The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-25

hs had been secretly fostering and b.
came one oe the chief benefciaries Of
the Madeso government. His friend
Cusio was surprised at this but Coral
convinced him that he was simply do
ing his duty, AZ 1t was the duty Of all
good men to support De existing gov
eminent. Mexico was in q 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, I
cannot go with the Maderists. l can
not take that comprehensive view Of
the situation that Enrique is capable
Of taking. l am too narrow. l cannot
see the good Of the people as Enrique
sees it."
Pepita said nothing. She was think
ing that Enrique was now a man of
influence in the dominant party, and
IL it became his interest to sacrifice
her husband he had the power to do
so. Not that she foresaw any such sac
ri6ce. Indeed, she realized only the
desire of Coral's younger days to pos
sess his friends wife. and doubtless
that had died out long ago.
One day a body Of troopers rode into
tonished, he 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 to beat of
this enemy, whoever he may be-, who
has doubtless taken this mean of be-
ing revenged upon me for some fam
cied injury"
She did not are to discourage him,
but she failed to 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 to say
that her husband and his friend had
been shot the night before while try
ing to escape from his guards. Coral
had applied to the president for Man.
uers release, and the application had
to the jail with the order when he
heard the sad news. He begged Pepi-
ia If there was any way by which he
could tighten her afliction 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-
atty nor GOODNESS. What she felt to-
ward him be was unable to divine;
what . she showed was not different
from her bearing toward him when her
husband lived.
During the incumbency Of Madero
Coral ventured to show to Pepita that
the love he had borne her still lived.
He met with a simple turning away.
He was a q who did not consider
anything impossible. He spoke his love
and asked the widow to be his wife.
He met with a refusal, as he had x
pected, but believed that be would at
last succeed.
Not 1nr~ hnHnNN thu NAvvn0rf0H that
deposed Madero Sonora Cusio left her
hacienda to make several visits to the
City Of Mexico. What she was doing
there no n knew. Indeed, some of
her visits were made secretly, and no
n who knew her was aware of her
presence there. She met several gov
eminent officials and gained access (by
bribery to certain documents. Among
others there was a letter from one in
authority to a military officer, stating
that. on the information of Enrique
Coral, Manuel Cusio was known to be
plotting against the government. The
officer was ordered to arrest the said
Cusi0 and confine him in the city
prison.
When Enrique Coral called again on
his old love he was received in a a
ner that seemed to 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 a kiss. till the revolu-
ton that had been started to depose
Madero had come to a head.
Coral was bound to Madero in inter-
est and had nothing to hope from the
other side. He therefore stuck to his
chief and. after the latter's fall, insti-
gated by his iancee. began to plot for
the downfall of the Huerta govern
ment. This plotting was undertaken
in the provinces. Coral keeping away
from the capital. One day he received
a letter from Sonora Cusio saying that
she was in the city and II he would
come there she would marry him.
1t was a risky step for him to take.
but love triumphed. He arrived on the
day set for the nuptials and had scarce
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