The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-13

PRISONERS.
When General Salvarez learned OF
the failure to blow up the castle, he
did not for moment doubt that his
enemies were in possession of the Sc
cret passage.
There was nothing left for him to do
but hurry back to his troops. and make
what preparations he could to with
stand an attack, for it was almost GER
tain that the royalists would follow up
their victory, and attempt to destroy
the force under his command
And SalvareZ reasoned correctly.
Shortly after the scene between Phil
tp and Don Juan. a portion of the mob.
called the royalist army. was led out
by Gomez, who had with him. in i'm
mediate command OF their respective
followers, Francisco and Mattazudo.
Between Gomez and Mattazudo there
had arisen violent hatred but Goms z
feared the power of the Zamhos too
much to attempt to injure the half
breed then.
About the same time that Gomez left
the castle. Don Juan CARA. accompa-
niad by the two men he had chosen to
az; ompany him. left also, and set out
toward the Carib's hut.
Cara and his two companions had
nc; gone far when two forms emerged
from hiding place, and like no.seless
shadows. slded after them.
Not a word was spoken by eithe,
party during the journey.
Reaching the Carib's hut. Don Juan
found the Indian sitting on a log be-
ice his door, smoking a rude stone
pipe. ard enjoying. in his own fash
ion. the cool evening.
Il am here again, Ramana." said
pc;, Juan.
Il see YOU replied the Carib.
must have the truth about my
daughter"
L have told it to you twice. have
not seen your daughter"
"Ramana. listen to me. You behold
in ME broken-hearted father. NJ.
happiness is in your hands. How can
you still be cruel? Where is my
child?"
Il know not"
"Ramana, are you loyal to the
king"
when he is king l will be loyal to
him., replied the Indian. "It matters
not to lis who may be our rulers. One
kind is as bad as another. We had
lands-they took them from u.s. One
government follows another. Each
"ne is as bad as the last. We have
tothing left, yet We are expected to
&c loyal"
Restore my daughter to me, Ram
ma. and the king will restore your
ands swear it,
II would give you your daughter il
[ had her. But l have not. | have
not seen her.
will you come and tell that to the
king?"
THE king! Has the spaniard who
calls himself king sent for me?"
Yes. My daughter was to wed the
king. IIe is anxious about her. too,
Ramana"
II will go" said the Indian. There
is some mystery here. The other said
she was to we'd him. The half-breed
is the one
They left together, and Medworth
and Tempest started to follow them.
Then sudden thought arrested Ar
thur and he turned hack motioning
for Tempest to follow him. Instead of
following Don Juan and Ramana back
to the castle they remained hidden
near the hut. Medworth's idea in do
ing this was that if Ramana was ly-
ing Lola might be somewhere near.
They waited some little time and,
hearing no sound peered into the
open door of the hut.
There was no one there.
The hut was such a rude, ill-made
thing that it seemed hardly possible
that there could be hiding-place
connected with it.
Satisfying themselves that no one
was inside, they withdrew again into
the shadows and waited.
1AlSi d IliiS IHc1 HCuku VUlcGS. dQQ
two persons came, walking slowly
toward the hut. They were both In
dams, and were speaking in Spanish,
yet in so low tone that the listening
Americans could not understand what
they said
But when they reached the hut and
found it empty one turned to the
ether and said:
"Ravona. the hut is empty. Where
arc the old ones?"
1T is strange" said the one called
Ravona. My father and mother are
very old. They do not go far from
their hut at night
Just then the sharp hiss of wom-
ans voice was heard, and an old In
dian hag came from a clump of woods
about hundred yards away.
"Oh, there you are said Ravona.
I'VE missed you. Where is the old
one?"
81 left him here. Strange things are
being done now
What do you mean"