The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-03-20

TIE cue 90 sts 10 ses,eh OF u cornned Il
istt iasi onsiss the generals hssdqas
isrs up on ,bs eiii yond,r sh.rs you se
The tbree red i'sbts. hslp ue bind sns
sss lin. sf1tr
II iook tuis momtnt 10 msls The pri
ontr ,ecate. .pd tbs tso ssre 90 tb.i
s.y sssio. TIE generals isIi vs lee
thao squnter Of mile distsli, bat ,h'
sie,tssi prsesuiion SIS ps@ sssry !,
doosins the sepiineis
There. st lsst l believe ~ ere safely u
eide The iinss, Wnof.
Not Jet. Pedro.
Atyi tssl cried Low hru voice o.
c0mmsnd.
Both came . dead stop. bot o quici
silled v.lebiiuo sS fqosl 70 the smefl
sIey. The csrsbipsro Who hsd 90 sudssr
" changed The tide Of svsnts stood sith
bic sup ., bic snopides d,E,u Toe, 10 tbt
rabt.
We sre friends. seusr.
Give the conntersisD.
Tbst se cam oot do; bnt &c most see
the septr.l tonight. s ~e have important
inicrmstion. Here 10 . permit that hes
passed o, thus far zee for yourself. tbs,
/, 10 DOT . fraud, aud the Cubin held on,
the le.ter.
Taken off his guard by the apparent
frstkness Of the msn before him. the IN
suspect osrsbinero sllowed the butt oi
his riHs to ssll 10 the ground, and stretch
ed forth Lis bsnd for the paper.
There was . bright Hash VI steel s 1t
passed through the cir.
The night hes its victim, N mu.tsred Val
entino as be wiped c6 and shesthed bis
blade. Tis tome poor mothers son. bard
ly beyond the limits q boybood yet, aid
still Il bad to be done.
And the mastery stroke that did it
right to the hssrt, senior, without doubt
Come.
The captain could say uo more; tears
we're 10 bis eyes and be wished tbst the
bellish work vas nndone. he could bard
u suppress . sob 80 be thought OF the
seed mother on the other sile Of the ses.
waiting and praying for con that should
never return. Oh. the anguish Of that
momenil
Huddeuly b. bslied. for fsr ahead Of
him, not . dtzsn rods. vas the tent for
which be vas ,srcbipg. Pedro remsined
. few steps behind to gusrdlassinst sur
prise, and alone the brave rebel osptsin
crept up to the canvas ftp.
There vas 9 light inside, be peered 10 -
there upon Q bundle Of blankets, with
hands and feet securely bound lsy-not 9
nan, bot the form OF besutiiul girl.
For 9 moment b. could hsrdIy believe
bic eyes. Was she the spyf
AbI
Like Q fish OF lishteniog the truth
1ssned over hin; be had solved the uys
isry.
Sgnorits7 be cslled soitly.
There wss . stir smopg the blankets.
md . psls sweet face, with soft blsck ourls
singing ct ont il like . veil. was rsised
rom It's bard pillow.
A friend TO aid your welfare st hesrt.
Tht girl raised herself still higher. bat
lot sound escaped her lips. II wss not
the colt eyss alone told told the
tory.
Swiftly Valentino crossed to the pallet
-sWiitly be severed the cords that bound
Ter tender limbs -snd swiftly 70 csnsht
Ter lovely iorm 10 bis arms and dashed 10
o tbs open cir.
II vas oil over 10 . mioute, for The Go
,sn hsd thrown caution 10 the winds; bis
'nly thought bis only purpose wss to con
ey bis precious charge to . plscs OF safe
J. Aissi that bis hsste was 10 prove so
atsl.
Artol Who foes these1
The sharp rattle ofs csrbine rang out
10 the still night cir, and the camp wss
wske.
Courage, senorits. We will pass them
ct. Pedro. Ho, Psdroi
Here, senior. Hssten, the horses srs 10
be hollov just beyond the bill.
II vss race for life, snd the patriots
ION. Hsrdly we're they mounted snd of
'efore . dozen or more csrsbiueros rushed
nto the hollow.
Csbsllol C.bsllol they. orisd and die
hsrged their weapons.
Gan you hold your sest, seporitsi the
spt.in asked - be rode up beside her.
With ease. she answered bravsly. smil
% brsvely through The sloom.
They srs on horses end 10 pursuit, senor.
/ fear We sre lost, intercepted Pedro.
Why 90, comrsdef
Bec.use, IL v,lentino. the girls
orse 10 dying
Tho c,p,sin lurched 10 biz Saddle IS
housh ttrook BY . bios. For the fret
Ine be noticed the spssmodic lesps Of the
,siden's s,eed, and the gradual lsesioe
I ito pscs.
SILL on they sped; 6se : ten = 6iieen
,iuoies, aud then they beesn 10 enter the
iIls. The soundei horse vss fsst los
~ strength. bat still The noble snimsl
lupged 90 till its bssrt buut; std With
D ssonizIus srosp 1t stumbled end fell
eel.
10 . uoustt v.leptioo bed The girl on
10 osn mount. spd VS. dsshipe sssy 10
arsui, oi Pedro.
Coor.se. senoriss, be murmarsd softly,
I'd pressed her closer 4, bis breast, best
ps her face among ber bssotiiul ssvips
nrls.