The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-14

A footstep was heard. the door
/ opened, and Gomez came i~
Things go our way he said. smil-
ing. Venezuela is ours
Part of it." replied Philip, not
smiling.
| All of it. The soldiers of Saliva
| rez are nearly all killed Salyarez
himsef is prisoner. There is now
no reason to delay pushing on to the
north and planting our standard be-
yond the Orinoco. Our friends are
waiting for us there. Caracas must
| fall at last"
AT last. But there is something to
be done here before we cross the Or
| inoco. What is the sentiment of the
| people near us, now that Salvarez is
| crushed?"
| Judging from the reports we are
receiving, the entire country south of
| the Orinoco is loyal to you"
| Then l must delay my coronation
no longer"
Il would not delay it another day"
There was a pause, strained sill
| ence.
Gomez" said Philip, bending a
| keen gaze on the General. Il want the
truth about that mysterious affair of
| Lola CARA"
Il thought it was mysterious no
| longer. The girl is found. What is her
| story?''
Il have not yet heard. Cara is
with her now. I will send for him at
| once"
Cara was sent for, but before he
arrived Francisco came in. He was
there when Don Juan entered.
You sent for me?" said Don Juan
It did," said Philip. "You were
with your daughter. How is she?'
ALIAS, she is not we'll. The cave in
which she was confined by that half
breed scoundrel was damp, and as she
| was bound hand and foot, she became
| thoroughly chilled. The result is now
that she has bad fever, which alter
| mates with severe chills."
THAT is bad Have you heard from
her own lips the story Of her abduc-
tion?''
Yes. All, what a scoundrel that
MattaZudo is. Yes, he went to her
telling her that it was my wish for
her to accompany him to a place of
greater safety until after the battle
She believed him, and followed him to
cave up the river about a mile
where he bound her, and, needless Of
her cries for mercy, left her, telling
her to be quiet until he came for her
She was found there by the two Amer
leans, who, it appears, have followed
us here for no other purpose than to
rescue my daughter from myself. That
is a strange case. AS if I had not my
are prisoners, and my poor girl Is
safe; so what matter?'
1T matters to me-" said Philip. CAS-
for the Americans, they have done
no harm; but l will not have the
scoundrel MattaZurdo around me. Go
mez, [ shall be crowned king at ten
o'clock to-day"
Good! Your triumph will then be
complete
AT 10: 80 I shall order Mattazudo'S
execution
ITO be shot?"
fTo be shot
Your majesty" gasped Francisco.
The safety Of your crown de-
pends--"
'f'Say no more. When Lola Cara
shall have recovered sufficiently, she
will become my wife, and Queen Of
Venezuela. The safety of the Queen
must be assured. In no other way
can this be done than by shooting the
rascal who carried her away once, and
who, no doubt, would try to do so
aga IN
quite right" said Gomez, with
CLEAN of hate in his eyes.
1t may perhaps be necessary to in
terject a short explanation here to
show the reason Gomez was pleased at
the prospect of MattaZudo's death.
Yet it seems almost unnecessary, for
the reader must already have seen
the duplicity toward Gomez with
which Mattazudo acted.
Don Juan, having answered all the
questions Philip chose to ask, turned
to go.
ITO no continual \