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Show fl ir-."""11"" '" -" " ' ' "" I J i WEBSTER I I fir Js Mm I JM Peter B.Kyne ll JcKlPrJ Author of "Cappy II HSBMr ' Ricks," "The Valley Hi 3fflEi? oi the Giant8" Eta III CHAPTER XVI Continued. 1T 1B WM "Ho shnll havo n military funeral," V Ulcardo promised. mm "From tho cathodrnl," Webster add- n cd. "And tnko n picture of It for ,M Ids people. Ho told mo about them. BK I want them to think he amounted to KB ( something, after all. And when you 'KB tet Uils two-by-four republic of yours jBB Kolng ngaln. Kick, you might havo IBB your congress award Don Junn a jBfl thousand dollars, oro for capturing Bar- BB ros. Then wo can send Uio money to BB his old folks." IBS "Out he didn't capture Garros," pflS Rlcnrdo protcfltcd. "Tlio mnn escaped tfiBJ whet)' tho guards cut their way BB through." fl9 "He' didn't. That was a niso while ! he beat It out the gnto wlwro you IBB' found me. I saw Don Junn knock him IBB cold with tho butt of his rlflo after IBS I'd brought down his horse." IBB "Do you think ho'fl thcro yet?" IBB "He may be provided all this didn't IBS happen the day beforo yesterday, if IBB I wanted him, I'd go down and look jBflJ for him. Ulck." BBJ "I'll go right nway, Jack." BBJ "One minute, then. Send a mnn BBB around to thnt little back street whero IBB they have the wounded It's a couplo BJB of blocks nway from hero to tell IBS Mother .Tonka and tho young lady IB with her I'll not bo bnpk." BBj "TIic'to both outsldo now. They BBB must hnvn gono looking for you, lip BBB cnuso they found you nnd Don Juan BBB first nnd then told me nbout It," BBBJ "Who 'told yout" BBBj "Mother Jenks," BBB "Oh I Well, run ninng and get your BBBJ BBBJ Ulcardo departed on tho run, tnk- BBBJ ng the sentry nt tho door with him BBBJ and In his hnsto giving no thought BBB to Mother Jenks nnd her companion BBB waiting for the doctor's verdict. In BBB tho pnlace grounds ho gathered two BBB more men and bade them follow him; BBBj heading by twenty yards, ha emerged BBBj nt tho gnto and paused to look around BBB him. BBB Homo hundred feet down tho street BBBJ; from tho pnlnco goto Sarros' hny BBBJ charger Iny dend. When Webster's BBBJ bullet brought tho poor beast down, BBBJ his rider had fallen clear of him, only BBBJ to fall a victim to tho ferocity of Don BBBJ Junn Cnfetcro. I.ntcr, an Sarros lay BJBB stunned nnd bleeding bestdo his mount, BBBJ the stricken nnlmnl In Us dcath-strug- BBBJ lie had half risen, only to fall again, BBBJ this time on tho extended left leg of BBBJ kin late master: consequently when BBBJ Bnrros rocovorcd consciousness follow BBBJ lng tho thoughtful attentions of his BBBJ assailant, It was to discover himself a BBBJ hopeless prisoner. Tho heavy carcass BBJB f his horso pinned his foot nnd part BBJB rf his leg to tho 'ground, rendering BB hlw s helpless nnd dospcrato as a BBWB trapped nnlmnl, BBJB For several minutes now ho hnd BBJB been striving frantically to rclcnso BBJB klnyiclf with his sound right leg BBBS pressed against tho animal's back BflBB acme ho tried to gnln sufllclcnt pur- BBHB obaro to withdraw his left leg from BBBB the carcass. BBBB As Klcnrclo caught sight of Sarros BBBB he instinctively realized that this was BBBB bla mortal enemy ; motioning his men BBBB to stand back, ho approached tho BBBB fttruvgllng mnu on tlptoo nnd thought-. BBBB fully possessed' himself of tho dicta- BBBB tor's p.'stol, which lay In back of him, BBBB but not out of reach. Just as ho did BBBB