The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09

hut got across the line in safety. Here and
bad twelve in their train. With this triflipg
force they made their way across Guatemala
Mexico was in the throes OF a tremendous
conflict between the Liberals and Conserva-
tiSes' and 9RS for hGd Sns tt%s 'f MsT6 the sn GGoSMf spstsry's
hand Of twelve had met many parties of them.
fleeing in, into o,b Gao,e e lh:r and do as they we're
were apparent. and many handsome fights, re-
suited In Chlapas the pSir were welcomed by
c"ivGd a ommission as commandinnr General
Of Chiapas, and he made Munstery his chief OF
s%yGyalry Then began q long war against Ttas
the Ghiapas G'"vcrnor Of Customs and
MnHfs O'fHG ii. hsd bsssshh d Finm i@i0 tr sns
Office by the central liberal GGyernmsnt
soldier and a valiant captain. as well as thief.
and one of the most murderous leaders in the
history Of that land Of murder His hundreds
cross worn on the left shoulder. and whore the
white crosses rode there death and ruin were
and Melo were specially pitted, The Am crican
had at his command 33l eayalrymen. each Of
his weapons. He had in addition a force OF
1900 infantrymen. who we're OF little value to
him; as ortega adopted the gnerrilla STYLE Of
the Mexican soil with corpses.. Ortega. had
amassed a large part Of his plumber from
els stamped from chalices BY his bootheels.
Thistreasure he had secreted in the mountains
cover + The Ssf hiaine M piass. Fsis sh he s secmo 81 fisi
at last by means Of spies and he moved on the
rocky stronghold. 0rtese was defeated and
bandit escaped with most. OF his men. Five
days afterward he met Melo. defeated him.
for vengeance then took possession o. Nuns.
terry and he resumed the pursuit with added
n Hfs5i an The sls lsst sst ]tlst estTs fSIet the ~I tTe e6 HsSSrrsf
meath; o:tesa had been driven 70 the ter and
into the engagement and. with n few chosen
s sT09p rsm p,3Hsd hhlmIasSe s1 to to one 9Ps side tTse OF the rno sIGps
cape by that exit, and determined, to
cut him down with his own hand. When
an hour and the advancing tide Of SHOUTS
showed that the Liberals were winning. Mum
headed by on officer, and hearing, the white
crosses on their shoulders. break through the
G down q the .n sIo opep"crr onv ame sIa aha al # a w Mnn hf sa ensp
my at, last rushing to destruction, Munstery
gave the word Of command. dropped the reins.
ambuscade to intercept the flight. For some
reason his men did not follow him and he found
young oficer who was not Ortega. There was
no time TO rectify the mistake. Instantly the
contending parties. ten to one. were deep in
ONE AGAINST TEN.
Though it happened forty years ago, the old
soldier OF fortune cannot mention this ARRAY
without deep excitement. He rises from his
flashing, eyes, He emltled, three saddles with
his REVIEWERS before they closed in on him. and
The attacking party threw themselves from
iheiE horses; and one Of them stabbed his horse
ieIl. pinninS its rider under it. ana Tor a mo-.
ment no lay at the mercy Of his enemies. In
i've seconds twenty blows fen on him. He was
hobblcd 10. his feet. His left knee had been
broken by the fall. and he stood on one leg. Ikea
he still held to the business end Of It, As one
OF the white cr9ss men turned TO flee Nun.
,aSr IN le Sea sab thi + 6pq6sH DIT bi% of Ia lan e d Ike q
Of fiye yards. with such force that the spear
head projected a foot beyond the breast. The
dead body Of hls horse, against which he
which had never failed him. and engaged his
five. adyersaries. The young officer was first
to fall before a lunge that caught him on the
that the hit thumped against his breast bone,
three leaped back out Of reach OF the terrible
American and began reloadins their mpskets.
j jnns'aqs .s to t"'s q MI! Mun at 'r!:fuFe vic A5 tais
riders broke from the chaparral in pursuit OF
stragglers, and his assaiIants fed The war:
does not know now what became OF the men
who were with him when he made his charge
loiI' W WHY TIC ltStTItu nlIu, III lnlS
fight he had been struck in the chest by a spent
ball, and was coughing blood. His sword hand
S riot EE"" oficer. Me Me Ie.' Sase dead Eas of ortesa. h fos
the twentieth time. had escaped. He decided 10
give up the pursuit.
STORY OF A TREASURE.
from !Ortega's treasure he had paid his SOL
diers literally and had for his own portion
iutu mule trunks, hound on the bacHs of Indian
bearers and. himself seated in a chair strapped
XII an mH,' c { .icf Gd nj t?2 f6 MD pr 'T Is n marT Of t IH, the the
city of Palcnlue il became necessary to cross a
would not bear the weight OF the men and ali
OF the metal; he separated the gold from the
diagram Of the place. buried il The NTH
trunk containing gold and diamonds. was
IHhs dia ID a c Of an AAm rcSBish f6Sse sl IS%Is's ,y was
to his custom, that bandit had net broken
%%as valued AZ sj2:I16', Al the frontier ciitS Q!
BY a commapder oHhis own appointing. Nuns
terry stopped to rest. The Governors name
vas Martinez; the, military commander was
which Munstery attended. Wien he rpetntrnn turn
TO his quarters he found that the back door
his dozen s%en,ries stood about the front door.
and his level trunk abstracted, He remained
lis property, p H / did Tiif ind s's Serrsant Who 'h ,f tnid
how he and companions had forced the door.
acting under the command Of Flores, and OF
how they had horne the trunk into the hills.
treasure IN places known only to himself. while
they stood guard along the pathways.
was tho rainy season. saws Munstery,
and the mountain torrents were bankfull. /
found the trunk as the Sergeant had said. The
few parers still in it had been beaten to mush
by the falling water, yet In the middle OF the
and out Of 1t smiled at me the face Of my wife.
Tho Jewels. Of course. were gone. and among
the papers which Flores had distracted was
the diagram. showing the location Of my
buried trunks Of gold, They are there vet.
make no doubt. No man can find them,
could not ind them myself should | make the
effort. That lake rises once each year and
9yeriows the spot where they are hidden. and
deposit. Twenty-Five years ago while in San
francisco and giving sword lessons 10
Bandmann. the actor, he told me that his
brother. n civil engineer. had met a
man Of my name and military rank in Bolivia.
"A Bolivia is the only, South American repub-
lie ! have never visited ] thought this singular.
the Col; Munstery he had seen Town there.
Instantly recognized Pancho Flores. who had
f,ed from Petucalco years before. He had as
certained from my papers. that / had never
been in Bolivia. so he made for that country.
He nor only took my uoId and laualo mud no