Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-28
CHAPTER XXI.

holiday; nothing extraordinary, in a coun-
try where the year is a perpetual holt
day. This time the affair was serious,
for the inhabitants wished to celebrate
in proper manner the anniversary of
the Proclamation of Independence, of
which the day to which we allude was the
eve.
At sunrise a formidable bando issued
from the government palace, and went
through all the streets and squares of
the city, announcing with mighty clam
our of bugles and drums, that on the
next day there would be a bull fight with
Jamaica" and Monte Parnasso" for
the leperos, high mass celebrated in all
the churches, theaters thrown open gratis,
review of the garrison, and of all the
troops quartered sixty miles round, and
fireworks and Examinations at night, with
| open-air balls and feria.
Don Martial, in order to throw out
the spies doubtless posted round Valen-
tines house, had left his friend in the
middle of the night, and gone to his lodg-
| ings. and few minutes before day pro-
ceeded to the house of NJ. Rallier.
"You are welcome" the Frenchman
said cordially, on perceiving Don Mar
| tial; 81 was busy with our affair. My
brother Edward is just off to our quin-
| ia. whittier my mother and my brother
Auguste proceeded two days ago. so that
we might find all in order on our ar
rival"
Although the Tigrero did not entirely
understand what the banker said to him,
he considered it unnecessary to show it.,
and hence bowed without answering.
"All is settled, then" M. Ralier con-
tinued, addressing his brother; get
everything ready, for we shall probably
arrive before mid-day-that is to say,
in time for lunch"
| "Your country house is not far from
the city?" the Tigrero asked, for the
sake of saying something.
Hardly five miles; it is at st. Angel !;
but in an excellent position for defense,
in event of attack. You are aware that
st. Angel is built on the side of an ex-
tinct volcano, and surrounded by lava and
snongy scoria, which renders an ap-
proach very difficult"
| "I must confess my ignorance of the
fact"
| "In a country like this, where the
government is bound to think of its own
defense before troubling itself about in
d;viduals. it is we'll to take ones pre-
caution. and be always perfectly on
guard. And now be off, my dear Edward,
Vour weapons are all right, and two res
ol,1+a neons will accompany you besides
the sun is now rising, and you will have
q rlessant ride ; so good-by till we meet
again"
During this conversation the poems
had nut the horses in close carriage.
! "Get in,'' said NJ. Rallier.
"What!" Don Martial replied. "are
we going to driver
"Do YOU think 1 would venture to
oo 70 the convent on horseback"
"Rnt this carriage will betray you. y
81 admit it; but no one will know
whom It contains when the shutters are
drawn up, which 1 shall be careful to
40 before leaving the house. Come, get
| i'm :.
The Tigrero placed himself by the
Fronchman's side; the latter pulled up
tba shutters. and started at a gallop IN
a direction Numerically opposed to that
which it should have followed, IN order
to reach the convent.
"Where are we goingT the T1grero
asked presently.
"To the Convent of the Bernardines.
81 fancy we are not going the rlgnt
road" :.
~That is possible, but, at any rate II
is the safest"
| 81 humbly confess that cannot under
stand it at all"
NJ. Rallier began laughing
"My good fellow" he replied, you VIII
understand at the right time, SO be easy.
| You need only know that in acting as
am now doing l am carrying out to the
letter the instructions of Valentine, my
| friend and yours.
81 have no repugnancc to obey you
sepor Don Antonio" the Tisrero an
swered "The confidence our common
friend places in you is sure guarantee
to me of your intentions. Hence dispose
~ me as YOU think proper, without tear
inc the slightest objection on my part.
/ ssThat is the way to talk" the banker
sa;d with laugh. Now, to begin, my
dear senior. you viii do me the pleasure