so, Sarros, apparently convinced of tho BBBB futility of his efforts to froo himself, BBBB surrendered to fato and commenced BBBB. rather pitifully to weep with rugo BBBB and despair. BBBB Illcnrdo watched him for n few sec- BBBB ends, for thero was Just sufllclcnt of BBBB tho blood of his Castlllnn ancestors BBBB still In his veins to render this sorry BBBB. spectacle rnthcr an enjoyable ono to BBBB him. Resides, he was CO per cent BBBB Iborlun, a rnco which enn hato qulto BJBBB ns thoroughly as It can love, and BJBJB , for n tlino Illcnrdo even nourished tho BBBJB' thouKht of still further Indulging his I thirst for rovengo by pretending to aid Sarros In his cuenpol Presently, HijMMSu however, ho put tho ungenerous BXJBjflH thought from him; seising tho detid BJBmB or,,o hy tho tall, ho dragged tho cor- BBBJBj rass T his enemy's leg, and whllo BBBJ Sarros sat up, tailor-fashion, and com- BEBBJ menced to nib tho ctrcutatlou back BBB into- tho bruised member, Ulcardo BBB eentcd himself on tho rump of tho BBBB dead horso und appraised his prisoner BBBB critically. BBBB Sarros glanced up, remembered his BJBBB inannors and very heartily and grace Hflf H fully thanked his deliverer. BJBJB "Jt Is not a tunttor for which thanks BJBJB are duo iue, Sarros," Ulcardo replica BTHeB coldly. "I am Ulcardo Luis Iluey, BBTB and I tinvo como back to Subranto to BHK pay tuy father's debt to you. You BJBJB will icnnuraber having forced tho obll HBBB cation "upon mo In the cemetery some BBBB fifteen years ago." BHfljBj For perhaps ten horrified seconds BBJKB! Karros stared nt Ulcardo; then the BBBJ dark blood' In him enmd to his defense; BBIBB his tense poso relaxed; tho fr'ght BJraBB o'i rfiir Uft his swarthy counto-, 9H mM hh. UJft iis BMI-tt iiTiiffiiiifii f ,lOMMBBBMrSaMttaMMMHMiBBi 1 nanco ns If erased with a moist sponge, leaving hlra as calmly stoical and Indifferent as a clgnrstoro Indian, no fumbled In his cont pocket for a gold cigarette case, selected a cigarette, ciga-rette, lighted It and blow smoko at Ulcardo, Tho Jig was up; ho knew It; and with admirable nonchalance ho declined to lower his presidential dignity by discussing or considering it. Ho realized It would delight his captor cap-tor to know ho dreaded to faco tho Issue, and It was not a Sarros practlco to give nld and comfort to tho enemy. "Spunky dovlll" Illcnrdo reflected, forced to admiration desplto himself. A,toud ho said; "You know tho codo of our people, Sarros. An eyo for an eyo and a tooth for a tooth." Sarros bowed. "I am at your service," serv-ice," ho replied carelessly. "Then nt daylight tomorrow morn Ing I shnll muko settlement." Illcnrdo beckoned his men to approach. "Tnko this mnn und conflno him under n double gunrd In tho arsenal," ho ordered. or-dered. "Present my compliments to tho officer In chnrgo there and tell him It Is my wish thnt a priest bo provided for tho prisoner tonight, nnd thnt tomorrow morning, nt six o'clock, a detail of bIx men nnd a sergeant escort this mnn to tho cemetery In the. rear of tho Catedral do la Cruz. I will meet tho detail thero and take command of It." Two of Itlcnrdo's Imported fighting men stepped to tho prisoner's sldo, seized him, ono by each arm, nnd lifted lift-ed him to his feet; supported between be-tween them, ho limped nway to his doom, whllo his youthful conqueror rcmnlncd scntcd on tho dend horse, his gnzo bent upon tho ground, his mind dwelling, not upon his triumph over Snrros but upon tho prodigious proportions of tho task beforo him; tho