaving Madrella and the "fat and apoplectic Manuel to wake up or not as they chose. About five miles south of Cuer navaca, on the road that leads to Tlat laya, we stopped beside an arroyo, In the cool sweet waters of which 1 bathed my bruised face, for Mndrel las hard Ost bad beat a tattoo upI and on W. N U. Sarvlce O. MrrOI It In two or three days, senor," said I'asqual, you will look the same as ever." Tasquul, 1 owe thee more than I shall ever be able to pay. I shall not be hard to pay, senor." Now, having cleared the Imperial lines, we changed clothing aguln, and after paying Pasqual more than I had mounted the horse. bargained for, Here we part." said L 'Tomorrow or certainly on the day thereafter, I shall return. I hope to And yon here." T shall stay here, senor, day and night until you return And If he should come, Pasqual P The bearded man, senor? Aye; It Is not my desire that he proceed He will get no farther than this." But In what manner will you stop him? The Indian squared his trim shoul If the senor, armed only with ders. a stool, can vanquish two men with knives and guna. surely Pasqual " Adios, then," said I. I have always regretted the trick 1 played Pasqual, yet. with my regrets, there Is the satisfaction of knowing that. In the courageous heart of " e line Indian lad. there Is a place enshrlDed for me. Before me, In the hend ot a tiny amphitheater, lay a town Trelnta, think It was called. A vast, building faced the road, and as I approached It, a sign across the Meals front foretold Its purpose. could be purcbused there, aud rooms for Bleeping, and even feed for horses So I dismounted and a mozo led my horse toward a barn ; the massive front door ofwred and the host appeared He was taller than I, with a tremen dons breadth of shoulders, with shift je&, and a pock Ing, gray brown narked face of evil. 1 1 one-storie- perforce, observe exceeding care. He smiled. You have come from the north Is It not so, senor?" I nodded, for the thing could not be denied. I was In the euemys country, and circumspection, therefore, was a vital thing; yet I was Pablo Madrella, and so long as I remained Madrella this country was my own. 1 had, I knew, some hours' lead over the worthy cousin, with Pasqual a man of resource and couruge between us. From the city? he continued. Aye, from the city." 'LIow far do the lines of the Empire extend? To the eust and north and west," said I, 1 do not know, but southward they reach some miles this side of Cuernnvuea." To travel the roads, senor," said Monsieur Evilfaee, Is a dangerous thing these days, even for a uutlve. II Is as a native that I have trav A eled. loaded burro, a dragging step, a bent hack, and a heuid all gray with alkali and I walk through the French lines as though they were not Besides, Manuel, of the Hotel Montezuma, Is my friend. "Yet the wine of France, quoth mine host, soothed thy palate, and caused thee to speak ill of Mexico Hoes such talk befit a patriot? He hud half risen, and passion I flamed lu Ids eyes. slipped one hand Into my pocket, where lay the gun of Madrella. and waited. I have stopped for food senoi and drink. said I; "and having sat Isfled my hunger and my thirst. I de sire to pay you and be again upon 1 my way. got slowly to my feet And your way, senor, Is where?' There was no uttempt to disguise the doubt or hostility In his voice. To the camp of General Juarez' And that Is where, senor? Tlutlnyn," said I, for so La Anita had told me. He laughed harshly. I Ing at his heart "I cannot miss you, I said. Tor, as a target, his bulk was a serious hand! Believe me senoi a cap for him gun Is not an unaccustomed thing In I thluk. In fact I owe my hand you bullet." Yet you will never pay that debt senor. Why not?" 'Beou use, said he, "between you and safely lie many miles of hostile country, and men will spring up like splilts out of the earth across youi path The Empire will know yon no You are Freni h, senor; It Is more evident, despite the smooth pet feet lor of the Spanish you use and the artls try of vour disguise Six soldiers ol Benito Juarez will stand you up against a wall" lie laughed freely, loudly; and In the noise of that laugh the China man approached swiftly and leaped u; on me from behind, lie struck my elbow and the gun clattered to the floor Then the giant Mexican swung a mus cular urm I tried In vain to dodge r blow the force of that There was Hn earth shaking Jar a bt illlunt constellation of varludored lights before my eyes and a taste of The huge Mg sulphur In my mouth ure that towered menacingly over me faded away In a crimson haze, the hare melted slowly to darkness nod I fell and fell . . . When I awoke the Chinaman was standing over me an empty bucket In his hand and a look of anxiety on his yellow face. Mine