The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25

! = i'Ni me anu submitting TO nv
wishes, or having his brains blown ont
over his breakfast table"
And he came with you?"
| Most certainly. He did not even hes
him So" anu 'oiN
But what in the world are YOU 90
ring TO do with him? We can't csrryr
him away in our waistcoat pockets"'
exclaimed LaIor. entering very roTcE,
into the spirit of the adventure.
Let him remain where he is said
Don q. Tonight, when all is QUIET.
we will have a trial"
| The disappearance of Don Basilio
made an immense sensation in the no.
tel and every corner Of it was searched
excepting only the chamber of the
poor bishop, who was suffering so
| acutely from govt.
When a walter brought the news tr
! mat good-hearted parsonage, he or
dered his bedroom door to be thrown.
wide open, and with feeble words and,
gestures urged the searchers to fresh
| effort
! After dark the search was aban4
doned by the Carlists for the time
The hotel assumed its usual ouietuds
as the night deepened.
/ The chamber of the bishop was luSk-
| lily somewhat isolated in consideration
/ OF his illness. About 2 o'clock Don o
| rose and dressed himself I'm his ordi-
nary attire. packing his bishops cos
tune in his valise, while he requested
Lalor to be so good as to drag Basilio
out from under the bed.
Take off the gag, my dear nephex-'s
/ gently commanded DON Q. II feel
sure that the senior. will understand
that at a word or cry my sword will
pierce his throat"
Don Basilio replied by a rumble OF
terrible curses.
If you are not Satan, who are YOU? 'A
Basiiio bumped his shoulders and
| looked sidewise at Don Q.
You desire to hear? Then I VIII
tell you my name" The brigand bent
! to the others ear and whispered some
thing
Lalor saw a look of stupefaction and
/ lEcreduIty pass across the purple face
1T is impOssiblev' he snarled.
i am also known to a few fntlrnates
as Don O., added the chief. suaveIy.
Don O.? Why you must have had
my meSsage?''
1T brought me here" replied Don ..
4 came to look upon the man who mis-
took me for a traitor"
But you are a.
''Sequestrador. True. OF the nobIest
rank of brigand- But it is now your
turn to reply to questions. 80 .-.s--.-
And so the trial opened Don O.
proved himself past master in cross
examination, and in an hour the plot
against the throne of Spain was laid
bare in all its atrocity.
And now, senior, I have heard
enough" Don Q. spoke slowly. Il will
not Kill you like A dog. although You
have earned such A death I viii give
you chance Of life. I have told you
my name. You are the only man nv-
ing who knows 1T. Twice before since
took to the mountains, have I re-
veaied that old name of mine, and in
neither case did the hearer live an
hour after Take this pistol, nephew.
and unlOOse his bonds IF he attempts
to escape blow out his brains.
Don @. handed the revolver to Labor.
Then from a corner Of the room he
brought out two duelling rapiers and
cOurteOusly begged Don Basilio to make
choice of one
We will fight senior. you for YOUR
life, I for my name Clear a little
space in the center of the room. my
dear nephew I am about to honor this
animal BY running him through the
body"
The swords crossed. and Labor had
another of his many surprises when he
saw how Don @. handled his weapon,
He was as quick as a fencing master,
and his style, though that of a, bygone
day. left nothing to be desired.
VI TIE Nuetll- CEleu DON u as MS
pierced his antagonists arm
Don Basilio, stUng with the pain.
made fierce onslaught and Don O.,
holding his sword straightly. passed it
through the feshy body. which SUBJ
sided with a horrible leaning movements
to the floor.
Don @. cleaned both rapiers with
some care on the sheets. then looking
down upon the dead man he said,
softly:
Through the heart. That is the end
of a very dirty scOundreli"
Lalor stood silent, staring across the
corpse at the terrible chief
I'VE had better be going" said Don
@, after a musing pause, but first
would arrange that our friend shall be
in position to greet her majesty from
my balcony when she passes In this
With a strength of which the young
man would not have believed him cap
able. Don Q. bent down. and raising
the body. placed it in chair Then,
helped by LalOr. he bound it In a sit
ting posture. and carried the chair into
the balcony outside their window. which
overlooked main street through
which the procession was to pass
A few moments later they had
reached the street and hurried along
il. Before turning the corner Labor
stopped to look back Over the edge
of the balcony with its tapping drap-
cries was visible the great blank face
of the Carlist. sustained there on his
high seat of mockery to do honor to
her between whom and himself had
lain the sword of Don Q.
LalOr stopped at the door of the car
riage which was awaiting the brigand
in a narrow old lane.
How about our bargain now
senOr?" he questioned.
Don @. took his foot from the step,
bowed punctiliously TO the young fell
low and answered:
You are free, Senior Lalor. Your
ransom is RENTED for the good serv-
ice you have rendered to her ma jesty-
and to me. l thank you in her name
and my own. What do you now desire
to do?"
II cannot return to England-very
easily" Lalor said. i'm a dubious tone.
Not yet, 1 am afraid, senior"
And if I remain here 1 shall be put
into prison"