The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-30
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Was no one else IN your tent them.
asked the general.
Thou knowest there was, senor."
The voice of the blind priest rose to
almost breaking tension. Thou
knowest there were the two ladies'
where are they. l say?"
Where are they? Is this camp a
place to ask such question? Wouldst
thou expect to find women-decent
women-in such camp OF ladrones?"
Then, senior" said the general,
there can be but one person who
knows about the stone. Either one of
the ladies must have seen the stone
when it was in your tent. or else
which is, of course unbelievable
one of them has taken it"
"No-no,"
The voice suddenly rose to shrek:
the Mexican captain raised his hand
to guard his leader from the blow that
he thought was coming. Kynaston
dropped his hand.
Someone in your camp must know
the matter. Doubtless If any man en-
tered your tent while the ladies were
in your camp they have seen him. A
note to Senior Upton that | will send
by an officer will discover the mat
ter. You can tell him with perfect
truth that IL the jewel is not restored
your life will pay the forfeit"
Wherever 1t is found? Do you
mean. general. If for instance l should
be able to prevail upon this blind
priest to restore 1t that will he re-
leased?"
Si-si! But mark, / must have
the stone in my hands before safety
is promised to Senor Upton"
A lieutenant had entered with a
hasty report which he whispered in
the ear of his commander in chief, and
had handed him paper. A pleased
smile stole across Obispo's face as he
read it aloud:
1t is permitted to announce that tonight
the gallant General Villa will make an
attack on the American army. The gall
Iant general Will himself lead but IA small
lorce IN this first attack, and will then
await re-enfOrCemcntS
You will therefore join the main force
AT d!onaS bN tomorrow evening. The
gallant General Villa refuses to disclose
his plans. but says he will be in FL Paso
within two weeks.
kynaston could hardly believe his
ears. Was Villa really to attempt an
invasion OF the States? What could
such move mean but war, the war
he was sacrificing himself to avoid?
The army must be advised, but how?
murmur of approval from those
in the room had greeted the reading
OF the message. After a moment
Obispo turned to him again
IF you wish to live, gringo." he said.
see to it that my messenger takes a
letter from you to the house of Senior
Upton this night"
Obispo waved his hand in dismissal
and kynaston was escorted back to
the little adobe house where paper and
pens were brought him. For n few
moments Kynaston sat, tapping his
teeth with his penholder, thinking
over the situation, revolving In his
mind what he wanted to tell linton
and how he should tell it. For he had
a message to send Upton that would
never get by his censors If they should
understand it: and his censors. more.
over, would be everyone in camp who
could read.
He finally concluded not to attempt
to tell Upton of the intended attack
by Villa, but to contine his efforts to
lntimating how an escape from the
house might be made with the ma
chine Nfter few meaningless intro
ductory sentences he wrote:
am told that the accusation is made
against me that have taken or con
c"a!"d the priceless Emerald Bell which
we captured when we took the federal
party prisoners
OF course you know that know moth
ing of 1t. l am told further that II il is
restored, or positive information is given
which VIII lead To its restoration, i vii.
he released
As To the repairs to the automobile thai
we spoke OF. | would take the machine.
'tt once tC the United States, as no re
pairs can be made here. You must take
the machine at once as the deliCar,
nnchanism will ruin II kept here moro
than ten-I wish | could write hours ~
you know anything about the jewel send
word. l am firmly convinced that the oil
priest who has turned up here either has
II or knows where IL is
You can see what they are saving
about me across the border. They acCus.
me OF having stolen the accursed Bell I
cannot imagine where IL can be unless
the Odd priest has taken II. or course
he has, but equally OF course he will new
cr acknowledge II.
/ fear that II they shoot me I will have
lost more than my life. for this attack
on my honor will leave me in worse case
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 un-
true.
He clipped from the paper the ar.
ticle which intimateG that he had
stolen tre Bell and pinned it with a
bit of splinter TO his note, to be given