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he Ind been secretly fostering and be.

the Madero government His friend
Cusio was surprised nj this. but Coral
convinced him that he was simply do.
ing his duty. us II was the duty Of all
good men to support the existing gov.
ernmcnt Mexico was In transition
state. and her more influential citizens
must do what they could to prevent
anarchy.
In stating the causes for this change
to his wife Manuel Cusio added: En-
rique always decides right For me.
cannot 20 with the Maderists. ! can.
not take that comprehensive view OF
the situation that Enrique is capable
of tnkng | am too narrow. ! cannot
see the good OF the people as Enrique
sees IT,"
Pcpiia said nothing She was think
ing that Enrique was now man OF
influence in the dominant party. aud
II IL became his interest to sacrifice
her husband he had the power 10 do
So Not that she foresaw any such sac
rifice Indeed. she realized only the
desire of Corals younger days 10 pos
that had died out long ago
One day body OF troopers rode INTO
Cusios hacienda and arrested him As
tonished. lie asked by what authority
they acted but the officer in command
only shrugged his shoulders and said
that the arrest was by order OF the
government Pepita saw her husband
taken away from her with a sinking
heart.
"Do not worry. sweetheart" he said
II shall notify Enrique Coral. who
will surely have the power 10 beat OFF
this enemy. whoever he may be. who
has doubtless taken this means OF be
ing rcvenged upon me for some fan
cIed injury"
She did not care TO discourage him.
but she failed 10 share his confidence
in his friend. If Enrique could help
him without too much sacrifice TO him
self she believed he would do So But
Enrique was not the president. nor the
vice president. nor a general. nor one
OF the cabinet When her husband had
passed out of sight She turned away
and gave vent to her fears.
The next day the blow fell A mes
senger came from Enrique Coral 10 say
that her husband and his friend had
been shot the night before while try
ing 10 escape from his guards. Coral
had applied TO the president for Man
uel's release. and the application had
been granted. He was going himself
TO the jail with the order when he
heard the sad news. lie begged Pepi
Ia If there was any way by which he
could tighten her affection to let him
know
The young widow did not leave the
hacienda after her husbands murder
Coral came occasionally to see her
She received him with neither cordi
ality nor GOODNESS. What she felt ~
ward him he was unable to divine.
what she showed was not different
from her bearing toward him when hci
husband lived.
During the incumbency of Mader0
Coral veniured 10 show to pcpita that
the love he had borne her still lived
He met with simple turning away
He was Il man who did not consider
anything impossible lie spoke his love
and asked the widow TO be his wife
He met with refusal. as he had ex
pected, but believed that he would AZ
last succeed.
Not long before the revolution that
deposcd Madero Sonora Cusio left hei
hacienda to make several visits 10 til,
City OF Mexico What she was doing
there no one knew Indeed. some OF
her visits were made secretly and nI
one who knew her was aware of her
presence there She met several gov
eminent officials and gained access tby
bribery 10 certain documents. Among
others there was a letter from one IN
authority to n military officer. stating
that. on the Information OF Enriqn,
Coral. Manuel Cusio was known TO be
plotting against the government. The
officer was ordered 10 arrest the said
Cusio and conine him In the city
prison.
When Enrique Coral called again or
his old love he was received in man
ner that seemed 10 warrant another
proposal He asked her TO reconsider
her former decision. and she consented
But he was TO have no lovers priv
ileges. not even kiss. till the revoln
ton that had been started 10 depose
Madero had come 10 head.
Coral was bound TO Madero in inter
est and had nothing 10 hope from thu
other side. lie therefore stuck to his
chief and. after the latter's fail insti.
gated 10y his fancee. began 10 plot foI
the downfall OF the Hnerta govern
ment. This plotting was undertaken
in the provinces. Coral keeping away
from the capital one day he received
letter from Sonora Cusio saying that
she was in the city and If he would
come there she would marry him.
It was a risky step for him 10 take,
but love triumphed. He arrived on the
day set for the nupiials and had scarce