The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-21

veyed BY two Of his acolytes d The een-
vent gate, and the gocd-heartcd porter
| had not refused him admission, bet, on
the contrary, had eagerly given him al
! the assistance his condition seemed %
require.
| While the lepero was gradually regain
| ing his senses, his comrades asked ques-
| tions with that caution still peculiar TO
! their Mexican nature The sister porter
| was worthy woman, endowed with :
! very small stock Of brains, and fond OF
talking. On finding this opportunity 20
| indulge in her favorite employment sne
was easily led on, and. almost OF her own
accord, told all she knew, not suspectins
| the harm she did. :,
When the three leperos had drawn Al
they could out Of tho sister porter, they
hastened to leave the convent Jun a.
they emerged into the street, thsy found
| themselves face to face with No CArnero'
the generals capataz, whom his mael
had sent on tour Of discovery Aney
| ran up to him, and In few woros to'o
him what had happened.
! This was crave, and the cApata1 nem-
bled inwardly at the revelation, for ne I'M
derstood tho terrible danger by which hia
| friends were menaced But Carnero was
a clever man, and at once made up AZ
mind to his course Of action.
He greatly praised the leperos for tns
skill they had displayed in discovering
the secret, put some piastres into tneil
| hands, and sent them on to the genera
with the recommendation. which wa
most necessary, to make all posSD,e
speed. Then. In his turn, he began prowi-
| ing round the convent, and especially tne
carriage. which Curumilla made no dim-
Guilty in letting him approach, Tor inc
reader will doubtless have guessed thai
the animosity the Indian had on several
occasions eyinced for the capataz, was
pretended, and that they were periectiy
good friends when nobody could SEQ OF
| hear them.
| The capataz skillfully profited by the
confusion created in the crowd Dy tne
carriage entering the convent, to throw
in. unperceived, the paper NJ. Rallier mac
| found. Certain now that his friends wouio
| be on their guard, he went on IN MS Turn
after recommending the spies he left be
| fore the convent to keep up goo6 watcn'
and walked in the direction OF the Pia1a
Mayor.
| At the corner Of the Gale de Plateros
he saw a man standing in front OF pun
oueria. The capataz entered the pun
Guerra and let fall piastre which rolled
| to the foot of the man standing IN the
doorway. The latter stopped, picked up
the coin. and restored it to its owner
and the capataz walked out, doubtless sat
! isfied and cautiously continued MS way.
On reaching the plaza again, the man OF
| the pulqueria, who was probably gong
the same road as himself, was at ms
heels. =
| "ReIhumeur? the capataz asked IL
a low voice. without turning round.
"Eh?" the other answered in the same
key.
1.-THE general knows the affair at the
convent if you do not make haste, Don
Martial, Don Antonio and the two ladies
will be attacked on the road while going
| TO the ouinta; warn your friend, toi
| there is not a moment to lose.
When he turned back, Belhumeur Dc
disa npeared; the Canadian with his char
acteristic agility was already running in
the direction of Valentines house. A
for the capataz, as he was in no par
ticular hurry, he quietly walked back tc
| the generals, where he found his master
| in furious passion with all his people,
and more particularly with himself.
By an accident, too portentous not to
have been arranged beforehand, not one
of his horses could be mounted; three
were foundered, four others had been bled,
and the last three were without shoes. In
the midst of this the capataz arrived
with a look of alarm, which only height
| ened his masters passion. Carnero pru-
IDENTIFY allowed the generals fury to grow
a little calm. and then answered him.
| He proved to him in the first place
| that he would commit a serious act of i'm
prudence by himself starting in pursuit
| of the fugitives in the present state of al
fairs. and especially on the eve of pro-
nunciamento which was about TO decide
| his fortunes. Then he remarked to him
! thet six poems, commanded by a resolute
man. would be sufficient to conquer two
men probably badly armed, and, in addi-
tion. shut up in a carriage with two la
| dies. whom they would not expose to the
! risk of being killed. These reasons being
good. the general listened and yielded to
| them.
| Every good" he said; "Carnero, you
are one of my oldest servants, and to you
7 entrust the duty OF bringing back ny
niecA-"
ITO be continued)