host laughed. "Search him Tnl Sing, and see II he has another gun or a knife" The oriental's deft fingers went over me swiftly, Mndlng only a wallet, pile-drive- Ixt-la- The Giant Laughed Madrella I Have Heard " of yet Pablo Madrella would never have drawn a gun for protection and stood with It In the middle ot a strange He would first have put his room. buck ugalnst a wall." Verily I hnd tnucb to learn "Your hnie made wisdom, senor. said I. nmj seem sufficient unto your self, yet I find mub Id It to ques tin Had you gone Diore deeply In to that wallet of ndne yon might not have made so grievous a blunder- - A few easy pesos, senor, seem to ob struet your vision I pray you seek further." Now his trembling Ungers fumbled 1 he Tlatlaya roared, thrusting the table forwurd with great suddenness; but, ant Id puling just suih a move. I had leuped clear us the table slid across the room and crushed against the wutl N w lie swung Ills great body with that pecullur gilding motion of a gorilla Ids dark face working. Ids hrenlli hissing through heavy teeth Even as and cast himself upon me his hairy hands eiuklied at me he In a stopped grotesquely midway gestuie, fur he found my pistol point a from which the Mexican drew a sheaf of bills. Money," be said gaily, two hundred pesos and over; a deal, even In the state of Morelos." He transferred the bills to his own You will have no further pocket use for them, for, before the day Is He slid a sug gone, your body" gestlve finger across his thick neck Tol Sing will carve a man as read lly as be does a helpless chlva; and the spy, senor While I lifted myself painfully to my feet he held the gun upon me You were misinformed, senor, about Benito Juarez; you would have sought him at Tlatlaya, while. In fact he Is , encamped even now at Puente de scarce ten miles from here. Had you come to see him In the name of the Republic you would have known that Perhaps, senor, you will tell me, now that your race Is run. Just who you are." Now my head was clearing from the terrible blow that he had given me, and my brain was beginning to "I am Madrella. function aguln. said I, Pablo Madrella and m.v busl ness Is with the President If you take upon yourself the responsibility of halting me you will doubtless hear from him; and his hand, as you must know, Is heavy. I bring him news ot grave portent." 1 The giant laughed. have heard of Madrella what patriot has not the pass of Benito Juarez, the folded paper that had dropped from Madrel-la'- s coat the night of our duet. He opened it, and his eyes devoured Its brief contents. The parchment, with Its potent message, fluttered to the floor; the gun fell from bis band, struck his booted foot and bounded across the room, and Tal Sing wondering picked It np. Reading aright the evident fear In his masters face he proffered the weapon to me, and I put It back Into my pocket Mine hos searched my face, an eager hunger In his eyes. Dios," he gasped, IIow can I be forgiven? The general " I laughed. Benito Juarez will do to you Just what I ask him to da" Yet surely, senor, 1 was only He returned the money to ray wallet, ticked np the pass, and pressed them I was only seeking Into my hands. to serve the Republic; General Juarez has many enemies." Thy service Is an uncertain thing; yet" Ah, senor, I will do anything I" be cried, anticipating a concession. Then get my horse, for I must be again upon my way. Benito Juarez waits for me." I have another horse, senor, a fine black one; and more befitting your station. Will you do me the honor to ride him, while your own rests In my stable? On your return a change may be made or In case you do not return I beg to present him to you In the name of the Republic." I nodded, for speech was beyond me. "And, he continued, may 1 ride with thee? The country Is filled with bnndlts; they would never attack thee while I am along. I soon discovered that Don Fells Berez for such was his name was, despite all appearance to the contrary. a man of vast acompllshment and education, and the hour that we rode before we reached the Repub lican Hues was full of profit to me, for he told me many things of value The river which passes through the village of Puente de Ixtla was less than a mile nway when sentries be side the roud barred our progress Do you dare halt the great Madrella, roared my companion, "and Fells Perez? We would see the gen eral; take ns to him quickly I I could not have approached Benito Juarez under conditions more favor able for my success. As we rode up, the generul, standing before the mas she adobe building that was his head quarters, came toward us. He put nn arm over the wide shoulders of Don Fells Ierez, and they hnd a word or two of friendly greeting. said the giant MexI Ah, Pablo, can heartily, we