The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-01-10
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now Traveller In spsin Was Saved By q Silver


adventure In his Spanish travels. and
1t bad come at last. 1t had been his
fortune to save the life OF captain Of
the brlgands, who presented him In
parting with u curious silver cross:
This worthy had fallen from the rocks
and Harry had assisted him 70 escape.
Five years later he was in Spain
again. and, wandering among the
mountains, he found he had lost his
way. A storm was coming up. and
what he feared camo only too soon.~ A
hoarse shout startled him, and he
found himself surrounded BY band OF
cutthroats
A smart stroke from tho butt OF
Harry Whites heavy whip felled the
foremost man, but the rest at once
dragged him from his horse, and, in
spite OF his furious struggles. bound
him hand and foot
LET me kill the dog!" roared tho
injured robber, whose head was bleed
ing freely. He shall never strike4a
Spaniard again.
'Not SO fast. Brother Juan" said
another HE looks like an English.
man and the English are NIL rich.
Wen make him pay a fat ransom"
sand II he don't pay 1t quickly"
put in n third. with significant whisk
OF his knife close to the prisoners ear,
This friends won't find him so hand
some the next time they sec him."
Harry's blood ran cold at the
horrible threat and the roar OF brutal
laughter that followed it He was now
completely disenchanted, for the
brilliant and chivalrous bandits OF his
boyish dreams were utterly different
from these ragged. hang dog ruffians.
who almost chokcd him with the
sitting odor OF garlic and tobacco.
Then his horror turned to rage at
the thought of being plundered and
insulted by these brutal rascals, and
he inwardly vowed that when he did
get free he would spend all the money
he had in hunting them down.
The robbers laid their prisoner on a
horse and led him up steep. zigzag
path to kind OF rocky platform,
walled in on three sides by unscala BILE
cliffs. while on the fourth lay q
precipice OF several hundred feet
Here about twenty more brigands
were encamped; and Harry White,
suddenly remembering his silver cross.
looked eagerly to see IL tho man who
had given it to him wac one OF tho
band; but he could SEQ no one in tho
least like him.
just then hasty step was heard be-
low, and tall, dark figure springing
up the rocks us nimble rs II noun ain
goat came bounding up the platform.
up with you, comrades" shouted
the newcomer, who was no other than
the formidable Pedro Gonsalvez him
self. eve have been betrayed. and
all the soldiers from La Redonda are
on our trail. We must retreat ut once.
All! Who Is this Ia prisoner"
1--WE took him in the valley yonder,
and have kept him for ransom" re-
piled one OF the bandits.
There is no time to think OF ransom
now, when our very lives are at stake"
said the robber chief, sternly. Take
what money he has on him and thon
fling. him over the precipice. "
Instantly dozen eager hands were
rifliny Harry's pockets; and the bravo
lad giving himself up for lost pre-
p red to die like man. But, as his
watch was drawn forth by the robbers,
the silver cross that hung to its chain
caught the eye OF Gonsalvez, who
spraug forward and asked. "Whero
did you get that CROSSE"
.It was given to me five years ago
by smuggler Of these parts, whom l
helped to escape when he was crippled
by II fall" replied Harry. looking
flxedIy at him.
"And am the nan who gave it.
said Gonsalvez. grasping his hand
warmly; land for that good deed you
shall depart FREQ and unframed.
Comrades. give him back all that you
have taken. Follow that path, which
will lead you to the village Of San
Tomas; and when you tell this story
TO your friends. tell them also that
kindness Is never thrown away. even
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