The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
CHAPTER xxvII1-(continued).
Or the Trials of a Spa.ri
BY SEWARD w. HOPKINS.

proclamation announcing the death OF
Philip and the end of the royal occu-
patton. He had also forwarded to
Caracas full report and confession,
and was now waiting to turn the cas-
tie over to General Salvarez whenever
he should return.
Bursting with all this news, he hur-
ried back to the Cheerway.
"Hurrah! hurrah!" he shouted,
much to the amazement of all on
board. philip is dead, Gomez is dead,
Francisco, Mattazudo and the entire
royal army are dead or scattered. The
Castle of Salvarez is now occupied by
an English party under Lord Chug-
mough himself, and Don Juan Cara
and his daughter are with them"
Don Juans daughter!" gasped ia
cinta. "She is dead!'
mo, she is alive" answered Med
worth, his voice trembling with his
great emotion. cit was all mistake
"a conspiracy"
Then he proceeded to relate to his
astounded audience all that he had
learned at Bolivar.
'Then my duty is clear" said Cap
tain Glover. "This Castle of Salvarez,
you say, is on the Coroni River-that
one just below here?"
YES" said Medworth.
"Is the Coroni navigable?"
'That I can't say" said Arthur 1--WE
navigated it on a flatboat under cir
cumstances that hope never to meet
again, but whether the Cheerway could
ascend the river or not, l could not
say"
"Bless you, I had no idea of taking
the Cheerway into unknown waters"
said Captain Glover. Its the launch
I'm thinking Of"
'That could do it, I'm sure" said
Medworth.
''Then that settles it," said the Cap
tain. "The Cheerway will drop down
to the mouth of the Coroni and the
launch will take you up to the CASTLE"
All of which occurred just as Cap
tain Glover promised.
Lord Chugmough, Don Juan and
Lola were sitting on the veranda Of
the castle in the afternoon, chatting
over past events, when the English
of CT pointed to the river.
4 fatter myself he said; ..that I
TT present the only man in Vene-
pt who possesses an electric launch.
The craft approaching is nothing
5ft is probably mine. It has ladies
aRrd, too, I see. I fancy we are
ut to receive CALL"
r Galloping Grace and others
me out to see the launch; and Lola,
bnse young eyes had not been
Ell med by her unpleasant experiences,
fred a loud arthur! Arthur" and
MED to the river landing, where the
e;engers from the launch were shak-
themselves out on the wharf.
nj another moment Don Juan had
idoubtful pleasure OF seeing his
1khter clasped in the arms Of the
Eg man he had spurned in happier
in New York.
DINA Maria wept a little at being
Eeived SO graciously, and welcomed
X to her own house by Don Juan,
-, in his proud, Spanish way,
sked still the conqueror, notwith-
hiding he was the only one left.
ac1nta felt hot, jealous pang when
saw Lola being kissed by Med
nth, and had there been no relief
her sore and tender heart, it
I'd, perhaps, have been my un-
s.Sant duty to describe another
tragedy. But when she saw that she
had lost Arthur, she suddenly remem-
bered Lord Chugmough and his enor-
nous wealth; and when she saw the
stalwart frame and stern, handsome
face of the Englishman, she smiled
again.
But it is not my purpose to dwell
upon the Irritation betneen Jacinta and
Lord Chugmough, or to make another
story of the tame events that followed
the restoration Of Castle Salvarez to
its proper owners. It would not be
interesting to make a long tale of the
fact that General Salvarez did not re-
ceive tho 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 that
when at last he marched at the head
OF his column up to his own door. he
found his wife and daughter surround
ed by friends, and that he was Sc
verely reprimanded at Caracas for
making SO much stir about little up
rising that really amounted to moth
ing, and wore itself out in his alb
sence.
Nor would it be particularly fascin-
ating to read how Lord Chugmough
offered the hospitality of his yacht to
Don Juan, Lola and Medworth, 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
with her English passengers.
Don Juan lived up to the promise