are here at last. Truly the man was striving for a favorable report Now Benito Juarez took both ot m.v hands and smiled at me, and I looked Into flit dark Inscrutable eyes ot Mexicos greatest patriot, the man we hnd fought three years. And, as I looked, a great fear possessed me. for. though my head reached higher than his and my shoulders were broader, he radiated a sort of vibrant energv that left me weak and heljv less. Although past sixty, he had the poise and the physical appearance of His face was early middle age. beardless, his eyes were steady and unchanging. Ills head was large and round; and he possessed the ponder ous Jaw. the big. close-shu- t mouth and the massive nose of the man of action, of determination. Danger left him cold; he never forgot a friend or an enemy nnd his native abll Ity and genius for organization made him President of Mexico more than once This mnch must I, a French soldier who knew him well, concede to Benito Juarez. The great general considered tong the bruises left by the fists of Ma drella aud of Don Fells, and 1 had Dogs Called Unclean by Biblical Writers Many people have a decided preju Some go dice against selling dogs. so far as to regard Hie sale of a dog One eldeily positively sinful. woman, says the Pathfinder Magazine, severely condemned n man who en gaged In the business of raising shop She herd does for the market bounded his business as sinful amt protested against Ivor church nuept tainted Ing coni i lhut Ions of Ids as money The origin of this prejudice Is not It may be based known for eeitaln on the old Hchiale Scriptural leuh lugs. Deuteronomy 211:18 says In pnit: Thou shall not bring . the price of a deg Into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow." M my commentators, accepting dog" here in the literal sense, state that Moses declared dogs unclean and prohibited traffic In them Others take a different view ot the Old American Cities lltstorU at records ot the United States and ot the various stutes seem to Indicate that the oldest cities In the United States are St. Augustine Fin ; Santa Fe. N. M. ; Jamestown. Va and Plymouth. Mus St. Augustine Is generally believed to be the oldest city In the United States. It was set tied by the Spaniards In loOS Santa Fe was founded by the Spaniards in Jamestown. Va., was the first UjO.'i. permanent English settlement In the United States The English colonists landed there on May 13, 1007 Ply mouth is the oldest New England town It was reached by the l'llgrlm Fulhers on December 21, 1020. passage They say that dog" here docs not refer to the nnimnl, hut to a person who has prostituted himself by committing uny abominable action This opinion receives some confirms Mon from the context, especially the piecoding veisf In Palestine the dog was looked upon with loathing and uvpislon, as filthy and unclean. This unlniul Is mentioned In the Bible more than forty times nnd, wllh few exeep Hons, It Is mentioned with contempt to remark either Its voracious In sllncts. Its fierceness or Its loath someness Everybody Pusiy-Footin- g As street traffic uolscs become worse and worse In the large cities, the pe destrlan becomes still quieter In his movements, by the use of rubber soles and heels Even in Lancashire quietly padding rubber and leather steadily n place the clatter of clogs and wooden shoes The silent shoe Is a modern notion Noisy hoots were formerly some thing to be proud of The gallants ot Mexandrla let people know when they were coming, the London Macaroni ol the Eighteenth century wore heel tips that clinked, and a Northampton boot manufacturer says that some of his West Indian orders used lo stipulate that the hoots must squeak I Palming Off Counterfeits Burtt ot says Irofessoi thlcago university Is evolving the new t It a sweet tye of human being HintIsn we shall no ly ftolejnn thought longer have to put up with the accl dental type Hint nature has been pn lining of! od us? 3vlenee. fearfully to wonder If doubts Identity bad entered bis bead One would Imagwhen ha spoke: ine, Pablo mlo, that yon have traveled on yonr face." Don Fells Perez looked down a crooked nose. Excellency," he said at last, there was a misunderstanding, a difference, and 1 struck him once. I have tried to muke amends." It ts nothing, excellency," said I; be Imagined that be was serving tbe Republic." Rancor Is not a thing that thrives In my heart, and Fells Perez bad done me a lasting favor. And your wound, Pablo; has It healed sufficiently for yon to travel In safety?" I had forgotten that My wound I 1 was wounded. Having tbe appearance of Madrella I needed now most sorely that clever brain of bis. If I admitted a wound I might, for Identification, be required to exhibit It, for Juarez was a man who overlooked nothing; and