The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-23

pairs can be made here. You must take
the machine at once as the delicate
mechanism will ruin if kept here more
than ten-I wish | could write hours II
you know anything about the Jewel send
word. am firmly convinced that the old
priest who has turned up here either has
1t or knows where it is.
You can see what they are saying
about me across the border They accuse
me of having stolen the accursed Bell. l
cannot imagine where it can be unless
the old priest has taken it. OF course
he has, but equally of course he will new
er acknowledge 1t.
fear that If they shoot me will have
lost more than my life for this attack
than death. After 1t is all over save my
honor for me II you can. Write my sis
ter at least that that accusation is I'M
true
He clipped from the paper the ar
ticle which intimated that he had
stolen the Bell and pinned it with a
bit of splinter to his note, to be given
to the messenger. AS the courier
walked off to the great chinaberry tree
under which his horse was tied,
Kynaston thought cheerlessly of what
the result of the mission must be.
The messenger was gone an hour
when sudden furry at the post Of
the guard set the camp alight with ex-
element. An aid came hastily to the
house, demanding admission.
your letter was received, senior,
by Senior Upton, who declined to read
IT," said the aid. He said that he
was O caballero Of blood and refused
to receive messages that we're sent
him by the hands of a common sol
der. He demanded that FL General
Obispo send commissioned officer
to talk with him. Accordingly Major
Gutierrez will 60 up at daylight to
arrange matters"
Kynaston spent sleepless night.
Early in the morning the camp was
awake, the noise and excitement fore
casting a move. An hour later an
officer, furious with anger, entered
with four men. He seized the Ameri-
can roughly and tied his hands behind
him with a strip of rawhide.
Los perros!" the officer gritted.
ITO treat with men like that-el gen.
eral wishes to see you, gringo.
What is it? Well to ask! That
thief OF the world, Senior Upton
bah! He is a ladrone, picaron. q
thief! Done? What has he doneI
Ell General Obispo sent this morning
to talk with him about you and the
jewel, which we need as thirsty man
needs water. His emissaries were ell
Commandante Major Gutierrez and ell
Coronel Mayez, who is the chief OF
our artillery.
They went up under a white nag
senior, and had a talk with the Ameri-
can. They could come to no terms. so
the two left him and started back.
When they reacher the bottom Of the
hill naturally enough they lowered the
white flag"
Yes. yes! Where are they now?''
The blind priest of Trocanto, who
had approached, answered the ques-
ton.
They are prisoners in the hands
of Senior Upton. He sent word back
to ell General 0bispo that If the sol
diers lay hand on thee he will hang
the two officers as high as Haman.
Doubtless thou canst learn the details
from el general"
It was difficult to learn anything
from the general. who, angry at being
outwitted. spat like a cat and was
equally ineligible. It was from his
first acquaintance that Kynaston
learned what had happened.
Yes. senior, the two went up with
soldado-common soldier-carrying
the flag of truce. You can see 1t is
mile away: between US is the belt
# Observation-Disclosures In
tie valley.
"The.~ talk, senior. came to nothing.
We know now that Senior Upton did
but talk 70 gain time. When they left
tbay wa xeI down the hill, and when
tbov reached the valley where the ala
mos grew. they dropped their nag OF
trrre' sat down, and lit cigarettes.
IT was in that moment. senior. that
a qrav-headed old pirate stepped from
behind a tree. showed a great pistol
under TIE nose OF the valiant coronel,
hroke the rifle CT the soldier, and told
him to go back to-el general VIII
nordon me-to the stealer Of horses
Tho commanded here, with the mes
soge that the two officers would be
banged If a hair of your head is