Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20
CHAPTER XXvIII-(continued).


Ing the entire party of Englishmen
with him. and had issued public
proclamation announcing the death OF
Philip and the end Of the royal occu-
patton. He had also forwarded TO
Caracas q full report and confession.
and was now waiting to turn the cas-
tie over to General Salvarex whenever
he should return.
Bursting with all this news, he hur-
ried back to the cheerway.
"Hurrah, hurrah!" he shouted.
much to the amnzement OF all on
board. Philip is dead. Gomez Is dead.
Francisco. Mattazudo and the entire
royal army are dead or scattered. The
Castle OF Saivarcz Is now occupied by
an English party under Lord chus-
mough himself. and Don Juan Cara
and his daughter are with them"
Don Jaan's daughter" gasped ia
cinta. she is dead,'
NO. she Is alive" answered Med
worth. his voice uemblln. with his
great cmotion. 1T was all a mistake
IA conspiracy"
Then he proceeded to relate to his
as,oundcd audience all that he had
learned Mt Bolivar.
Then my duty Is clear" said Cap
tain Glover. This Castle Of saiyarcs.
you Say. Is on the coroni River-that
one JUS; below herc!''
Yes said Mcdworth.
"is tho coroni nasisabie:''
THAT I can't say" said Arthur. We
naviEatsd IL on a ra,boa; under cir
eumstanecs tha; I hope never TO saec;
again. ba, whether the checr~ay eoaia
ascend the river or not. I could not
say
''Bicss you. I had no Idea of taking
the cheerxay into unknown waters"
said Captain Glover. Its the launch
I'm thinking Of
'-Tha; could do Il. Ina sure" said
Mcd~orsh.
Then that settles IT, said tho Cap
saia. The checr~ay will drop do~a
To the mouth OF the coroai and the
launch will take you up TO the CASTLE
All OF which oceurred Just A. Cap
tain Glover promised.
Lord chusmoa<h. Don Juan and
Lola rcre sitting on tho srransa of
the castle In the afternoon. chatting
over pas; events. ~hsn the English.
man posntcd to the river.
Il fattrE myself he said. "that I
an q; pressn; the oaiy man In vsue-
spela who Possesses an electric launch.
As the craft approaching "a nothing
elsp. IL Is probably mine. I, has ladies'
aboard. too. sec. :saey 40 are
about to receive call
SIR CaliopinE Grace and others
came ou, TO sec the launch: and Lola.
whose young eyes had not been
dltamed By her unpleasant experiences.
uttered a loud Arthur, Arthur and
rushed to the river landing. where the
Passengers from the launch we're shak.
Ing themselves oct on the wharf.
In another moment Don Juan had
the doubtful pleasure os seeing M.
daughter cissped in the arms of the
young man he had spgrned in happier
days In Se~ York.
Dona Maria wept a little at being
received so Eraeiogsly. and welcomed
back TO her own house By Don Juan.
who. In his proud. spanish ~aT.
looked still the conlueror. not~i,h-
standing he vas the only one left.
Jscinta fel; hot. Jealous paus when
she saw Lola being kissed By Med.
worth. and had there been no relic,
for her sore and tender heart. /,
would. perhaps. have been my IN.
pleasant duty to describe anoths,
tragedy. but when she saw that she
had lost Arthur. she suddenly remem-
bered Lord Chugmoush and his enor.
nous wealth: and -hen she saw the
s;aivart frame and stern. hAndsorns
face of the EBglishman. she smiled
again.
But y, is not my purpose To Dwell
upon the filtration between 1acinta and
Lord Chugmousb. or to make another
story Of the tame events that followed
the restoration Of Castle saivares 10
its proper owners. Il would no, be
interesting TO make a long tale OF the
fact that General Sa'vartz did no, re.
ceive the news of Philips fall because
he was already on his way home With
two war ships and an army large
enough TO storm his castle. and tbs,
when at last he marched a, the head
OF his column up TO his own door. he
found his wife and daughter surround.
ed by friends. and that he was So.
vereiy reprimanded at Caracas for
making so much stir about a little up.
rising that really amounted to moth
ing, and wore Itself out in his alb.
sence.
Nor would II be particularly fascin-
ating to read how Lord Chugmough
offered the hospitality Of his yacht TO
Don Juan, Lola and Medvorth. and
promised TO convey them safely to
New York.
The cheerway sailed and in due
time arrived at New York. where Don
Juan. Lola and Medworth left her.
She then proceeded across the Atlantic