once suspicion came to And If I did not him I was doomed. admit It I I sighed. He was at least Ignorant of my resemblance to Madrella; npon that I must build my fabric of Res. Ye beard, Pablo," he continued, that you bad fought with Captain Vigny, and that you lay, grievously wounded, at your home, with soldiers of Maximilian as a guard. Was there no duel?" Aye," said I; there was a duel, If my poor efforts agartist that master swordsman may be so termed." Do you mean to tell me the French begun of my ?" officer "Exactly, excellency; that sword of his was a veritable part of him; I He played with me was helpless. as a cat plays with a mouse; I was a babe before him. He Is called the Blade of Picardy, and In a nation of fencers such a nora de guerre may not be easily earned." The dark eyes of the future master of Mexico bored Into mine. Then he- -?" It Is not the part of laughed. wisdom, excellency, to continue a contest wherein yon have everything to lose and naught to gain. I might Just as well have tried to stab a moonbeam; he was everywhere and nowhere. So, awaiting opportunity, I accepted a thrust lu the side; a thrust which barely broke the skin, bringing forth sufficient blood to stain my shirt They look me home and put me to bed; and Doctor Mendez came and looked and smiled and went away with his tongue In his cheek. A scratch, general, that healed and was forgotten In a week. Ah Pablo." laughed the President, He put an arm 'you are a delight! Come In." across my shoulder. I turned to Don Fells Perez: 'Senor, your horse shall have the best of care, and I shall bring him back to you and reclaim my own-be- fore the morrow. So his evil face broke Into another and smiling still he rode smile, I owa.v. My hrst hurdle had been won; now to bloik the attack on Cuernavaca I Acidity The common cause of digestive diffIs excess acid. Soda cannot alter this condition, aud It burns the Something that will neustomach. tralize the acidity Is the sensible thing to take. That is why physicians tell the public to use Phillips Milk of Magnesia. 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The remainder of the fund ts plated at the disposal of the prize committee, one quarter of the amount being allowed for general expenses and the balance for prizes. This gives a new meaning The higher the to the old saw, branch, the sweeter the cherries. ano those who are disappointed in the prize awards one jear may content themselves with the thought that they may receive a very substantial reward for their patience. 10(1 one-tent- h MjdxkeCL CHAPTER VII WHIfl Sons of France tall man In gorgeous uniform got to his feet as I was led Into a room half filled with a massive table that Gen bore a jumbled lot of maps. eral Escobedo!" I breathed. You know him then. Pablo? ques tioned Junrez. Aye. excellency, every one knows the hero of Matamoros." For It was the fall of Matamoros that had lost to Maximilian the eastern portion of A Mexico After the manner of Latins General embraced me, and bis first statement sent a chill of terror to my heart. His deep voice sounded like the knell of deuth. Assuredly he should know me. for Pablo Madrella Is engaged to marry my niece, lovely La Anita. Truly the understudy of thal worthy cousin would have to be a And I was leaving be busy man! hind me a tangled skein that ever the clever brain of Madrella would Had not ter tiud difficult to unravel ror so firm a grip upon me I think I should have laughed. the President explained "Pablo, Is the connecting link between tut und the city. What the empero' plans to do gets to Madrella and then, through him. to me." Then Pablo Is Just in time," said for he the hero ol Mulamoros, doubtless brings news of Cuernavaca, and of the disposition of Maximilian's forces Is It not so? I considered a long moment The attack on Cuernnvaca, generul, has been delayed too long Maximilian Is well awnre of your prospective move Instead of the presumed five thous and soldiers of the Belgian corps there are twelve thousand men In Cuernavaca. Only yesterday I bad Impossible word from there." Yet the word yon received was Incorrect excellency; those men are hidden." must explain," You Escobedo urged Assuredly. Maximilian would give much for the heud of Uenerul Juarez. Having failed to vanquish him In batHe has tle he tries subterfuge. for a week, of your plans; known und he has drawD men from the eust for the protection of Cuernavaca because he realizes only too well the strategic value ot that city Besides he Is staking a great deal on 'rapping the President In this endeavor. dans. said the President "My 'were known to two people In Mex loo City, yourself and Colonel Migne Escobedo 1 Lopez." (TO BE CONTINUED.) . FOR. 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