The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-25
CHAPTER IIv
INDER ARREAr

= - Aftetk AtAkNsn l.
Lulsa NaiFcrds ana Isabel Al
MONTE we're az length really
alarmed
Il Naa no more a question Of the
I safety - their lovers. but OF them %
selves And the prospect was dark
/ Indeed. Santa nder had said nothing
~ the reason for arreHtinR them
nor had they cared 20 inquire. They
OWNED that II waa owing 70 reyeIaa-
lions made BY the hunehback
sure nov that the dwarf not only
knew their secret. but had made ~
known 70 higher quarters. there
seemed no hope for them The In
dignity af their persons they were
already experiencing would be fol-
iaq - by social disgrace and con-
narntinn 81 property.
oh. Isabel uhat will they DO
20 rs anNiously asked Tsoua t.ulaa.
when they we're well inside their
room DO you think thsy'll put as
In a PRISON.
spoHnib'y they viii wish there
vas nothing worse awaiting -"
sWursrf DO you mean they'd In
niet punishment on ua-that Is. cor
rora punishment Surely they
dafrut r."
=Dafeut' santa Anna dare any
thing at least. neither shame nor
mercy VIII restrain him. No more
ihiH either man. his miniau whom
you know better than I. Hut IL isn't
punishment % that kind I'm think
Ing OF"
what then. Isabel p"
THE prison they viii take rs to.
pursued the countess. Is place
that in tho Plaza Graude. We shall
be imuured there. and ~ the mercy
u thai man. that monster"
Al which she dropped down upon
a couch despairinsiy. with face
buried In her hands
IL was a rare thing for the Coun-
tess Aimoute to show dependence
and her friend vas affected accord
inEly. For there VAS another man
at whose mercy she herself would
be one like monster. and. a. she
well knew. equally unmerciful-he
who at that moment was under the
same roof with them--in her IA
theirs house. for the time It's master.
Hut Isabel" she said. hoping
against hope. surely they will not
dare to"
She left the word unapoken. know
ing Il vas not needed 20 make her
meaning understood.
Not dare" echoed the countess.
recovering nerve and again rising to
her feet As I've said. he'll dare
anything will Don Antonio Lopcs
ne Santa Anna Besides. what has
he 10 fear7 Nothing. lie can show
good cause for our imprisonment.
else he would never have had us ar
rested. Enough 90 satisfy any clam
OF OF the people. And how would
anyone ever know what might hap
pen in7lde the palacins An. Tulsa.
" its walls could speak they might
tell tales sad enough We wouIdn
be the first who have been subjected
Ia insult by 81 excellcutiEslmo"
while his fair prisoners were thus
couversing. Sontander was doing
his best TO pass the time pleasantly.
An effort It was costing him. how
ever, and one far from successful.
It's last lingering hope OF being be-
loved by Tulsa Nalverde was gone
completely destroyed by what had
late come 10 his knowledge--and
henceforth his love FOR her could
only find reward through the assist
ancc Of his master. Santa Anna who
had long since abandoned thoughts
Of Don Ignacio.H daughter and was
exclusively bending himself TO his
scheme OF revenge on the countess.
But though relieved in this regard.
Carlos sautan1er was almost MS
miserable na either Of those he had
arrested.
Major Ramirez and the other of