rehabilitation of a nation. After a whllo ho roso and strolled over toward to-ward tho gate, whero ho paused to noto tho grim evidences of tho final stand of Webster nnd Don Junn Cafe-tcro Cafe-tcro beforo passing through tho portal. por-tal. Ulcardo had now, for tho first ttmo, nn opportunity to look around him; so he halted to renllzo his homo-coming, to thrill with tills, tho first renl vlow of tho homo of FIls boyhood. Tho spnclous lawn surrounding tho pnlnco hnd been plowed nnd scarred with bursting shrapnel from tho field guns captured In tho nrscnnl, nlthough tho building Itself hnd been llttlo damaged, not having sustained n direct hit because be-cause of Illcnrdo'a stringent orders not to uso artillery pn tho palaco unless un-less absolutely ncccssnry to smoko Snrros out. Scattered over tho grounds Ulcardo counted somo twenty-odd government soldiers, all wearing iat pathetically flat, crumpled appearance which seems Inseparable from tho bodies of men killed In action. The first shrnpncl had probably commenced com-menced to drop In tho grounds Just as a portion of tho pnlnco garrison had beon marching out to Join tho troops fighting at tho cantonment hnrrncks Evidently tho men had scattered llko quail, only to bo killed ns Uioy ran. Krom this grim sccno Illcnrdo raised his eyes to tho palnce, tho castellated towers of which, looming through tho tufted pnlms, wcro reflecting tho setting set-ting sun. Ovor Uio balustrade of ono of tho upper balconies tho limp body of a Snrros shnrpshooter, picked off from tho street, drooped grotesquely, his nnns hanging downward as If In Ironical welcome to tho son of Iluey tho Itoloved. Tho sight Induced In Illcnrdo a senso of profound sadness; his Irish Imnglnntlon awoko; to him thnt muto flguro seemed to cnll upon him for pity, for kindness, for for-benranco, for-benranco, for understanding nnd syra pnthy. Thoso outftung nnns of tho martyred peon symbolized to Illcnrdo Ituey tho spirit of liberty, nhnckled nnd helpless, calling upon him for Ac-llvcranco; Ac-llvcranco; thoy brought to his nlrt wind n elenrer realization of tho dty thnt was his than ho had ever had before, be-fore, no hnd a great task to perform, n task inaugurated by his father, and which Ulcardo .could not hope to finish fin-ish In his lifetime, no must solve tho agrarian problem; ho must develop de-velop tho rich natural resources of bis country! h must provldo free, com pulsory education nnd cvolvo from tho Ignoranco of tho peon an Intelligence Intelli-gence thnt would build up thnt which Sobrnnto, In common with her sister republics, so wickedly Incked tho grcnt ralddlo class that stands always ns a buffer botwecn tho aggression nnd selfishness of tho upper clnss nnd tho helplessness nnd childishness of tho lower. ltlenrdo bowed his hend. "Help me, O Lord," ho prayed. "Thou hnst given me in Thy wisdom a man's task. Help mo that I muy not provo unworthy." Mother Jenks, grown Impatient at the lack of news concerning Webster, loft Doloi-es to her grief n tho room across tho hall and sought tho open nlr, for of Into sho hod been experiencing with recurring frequency n slight feeling of suffocation. She sat down on the broad franltt steps, h)ftd herself to a much-needed "bracer" from her brandy flask and was gazing pensively at the scene around her when Ulcardo came up the stairs. "Kilo I" Mother Junks saluted him. "Wo'ro 'nvo you been, Mr. Dowers V "I have Just returned from rapturing Snrros, Mrs. Jenks. Ho Is on his way to the arsenal under