Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-02
CHAPTER III.

A FORTNIGHT after the scene just described and at nine o'clock in the morning a number of idlers were gathered in the Calle de San Juan de Dios and the Calle San Felipe to view = muster of two companies of Miguelites w'2o were to start at half-past nine in search "' 'arron, whose lurking place, together with his description and that of his band of evil doers. had been verified by the Count de' Montijo.
 The interest and excitement of the on-look CTS were intense when the Miguelites gravcly took leave of their families and friends before marching on so mportant an enterprise, such dread had Parron managed to inspire throughout the ancient Kingdom of Granada.
 "It is time to fall in," said a Miguelite to one of his comrades, "and do not see Cor poral Lopez"
 '"That is strange, for he is always the first when 1t is a question of going in search ot Parron, whom he hates with all his five senses"
 "Do you not know, then, what has hap pened?" said third, joining in the conversa- tion.
 "Hallo Here's our new comrade. How do you like our corps?"
 Very well. indeed" replied tho new -comer, pale individual with distinguished bearing with which his common soldiers uniform scarcely harmonized.
 1ou were SaylnS-! remarkeu the nfSt speaker.
 "Ah! yes; that Corporal Lopez is dead" observed the other.
 Impossible! Manuel. I saw Lopez this morning as I see you now.
 Manuel, for such was the pale Miguelites name, answered coldly, Half an hour ago he was killed by Parron.'
 "By Parron! Whe, sP
 'Here in Granada. His body was found in the Cuesta del Perro." All remained silent, and Manuel began to whistle the air of pa- triotic song.
 '"That makes eleven Miguelites in six days" :" said a sergeant. 'Parron must be bent upon exterminatinS us. But how can he be in Granada? Are we not going to seek him in the Sierra de Lojo?"
 Manuel, left off whistling, and said, with his wonted indifference: An old woman who witnessed the crime mentioned that after he had killed Lopez, he said if he went to seek him we should have the pleasure of meeting him."
 "Comrade, you are wonderfully cool hand to speak of Parron so contemptously."
 "Is Parron more than mortal?" asked Man. uel haughtily.
 "Fall in," exclaimed many voices at the the roll-call began.
 At that moment the gipsy Heredia happened to pass by and halted, like everyone else, tc look at the soldiers. It was noticed that Manuel, the new Miguelite, shuddered lit. tle and drew back as though to hide behin6 his companions. At the same time Heredis fixed his eyes on him, and, with yell and a bound as if viper had bitten him, began to run in the direction of the Calle de San Jer- onimo. Manuel raised his carbine and took aim at the gipsy but another Miguelite struck $ho in, iDon nd ha Chnf mi of in the air.
 "He is mad" Manuel has gone mad" "One of the Migueities has gone out of his mind exclaimed the many spectators of the scene And officers, SergeantS, and peasants at once surrounded the man who StroVe to fight his way through, and who, after being restrained by mere force, was overwhelmed with ques. tions, recrimnations, and sarcastic remarks which, however, could draw no kind of reply from him.
 Meanwhile Hcredia had been stopped by some passers-by, who, seeing him running away after shot had been fired, imagined him to be an escaped criminal.
 "Take me to the Captain General, ,' said the gipsy. "I must speak to the Count de Montijo."
 "The Count del Montijo, indeedr' replied his captors. Here the Miguelites, and they will settle what is to be done with you
 "Very well" replied Heredia. But take care that Parron does not kill me.''
 "Parron! What are you talking about?"
 "Come on, and you will see."
 So saying tho gpsy let himself, be led before the leader of the Miguolites; and, then pointing to Manuel said, Major that is Parron, and am the gipsy who gave his de scription to tho Count del Montjo d fortnigh ago."
 "Parron! This prisoner Parron? A Mig uelite Parron!' cried several of those around.
 ''There can be no doubt of it." said tht Major, after reading the description furnished to him by the Captain-Gencral. I've mus have been blind. But who could have dremp of looking for the bandit chief amongst the Maguelites sent out to capture him?" 'So it's all over with me? exclaimed ParroI l gazing at the gipsy with look of a wounded | lion. That is the only man whose life evcl | spared. I deserve what has befallen me- | The ensuing week Parron was executed l and thus the gipsy's prophecy was litcrall, | fulfilled.