The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-07-07

than death After Il Is all over. save my
honor for me II you can. Write my sis
ter at least that that accusation is un-
true.
He clipped from the paper the ar
ticls which intimated that he had
stolen the Bell and pinned IL with a
bit OF splinter 10 his note. 10 be giren
10 the messenger. AS the courier
walked of 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 a sudden furry at the post OF
the guard set the camp alight with ex.
element An aid came hastily 10 the
house. demanding admission.
Your letter was received. senior,
by Senor Upton. who declined 10 read
it," said the aid. He said that he
was caballero OF blood and refused
10 receive messages that were sent
him by the hands Of a common SOL
dier. He demanded that Eel General
Obispo send a commissioned officer
TO talk with him. Accordingly Major
Gutierrez will go 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 perrosl" 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, ssenor -Cptsh-
bah! He is a ladrone, a picaron,
thief! Done? What has he done?
FL General Obispo sent this morning
TO talk with him about you and the
jewel, which we need as a thirsty man
needs water. His emissaries were el
Commandante Major Gutierrez and el
Coronel Mayez. who is the chief OF
our artillery.
AhNg NtHl up uluti Il "ulNt udbi
senor, and had 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 Senor Upton. He sent word back
to el General Obispo that If the sol
diers lay hand on thee he will hans
the two officers as high as Haman.
Doubtless thou canst learn the details
from el general"
1t was difficult to learn anything
from the general, who, angry at being
outwitted, spat like a cat and was
equally Ineligible. II was from his
first acquaintance that Kynaston
learned what had happened.
"Yes. senor, the two went up with
soldado-common soldier-carrying
the flag OF truce. You can see IL is
mile away; between us is the belt
OF onwoods-low-lying In
the valley.
Their talk, senor, came 20 nothing
We know now that Senor Upton did
but talk to gain time. When they left
they walked down the hill, and when
they reached the valley where the ala
mos grew, they dropped their flag of
truce, sat down. and lit cigarettes
ut was In that moment, senor, that
grS--headed old pirate stepped from
behind a tree. showed a great pistol
under the nose of the valiant coronel
broke the rife of the soldier, and told
him to go back to-el general will
pardon me-to the stealer OF horses
who commanded here, with the mes
sage that the two officers would be
hanged II a hair OF your head is
touched-saints and angels, senores
what is IL now?"
For another white flag was waving
from the house and a shot had been
| fred TO attract their attention.
Kynaston looked up eagerly.