guard." "Oor' strike mo pink I" tho old lady cried. "'Ave I lived to sec this dayl" Her faco was wreathed In a hnppy smile. "I wonder 'ow tho beggar feels to 'nvo the shoo on the other foot, eh tho 'cartlcss 'ound; I'm 'opln this General Iluey will 'avo the blighter shot." "You need hnvc no worry on thnt score, Mrs. Jenks. I'm General Iluey. Andrew Dowers wns Just my summer nnmc, as It were," "Angels gunrd me I Wot tho bloom-in bloom-in 'ell surprise won't wo nvc next. Wot brunch o' tho Iluey trlbo do ou belong to? Are you n nephew o' hlra thnt wns president beforo Snrros shot 'Ira? Antonio Iluey, who wns arf brother to tho president, 'nd a son 'c called Ulcardo. Aro you Mm, might I nrsk?" "I am tho son of Illcnrdo tho De-loved," De-loved," ho answered proudly. "Not tho Ind ns was away at school when 'Is father was hcxccutcd?" "I am that same lad, Mrs. Jenks. And who aro you? You seem to know a deal of my family history." "I," tho old publlcnn replied with equnl pride, "nm Mrs. Col. 'Knery Jenks, who wns your fntiicr's cldcf of hnrtlllcry an' nd tho hcxtrcmo honor o' dyln' In front of tho snmo wall with 'ha. Dy tho w'y, Ws Mr. Webster?" she ndded, suddenly remembering the subject closest to her henrt Just then. "His wounds nro trifling. Ho'U live, Mrs. Jenks." "Well, thnt'B better thnn gettln' poked In tho eyo with a sharp stick," tho old dnmo decided philosophically. "Do you remember my llttlo sister, Mrs. Jenks?" Illcnrdo continued. "She wns In tho pnlnco when Snrros ut tacked it ; sho perished there." "I bellovo I 'nvo got a slight recollection recol-lection o' tho nipper, sir," Mother Jenks answered cnutlously. To herself sho snld: "I B'y, 'Knrlettn, 'cro's n pretty go. 'B don't know tho Inmb Is llvln' nn' In the next room 1 My word, wot n riot w'en 'o meets 'or I" "I will seo you again, Mrs. Jenks. I must hnvo a long talk with you," Ulcardo Ul-cardo told her, and passed on Into tho pnlnco ; whereupon Mother Jenks ouco more fervently Implored tho Almighty "l Am General Ruey. to strlko her pink, nnd tho Iron restraint re-straint of n long, hnrd, exciting dny being be-ing relnxcd nt Inst, tho good soul bowed her gray hend In her nrms nnd wept, moving her body from sldo to sldo tho whllo nnd dcmnndlng, of no ono In particular, a single legitimate reason why sho, a blooming old baggage bag-gage nnd not fit to live, should be the recipient of such manifold blessings ns thlR day had brought forth. In tho meantlmo Ulcardo, with his hand on tho knob of tho door leading to tho room whero Webster was hnvlng his wounds dressed, paused suddenly, bis nttentlon caught by tho sound of a sob, long-drawn and Inexpressibly pa thctlc. Ho listened nnd mndo up his mind that a woman In tho room across tho entrance hall was bewailing the deuth of a loved ono who answered to tho numo of Caliph nnd John, darling. Further eavesdropping convinced him that Cullpli, John, darling, and Mr. John Stuart Webster wero one nnd tho same person, nnd so he tilted his hend on one sldo llko a cock robin nnd considered. con-sidered. "Dy Jingo, Hint's most Interesting." ho decided. "Tho wounded hero has n sweetheart or n wife and nn Amoc-lenn, Amoc-lenn, too. Sho mustjio n recent acquisition, ac-quisition, because nil tho time wo were together on tho steamer coming down here Jio nover spoke of olther, desplt tho fnct thnt we got friendly oiiourIi for such confidences. Something funny fun-ny nbout this. I'd better sound the old hoy before I stnrt passing out word of comfort to that unhappy femnlo." He