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you perceive an unprotected lady; who
/ Tor certain reasons, am required to make the
Journey between Pero;c and the Capital
some twice or thrice year, and YOU Ger.
tainly could not expect me to go prepared
TO resist an armed band. AS to fear will
not deny have my share, Of that. but, so
far, have never met with any rough treat
ment, aud of course | trust to the saints that
my fortune will ever be as propitous.'
"-Anl have you really been robbed on
your journey back and forth ?" inquired.
Il ,hink | have paid my share TO the
|odromes for my transit through their coun.
try" she laughed.
"And YOU expect to continue a repetition
OF the same for the rest of your lif.?'
"Who knows?' she replied. ".\t least
hope to be always prepared"
"AnI your tvlow-travcllcrs said l.
have YOU never seen any disposed to resist
these unlawful acts J"
"Oncc, Scnor an American and an Eng.
lshman, who were in the same ,liiigcncia
with me, tirrl upon the robbers, killing one
and wounling two
".\nd did the robbers fire back ?"
"lcs, but fled Immediately, and fortunate.
Is injured none of Our party"
CAS- should have expected returned |.
You were not robbed on that occasion,
suppose ~
We were not, Senor; but the two for.
cisners subsequently pail dearly for their
resistance; for in journeying back and forth,
both were killed, separate and at different
times, near the same spot. You see these
crosses by the side Of the road, Scnor?'
| have observed them frequently, hut here
they seem to be much more numerous"
replied, looking forth from the vehicle.
Zach stands on tho spot where some one
has met IL violent death" she rrjnincd land
as We 90 along, I will call your attention to
those which mark the places where the
foreigners met theirs"
"Do you know" said I. shat am re.
solved to emulate their example, let the con,
sequences be what they mayl'
"llolv saints defend us ~ she exclaimed
''you arc not in earnest, Senor ,"
"Scrously y SO, assure you.'
"iou would only bring certain death
upon us both"
Say rather, should tighten the expenses
Of the jpurney-Ior your knights of the
road understand retreat as well as advance
and you yourself have acknowledged that
firm resistance put them to flight for once"
"But there were numbers opposed TO
them, Scnor, and you arc only one
"Eut fortunately l have a couple of re-
volvers, which, liz two good hands, amount
to some ten or a dozen shots, and my friends
have repeatedly told me am not bud
marksman."
".lh! Santa Maria! YOU will think bet
ter Of this, Senor--lhe very idea OF resist
ancc tcrrfics mel"
"But not the idea Of robbery1"
'Bccausc have never met with Violence
We continued to converse in n similar
strain for some time longer-my fair com.
panion gradually changing tho subject, and
securing much interested in myself. |
! learned that her family naLc was Falcrde,
that she was unmarried. that her father and
brother were officers in the army, and so
forth, and SO on; and i'll return gave her
my own name, stated something Of my his.
tory, business and prospects and altogether
/ became more communicative than would
advise any friend to be with any stranger Of
either sex III 4 strange country.
As we continued our journey, the convcr.
sation gradually changing from one thing to
another, Senorita Paula suddenly brought
it back to the point where it first opened.
awe arc coming upon dangerous part
Of the road" she said "are you still resoy.
ed to defend yourself if assaied -
"With your permission, Senor;ta 2"
uOu lulllh IL au'lStUlcJ BIC TepllCu
"but still if such is your intention, think i,
no more than right that you should give rnc
a chance to take part in my defence, since
my risk Of danger will be as great MS yours J.
"And have you really the nerve, after all
to defend yourselfa' inquired.
"If I.had the means, senor."
81 have two pistols" said I; "if you vii
accept Of one Of them, it is at your service |!
"You are very kind, Senor-but can
fire it"
"With ease, Senorita y and producing
one of my revolvers, explained to her tlu
; mapner in which it was to be used.
sand tbis, yon say, will shoot some hal
, dozen times9"
II think it safe TO calculate that fiy
charges out six will explode, senorita."
"Avsry formidablsweapon, indeed !" sh