The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Wl1n IOf nOtnlnH Detter, lne cofOnoi
replied.
And to begin" Don Sebastian con-
tinued, tell mo who this man IL from
whom you limited that could derive some
benefit"
This man Is a villain Of the worst
sort, az l already have the honor Of tell
ing you his antecedents are, suppose,
rather dark, and that IL all l have been
able to discover"
II think l remember. Was not this
villain known by the sobriquet Of the
Zaragate?"
HE was, general; furious at what hap
pened to him, and attributing 1t to Don
Valentine, he took an oath to kill him
whenever he met him."
II must not and will not see him but
do you deal with him as you think proper.
You understand that it is of the utmost
Importance that I should be ignorant OF
the arrangements you may make with
him, and be able to prove, if necessary,
that l had no knowledge of this. More
over, as you are aware, l am not one
for extreme measures; the sight OF such
a villain would be repulsiye to me, for |
have such horror of bloodshed."
IL understand you only too WELL"
What mean your
That, If we succeed, you will be pres
ident of The republic"
Remember, you will be a general and
military governor Of our richest State,
Sonora" the other answered.
1T ia useless to remind me Of your
promises, general; you are well aware
that I am devoted to you"
II know it, Of course, and on that ac-
count leave you. Goodnight, and come
and breakfast with me tomorrow"
IT will not fail. general" The gen
eral pulled his hat over his eyes, wrap
ped himself in his cloak and went of
hastily. On being left alone, the colonel
remained plunged in deep thought; the
perfectly caught the meaning of the gen
erals hints, was serious.
At the moment when the colonel me
chanically raised his head and looked de-
spairingly up to heaven, be fancied he
saw several suspicious shadows prowling
about him in a suggestive manner. But
the colonel was brave, and the more so
because he had literally nothing to lose,
hence be quietly loosened his sword, open
ed his cloak, and at the instant when
four or FIVE fellows attacked him at once
with machetes and long nayajas, he was
on guard according to all the rules of
the art, with his left foot supported by a
pillar and his cloak wrapped like buck
Ter round his arm.
The attack was a rude one, but the
colonel withstood it manfully; besides,
all went on In the Mexican way, without
shout or call for help.
Still the assailants, who were armed
with short and heavy weapons, had the
disadvantage against the colonels long
and thin sword, which twisted like a
snake, writhed round their weapons, and
had already pricked two of the men sharp
ly enough to make the others reflect and
display greater prudence in their attack.
The colonel felt that they were giving
ground.
Come on, villains" he exclaimed, as
he gave a terrific lunge and ran one of
the bandits right through the body, who
rolled on the pavement with yell of
pain.
stop. stop" the man who seemed the
leader Of the bandits exclaimed; 1--WE
are mistaken"
As the bandits asked for nothing better
than to stop, they retreated a few steps
without hesitation.
Can IL possibly be you," the first
speaker continued, 'Senor Colonel Don
Jaime LupoT
"Halloh !" the colonel said, falling back
a step in surprise, who mentioned my
name?"
81, excellency; friend"
"a friend? A strange friend who has
been trying to assassinate me for the
last ten minutes
Believe me, colonel, that had we
known whom we had to deal with, we
should never have attacked you. All this
is the result of q deplorable misunder-
standing, which you will, however, ex-
cuse."
But who are your
"What, excellency, do you not recognize
the Zaragate?"
"The Zaragate!' the colonel exclaimed
with glad surprise. 'Well, scoundrel,
are you aware that yours is a singular
trader"
"Alas! excellency, q man must do what
he cam" the bandit replied, in a sor-
rowful voice.
The colonel looked at him anxiously.
az understand the cause of your
grief" he said; "and it is the worse,
because there is no remedy for it"
do you think so7"
Capital | am certain of it.
you may be mistaken, excellency."
Nonsense. You who so graciously
place yourself at the service of those
who have an insult to avenge, are forced
to renounce your own vengeance"
''Oh, no, excellency, what is that you
are saying?"
II am speaking the truth. You hate
the Frenchman whom you mentioned to
me to-day, but you are afraid Of him.
Afraid !" he exclaimed, angrily.
az bet you that you will not dare
avenge yourself on your enemy within
the next four-and-twenty hours, not even
with the help Of your twelve compan-
IONS"
"And what will you bet, excellencyT
"Wen, / am so certain of running no
risk that l will bet you one hundred
ounces. Does that suit your
"One hundred ounces !" the bandit ex-
claimed, his eyes sparkling with greed.
II would kill my own brother for such a
sum-"
CHAPTER XXI.