The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-08
SYNOPSIS.
Continued from Last Issue)

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-senor don Antonio de la
Guerra, wealthy Spanish ranch owner on
the American side of the Mexican border.
e informed by his American attorney
that technical error has been found In
msnt without reading It
CHAPTER Theresa, only grandchnd
OF the senior finds evidence Of a struggle
IN the library and her grandfather miss
carried across the border by Mexican reb-
els. Billy Stairway. 'Teresas sweetheart.
ders the servants and Sa91eros s du to arm m
themselves
CHAPTER III-Stanway. with twenty
men men starts IN pursuit OF the rebels They
claims. by the escaping rebels.
CHAPTER Iv-stanway loses the reb
Tsr. sls tran and returns to the hacienda
viii ShicS she % has sne foSnPY Sna S1 the wbeS hsG
leaves all the property to Tore
rebels arrives with the news that the
senor is we'll and is being held for $40 ooS
ransom; Tore tries to assume authoritv
~ IN, ,ne Seir. but Stairway takes command
lawyer. is brought. to the hacienda at
Stanway's order and is accused OF having
received pay from Tore for altering the
senor'S Will
dsSfaIAAdpsT SfaIApTER EN- y1I-Tosre. who has been
mits that he is responsible for the senor's
disappearance. He demands $4,000 to re-
tTrn nee tb all sspo e1aim to the estate and to re;
mean the senor's death within q hours.
CHAPTER vIII-The hacienda is at
tackled in the night on a signal given by
Iorre from within. He Is foiled In DIS
attempt to escape.
He shivered. and, taking up his
candle, went his way back through
the drawing room, with no word to
Tore with no glance even, for he
feared that now he could not let his
eyes 20 to the handsome, evil face
and keep his hand back, and at last
to Pedro's bedside.
Pedro, waiting for him impatiently,
tried to lift himself upon an elbow,
and telling in that turned his bright
black eyes upon the American.
"Whnt did she say, Josefa?" he
asked quickly. 1T Is the masters
key?"
"Yes, Pedro" answered Stanway
dispiritedly. But what is the use?
She does not know what door it
opens"
"But I known said Pedro brightly.
"YOu know!" Stairway laid his
"Tell me. Quick"
When the master was young he
lived in Spain, where the old master,
his father, sent him TO go to school.
In the home there, buildcd of stones
like an old castle, senior, was room
where many times he was locked up
by his tutor because he was wild and
did not fall In love with his books
j have heard him laugh and tell about
1T to the padre from La Panza. When
he came away he brought the key to
that prison room with him. That is
the key you have, senOr!"
Stanway looked at the man with
swift suspicion. Pedro seemed eX-
cited over the key: look of great
shrewdness was in his eyes, and the
key unlocked door in Spain! If he
was becoming delirious-
81 am not In fever, senior" said
Pedro quickly, seeing the thought in
the Americans eyes. But that key
tells me something. Every night be-
fore going to my bed go to the mas
ter's room to see If he wishes any
thing, to take any commands for the
next day. l went last night after II
was late, just before I went to the
senorita's door. 1t was habit senior
i could not have gone to sleep unless
/ went there"
"Well?" sharply.
"I heard little sound. 1t was the
scratching of window shade. i
went, closed the window. and locked
1t tightly. And while looking for the
sound I saw the key In its place. II
was there at eleven o'clock last night,
senor."
"You are sure. Pedro7 You are
very certain that this key was in the
masters room at eleven o'clock?"
VERY certain, senior"
''Then- But 1t Is impossible. Pc
dro! You say that you locked the
windOwsf All Of them?"
"Ali. senOr."
"And the door as you came outT
81 locked. senor. The key was I'M
der my bed. / gave 1t to you just
now. And there is only one key upon
the rauchO-Only one In the world
which will unlock it'
"But then 1T Is impossible ~
Stanway. restless, upon his feet,
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