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Show # x os ANUEL porter rae peat \ ACOSTA, a Spanish newspaper reon the Madrid Nuey Mundo means nothing more nor less than World-has a ymplished what a Which New > ie The Brigands Bivouacing ‘by the roadside 4 " : . hat company of Spanish gendarmes. have beer trying to do for eight mont} ind failed He found the fan s brigand, Vivillo, bos as und his band of robbers and ee ‘ f ‘ ‘ «cutthroat Sa Ta Bodegas He made no effort to travel secretly, or with a guard In fact, he wanted Vivillo to capture him, realizing that in no other way could he come face to face with the famous bandit. . shall with town in t rrocadero old town As it turned out, however, when he went into the town instead of wandering in the eyes Lieut. return of t hills bord 1orth ina 1 : teep and thousand times Ry ll the country around 1 t of , f fion n t Gnd fos lf if Th sani Colorado, but a dirt ‘ Setenil pplied tt ae, de las Bodegas should Sy wild be *) ¢ Acosta did the right thing of Setenll de las Bodegas country around the town att -N / g F Holding uD EEE who have been terrorizing the dis und Setenil de las Bodegas for years Not only ing Madrid journalist find the brigands, but hs hotographed m- in thelr camps and in'the act of Ing aerin und robbing their victima Setenil dc 1s Bodegas 1 typical Spanish suntry nter Se - ¢ oh i‘) j armers nfl ; go free; but you shall leave one of your me as a souvenir of your visit.' "Why do you smile?" added Vivillo, his own relaxing as a look of amusement shone in ‘his ears face own "Are you asking yourself what your. friends Naranjo and Sefior Robledo will say when you to the Hotel Inglis in Madrid with only one He did not find Vivillo in the town, but Vivillo found him Although Acosta didn't know It, the brigand chief had stood behind him for hours as he sketched pictur esque groups of villagers or some quaint old court- ear?" yard In the town So it happened that on the first day that Acosta left the town to go In search of Viviilo in the country Vivillo followed him It was on a warm, lazy day, and Acosta, tired of tramping and sketching, had thrown himstif down In the shade of a tree and fallen asleep When he awoke he found himself tiled hand and foot and surrounded by a group of young men who might have been farm hands if they hadn't been Vivillo's men "Listen," saideVivillo. "You haveslied all along; but I knew you. You are Manue) Acosta and you came to Setenil de la Bodegas to fake my picture to prove to Lieut. Naranjo and your artist friend Robleao that Vivillo does exist and that the gendarmes are pigs Well, you shall take my picture back to Madrid with you." " as ws sae Henn Acosta stared Vivillo, displaying lously, the entire A TSW One at the brigand In amazement, wlhiie all his white teeth, laughed uproarcamp joining Sends Message to the Gendarmes. Vivillo was as good as his word. Not only did he sit for a water color sketch, but he allowed Acosta to take many photographs of him and his band in their camp and on the march. For two wecks Acosta traveled with Vivillo's brigands. He saw them hold up and rob wealthy owners of estates in true bandit style-even taking "snapshots" of the farmers as tley were being robbed He watched the brigands bind and rob tourists and travelers, taking several excellent views of the victims as they lay on the ground, covered by the guns of some of the bandits while others bound them hand and foot and left them lying on the ground, unharmed but unable to give ine alarm unttl long after Vivillo and his men were far away. When Acosta was ready to return to Madrid Vivillo accompanied him part of the way to the railroad."Tell Lieut. Naranjo and Séndér Robledo that the gendarmes are pigs," he said in parting. age a x S 2 Questioned by Outlaw Chief. Vivillo examined Acosta as a criminal lawyer would cross examine a witness and proved mcre than a match for the young journalist in ecraftiness. Acosta told one story after another and soon involved himself in a maze of contradictory statements Vivillo's dark face grew stern and an ominous gleam of anger showed in his eyes as ke listened ""Name of a dog!" he cried, at last "Can't you tell the truth? Confess now, you are a spy for those stupid gendarmes, who have been losing themselves for months while trying io find me. Come, Isn't that. true? You are a spy?" Acosta denied the imputation with anger, , "Yes, a spy," sald Vivgjllo, with well assumed apger_ ' Wel), Sefer Spy;-vou-are not worth robbing You are not worth kicking out of my camp. You y -- w een ian o Setenil de bs Bodegas Andalusia a for months the center of the Neg TheTown = operations of theBrigand Vivillo and his band ind bd s to wipe t ' S of cutthroats ard \ t 1 roundab region find ind failed to of Hotel rand Ingl ¥w 1 Robled The & | gen Cadiz r's Lu Eg t | finished had h smoking und pee after ifé a r j Tete a RB eee | ETI : ES . 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