Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-20

tnEo&'' a prisoner in my own house p-sur-
ToaHde" oy inactive friends ," asked Den
NO was the response Of the deem au,,or.
ilaliIe volee eI a newcomer. Young man
sand aside Don Aayier. sris. , n~;.eS,. ,.,a.''
the state and, in the name of the faw 80
stand ready to enforce, let all weapons bs
put aside -
10 fully had the attention of the comnanv
been enSroSsed, that, unnoticed, thew vera
surrounded By the inyrmidons Of the police.
" state the infOrmer and name the charge
with winch l. am accused, and for which am
arrested, said Xavier. " This has been, in
deed. gala day"
Don Aavier, you stand accused of divers
state" "s"'"'' '"'
Dsre your minions stop me l'' interrupted
the priest. Tell them my title and calling
then beware he who would raise but fn5,er
70 stop my free egress and ingress here or ell se-
" Marx me-he that dared to let thee pass
saati answer for it with his liz. - said he
oiheer- Ho, there, Francisco, bring this
man to consciousness Of self"
An, conraSe Of DID, auoth Francis,o
coming forward, little did you and drea,,
when We tusged at the same galley oar. "a
goCd CaSlIlIans, or when we devoted our time
20 breaking oi stone, and rearing the sea-wall
oi Iadfagona, that the sending Of Us TO the
mines an the provinces should firm loval sub
Jects render us rebelliOus patriots Rabl II
was there tAy morals were corrupted; there
tnvu acquired That taste for gold which led
thee To waylay and rob the derepceless liz
gives me pleasure to see thou hast taken holy
orders-they beit the dying man. Saw. didst
etesI iHkH, them, too. when you robbed the
ehaseh Al Fanama Excuse lay familiarity"
continued the official Francisco and. in ad
dltion to handouts, the pretended priest was
loaded with heavy leg-chain. Now, So
E'IeS, as ne Is IN costume. allow me to intro
uGce u your notice SenOr Ricardo Rayeira -
lie was shot a. Quito 80 says one.
" No, he was poisoned by his own party"
said second; while all drew near, anxious
% GA'n slSht Of one so terrible-for Rayeira
was a noted bandit
The report Of pistol was heard fall
followed by fcld-like laugh The bride
groom %nd stranger hai cOntrived 10 steal
from the apartment. The latter Law bleeding
n tne corrldcg. while the former had for tbs
time escaped.
lice. 'S Po-
." "Alerta' was the response. from NOR.
than one direction, followed by the report II
hre arms shuider ran through the veins
of all '''''o
Living or dead 80 ran nv orders. Senor
the vii in was Of no ordinary stamp. The
hanSman is but forestiiled at tie best See
10 yOGE prisa aners-narch q"
IGus wSs arrested this iG-omencd uniou.
Ihe elder Aavier, in attempting TO eseane.
was SHOT by the guards-the son, overpow.r.i
az his fathers infamy aad death. was borne
on IRON the scene inSenSbls. The Senorita
annette, relieved by such series IF tragical
event ireia The much-lreaded sacrifice. scarce
retained her reason. She was taken in charge
oy heT mothers kinsmen, Don Flaras. VINO
Aai been an unwilling spectator Of The prepa-
-at!onS for deed which he could not avert
Ia ms Kind household her health was restored,
ana 'nu3 we leave her. while we take a story
teller leave of cid Father Time.
TO BE CONTINUED