The Washington times., 1911-11-25

The colonel looked sharply at Heredia
/ when his name was reached, but he
slightly as he folded the paper and
i thrust Il into his pocket.
| IN. that all. your excellencyT' he
asked ~
Senior Sparhawk will accompany me to
con tonight. senor sparhawK win per
sonally supervise most of the work in
Lieutenant Brabanti today ali docu-
ments that have to do with the Office
Very good. your exceliency. replied
Zone thing more" said Don Antonio.
| Unless Senor Sparhawk wishes the
fact made public. there is no reason for
spSaking OF his marriage"
glance up6n Sparhawk.
II see no reason for giving publicity to
Ithe matter" the American replied.
adSsa S Ss nSt %ssSn t. sse colo
wonderinsiy at the little group in the
room. There was nothing In their atti-
lton's rife had been> concealed from view.
but Don Antonio knew that the big
Americans right hand was gripping a
revolver that lay In side pocket Of his
coat.
Colonel Mosauero was the next to
arrive. He Inquired for Barbara and
was admitted to the presence Of the
governor. who received him with chill
This marriage. your exccllency--did
1t take place with your consent" Mos
quero faltered
tonic angrily. "No. fool. So far as
san.,,7, can msSe az e. out only l9ne person was
| ..vo. -. ,,,hor, xor bevo o,,o ID A
! II don't understand" began the dis
confittcd Mosquero.s
Then the less you say OF the anaii
Speak OF IT TO no one-no one until
we meet again. Do you understand
"Yes, your excelIency,'' Mosquero
You have sent to Sonora Sparhawk
the articles she requested you to send?'
mo. your exccllency."
DO SO at once. I dare say she does
J not desire TO see you, SO go: good: go. :
For the first time since he had me;
Sparhawk. Don Antonio's anger was
rars Hs sSs eSsS his afeed eft hanf
shook visibly as II wandered to his side
J, where he was wont to find his swor1.
hilt.
, Pale and trembling. Mosquero bowed
The governors third and last visitoi
was Lieutenant Brabanti, a tall. grace.
fully built man If thirty or tbirty-two
who was half Italian and half Spanish
, 1t was COR striking this man tina,
Heredia had been sentenced to death
and 1t was Brabanti who had married
, Carlota Perguez. the young woman whS
was formerly the bosom friend OF
Barbara. ,-.N
Brabanti came in with Handley. whit
! had gone to him with the governor,
letter, requiring the lieutenant to give
to sparhawk's representative the plans
ing the construction Of the Calistal
road. This demand had been SO ut
terly unexpected that Brabanti hat
, disauieted BY the information he re
Heredis. had been reprieyed.
; The language Of the order was plain
one OF the governors favorites. Bra
, banti declined to surrender the docu
, ments In question until after he ha'
personal interview with Don Antonio
r ernor with Sparhawk and Conner.o
|, him privately.
: These gentlemen are as much inter
: ested in the matter as you and !. Bra
! banti," Don Antonio replied. You neet
have no hesitation about speaking II
, their presence
fl AS a result Of this interview Brabant
Il not only delivered to Handley all tn
3 data he required, but he spent tn
4 greater part Of the afternoon In ex
E planning to HandIey and Sparhawk wha
|. had been done, the nature of the worl
o that was under way. and all plans 70
o the immediate future.
The information given by Brabant
g was. in many respects. surprising.
O showed that the work of constructir
: the roadbed through the Gaudaluca val
= ley was well advanced. AS roadbuilder
the Incas were equal to the old Roman
i themselves and the CoslIans appeare
n to have inherited much Of their indus
e try and skill Through the great fores
o to the northwest Of Valo the new road
e bed almost as firm as Roman road
r extended for a distance of nearly fort
8 miles.
British and American bridge builder
8 were constructing steel spans owe
e streams and deep valleys in the cordil
lera, and hundreds of Coshans wer
O working as rockmen and eXcavators
a tunnels and cuts. All these operation.
o however, were to the southeast Q
o Moreno.
Sparhawk was unable to conceal hi
l. establishment. Addressing Brabanti. h
Is said:
n "Senor Quexores told me that prio
to his visit to the United States. tn
It Calistar company had had only four G
II FIVE million dollars at its commani