Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-02

There is not"
Very well will retire to my room
now
The general led the way to the sec
ond floor. all the rooms of which open
ed on court. Throwing opeS the door
to one Of these rooms. tbe general set
the candle he held ON the bureau and.
bidding his guest good night. left him
Coral was puzzled. The general had
assured him that his devotion to fnez
had nothing to do with the manner Of
his reception. What. then. could 1t
mean? He was at a loss to form any
theory. He went to bed. but could
not sleep for thinking Of a solution
He expected to arise at O'Clock and
ride to the city before s. AT 10 O'Clock
he heard the sound Of a horses hoofs
on the road. They grew more distinct,
approaching the house. and stopped
before It Coral heard what sounded
like the clank OF saber.
In ten minutes the conner rode away.
but within half an hour another horse
man came and went as the other had
done. Up to midnight ave or six per
sons visited the house. Coral heard
them come and go. but nothing more
Something surely was brewing. He
began to get sleepy. but preferred not
to go to sleep. To prevent his doing
50 be left his bed and sat by a win
dow. The room was chilly. and he put
on some of his clothing.
On a rise In the ground several miles
distant be saw a light 1t was a bon
fire. On another summit was another
He counted five OF these fires within
view. What did they meant
A faint light appeared in the east
A few minutes later Coral saw a fash
through the keyhole Of his door. Co
ing to the door. he opened 1t just far
enough to look out He saw Inez with
a candle In her hand at the foot OF
staircase leading up to a square tower
built at the corner Of the house. He
had often been up there and knew that
there was n ladder in It giving access
to the roof
Inez assembled the stairs Coral
emerged from his room. ran around
the court and followed her. overtak-
ing her In the room that constituted
the tower. So stealthily did he move
that she did not know OF his presence
till she stood at the foot Of the ladder
leading to the roof. when she felt her
self clasped by a pair of arms Turn
ing her head. she saw her lover.
what are you going to dor" he ask
ed In whisper.
He partly Embossed her. and her head
sank upon his breast
How unfortunater
what is unfortunateT
Your coming at this time"
''Inez." he said sternly. something
Is wrong. You are doing the work of
General Munez Choose now between
him and me. once and forever"
II am obliged to choose you. | can
not do what he requires of me withou;
your permission. and when you know
my intention you will prevent me-"
Then followed confession which
ception- but explained it. General
Munez was at the head of troops who
were to begin their march to the cap
ital at dawn to assassinate the presi
dent and seize the government The
insurgents were scattered Each group
had kindled fire as q signal that 1t
was ready and waiting. General Munez
had gone to point of rendezvous to
take command. He had exacted
xkz
dawn show a light on the tower Of
his residence as a signal for the differ
ent bodies to converge at the point
where they would find him.
Having received the confession. Cor
al bethought himself what to do.
"Inez." be said presently. you have
kept your word with your benefactor
against your lover. 30 far US you are
able. ] will not permit you to give the
signal Promise me that you will go
to your room and remain there, taking
no further part In this matter. ! will
set out at once for the capital and
warn the president. Do as I say, and
l promise you that no action shall be
taken against General Mnnez. Without
the signal the revolution will collapse
The president will ignore IT.
This proposition accorded with Inez's
desires. She had been bitterly oppos-
ed to movement which. having been
concocted in the house where she lived.
she was necessarily cognizant of. II
successful it would make a breach be-
tween her and her lover: II IT failed
General Munez would suffer death
She made the promise.
But you will not get through" she
added. -Ail the roads leading to the
capital are picketed. the guards being
instructed to pass no one without the
',ountersign."
what ia the countersignY"
She hesitafed for moment. then
said. "Since the revolution cannot be
carried out perhaps 1t is better that