The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

~ The tine. neither Rohledu nor
Gaspar aid anything. but that
night, wh'.- the bullnghter slept,
Roblcdo gained possession OF the
hat. Then he went away. and by
the light 81 1re examined II. II
did not take him long 10 ind. sewn
inside tho lining the PAPER which
Manu"lo had signed The hat he
replaced beside the sleeping Flu
cnt"s. and ii" paper hc carried i'm :
mrd!a:"ly 10 Don g.
Thu, hrigand chief was sitting over
his fire. and at frs: h" took no no.
tic" OF the entrance Of Robiedo.
Five minutes passed, and then:
Il an waiting ROhlrdo." said he.
Rohlrdn told his tale. and handed
over the payer. Don Z. read it. and
having done 81. remained sunk In
abstraction for many minutes.
At length he spoke, and gave GER
tain orders.
It was in tho dusk OF that Same
evening that two things happened
20 Furntcs. The first Was that as
he passed 10y lcntiSro shrub a
VOICE gave the peculiar warning hiss
Of the mountains. and hand he
longing TO face and body which h
ever saw. thrust Il revolver int,
his own.
furnteS stood for moment star.
Ink at the revolver. opened II. saw
hy the starlight that i: was loaded
then slipped il into the folds of his
loose clothes.
\ couple Of hours later, 'Fuentcs.
said Roblrdo. you are wanted a
once above there
Above there" meant the cave o,
Don Q. So F'uentps climbed thu
narrow path and walked In. to flrG
the chief seated In front OF i table
and working at some papers.
You will relate ~ me- he snid
exactly what passed between yol
and the Civil Governor OF Castcl.
lrno. Don Manuclo Tuiz. on the eye
ming Of the 19;h Of June last"
Fuertcs started.
IL have never seen Don Manuclu.
hc said.
Think again" replied bon @. "a
eight O'Clock YOU entered the hous'
" the Governor. You were adj,
m!ti"d hy old trCanO. the servant
lou did not emerge until an hou
nd n half later. when tho Governo
himself opened the door for YOU"
1t is not true SAID Fucn:es
Someone has been lying 10 m!
ord"
Yes. FurnteS. someone has in
Iced been lying 10 my Lord: hu
what happened during that hour an,
a half" Shall! tell you" The Gov
rrnOr spok" 10 YOU Of many things
He told yor that there was pric,
81 thirty thousand dollars upon m!
head. lie told YOU that YOU wrr,
Tie man 10 earn u. He told You tina
il you did not do so. vOu. who hat
been n matador. a great bullflghte-
would sink TO tn" misery OF thos,
whose rivals triumph over them
Now. Fuentes, did yuu sign tina
paper"
Fuentes' prcdicamcnt was terrible
and he was dealing with one wht
seemed 20 hold all the cards an,
who played them with the ccrtaint,
OF a master
Il signed no pa2cr.' said he a
Las.
Don Q. laughed. THAT is tho frs
word Of ;rurh that YOU hav
spoken" said hr. lit WAS not yol
who signed tho paper. hut Dol
ManurIo. and when h" had signet
,hc paper he gave 1t TO you. Whcr
did YOU put IT,
There was no paper" said F'u
en;rs.
GIVE m" your hn..'
F'uentcS started hack.
"Ah." said Dun =. You SEQ IN
game is up. You Will II" well al
vIscd "a obey M" and swiftly.
have already wasted many precious
moments upon ynu."
r'u"n,"s was hrav" man. ard u,
paced his hat upon tn" :ahln. Dot
.. with one Sit o. his knife EXPOSED
the document.
IT is agreed ;far FGentes. III,
ulli9htcr. shall rcrci"H a -c"ard n
thirty thousand dollars should "
succeed in producing III" body Of th'
hriEArd. commonly r"ll"d Don q
Siyn"d ruiz. CIVIL Governor"
Don Q. burst into a long low
!aurh.
So thcre." sad he. w" Eavn III
renscn VIII orr cx""ll"Tt FlIent"'
ms paid vs. thie visit in tie noun
'ains, AZ tho orc end. cowardl'
C;av"rnor and rcw thousand do
iars. n: tho other. our happy l!tl!
meeting OF tonight.