Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
THE GUDED MAN
By CLIFFORD SWYTH

as'ly for their apparent change Of purpose.
heir cowardire
You wiz remain slaves! - he cried taunt-
,'EN' We have your tyrants in our power.
Ntl YOU need de- for YOUR freedom is to follow
NE ana take what belongs to YOU"
mere were enough who understood his
NoTuS 10 translate them to those ignorant
pi spanish, and the. immediate effect pro-
duced on these people. vacillating by nature
ever ready 10 yield to the strongest per-
sohahlN that appealed to- them. was not far
from that intended, Spears. knives blow
guns were hrandishcd, h. score or more men
l'aped forward uttering cries of triumph
ana again the attack planned by RaouI
seemed falry under way and with reason
able prospect of success. II was checked
but only for an Instantly a ciamorous pro-
test from Miranda. The latter. blazing with
Indignation bounded to the front, gesticulat-
ing and menacing all who were within his
reach.
He is one canae, this fellow :" he shout
cd He fight with the womens He take
from you all you have DO, not be stupid
He lie He lie :"
This outburst .astonished more than it con-
vlnced those to whom It was addressed As
Miranda spoke in mixture OF English and
spanish, scarcely any one understood what
ne sald. In another moment he would have
pteh swept derisively aside, mad not Sajipona
quietly interposed Pointing at Raoul. she
spoke a few words TO the cayemen i'm tbeir
native tongue. Then she turned to tho man
| whose armed presence at the door OF her
nalace threatened her authority, if no, her
| life
so, This is the man who , shor, lima
| ago saved from death at the hands of an
| angry mob :. she said Scornfullv "You did
not come to my house then. Don Raoul as
| you come now And yet-if | order these
men, Whom YOU think are your followers. to
teat you as mat other mob would have
treated YOU, they would obey me. BE sure
OF that And now. tell me. what have Won
| dCne with Anitoo?'
| sullenly
He attacked me. killed him in self
! defense" w 'e''
The reply was only half understood bv
the caNemen but the attitude of RaouI CON
| trasted with the ma ajestic bearing and com
| posure of Sajipona had already aroused their
| Indignation '
ut may have been. as YOU say. in self
| defense-l have only your word for It. .But
| for the treachery, the rebellion Won ba,s
| brought here" the queen went on .by All
| the laws of our kingdom you should die Rut
! ] have something ! wish you to do II Won
| do it, your life will be spared and Won will
be taken in safety from this cave never 10
| enter it again.
II have told them" she explained. turning
| TO Raoul. that knew of your ccming-as
| ! did. ! have told them have something
| Tor you TO do before you are expelled from
| our kingdom. And have pledged nv word
for your sifety--although none of the men
| you have led here against me seem 10 care
what happens TO you. And now you will
| come with me
There was murmur of approval Raoul
looked fearfully at his followers. Their sub
| mission to the commands OF the woman they
| We're accustomed to obey was sufficiently evi-
| dent to destroy his last hope for even a
| divided authority. Neither-for he was igno-
| rant of their language-could he tell lust
what had passed between them and Sajipona,
| He was glad to accept however, the queens
promise q safety; and this, coupled with a
desire to get to the bottom Of the mystery
| that had tantalized him since he first met
this strange and fascinating being reconciled
him to the enforced abandonment Of his
| schemes for the conquest of a subterranean
stronghold into which he had ventured too
| far TO retreat He therefore bowed his head
to Sajponas commands and prepared to do
as she directed His submission was greeted
with ironcal approval by Miranda, who now
I-wadded forward impatiently. dragging
| Leighton with him, to enter the palace. But
in this he was prevented by Sajipona
"Senor Doctor" she said, pleasing his
vanity by her knowledge of his professional
| title, "you must wait There is much TO he
! done You are a fine general. You have
helped save this palace my kingdom and all
| of us from ruin. | am very grateful Soon
you will have everything thar you want. And
you and your friends will return TO your own
country in safety
"But. Senorita, he expostuated; this
young lady is here. | look for her every
where in this cave. | am her family She
must come back 10 us.
Not yet" was the calm reply, Very soon
| yes But now she will stay with me-"
There was a fnality about this way Of
putting things that dashed even Mranda's 3
| impetuosity Leighton, silently watching the
brief alteration, and percelrlng that Una,
who still remained where Sajipona had left
her. was perfectly calm and In no need Of
their assistance. exerted himself to restrain
her headstrong champion. This was no easy
matter and the struggle between the two
was watched with a covert smile by Sajipona
with the help of Herra0 and Andrew, how
ever Mirandas opposition was finally over
come.
TRADE that she could see, the doctor was
ready to launch, the queen, followed by Ra
oul turned 10 the palace. Regaining the
entrance she faced them once more and
xaved n farewell to the silent throng In the
garden. Then, giving her hand to Una, she
passed within. the great doors changing be-
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