Telegram-herald., 1890-03-19

with ne, Il your business srill Anew it
sna ~al W Sn1 make Il pleasant tor
y0u.S
II wiu have = week % liberty On
shore. said Ned, and then | rUst Dc
Of 1 socspf yoar invitation with pleas
oxe, ssncr.
Three Or four daYs passed pleasantly.
TIE r<nebero doiRg his best 70 invent
new pleasures for the young American
lsols Vas pleasant companion. and
Ned wzs very sorry when the time drew
near for hiua 70 leave. TIE last DAY OF
his stay the two rode out among the
foothills aud it was plain 10 see that
they were deeply IN lore. As they
halted for moment IN breezy canyon
q dozen h0rsemen suddenly surrounded
them. Ned made desperate tght and
shot one OF his aSsailsnts and mortally
wounded another before he Was over
powered. In the leader of these mount
an bandits he recognized Manuel
Godens.
II told you that would not rest un-
I'll had revenge, acc9rsed Americana -
be Kissed. Now. Isola."
But the girl, giving her horse the
rein. broke suddenly through the
ranks Of the men who surrounded her.
FOR they had not taken the trouble TO
secure her. and set OF al a mad gsllop,
closely pursued by four or five OF the
banditE. But there was not man in
Chilli who could ride with Isols Mendez.
and as they passed out Of sight al could
see that she was gaining rapidly, and
was likely 70 escape. 4 cry OF rage
burst from the lips OF GOdena.
'Now, ten thousand curses on the
girlr' he cried. II meant that she
should witness my punishment of her
Yankee lover, bat At least we have him
secure Place him against tbs rock
there, with his hands and feet bound.
Make him fast SO that he can not fall
down"
The men obeyed and Goiena dis
mounted, with pistol In hand. Ned.
held in his place by his bonds. looked
him boldly IN the face. Advancing .
pace the miscresns aimed at him.
changing his aim from time 10 time TO
distress the prisoner. But Ned did not
give the slightest sign OF fear. At last
the pistol exploded and the ball tore
through the fcshy part Of hts shoulder.
"One" said Godena, producing an
other pistol. 'I am going 70 hit you
on the other side"
Again he fired, and the other shoul-
der was tern by the ball
You black-hearted houndw cried
Ned, ''it you think 10 wiring a single
cry from me you are mistaken. Go On,
savage. complete your bloody work"
Go6ena, with the grin Of a fend, took
two other pistols from the hands Of one
OF the men. Again he fred, intending
to pierce the arm OF the young sailor,
but this time ne missed.
Poor practice" said Ned. Try
again, my dear fellow"
The fourth pistol cracked. and Ned
gave start and shiver, for his left arm
had been pierced. Godena was very
angry, for in spite Of the torture he had
not been able 20 wiring groan from the
gallant young man. Reloading hl5 pis-
tol carefully he stepped close - his
prisoner, and again touched hin With
the muzzle of the cooked pistol over the
heart, upon the forehead and every vi
tai part, but he did not Finch.
why don't you end 1t, you cowardly
dog?" cried Ned.
81 will end it" replied Godena, step
ping back single step. THUS Manuel
Godena avenges himself"
lie raised the pistol in his right hand
TO a level with the heart Of the prisoner,
and was about to pull the trigger when
rifle cracked on the mountain side
above them and Manuel Godens, shot
through the heart, fell upon his face,
dead. At the same time n score OF stock
men and rancheros ,hased down the can
yon, and the bandits turned in high-, pur-
sued by the herd riders led by Senior
Mendez. Then Ned tainted from loss OF
blood, and when he cane back 10 life his
bonds had been removed and he lay upon
the green sod, his head pillowed upon
the knee of Isola Mendcz.
''Do not move," she said, softly. "Yo
te ame!" Il love you.)
Ned Wilton recovered from his
wounds, but not soon enough 70 sell in
the Vesper. Indeed, he never left Chilli.
and is now q rich ranchcro, and the
name Of his wife was once lsola Mendez.