The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19

Fly Karl, they will kill you! Make
your escaper' his neighbors shouted as
hey hurried by.
backward over his shoulder. -'Neveri
Ny. place is here, and here L will re-
MAIN
In an hour the little town was deserted
save for Karl and those ne had referred
to as them" Meantime the young mil
ler's brain was by no means idle. Spurred
on by the necessity for immediate action,
his mind was crowded with ideas,
schemes, and stratagemS. Many of them
he put aside as impracticable, but at
length he hit upon a promising plan, and
NE proceeded forthwith TO carry it out.
When the SDaniards arrived outside
the walls they beheld the ramparts,
the somewhat imposing spectacle of a
large man clad from top to toe IN mill
tary Announcements. He wore in immense
sword al his SIDE and his belt fairly
bristled with pistols
1T must be the commandment" said
GonsalVo; and he Immediately sent for
ward one of his officers to demand the
surrender of the town.
The DompOus individual on the walls,
leaning on the pommel of his zig sword,
listened to the herald's demand with the
utmost GOODNESS.
you may inform your commander -
he replied that while l have not made
up my mind to do so, l may possibly be
induced TO capitulate, provided he agrees
with these terms: First, the garrison
must be allowed to march out with mill
tary honOrs. Second. the lives and prop
erty of the inha bitants must be protected.
Third, they must be left TO ENJOY the full
exercise of their own religion
.PrepoSterousi' exclaimed the herald
MY general would listen to no such
proposition. he knows that your earri-
son is weak and again l demand, in ms
name that you yield up the place.
You are mistaken, my friend, Sald
the pseudo commanoant, calmly. leu
ycur general that nothing but a desire
to avoid blO0dshed Gould make me think
OF surrendering on any terms Whatever.
And tell him this, also, that II ne does
not choose to agree to the terms nave
already stated he will gain possession
of the town only at the polut Of the
sword, for i swear TO you by the faith
of a Christian that the garrison has lately
received a reinforcement he little dreams
OF"
Impressed by the mans confident words
and manner, and believing that possibly
his statement about the reinforcement
might be true, the herald returned to his
chief and made report The Spanish gen
eral also more than half convinced, and
unwilling to risk any OF his much-needed
soldiers in taking this unimDortant little
town. at length decided TO accept the pro-
posed terms Of capitulation, and the
herald. again advancing, so announced.
Il find that your commander is a man
OF sense" said Karl.
Descending from the rampant, he let
down the drawbridge. opened the gates
and allowed the Spanish troops to pour
into the town. Surprised at seeing no
one in Sne streets, except the man who
had let them in, and who now on closer
SIGHT had lost much of his imposing APP
ptarance Gonsalvo began to suspect
treachery.
.sSeize that fellow" he cried: and when
his men had done SO, he commanded the
prisoner 10 lead them to the garrison.
II will DO So" said the miller.
And, by heaven, II you betray US, l
viii send a bullet INTO your heart quick
enouchi'' cried the general.
sAgreedH' said Karl. Follow me. Span
;arsJs for I swear by the faith of
CHRISTIAN that the garrison will offer you
on Though the silent streets of the
deserted town he led them, and, turn
sng into = narrow lane. he presently
stopped before neat little cottage. Pre-