Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23

Mike. :; "I00s R6OlOlerS Will sAOOI yOu
down like the dog you are, and that
would be too easy for you. They ought
to take you and Andy and that once
aaa.time 'whiskers' here and string
you up by the .thumbs till you're dead.
Tell me who you are" 5ssGg
"Felipe Brazai, SO help me God!" VI
"And pretty Willie over there"
pointing to Andre, what's his name?"
ANDRE Callara." <
What" exclaimed Mike. '.tIs he
the divil that's stirred up all Europe
with his counterfeiting gamesa" T.,
Felipe nodded his head and quailed
under the vicious glare from Andres
eyes. '@
Every country in Europe, Tommy"
said Mike, "ofers an immense reward
for the capture of this fellow Andy
Damned If this aint the biggest catch
q the season." ~: y Es.
Riaz' faithful burro had wandered
up to the cave with the heavy load of
provisions, and Mike Immediately re-
neved it OF the burden. He lost no
time in opening the sacks, which con-
tanned wines and many delicacies.
"Why, Tommy" he said, I'VE can
sort o. celebrate the occasion fittin'ly;
and won't it be nice Tor thin to
look on?' -" ,.-. 1~
What shall we do now, Mike?'' Jer-
~ asked. ~
I'VE must keep Z lookout for the
cops and it's just as we'll that we
stay right around here till It's light
enough to travel safely"
Mike relieved the men Of their re-
volvers and took the dagger from tho
woman and then removed the gags.
The first thing Andre did was to sub
ject Felipe to withering fire of oaths
and swear that he would have his life.
''New, here, Andy old boy said
Mike, there's at least one lady pres
ent. and you've got to cut out all that
nasty talk. If you say another word
on goes the muzzle again." Andre
knew that he meant what he said, and
he was sullenly quiet thereafter.
When daylight came Marina was
much stronger, and after drinking
some of the high-grade coffee procured
by Riaz in Otto the day before, Jerry
and she walked to spot little way
down the mountain side, where they
sat down.
Marina, that note told all,,' said
Jerry, drawing her head close to his,
"and that kiss you, impressed on my
hand through the portfolio was your
confession
There was another kiss-a kiss that
sealed compact. .s. ~ -
After he had told her how he had
come to find her she related her ex-
periences from the time she left the
ranchman's home in charge of the
dead body of Capt. P1laro.
s.,.s' The governments men at first
started to take US back to their own
ranks, she said. "but one of them
: suggested that we be- taken to Bar
celdola, and sthat u Sbe held until 4
ransom was paid for my restoration.
It was in Barcedola that my captors
met Andre and Felipe, who gave them
q big sum Of money. to turn me over
to them. A story came sout that I had
been spirited to Barcedola. and at one
time he>police were very close upon
us. They kept me in seclusion, how
ever, for weeks, when they decided to
take me to Havana, there to make
their demand. On the Pardacina they
figured that it would be dangerous to
be seen with me in Havana, for my
picture had been printed in the news
papers there. Felipe's fear was re-
sponsible- for the hurried passage to
Vera Cruz, thence to this place, where
have been for weeks. @%%.. Il
'Riaz operated with Andre in great
counterfeiting schemes in Madrid and
Paris, and it was in Madrid that the
police almost succeeded in capturing
Felipe, who had joined Andre only a
short time before. They were forced
to leave Spain. and they came to
Havana, from where Riaz, a Mexican
by birth, came to these mountains and
began to counterfeit gold coins. The
plan of Andre was to circulate the
spurious money in the northern part
OF the country and to keep me captive
| until they were ready to sail for Japan.
Felipe, however, insisted that my ia
ther be asked for the ransom without
delay, and Andre communicated with
him to the effect that I would be
! turned over to him at point near Pa
Iona, which is not difficult to reach
from here. the Florido river, flowing