pnssed on Into tho room. John Stunrt Webster bad. by this time, heon wnslied nnd bnndngod, nnd ono of the Snrros sorvnnts (for tho ox-dlctntor's retinue still occupied tho pnlace) hnd at Dr. I'ncheco's command, prepared n guest chnmber upstairs and furnished ii night gown of ample proportions to rover Mr. Webster's hehnndnged hut cthervtiso nnkod person. A stretcher hnd Jnsi arrived, and the minded mnn uiiR ni. mt to be curried upMairs, The I lit financial backer of tho rovolntloa waa looking very pale and inspirited, i for once in his life his whimsical, bnn tcrlng nature wns subdued, n Is eyes wcro closed, and ho did not open them i when Rlcnrdo entered 'Well, I hnvc Snrros," tho latter do-clnred. do-clnred. ,, Webster paid not the slightest nttentlon ntten-tlon to this nnnouncement. Illcnrdo bent over him. "Jnck, old boy, he queried, "do you know n person or feminine pcrsunslon who cnlls you Cn llph?" . John Stunrt Webster's eyes nnd mouth flew wide open. "Whnt the devil I" he tried to ronr. "You haven t been spcnklng to her, hnvo you? If you have, I'll never forgive you. bo-cnuse bo-cnuse you've spoiled my little surprise pnrty." A . "No, I haven't been spcnklng to her. but she's In the next room crying flt to break her henrt because sho thinks you've been killed." "You scoundrel I Aren't you humnn? 00 tell her It's only n couple of punctures, punc-tures, not n. blowout." Ho sighed. "Isn't It swcA of her to weep over nn old hunks llko me I" ho ndded softly. "DIoss her tender heart I" "Who Is sho?" Illcnrdo wns very curious. "Thnt's none of your business. ou wnlt nnd I'll tell you. She's the guest 1 told you I wns going to bring to dinner, din-ner, nnd Hint's enough for you to know for tho present. Vnyn, you Idiot, nnd bring her In here, so I can assure her my head Is bloody but unbowed. Doctor, Doc-tor, throw thnt rug over my shanks nnd mnkc mo look pretty. I'm going to rccelvo compnny." Ills glnnce, bent stcndlly on the door, hnd In It somo of tho nlcrt, bright wist-fulness wist-fulness frequently to bo observed In tho eyes of a terrier stnndlng expec-tnntly expec-tnntly before n rat hole. The Instant tho door opened nnd Dolores' tenr-stnlned tenr-stnlned fnco nppenred, he cnllcd to her with the old-tlmo cnmnrnderlc. for ho hnd erased from his mind, for the nonce, the memory of the tragedy of poor Don Junn Cnfetero and wns concerned con-cerned solely with tho tnsk of linnlsh-Ing linnlsh-Ing tho tenrs from thoso brown eyes nnd bringing tho Joy of Ufo bnck to thnt sweet fnce. "Hello, Secrcss," ho cnllcd wenkly. "Llttlo Johnny's been fighting ngnln. nnd the bod boys gave him nn all-tired walloping." Thero was a swift rustic of skirts, nnd sho wns bending over him, her hot little pnlms clnsplng engcrly his pntc. rough cheeks. "Oh. my dear, my dear!" she whispered, hnd then her voice choked with the hnppy tenrs nnd she wns sobbing on his wounded shoulder. shoul-der. Illcnrdo stooped to draw her nwny, but John Stunrt bent upon him n look of such frlghtfulness thnt he drew bnck abashed. After nil, tho pnst 24 hours hnd been quite exciting, nnd Illcnrdo reflected thnt John's Inamorata Inamora-ta wns tired nnd frightened nnd prob-nbly prob-nbly hndn't cntcn anything nil dny long, so thero wns nmplo excuse for her hysteria. "Come, come, buck tip," Webster soothed her, nnd helped himself to a long whiff of her fragrant hnlr. "Old mnn Webster hnd one leg In tho grave, but they'vo pulled It out ngnln." Still she sobbed. "Now, listen to me, Indy," ho commanded