Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-23

mistaken ?" he said in an of. hand way,
after we had exchanged the compliments
of the morning. -,
"No. For whom?' x.
"sFor Don Jose Solar, " answered he.
'sAnd who is Don Jose Solari, pray p
"Why, the craftiest and most desper-
ate villain there was in the Car)ist ranks.
There has teen price on his head ever
since the war;"
~ feel deeply complimented," said;
"but how did you discover the mis-.
take?"
Singularly enough, by accident.
The real So]ari was yesterday recognized
at Passages, two stations beyond here,
by a peasant, who lost no time in point
ing him out to the officers. He was at
once arrested and brought back here.
He was your fellow-traveler whom you
identified last night in my Office"
"And he then proved to he the male
companion referred to in the dispatch ?"
"Precisely. A later dispatch gave
further particulars, and cleared you.
Madam and SOLAR, it seems, had trav.
eled from Paris to Bordeaux together.
From the latter point she had simply
preceded him by way train to Lamothe
with the understanding that they were
to rejoin each other ihcogpito at that
point on the Madrid express"
SIS it possible? + exclaimed, ":ard
madam, who is she?"
GA more dangerous woman" he re-
piled, "never crossed the frontier. You
are lucky to get quit of her SO easily.
Her game was a deep one. FoleeeeiDg
| %hnf IL. natal, po.rhk 10 than
here, madam kindly managed it so that
in case of trouble you might be arrested
with her and temporarily held, while the
real Solar should go through uumolest-
ed. and so escape. The plan would
probably have succeeded, but for the
peasant at Passages"
"But she. does not look 60 danger
ous," said, shuddering at the woman s
dupIicity.
"Not bit of it. But she is by all
odds the shrewdest and most unscrupu-
lous of all the Carlist agents. She has
killed two men to my certain knowledge
and only the Lord and herself know how
many more. We have had her under
arrest as spy time and again in differ
ent localities, but in one way or anoth-
er, by cajolery or by powerful influ-
ence, she has always managed to 80 scot
free. This time, though, she -" :.
"What is the charge this tlme?"
ooh, political" he answered, "these
provinces are full of malcontents, and
she and Solari have come down here to
push fire, and breed, discussion, and SOW
all the revolutionary seed they can The
proof against them this time is over.
whelming."
$50 you took me for Carlist spy,
then ?"I said with smile. He smiled
in return. eyes," he said, Il am sor-
ry; it is too late to off anything but
apologies"
"B1t why did you ask me yesterday
, if / had any friends in town here?'
because it had been reported to me
that stranger who vas at the station
al d who witnessed your arrest insisted
that you were fellow countryman and
J friend Of hie, ard made such determined
efforts to get to you, even past the
guards, that it was necessary to threaten
him in turn with arrest, and finally t.
remove him from the station by force
.:'Wbo can it have been?" exclaimed
"Is he still he1e?''
'tProbably, He hurried to the tele
graph office. I learned, and sent dis
, patch to the American legation at Mad
rid, in regard to your arrest. I have
yet to learn the reply"
: "a friend in need" said, sis .
friend indeed. Do you recollect hi
name ?"
Before he had time to reply q garcor
came up and handed him a, card and &
dispatch.
'Ahl' said the chief, "your unknow,
friend is outside now. and sends me this
Let's see, what is it? Mon dieM, mon
sieur, look here. It is on order from
Madrid for your immediate and uncondi
tional release"
."And none the less welcome" said I
, 'because it comes too late. But whom
have I to thank for this?"
"Your unknown compatIict and bene
factor-but stop! here he comes. D
you know him %
I glanced quickly toward the door a
the newcomer. Lo and behold! It wa
"My friend, the ledge. "-New Yor
, Tribune.