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AMOURS or A6uIhALpO.
Fighting Warrior Proves 10 he Only n Love-
Iace-tarried og Noted BeanIy.

mantle esCapGde that saFCrs Of the pas
times OF Napoleon and others Of his great
military predecessors
The amOurs OF redoubtable warriors. ts-
pecially IL they be rebel Chleftairs. are as
interesting as the amours OF kings. and
history knows with what ayidity the world
ticks clean the platters on which it serves
its royal scandals hot from the thrones OF
France and Spain and Aus;ria, end even
Of most respected England
The Filipino dictator has jUs. tssoJ q
beautiful prisoner She Is Sencva Rodri-
gUeZ, wife OF RI Captain Rodrigu 2. a @ =
unguished Spanish military officer In Ala
Mia. The fame Of Sonora Rodriguez :
beauty and vivaCity extends all over he
Islands, and her experience with the great
est outlaw OF the times, the mighty, the
mysterious. the magic Aguinaldo. has fur
nished glttering romance for the orient
TO gasp over.
Aguinaldo has held the great beauty
prisoner in order that he might WOO her
and win her affections.
The Sonora Rodriguez has endured the
Imprisonment and held the Filipino chief
al bay with such spirit as finally 20 iE-
duce MIN to give up the attempt and send
her back that she might join her hus-
HtttAN- NAAN AAsAttu Spanish captain
As all things. however great. have be-
ginnings in small way. the meeting OF
AguinalGo and the beautiful Sonora Rod
riguez CHANGED to come about through
the lady's visit 10 a friend In the town OF
Tarlac. There the fiery young leader OF
the insurrectiOn was arrested by her daz-
zllng charms and enslaved at first sight.
Her reputation had preceded her but
Aguinaldo had very little time to devote
& ,he fair sex or 10 social amenities OF
s.y kind. and was Indifferent 10 the
praises he heard Of her passing from the
lips of his officers when news Of her COM
ing reached them.
She is the most beautiful woman in
LIzon," said one 10 the chief ''She comes
OF a visit 10 high people not far from
here. If you so desire. you may see her"
''Pouf, And what for?" demanded the
chief, with a shrug.
Beauty is not to be scOrned. even by
the eye II would not be i'll. sir. IL the
fairest woman in Luzon should come face
to face with the brdvest man"
And shall the bravest man in LuzOn be
invited to visit this fairest OF visions?"
was the dry response. Perhaps Agun-
aldo is not popular with the high people
You mentiOn-mUch less with so loyal 4
Spaniard as this distinguished sonora. No.
Llayore let US not talk Of 50 idle a mat
ter when the morrow is more likely to
hold for us a scaffold than an altar"
Yet the sonora came to TarIac and che
and the noted rebel met. Thoughts Of The
morrow changed at once in that noted
rebers mind The eyes of the sonora turn
ed his martial spirit into romantic ardor.
his desire for fighting into passion. his
hone Of inf paf.ly
less abandonment 10 the society OF the
beautiful creature that dazzled his as
tonisned eyes.
1t is whispered then that Aguinaldo be-
came a conspirator of an entirely new or
der than that of insurrectionist He is
averred 10 have laid a plot to take the
sonora away from Capt. Rodriguez and
keep her tor himself To do this il was
necessary to estrange the husband and
wife. Sonora Rodriguez would not listen
To his suit. he well knew, 50 long as the
captain was in the way. As a friend she
treated the rebel chief very Charminsly
but as a possible sweetheart
Wen, AguinaidO was afraid of the
naughty spirit he saw in those black eyes
Every furtiye venture he had made to-
ward expressing the warmer sentiments
which turned this notorious warrior iato
weak-kneed lover had met with 4
glance Of rebuff that was not 10 be MIS-
taken.
So Aguinaldo turned conspirator i'm love
and ere long strange plot began to I'M
fold Itself. Capt Rodriguez In Manila re-
celV1o one day a letter from his absent
seno saying that she needed some
money and asking him TO send her sOre
by tle hrst responsible person he should
discover leaving Manila for Tarlac
The letter was delivered TO the captain
by a native named BOTrOmeO
BortomeO did not explain how he man
aged 10 come safely through the insurgcnt
lines between Manila and Tarlar whore
he hal left the Sonora. He said that he
intended 10 return. but neglected to ex-
plain now he should again cross the enc
my's lines unframed. His statement that
he was going back 70 Tarlac was deliver
ed with II deeper purpose than appeared
on the surface.
You are a responsible fellow" said
Capt. Rodriguez. you have brought me
this letter bravely. Here, take this pack
81 back 10 Sonora Rodriguez, and God
speed you on your Journey"
Saying which, the captain gave him a
sum OF money and letter and babe him
start at once.
BorrOmeo tore up the letter and kept
the money. But he returned 10 Ta-lic
fast enough and sought an audience with
the beautiful Sonora.
Tho captain. to whom / delivered YOUR
letter. he told her. flew into a fearful
rage when he read It. so said NJ. She
wants more money. does she with which
to buy fine dresses 10 please Aguiua'dOt
Tell her that ! will have nothing more 10
do with her ! cast her off Let her 90
with this rebel general. ! have heard Of
her infafuat!On for him, and I am well
rid Of her. And with that. Sonora" con
tinued POrrOmeO. me tore your letter into
pieces and scattered them 10 the winds
Then he drove me from the house and
said he would Kill me If / ever darkeued
his door again"
livery Of this speech. then cOurte1uSly
held out a 80 bill. saying: Let an 1um-
bic friend have the honor Of aiding you.
since your husband so unjustly fails 10
do 20"
The Sonora drew herself up with fine
scOrn. She told the cringing Filipino 20
dJ4t her presence Immediately and take
his lying words 20 other ears. she would
believe not a word n said
III you DO not leave mere Instantly |
will call the guard and have you dealt
with a. you deserve
BorromeO skunk away. and AguinaldO
appeared in q few minutes % venture
once more with better confidence on the
suit he had intended all along 10 work up
70. This time ne made an open decldra-
ton Of his affections and DesDught her 20
run away with him % the Jungle wilfs.
where they might never be Overiaken b.
either the American soldiers or the delin-
Quent husband
Sonora Rodriguez scOrnfully refused his
offer. He pleaded She spurued- lie
threatened She laughed lie command
ed She grew indignant, and neaped burn
ing vehement denuuciatlOn upon his head.
Then ne told her that she should be
made his prisoner until she should con-
sent u become his wife.
That will be never was her reply.
For months she remained ln bondage
In TarlAc The American soldiers could
not or would not slJdgc the rebel dc
,ator. lie stayed on and c5urted his
beautiful prisoner. flying from lue gentle
ness o. a dove into the fury Of "a tiger
now and again. a. she continually sad
him nay and drove him from her pres
encr
Finally the Sonora found an opportunity
10 and another message % Manila. In
this message she reCOunted the details OF
tho former attempt she had made -
reach her husband ard OF hOW she had.
IS she supposed. failed.
Capt Rodriguez was Of q certainty IN
rage this time. He entered upon a search
fGr BOrrOmeO. and b. good luck found
hIFn He made MIN confess 20 bis O@n
decestl0n and 20 EguinaldO's part In the
efqfa rrassmrnt ~ the lovely Sonora. u
CAPTAIN ground his teeth How 20 rescue
BIS wife vas the next problem. and q far
more difficult one than the finding ~ EDr-
romeo. The American army couldn't
o Ea or "a sFs