The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02
Buker PHI Co., Bang or, Me.

plain to me that she was beginning to
regard me as an ally.
1t was the morning of the fourth
day after my arrival at Honduras that
found my fellow correspondents
grouped together gravely discussing
some question, seriousness marked ON
every face.
Z" There's Harding now. exclaimed
| Newton, who represented two papers.
| walked up to them. Have you dis
covered a single germ of the alleged
revolution? | asked. with the easy
feeling which came from my knowl,
edge that my story was already in the
New York Office ready to be used in
three days.
" Why, the devil, You've beat
the lot of us, said Brisban. / admire
your nerve read that = and he showed
a yellow slip bearing cable message
under my nose. 1t was from his man
aging editor and asked if he were dead
and instructed him, in case he were
not. to come home. The others had
similar messages.
my paper had printed my story four
days too early. Not another paper had
line!
Il left them abruptly and walked
out of the place, going anywhere. |
was confused. | tried to estimate the
probable result of the premature pub
LEGATION. | felt sense of personal
unsafety.
II hadn't walked long before ! stood
in front of Miss Villers gate. | won
dered il she knew of it. ! was unde-
cided whether to see her or not. | had
started to turn away when | heard her
voice, and there she stood facing me.
She extended her hand in frank wei
come, and | felt unspeakably relieved.
Evidently she had not heard the truth.
I'VE walked together to the house,
and she led me to small parlor up
stairs. She was very calm in all her
movements, but | could see that she
was disturbed.
- Where is your father ~ ] asked.
Is it possible that you have not
heards' she answered sadly. He was
arrested last night, but so were 30
Others of the leaders.
Here was worse state Of affairs
than | had anticipated My cablegram
had informed the government. felt
like guilty coward. but she had no
word of reproach for my action.
And what will become of yous' /
asked excitedly. She WAS very calm
then, and said simply l am expect
ing the soldiers every moment /. too
will be arrested. Perhaps they have
already surrounded the house.
. This must not be, | told her.
There is way TO save you. You can
leave with me for New York tonight. |
You must come, | entreat you to do
it,
Her face frightened, but the next
instant she shook her mead sadly, !
They would get both of us, she said. 1
Go alone. You shall not be dragged
into trouble on my account
Then what will you do:' asked .
her You must not be arrested. Is
there anything ] can do:'
/" Nothing, she said decisiyely . 7
but leave me. ! will go with
the soldiers. | have no weapon.
For moment we looked into each
others eyes Hers did not finch. |
looked at the floor. Both of us felt
that il was the last time we should
ever meet.
Just then she took from tine folds /
of her dress a letter and handed il to |
me- | grasped it and started to tear il /
open.
9 Not until you reach America,
she said. | placed it in my pocket. (
Goodby, she repeated. goodby. She I
drew her hand away. 1t seemed COW
ardly to leave her there alone. Once |
started to turn back, but her looks
forbade me.
AT the end of the avenue | was
stopped by an officer and four soldiers
and placed under arrest. Before | could
realize what had happened they were
going through my pockets.
They found nothing of Importance,
except my credentials and passport,
until one man discovered the envelope
handed me by Miss Viliers. He tore
it open, and miniature fell to the
ground. This seemed to satisfy him,
and he ordered my release
II followed the officer TO the house
and went with them through room af
ter room. searching for her. Finally
they entered the parlor. where | had
left her 10 minutes before. She was
there still. She had not left the spot
where she was standing when | said
yoodby.
'She had fallen to the floor. Her
right arm lay outstretched, grasping
the pistol | had given her. A narrow
crimson stream, yet fresh and warm.
had coursed half way across the carpet
and formed pool just where the light
Tell full upon it. Atlantic Consti-
tuition.