Evening star., 1921-11-27

ment wish me to obtain from him.
He only arrived a day or ewo ago.
did he not?"
HE has been here four days. He
! is one of the followers of the bandit
Don O.
$50 I have been led to understand.
replied Don Q. Il wonder they did
not lodg him in the prison at Cas-
telleno." -.
The commandant laughed
There is, very good : reason for
that" said he. FOR there is no prison Prison
mountains which can hold for kong one
Yes. indesd: Don.-.a has wrecked
many promising official career, my
dear: ;m,s ssmmandaPHssA. .dssssnined man.
The co1hmandasfssnodded.%s
LAS determinedas tfle devil, as ugly
as sin and with the limbs of a dwarf.
SO say those who have seen him." re-
piled the commandant, genially.
1t was lucky, perhaps. that he did not
look at his visitor. whose face flushed
darkly.
'Those who have seen himIhave not
always found it convenient to look him
| in the eyes. and perhaps they make
| mistakes, my dear commandapt; per-
! haps they make mistakes"
Possibly, said the. comnandant.
Not possibly. but certainly replied
Don @. ""But come. / must see this
| man Immediately. for I must be on my
way to Ceuta early tomorrow"
The commaudant rang bell and sens
| for the chief warder.
"You will take his excellency the
| colonel-inspector," said he, ito visit the
prisoner Lopez; the one who arrived
| four days ago and Is in cell A.
As DON Q: walked along the pas
I \ sages behind the warder. he marked
very narrowly the details Of the way.
since he knew not when it might be
necessary for him to traverse them
again. So. ..
| At length a. door was thrown open
and the narrow interior Of the cell dis
closed. Never had Don @. seen a more
desolate figure than that which Lopez
| (so-called the Crane) presented.
which is the government issue to Span
ish prisons with his head bowed upon
| his hands and his food stood untasted
| in a bowl beside him. -
$50 this is he said Don, Q. in his
rasping official voice.
"Yes, excellency," replied the warder.
This is the prisoner Lopez"
"Then leave us together" -
| But, eXcellency--" -.
I Don @. turned on the warder like a
blight.
the royal inspector of prisons. or am
| not? One more word and 1 will break
you: yes, like that" and Don @. made
a movement with his hands. The war
der fell back. trembling.
| Forgive me, eXcellency,,. said he.
II only meant that the man might be
| dangerous" -.-. -.
| Don Q. laughed. 81 like danger" said
( he; NOW CO. AS We passed, along the
passage 1 perceived a stool: YOU will go
and sit upon that stool until I call. You
! understand me?" rs.s
Eyes, excellency." ,. - ~
| AS soon as the door closed behind the
warder, Don. @. turned to Grulla. ..>a
| II have some questions to. ask you.
prisoner" said he. Grulla looked up
fnement bore heavily upon his spirit
trutsfdliy: @ Continued Don 8. Should I
you fail TO do 30. Il win have you placed
in cell where there is no window and
tday or night: So have a care, you
scoundre1. Come now. you are q fol-
lower of the man Don O.? Is not that
.No,", said Grulla.
nee oI ann ann Col T EseapSico M % Tnam ! ann tSe the
royal inspector Of prisous. -. One word
from me and You would be free. Come
now. confess that you are a follower Of
NO" said Grulla again. -.
stubborn animal! Repeat that once
more and 1 will call the warder and
have you put into the black cell for a
| week. No light: bread and: wafer for
! the rest Of your life. For the last time,
4 have never heard Of Don ). said
.sThen. as YOU were taken within
| twenty kilometers of hia, mountains.
you pay him a very poor compliment -
Something in his voice caused Grulla
to look up suddenly, and then recoil.
open-nouthed.
in lower tones, 81 have come to take
you away from here. Now attend to
me. Then the time comes : will send
or come for you At present you are
going to commit q murderous assault
upon me: to attack me. you. understand.
with that bowl there. That Win avert
any possihltty Of sdspietan as to my
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