The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-01
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VIII you notIet me take her to a place
Of safety2"
The young lady I respect" said
Fernandez You may see her and
take her to her friends. I must live
in the house while / am here, because
it commands the village. The father
is rich and miserIY. shall exact a
considerable contribution from him..
Have you not taken enough from the
mine2" I pleaded He is not rich
An, said F'ernandez, sIyly, you are
very anxious to be Of service to old
age in distress. Well, well. for the
sake OF you young people 1 will fOregO
my rights. Take the old gentleman
away, too, and let him carry his money
with him. Ny men viii not see you
1 ran TO the house. There 1 found
Mercedes greatly agitated, even more
alarmed for herself than her father
she rewarded me for xescuing them in
the only way. 1 asked one moments I
, az "a IA PARADISE as / pressed her,
halt fainting, to my breast
,eIhen L went to her father whom T
Z found determined to die rather than
oe ROBBED 1 told him I could save
nlm with his ValuabIes if he would
follow me. He thanked me and 7,11+
himself in my hands. I escorted him
ana his daughter hastily to the humble
mousse of the parish priest
Inc brigands stayed three DAYS.
4hey paid for everything and behaved
OTTRn0R6 .
vas severely punished by Fernandez.
When they took their departure ne
pade- me good-by most courteousIv.
Inc father Of Mercedes changed his
attitude towards me entirely. He he
amiabiHty
TO Fernandez I forwarded the 81 600
WIlhheld for wages as soon as pos
sbole, and received his receipt. / knew
that the mine was in his power.
report OF the affair to my employers.
stating that we We're pOWerIess against
such attacks, and that the only remedy
"aSa very vigorous diplomatic protest
70 Ihe Mexican government.
rms action was taken. President
o1az showed himself a master. He
sent orders to the governor of the
province that unless ne caught Fer
nandez within three months he would
lose his place, and, furthermore. be sent
70 JAN Tor the many offenses he had
committed for the rest of his life The
whole army was placed at his disposal.
Inc governor took 10000 men. When
Two months We're already past and
many of the bIigands had been shot.
they tracked Fernandez and the rem
hant OF ms band to mountain fast
ness Inc place was labyrinth of
broken rocks running up into the sky
and impregnable by the soldiers. F114
the brigands were surrounded
Inc OIHCeF IN command of the SOL
diers sent this message; we viii stav
here Nuntil every one OF you is starved
or killed, unless you give up Fernan-
dez. If you give him up, promise life
We viii die said the brigands.
NO. said Fernandez, Il viii surren-
der" And he did.
I was present at his trial and helped
70 convict him. I must confess I had
some difficulty in looking him N the
face. After he was condemned he sent
Tor me most urgently. I found him as
courteous and amiabIe as ever.
Senior he said, Il forgive you.
. hope YOU may never meet a worse
man than I. Give my respects to the
sonora, and take this. I have no rela-
tives, and all my followers are dead or
in prison. Pray for me" He handed
me a little silver scapular from his
neck.
He was duly executed.
o = %
The marriage has been a happy one,
but We often think with sorrow Of the
brigand who was so bold a robber, but
so knd-hearted a gentleman.
(Copyright. 1901, by W r. Hearst.)