com-manded with mock sovcrlty. "You Just stop thnt. You'ro wnstlng your sympathy; nnd while, of course. I en-Joy en-Joy your sympathy n henp, Just pnuse to reflect on tho result If those salt tenrs should happen to drop Into ono of my numerous wounds." "I'm so sorry for you, Cnllph," she murmured brokenly. "You poor, linrm-less linrm-less boy I I don't see how nny one could bo so fiendish ns to hurt you when you wero so distinctly a non-combatant." "Thnnk you. Let us forget The Hngue conferenco for tho present, how-over. how-over. Hnvo you met your brother?" ho whispered. "No. rnllph." "Ulcnrdo." "Yes, Jnck." "Come here, nick, you scheming, unscrupulous, blood-thirsty adventurer. I hnvo n tremendous surprlso In store for you. The sweetest girl In the world nnd she's right here " Ulcnrdo laughingly held up his hnnd, "Jack, my friend," ho Interrupted, "you'ro too wenk to mnke n speech. Don't do It. Desldcs, you do not hnvo to." Ho turned nnd bowed gracefully to Dolores. "I can seo for myself she's tho sweetest girl In tho world, nnd thnt she's right here." He held out tils hnnd to her. "Jnck thinks he's going to spring n surprise," ho continued inn-llclously, inn-llclously, "quite forgetting thnt n good soldier never permits himself to bo taken by surprise. I know nil nbout his llttlo secret, becnuso I heard you mourning for him when you thought ho wns dend." Ulcardo favored her with a knowing wink. "I nm delighted to meet tho future Mrs. Webster. I quite understand why you fell in lovo with him, because, you see, I lovo him my-Belf my-Belf and so does everybody else." With typlcnl Castlllnn courtliness he took her hnnd, bowed low over It. nnd kissed It. "I nm Ulcardo Lulz Ituey." ho wild, nnxlous to spnre his friend the tnsk of further exhausting converse tlon. "And you nre " "you're n consuminnte Jncknssl" groaned Webster. "I'm only n denr old family friend, nnd Dolores Is going to mnrry Hilly (Jenry. You Impetuous Idiot I She s your own slstor, Dolores Uuey. She, Mark Twuln. nnd I hnvo nmplo cause for common complnlnt ngnlnst the world because the reports of our death hnvo beon grossly exaggerated. exag-gerated. She didn't perish when your fnthor's ndmlnlstrntlnn crumbled. Mls Uuey. this Is your brother. Ulcnrdo. Kiss her you dnmn' fool forgive me Miss Iluey-oh. Lord, nothing matters' nny more, lie's gummed everything up nnd ruined my pnrty. I wish I wero lend." nienrdn stnrod from the nutrnce Widwtor ro his alitor nm! ha. k nurUo "Jack Webster,- ba declared, "70a aren't crazy, nro your -Of course, he Is-the old dear, Dolores Do-lores cried happily, "hut I'm not." She stepped up to her brother, and her arms went around his neck. "Oh. Ulck," sho cried, "I'm your sister. Tru- 1 lyDolores. fy ttlo lost sister, Do- , lores? Why, I can't believe It!" "Well, you'd better believe It," John Stunrt Webster growled feebly. "Of , course, you enn doubt my word nnd , cot nwnv with It, now that I'm flnt on my bnck, but If you dnre enst nspcr-slons nspcr-slons on that girl's veracity, I'll mur-dcr mur-dcr you n month from now." He closed his eyes, feeling Instinctively Instinc-tively that ho ought not spy on such a snered fnmlly scene. When, however, tho nffcctlng meeting wns over nnd Dolores Do-lores was ruining the Wcbstcrlnn fore-top fore-top while her brother pressed tho Web-sterlan Web-sterlan hand nnd tried to say nil tho things ho felt, but couldn't express, John Stunrt Webster brought thetu both bnck to a realization of present conditions. "Don't thnnk