San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-26
The Yellow Spring.
By WILLIAM HENRY BISHOP.

"uclPhid, ana puDilShed through special arrange
ment with theml
reg uasneu up, on MS way 10 reJUIn Wa
ter. This was the first semblance of dan
ger he had fallen in with, but he felt it
might have been much worse when he
came to learn the intention of the Jefe
Politico. Though he had no great inter
est in Gen. del PradO, he had not a little
in Amy on Walters account With an
insinuating, polite way he we'll knew
how to employ at need, he begged to
offer his mediation, but this Senior Cor
covedo brusquely rejected.
/ 81 demand your passport" he had
said, roughly, to the general, on hating
him.
MY passport? What need have l of
passport, who am so well known to
you?"
Il have received orders that all persons
travelling without passports are to be ar
rested, and the laws concerning conspir-
acy applied to them"
''Such a law was indeed talked of
while was at Mexico, but it has never
been published here. In any event, such
laws are not for me-" rejoined the gener-
III, haughtily.
eve will see about that. / will hold
you as my prisoner for attempting to
leave the district without authority"
With what inefable contempt the lus-
tr0us orbS Of SpnOrita Luz blazed at this
man who had once aspired to call him
self her lover
But | am an American citizen, and
Gen. del PradO has only set out to place
lie under the protection of the minister
IF my country. | demand that we
shall not be interrupted interpOsed
Amy, a5tonishel at her own temerity.
oh. ve:y we'll; | have no means of
knowing about that, but | suppose we
may take your word for it" responded
!ne Jcte, sneeriugly. "NOI may 60 on
~ yourself"
But now the head Of an irregular col
ann of market people was seen coming
lownthe mountain path. There seemed
al unusual number Of women among
them, dressed il the Egyptian like blue
rrbOSO and skirt. The foremost ones
came swiftly on, making little of their
burdens, as their way j., and the soldiers
opened slightly to let them pass through.
Don Walter appeared riding only as if
with anu not OF ,heh' III" rral anu
false market people We're mingled to-
5SiASF.
y "!llS'ie was he'Il anu uIjtI| ''Il
stopped where they were. No great
NUMBER hau !rt come III SlSi,.. l"p'.
rerez ureaued tne III rliect On waiter VI
me sltuaIloh OF "hall9' ''ii,' ne Pu'heu
over towards illh 10 coIilael prudence,
surrey there can De no reason! lor ue-
tanning or annoying theSe friends from
Iile hacleiiClh OF Las DellClas, sal" " IL
ler 10 lhe JeIe' tIiere ihu'I Dc some mis-
'ahc mere,
'Oh' OF course, we snail account Tor
II 10 you at leisure Meanwhile you are
my prisoner, TOO, presenting revolver
at ms head.
your prisoner: he returned, calmly,
thrilled through every hDer with sense
Vi the 'tahgef, YET de9lrouS 10 retain Ills
utmost coolneSs on account or the vast
ness OF the interests at stake; 'and pray
IN what account;
on are charged with converting the
?uOhc DOMAIN to your own use, and |
demand an account Of what your follow
els mere are taxing away.
tie had slsnaled to part Of his men
20 guard the irSt prisoners, and to the
rest TO close up around himself. The
tWo groups were not little mixed to-
gether: AT the sight CT the pistol aimed
at waiter, Amy Cole0rook, whose anX-
iouS eye had been upon all this, was 50