Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23

and Late On the nexr afternoon. aftsS a1friDg
in ToF-g. started on my journey toward
PuporntaSexi- giad TO escape from 20 n1uch
grief A. I passed the boundaries Of the VII
Ea2s saw miserable figure erousshisss, BY
de roasissie. .Ahg Thought |, tbs crigpled
h~cSaY Lopez. deubtlazs, and preFaret 10
give him airs l was a--rfie nfy nsgzie. and
- approached the hegsnr sii<h,sri 70 have
As3ght talk with hin a. { drpppssl my mite
into his outs;rstched, wisaeTssI hand Is
face wes uslaiffari, aud stoass-3 Eos 70 sslsce
the conn in his hand As I stopped sas
movement II hAs other Land, ard Hasa IN
the light of tie descending SUI IL .ss the
fash Of . bright hl1i~.i knife, vhlel in
another Instant woald have sunk To tie hit
In my throat -eia-I tho sezsnKis arm
Tbs n,utfiesi eIoth fel fruas as fase ami
there, great Leaxs M. aas revealed tifp vii
laiIs0us. nursierssts eosnt~nauee Of Lai1zI he
Tampaxa, the terror. NY friends bad saved
fronl the dad. There was no Iaiss.-xist. the
face. There was no nlistaxisss tine sI=at
golden hoops IN bis ear He struggled Tut
It was ti-eisas. | fl.nisu@si him in M arms
and bore him back To the village. We dis
covered curious horn xhistie hanging by
ieathsr ssf1ng at bis side At once this sug
gssssd To Iae thai this Was a call To Summon
oth-rs in hague y .th him | soon exylaiii-d
to Gomez and others. A dozen ready friends
Of Gomez. led BY me. secresssi themselves NEAR
where had found the begsar. They we're AL
we'll armszi At "A signal the whistle was
blown In an instant half dozen men arose
a few ro-is away, rs If from the depths Of the
earth, and hGFrisd toward where we were
hAlsien- 1t WAS growing dark. Heeaptured
them all, and siilainoi, looking vagaboneis
4 -.
had appeared 50 ss.,isienly. Hunting around
in the bushes, found an opening in the
ground Followed by part Of nay force, tins
rest being left 70 secure our eaptisss, en-
tered the opening. Gomez was by my side.
We followed Il long tunnel, which finally
opened into a large chamber, in which dim
light was burning We soon were abIe To see
To all parts OF the chamber. In one corner
was figure crouchins in terror We APP
preached 1t. 1t aross with shrek and drew
further away. The next instant Gomez
sprang forward, and | heard him cry, 'Ju-
anita It was the missing maiden Of Topejl.
at is hardly necessary for me TO say that
Tol@Ji had happened to be the place where
the doctors had dropped Iuigui lie Tampasa,
or what was left Of him By some means lie
had gathered some Of his former band around
him. aud as Lopez, the beggar, he had Start
Ell in on new scheme Of murder and plum
der. We found in this cave the graves Of
twenty victims Of tins crippled fiend Juanita
hal been captured on u signal from Laigui
while she was giving him aims. Tn. vii
Layers took the crippled demon and his cap
turei band out of the village that SAME
night. The villagers came back. never
heard what became Of those they had escort
Ell away. Gomez and Juanita were married.
and stayed TO the wedding. The golden
hoops had taxed from Luigui's ears, and they
were my wedding gift To the bride She
claspei them about her arms as bracelets
New York Sun.