me. sir." he piped In pnthetlc Imitation of tho small boy of melodrama. "I havo only dono mo duty, nnd for thnt I ennnot nccept this purso of gold, oven though my father nnd mother nro starving." "Oh, Caliph, do bo serious," Dolores pleaded. Ho looked up at her fondly. "Tnko your brother out to Mother Jenks and , provo your ense, Miss Iluey," ho advised ad-vised her. "And whllo you'ro nt It, I certainly hopo somebody will remember remem-ber I'm not accustomed to reposing on a center table. Ulck, if you can per-sundo per-sundo somo clUzcn to put mo to bed, I'd bo obliged. I'm dead tired, old horse. I'm ah sleepy " His head rolled weakly to ono side, for ho hnd been playing a part and hnd nerved himself to finish it gracefully, grace-fully, even In his wenkened condition. Ho sighed, moaned slightly, and slipped Into unconsciousness. CHAPTER XVII. Throughout the night thero wns sporadic spo-radic firing hero nnd thcro In tho city, ns tho Iluey followers relentlessly hunted down the tsolntcd detachment of government troops which had escaped es-caped annihilation nnd capture In the final rout nnd fnllen bnck on tho city, where, concenllng themselves according accord-ing to their nnturo nnd Inclination, they Indulged In more or less sniping from windows nnd the roofs of buildings. build-ings. The practice of taking no prisoners pris-oners wns an old ono In Sobrnnto, nnd few .presidents hnd done moro than Snrros to keep thnt custom nllvo; ergo, er-go, firm In tho conviction thnt to surrender sur-render wns tnntnmpunt to fnclng n firing fir-ing sqund nt dnyllght. tho majority of these stragglers, with consummnto courage, fought to tho denth. Tho enpturo of Kuennvcnturn wns nlono sufllclcnt to Insure n brief revolution, revo-lution, but tho capture of Snrros wns nmplo gunrnnteo thnt the rcslstnnco to tho now order of things wns n I ready nt nn end. However, nienrdo Iluey felt thnt the prompt execution of Snrros Snr-ros would ho nn ndded gunrnnteo of penco by cffcctunlly dleournglng nny opposition to tho rebel cause In tho outlying districts, when- n few Isolated garrisons still rcmnlncd In Ignoranco of the momentous events being enncted In the cnpltnl. For tho time being, nienrdo nienr-do was master of lire nnd denth In So-brante. So-brante. nnd nil of his advisers nnd sup- ! porters ngreed with htm thnt n so-cnlled so-cnlled trlnl of the ex-dlctntor would ho ' n rather useless affair, nis Ufo was forfeit a hundred times for murder nnd ' trenson, nnd to bo ponderous over his 1 ellmlnntlon would snvor of mockery. Accordingly, nt midnight, n priest en-tered en-tered tho room In tho nrscnnl whero Snrros wns confined, nnd shrived him. Throughout tho night tho priest remained re-mained with him, nnd when thnt enr-ly enr-ly morning mnrch to tho cemetery commenced, ho wnlkcd beside Sarros, repenting tho prayers for the dying. Upon renchlng tho cemetery thero wns n slight wnlt until n carriage drove up nnd dlschnrged Ulcnrdo Hucy nnd Mother Jenks. The scrgennt In command of tho sqund snluted nnd wns briefly ordered to proceed with tho mntter Jn hnnd; whereupon ho turned to Snrros, who with tho customnry sang frold of his kind upon such occasions oc-casions wns cnlmly smoking, nnd bowed deprccntlngly. Snrros nctunlly smiled upon him. "Adlos, nmlgos." ho murmured. Then, ns nn nfterthought and probably becnuso bo wns sufficient of nn egoist to desio to nj;penr a martyr, mar-tyr, ho ndded hcrolcnllyt "I die for myrountry. Muy Cod hnvo mercy on my enemies." (TO HE CONTINUED.! |