Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-20
1.-The Filibusters of Venezuela.
Or the Trials OF Spanish Girl.
BY SEWARD W. HOPKINS
Copyrighted 1900 by Rooer, nonners Sons.
CHAPTER v.

A the most luxurious rooms
ln,,le OF salvarez a tall. SOM
LIZ man. clad In a gorgeous
stood near a table. looking
I, map OF Venezuela. his long.
n, tracing the boundaries OF
Z. and his eye measuring the
/. from Bolivar to Caracas.
I, ,lde OF him stood Ferdinand
| . the other stood Don Juan
u,jes;y sees that we hold n
I,sr,ant POSITION" said Gomez.
! !, v;sssuee OF others Gomez
a, vfs,ender by the royal titles.
/, allied him when they We're
rp the more familiar name OF
|r-aser raised his dark. burn
!, rs,ed them on the face OF
| "a, ne occupy a central POSI-
nll. but on the wrong side
e,sooo. We command here.
u, all the strength OF the
1 al ali her wealth are scpar-
Ia - by the great river"
A. mistaken" replied Gomez.
r. that the army OF crcspo Is
haas. But tho wealth OF venc-
y tue wealth. not the build
Il u5,1ms poE, and towns. bu;
( Gc.cs OF gold and silver in
=llzs-is on this side"
An. sArurgcd his shoulders.
M csc Is IL to talk of gold
,r % the mouniaIns?" he de-
-D.l Nc come here as pros.
I'm 70 buy twenty thousand
Z. fszss tho hait-breedS here
. cable us to work n elalm9
Il !fi In the north"
usPoadr,i Gomez. II do no,
=9'y that NC must no; look
. :fra, river. We DO no, own
u ~! SO occupy the capital.
b .. dsslfc the value Of this
as C1auigy TO DO undsEEated.
luays b-rn h-rrtogorc."
ssisssh for that" said Philip
pa. -wAcgc do NC strike next
n zatias any a;trfnp, at
af OTinoso." said Gomez. "li
sact0agy 10 annihlia,. the
elbr SalVaEcs- IL IL. ! admit.
sas our own: but I, IL still!
eslss 10 give US considerable
xsfvugsr. Saiyasrs IL q man
rrrss, sai as long as he has 4
b u his baek will be danger
us salyar-s now'" asked
sa ksiImiir below the castle
10 s';ast.
srtl!siy viii. saivarcs is no;
. . sgcsp; dcfca, ~i;hos, a
l.
sss re guns icf; in the bat
, iss OaF vsli.armci Infantry.
tt as ah,s TO drf.a, him
y riisuut question. There Ia
. if1F the result OF a battle,
aas sons.- said Gomez. Il
salf 'pf them. I will visit the
n as Fvassurc your Majesty.
svsfrsi TO INC. your majss-
haa Juan. IA soon as the
t.sssi behind Gomez. that
q ~si'iHE until you reach
ssslsgc yourself King. you
hp a. once. and become
iF''7s the people who are
aa@
Ees; : moment. with barred
% is thought. Raising his
All
fisss; and bcs, OF counsel
aa lo1 are right. I sec II nov
Tts We mus, guard against
we our ranks. As you say.
'es' '17 me to take the crown
N,lass ihe door Gomez stood
Iatte sas a most ugly look
AZ q the leader OF the royal
va qgickiy away when he
''so,vs Of Philip. and hur-
sa7ll ouibuiidinR tina, had
f'isd ss the headquarters Of
y es issdcr Of the Zambos.
aN uss there. lie looked up
saai sEisrcd.
% see you alone" said
n Sas smoking a huge.
E We puffed some pungent
'ld Gomez. Humility. respect
.g'', Ecre no, parts OF the
Aaiiasuryio. His dark face
lts' Ia its expression. lie
1aa Tor dark deeds; he
ala Gomez wanted.
saii, am I no, sioncr-
Know" answered Gomez.
Io1. but there may be 9TH
hii Na,,asudo.
- seat near him.
he said. you have
long time
% laughed.
nan would want IL known
" 'his affair fails" he said.
oern friends" said Gomez.
q words
~, ~ dartsi a quick look to-