Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-10-19
AFTER THE
REVOLUTION
A Story Showing How Magnanimity
Comes 10 Follow Victory
BY EDWIN PENNINGTON

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After every struggle resulting ia
change Of government there are score
20 be paid on by those who have re
VOTED. As reyolutionists, instead o.
being favored by the law they hav,
been hampered by H. Having estab
llshed themselves In power. the othei
edge OF the sword Is brought into play
and cuts in the opposite direction. In
stead Of being used 10 imprison or exc
cute reyolutlOnists Il X used 10 execute
the advocates OF the government over.
thrown.
When the recent revolution in Mex.
leo became the de facto government the
reyolutionlsts stood ready TO use the
law TO punish those who had used Il
! 10 punish them During that period
when President Diaz held his own In
the city OF Mexico a young lawyer,
AlfonzO Fernandez, sympathizer
with the insurgents, left the city to
Join the forces OF Madero. During the
fighting he was captured by the gov
eminent troops. and, being o man Of
influence, every effort was made 10 in
duce him 10 return 10 the support OF
President Dlaz He was turned over
10 one Jose Sierra, man deeply inter
ested In putting down the rebellion,
with orders 10 persuade. force or buy
him TO the government support
Sierra took the captive to his hacien-
da. put him on his parole not 10 leave
II and treated him like guest instead
OF a prisoner. The jailer host was an
adept at winning over an enemy and
used every art OF persuasion that sug
gested Itself TO him.
Concla, Slerra's daughter. a girl of
twenty, possessed one Of those oval
faces OF dusky shade, large liquid
eyes and especially the long lashes of
the Spanlard Her father noticed soon
after Fernandez's arrival that he was
attracted by his daughter and she was
attracted By Fernandez. II occurred |
TO Sierra that Fernandez's conversion
might be accomplished more readily !
by means OF the girl than by his own
arguments or threats. He gave the
young people every opportunity TO be
together aud when he saw that the
pear was ripe undertook to pluck It.
He offered Fernandez prominent
position under the government. which,
of course. would be tantnmount to Sc
turing his adherence. Fernando de-
,llned the offer Then Sierra inform
ID his prisoner that he would be tried
or treason. which meant that he would
% found guilty and executed. In love
With the daughter Of the man who had
nnde the threat. the temptation to
Held and desert the cause In which he
lad embarked was well nigh reslstless
Fernandez seemed 10 have every
hing 10 gain by giving his ndher-
nee 10 the established government.
Dinz then appeared TO be ,
lrmly fixed IN the presidency. and II
would be difficult 10 unseat him. By
ieldlng Fernandez would acquire |,
oslton OF prominence that might be
ornament That position he might
iake more enduring and more promi !,
ent by throwing his influence on the
Idle OF the man who had done much J
pr Mexico These arguments We're re
nforced by the fact that on one side
'ood death. ON the other love. But
onor forbade.
Fernandez now considered the parole
. had given void and began to take y
easures to escape II possible, Concia
REQUIRED for him w0mans dress and {
rove him Ia her volaute past guards d
ho had orders 10 be watchful and on
, account permit his escape. Had Il u
II been that she accompanied him hc =
ould no, have succeeded IN deceivlug u
.cm. As Il was. he made good his u
cape and returned 10 Mexico city. >
Not even Sierra knew how Fernan- 81
z got beyond his clutches. Concia
pt her secret. and directly after the W
cape changes occurred that rendered !.
e episode thing Of the past and - =,
ON TO be forgotten. e.
After nlaz's departure and the ap -,
intment OF provisional president Of -.
= republic the work of retaliation a,
Jose Sierra, who had been n,
ptured by the revolutionists, was %
ought 70 the capital To accuse IN
IN OF treason against a government MI
n was not established when the act ne
Is committed would not come with
Oh grace from the government that IN,
a been IN rebellion Those whom on
'rra had made TO suffer brought Ter
n 90 trial for having murdered a ov
N whom he had shot during the syi
uggie. his
md so Il was that the law which Law
before enabled Sierra 20 punish me
" afforded the same machinery for thS
lishiug him. AS to his having or, car
ed shot the man he was accused OF the
rdering there was no denying the for
& That he had done the deed le- Tn
" ala not concern the jurymeu who aw
re on the other side The trial. tic
reforc. was merely a judicial re- {
re. and a verdict OF guilty was rem han
ed accordingly. rat
he jury. the lawyers, the spectators. az
: nothing hut the bare facts OF the nae
I that have been here outlined. nov
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