Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
CHAPTER Ill.

Ell VI
ras a man about thirty
!, and had inherited from
:,an!ard OF the type OF Don
= 10, only the broad lands
lin wealthy. but the fierce
M spirit of the true Span
(, loye OF the pomp and dis
,,ly that Don Juan possess
~, o, the republican govern
/, strong an emotion in the
,.uelseo as his love for Ja-
NV, He had thrown himself
s.,plracy with fcrvor. The
PHILIP OF Aragon would
md him. with Salvarez In
r.yI no, hope to win Jacin-
yapllean power was crush
- no, only see his beloved
ccur;lers. royal glory and
rrp. but he would have Sal
I, poEer and Jacinta should
|. o., Gomez to begin the
4 valley OF the Coron!. and
.er o. Francisco as his chief
nsss was but another proof
=!less genius Of the man.
rs!slty OF the Zambos had
ro'Esd upon by Gomez and
isI they were organized.
,As revolt against the gov
aJsns been promised n rich
b ,Asir services.
rsa;arcs were under the I'm
s-nand OF one Mattaxudo.
-. bu, not n Zambo. Malta
.,l. white. that Is. Spanish.
l.!!sn. He Was shrcwd. un-
3 and cruel ms Gomez could
~ him to be. Moreover. he
Rcd sway over the Zambos.
- 1as wonderfully well In
fusnis OF which General Sal
) ,.;ireiy ignorant.
received full instructions
b, and knew Just when and
ss.; the Turtle.
Is down the orinoco from the
lie coroni, the southern
as riyer had n peculiar forma-
asst o. miles Of swamp and
rs ssh and dry ridge rose like
ssgs back from the river to
E.s beyond the lagoons.
40 knew the geography and
sT c. the country perfectly.
b-s! from the very 1rst that
vi as the point on which to
rzI
t.-s, therefore. to Pedro Fran
~ TO assemble n large force
.. their adhcrcnts rs could
ssi without arousing the sus-
1 General Salvarcx-on the
. meet him and his fellow
trs from the Turtle.
issrcforc n strangely Wild
hates scene that was spread
y Lola Cara when the Turtle
tss the hog back. and the un-
& firearms began.
n.1ss did not lag. Every man
" and. having given orders
7s;aln OF the Turtle to take
0li farther into the stream
"a message from him. Gomez
s'ter TO march.
'sall We go first?" asked
{ Gomez.
!, Castle of Salvarcz." said
he army OF the Republic
y, Of It south OF the Orinoco
ahted by Salvarcz. who has
{. men at his castle. They are
sd'ar watching the unloading
isosiura. and his castle will
~ prey"
e'ile OF Salvarcz two women
wing anxious. The prolonged
salSarcz filed his wife and
nth alarm. Rumors had
ee castle that the errand of
TO Bolivar would be worse
ess, for the enemies that were
Ad already landed in an un-
say, and the Coroni flowed
ne friends and the enemies OF
|
Aliia and Jacinta heard these
Nth alarm. for II the insur-
''ld cross the Coroni and at
astle, the pitiful handful OF
Ia left by Salvarcz would not
at to protect 1t.
salVare1 had an invention
lA IN Use on two fiat boats
L"Asey cattle or produce across
n ihesc boats could be pulled
"'er from either side. Fran
!, sLs'ood them well. and al
s"aincd eyes OF Jacinta and
~ ~ saw a boat load OF the en-
sing tho river.
men In the garrison began
|a u'shtoncd by the seemingly
as That was coming to con-
'"few down their arms
~ Iost!' cried Dona Maria.
.! Tho few we had. what
.,,.e h,eh the servants have left
saaot cscape!"
sys .ytret passage!" exclaimed
!, ' Is not n man unfaith-
,.,,er amer who knows 1t. Come:
N. ape them there!"
|. :. -, use Is it?" asked Dona Ma
M. ' II Is true, leave the cas-