The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-28

"Ae1 AueZ
There is not"
now." 10y roo"
me general led the way to the sec.
ond noor, all the rooms Of which omen.
81 On court. Throwing open the door
~ one OF these rooms, the general set
s.e eanuie he held on the bureau and
oiouing MS guest good night, legt him.
Coral was puzzled. The general had
assured him that his devotion to Inez
sao nothing to do with the manner of
uS reception. What, then, could it
mean! He was at loss to form anv
tneory. He went to bed, but could
not sleep for thinking Of a solution
ne expected to arise at 5 o'clock and
rlde to the city before 8. At 10 O'CLOCK
ne neard the sound of horses hoofs
on the road. They grew more distinct
approaching the house, and stopped
Derore It Coral heard what sounded
ike the clank Of saber.
In ten minutes the conner rode awav
put within half an hour another horse
man came and went as the other had
done. Up to midnight FIVE or six per-
sons visited the house. Coral heard
them come and 60, but nothing more
something surely was brewing. He
began to get sleepy. but preferred not
TO go to sleep. To prevent his doing
SO he left his bed and sat by a win.
dow The room was chilly, and he put
on some of his clothing.
On rise in the ground several miles
distant he saw light. 1t was a bon.
! nre. On another summit was another.
lie counted five Of these fires within
view. What did they mean?
A faint light appeared in the east.
few minutes later Coral saw flash
through the keyhole Of his door Go
ing to the door; he opened it lust far
enough to look out. He saw Inez with
a candle in her hand at the foot of a
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 ladder in it giving access
to the roof
lnez ascended 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 pair Of arms. Turn
ing her head, she saw her lover.
"What are you going to doT" he ask
ed in whisper.
He partly unlOosed her. and her head
sank upon his breast.
"How unfortunate!
! what is unfortunate?"
| your coming at this time"
"Inez," he said sternly. something
is wrong. You are doing the work o1
General Munez. Choose now between
him and me, once and forever"
81 am obliged to choose you. l can
not do what he requires Of me withou
| SOuA PCA hiooIou, anu WhCA y Ou hAoN
my intention you will prevent me-"
Then followed a confession whicl
amazed Coral more than his frigid re
ception, but explained it. Genera
Munez was at the head Of troops wh'
were to begin their march to the cap
ital at dawn to assassinate the presi
dent and seize the government. Th,
insurgents were scattered. Each grow
had kindled a fire as signal that 4
was ready and waiting. General Munei
had gone to point Of rendezvous t.
take command. He had exacted {
promise from Inez that she would a
dawn show light on the tower Of
his residence as signal for the differ
ent bodies to converge at the poin
where they would find him.
Having received the confession. Cor
al bethought himself what to do.
"Inez," he said presently, you have
kept your word with your benefactol
against your lover, so far as you are
able. will not permit you to give The
signal Promise me that you will gt
to your room and remain there, taking
no further part in this matter. | vii
set out at once for the capital anc
warn the president. Do as l say, ant
promise you that no action shall bt
taken against General Munez. Withou
! the signal the revolution will collapse
The president will ignore it
This proposition accorded with Inez'
desires. She had been bitterly oppos
ed to a movement which, having beer
concocted in the house where she lived
she was necessarily cognizant of. L
successful it would make a breach be
tween her and her lover; II it failee
General Munez would suffer death
She made the promise.
"But you will not get through, sh'
added. "All the roads leading to th'
capital are picketed, the guards bein'
instructed to pass no one without tn
countersign."
"What Is the countersign
She hesitated for moment, thei
said. "Since the revolution cannot b.
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