Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-10
The Filjbusters Of Venezuela.
Or the Trials Of a Spanish Girl
By Seward W. HOPKINS
Copyrighted ~ 1oser Bonner. Son.
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BY SEWARD W: HOPKINS;

rovalist band in authority, had re-
.nrned to the Castle Of Salvarez, TAX
ING the entire party of Englishmen
with him, and had issued public
nroclamation announcing the death OF
philip and the end Of the royal occu-
nation. 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
hoard Phillip 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 Juan's daughter!" gasped ia
cinta. "She is dead!"
mo, she is alive" answered Med
worth, his voice trembling with his
great emotion. ut was all mistake
"a conspiracy"
Then he proceeded to relate to his
astounded audience all that he had
4 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.
as the Coroni navigable?"
That can't say" said Arthur. Eve
navigated it on flatboat under cir
cumstances that l hope never to meet
again, but whether the Cheerway could
ascend the river or not, / could not
say"
Bless you, had no idea of taking
the Cheerway into unknown waters y
said Captain Glover. cts the launch
I'm thinking off, E
That could do it, I'm sure" said
Medworth.
Then that settles it, said the Cap
tain. 1.-THE Cheerway will drop down
Y to the mouth Of the Coroni and the
4 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
man pointed to the river.
II fatter myself" he said, that I
am at present the only man in Vene-
zuela who possesses an electric launch.
AS the craft approaching Is nothing
else, it is probably mine. 1t has ladies
aboard, too, I see. fancy we are
about to receive CALI
Sir Ganuping Grace and others
came out to see the launch; and Lola,
whose young eyes had not been
dimmed by her unpleasant experiences
uttered loud Arthur! Arthur" and
rushed to the river landing, where the
passengers from the launch were shak-
ing themselves out on the wharf.
In another moment Don Juan had
the doubtful pleasure Of seeing his
daughter clasped in the arms of the
young man he had spurned in happier
days in New York.
Dona Maria wept little at being
received SO graciously, and welcomed
back to her own house by Don Juan,
who, in his proud, Spanish way
looked still the conqueror, notwith-
standing he was the only one left.
Jacinta felt hot, Jealous pang when
she saw Lola being kissed by Med
worth, and had there been no relief
for her sore and tender heart, ii
would, perhaps, have been my un-
pleasant 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 between 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 long tale Of the
fact that General SaIvarez did not 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 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
verey 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 1t 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.