Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-29
1.-The Filibusters of Venezuela.
Or the Trials of a Spanish Girl.
BY SEWARD ". HOPKINS
Copyrighted Son.


"s he approached the spot where
.he ihdian had had his dwelling, his
heart gave great bound. and a SEN
sation OF fear come to him.
Ihe nut OF the Carib was gone.
Inc Tour posts which had supported
II were there. having been sunk deem
enough In the earth to make them
hrm. hut OF the house itself not n
vestige was left
The Hood had torn II from its place
and carried it-no one could tel; how
far-and the face OF Mattazudo reflect
closed lips did not dare to utter.
While he stood gazing ruefuIly and
anxiously At the bare spot wher. once
the dwelling OF Namapa stood. he was
startled at hearing a chuckliIg sound
behind him. and his own name spoken
In the Indian voice. He turned and
beheld the carib himself coming to-
ward him.
Namapa." he exclaimed. You are
safe. them My heart stood still when
! saw the desolation the food had
brought. ! was In terror"
For me?" asked the Indian. with n
KNOWN. lccs.
Yes. for you. you old rogue: but
more for-h.r. What have you done
with herr Trust you for a willy carib
To defeat the flood of III. most precious
prey OF alt Where In she! Where II
she. asks
Slowly" replied III. Indian. Your
impaiicne. will get you nowhere"
Ours. you. Why do you no, speak
and rcliev. my anxiety Hay. I no,
borne enough Was 4, aii pleasure.
do you think. to scc III. BEAUTIFUL Girl
had sworn should be by own lying
as II dead. and Don Juan and Philip
and GomcE-thosc toois'-sniy.lins
and sTnaninE over herr Was Il all
pleasure to know that Ah. was buried
In the ground to val, for darkness.
and that her fate depended upon you,
II you failed To take her out in time.
she would die OF sufIocation. even II
the drug did no, kill her. And II you
hansi-d or blnndrFcd. the sharp eyes
of on. o. Phillips men would SEQ you.
and ,ha, would .ni the thing for you
and her and all of us. Come. tell M.
what aan; to know. wheE, Ii the
Eirig''
Tho caFih chuckici.
''0niy you and knew that the body
they thought ~ss useless clay still held
the spirit of the siFi. and that IL
aion--had the srcTr; by which she
could b- restored. And then a, night.
when tn. crazy soldiers of tho pF-,cnd-
CT were drunk or ucFc a, their endless
games Of chance. ! stole To tho grave
and dug her up and brought her here.
! placed IN her mouth the powerful
drug tia; broush, the blood into mo-
ton again. and In an hour. she ~as a
living. breathing. beautiful Girl. unin-
iHrcd. the same as before. but without
a thought of tho Eras. into which she
had been thrown. and demanding 10
know why she had been stolen from
her room while she slept. Hoi Tha,
-ss good. cnjoyed her talk. You
chose ~cii-shc is a beauty. Hut yo,i
were TO come AMI take her away. Why
did you not eomeT
You know ~hy did not Conner
replied Mst,asudo. roughly. The
food prevented me. have been torn
by anxiety to know hov you succeeded
whether you saved her from the
food as veil as from Philip and 90.
turs''
And she is safc7'' said Mattasudo.
You swear it, Take me to her a,
once"
Not yet. my impaticn, lover rc.
piled the old caTib. she Is safe
enough. I swear. but there Is a mat.
ter of business between us. have
KEEP, my promise. How abou. yours =
Cure you again. You keep me
here at such a time a. this to talk
Of Eoldr"
You promised me gold II got the
Eirl for you. 4 man pays for what he
is eager to get. II I give you the girl
FIRST. in your happiness you may for
get your debt. Come. where is the gold
that was to be mine u I saved her
for you aione7-
with an impatient curse Mst,azudo
pulled a i.athcTn pouch from his pock-
ct and Hung It into the Indians hand.
There is your gold" he said. Nov.
where Is my sveetheartf'
slowly, siowly'" mut,ered the In
dian. carefully emptyinE the soId out
into his palm and counting IT.
II, is good" he said. You have
kep, your promise"
Hang you'" roared Mattazudo.
YOU have your gold. what more do
YOU want7 where is the girl7''
.tisten.- said Samampa. do you
know the ruin Of the ancient temple on
the hill Of the Caribs. where We 60
once every moon to worship the gods
Of our people,
Il know, knowi The old stone
ruin ON Carib Hill"
The same" same Namampa. Go
there. Go there at once. You will ind
the girl there"
safer asked Mattazudo again.
starting on in the direction Of Carib
Hill.