The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
The Yellow Spring.
By WILLIAM HENRY BISHOP.


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ment with them.l
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1. Amy Coebrook. youn'
American girl, arrives at the Mexican hOm
OF her schoomate, Luz del Prado, the daugh
ter of Gen. Mariana del Prado. She meets
Don Walter Arroyo, a handsome young mar
and friend of the Del Prados. In lettel
which Amy writes home It develops that bel
family lost its fortunes through defalcatior
years before.
Walter for assocatIng with Capt. francisco
Perez, a rowing character, who ia locked
upon with distrust. During a discussion
| among peasants mention is made OF native
superstition. Some ancient deity, they say
appears In an accessible gorge called the Bar
ranca of Cimarron, under the form of vel
low serpent, and brings bad luck to whoever
son Of an American defaulter. Don Walters
ambition Is to restore the money ($3 600 ,0O0)
which his father wrongfully lost In specul.
alton, 10 Its rightful owners.
CHAPTER 3. Surveys show that the Bar.
ranca Of Cimarr0n Is kind Of no mans land
not belonging to any Of the surrounding es.
tates. Don Walter and Amy become wei
CHAPTER. 4. The peculiar formation Of
the country gives rise to conversation be-
tween Amy and Don Walter on the pOssibili-
ty of great unknown deposits of precious
metals. She leases him because uaenterpris.
ing Mexicans have not explored the Baraanca
CHAPTER 5. Don Walter, piqued by Amy's
talk. with much difficulty mskes his way In.
to the Barranca of Cimarron. Don Walter
discovers the Yellow Snake. 1t apparently
crawls from an aperture In rock and then
plunges headlong into boiling spring. He
fires at 1t with his revolver and ut last discOv.
ers that is stream of pure, molten gold. He
forces the golden stream to flow into bag
lined with wet clay. He Is greatly excited by
his discovery and keeps 1t secret. After max
Ing sure that no more of the gold will be lost
IN the hot spring. he leaves the canyon.
CHAPTER g. Amy talks with Young nun
known as Dona BeaIriz. whose church has
lost favor with the government, and who is,
IL conse quence, forced to live more or less In
the world. DoHa Beatriz confesses that che
loves Don Walter, and asks Amy to intercede
with him for her. Amy speaks to Walter
about 1t. He is dumfounded. He does not
love Dona BeatriZ. He tells Amv of his dis
covery In the Barranca of CimmarOn. He
learns that her family was impoverished by
her fathers sin. She does not know his story.
CHAPTER Z. Don Walter makes many fur
tive excursions to the Barranca. but sees that
there is danger of discovery. Finally he
starts, ostensiby for New York, but In realty
to spend all his time In the Barranca. He ar.
ranges with Amy to have letters forwarded
from New York City Cher home) 10 his
for each other In All out Of the way spot.
CHAPTER s. Waiter makes preparations
Cor long stay In Barranca. The stream of
gold appears from time to time; be stores the
precious metal away In many hiding places.
CHAPTER 8. Don Walter performs her.
culean labors, endures many hardships, and
has many exciting adventures. He constant
ly fears discovery.
CHAPTER 10. Don Walter gets impatient
at the rate at which his store of gold Is In
creasing. He enlarges tie aperture from
which the ''yellow spring" energies. At first
this increases the flow of gold. At last, 1t
stops 1t entirely. He is in despair. He de-
sds to and Supply OF
the "yellow epring." While leaving the Bar
ranca he falls and Is injured. At last he
partly RECEIVERS and makes his way, disguised,
to their impr0vised postOffice, leaving letter
for Amy, telling the story of bis fathers
and his failure.
CHAPTER II. Dona Beatriz discovers the .
letter left by Walter for Amy. The del Pra.
los take Amy on pilgrimage to the church nci,
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Walter. still disguised, follows them. He
inally manages to see Amy alone.
CHAPTER II. Amy and Walter discuss the |
oss of the letter. Afterwards he meets Dona |
3eatriZ, and she confesses that she found 1t |
md kept 1t. She tells him of her love, and |
hat she can tell him where the treasures of |
Ter convent were buried before 1t was looted |
~ the government. He tells her that he does
rot love. An earthquake makes Walter hur.
y back to Barranca.
CHAPTER 10. Walter finds on returning to
he Barranca that the earthquake has uncov-
red the vast deposit of gold In the place
where the Yellow Snake had previously dis
ppeared. He is surprised by Capt. Perez,
Who proves to be true friend, and who
to help him remove the treasure un.
Ter cover of revolution of which he Is one
# the leaders. A bogus procession for rain
) organized. The idols borne are filed with
Valter's gold on It's way to the coast; the
carers are armed men, disguised, on their
way to the rendezvous. Don Walter reap
ears at bis home, claiming to have returned
rom the United States.
CHAPTER IA. The march toward the coast
J attended by many exciting Incidents. Gen.
el Prado is invountarily involved In quar-.
ell with the Jefe Politico, local official. who
lands highly with the government. Walter
ees Amy. and his love for her gets the better
him. He embraces her.