The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-05

One is that we should gag and bind
you. the other that you should give
your word that you will not raise
the alarm. Now, which is 1t to bel"
Il give my word"
Good" said Don @. Then let
us continue"
What do you want?" asked the
Governor in a strangled voice.
THE fifty thousand dollars which
the Government are Offering as my
bood-money."
II have no such sum in the Resi-
dcnry."
How sad"
What do YOU mcan?"
What l say, my dear Governor.
| II you cannot find the money. there
will be a vacancy for a Civil Gov
| crnnr in Castclleno within the next
| fCW moments"
The money is not in this ROOM"
Then where is it,"
The pause which Don Manuelo
made betrayed him.
Il fear we shall have to use the
cold steel. Fuentes," said Don @.
1t was by the cold steel you killed
me, ii you remember. in that inter-
csting story you told his Excel
| lenCy."
NO, no." moaned the Governor.
The money is in the safe"
Then open it,"
| The safe door swung open, but In
Dong so 1t came between the Gov
rrnnr and his antagonists. Don
| ManuclO sprang for the piazza-for
50 stout Il man his movements were
J amazing swift-and his shrill terri
/ ted voice shrlekcd out for succor
and help.
But he had not reckoned with
! Fucntcs. The Bull-fighter, VINO had
not spoken since Don Q. entered the
room. leapcd over the safe. and with
tho quickness Of lightning drove his
matador's sword down into the Gov
errors body. At the same moment
Don Q. swept the few papers that
wrrn in the safe into his pocket, and
crying TO Fuentes, Follow" rushed
from the room.
With Fuentes at his heels he ran
Gown the passage: outside they
could hear n rushing and q shouting
If men. With uncanny swiftness
Dome unattached an outer door, and
a moment later both he and FuenteS
were outside.
do as / dol" Kissed Don O., as
SCI ma soldiers and half-a-dozen late
passers-by came rushing to the door.
and with wild cries Of open, open!"
Don q. began to beat upon II. The
newcomers. in mad excitement, fol-
/ lowed his example. AS the confusion
reached its height Don @. and Fuen-
'"s slipped away into the darkness.
TT Don Q. only accompanied
|Hcntrs for thirty or forty PAGES.
lie well on your way to tho
mountains by daylight" he whis-
! p"rcd, and wait for me with Ro-
hlcdo, at the Cross Of Felipito."
Then he turned back and entered
the Governors house at the tall Of
. the crowd who were pushing their
| way in. He walked straight to the
room where the Governor lay dead,
and knclt down beside the body.
1T is too late" said he. The poor
priest has come too late!"
Scatter" cried the sergeant who
was in command Of the soldiers,
Scatter. The man who killed him
Cnnnot have got far way. Your
name, holy father. for you will be
wanted at the enquiry as q wit
ness"
My name" lisped the little priest,
is Father Sebastian. and I look
after the souls Of those who live In
the village OF Encierro across the
mountains. You can find me there
at any time"
The sergeant took down the name
N lis book.
Good night. Senior sergeant, good
night. These are terrible deeds.
They terribly me-"
Three hours later. before the
GAVIN had broken in the sky, Don
| @ mounted on his mule, was riding
| upward into the mountains.
AS soon rs il grew light. he drew
from his pocket the documents
which he had taken from the Gov
crnOrS safe.
There are sixty thousand dollars
here" said he. We'll. well, Fuentes,
We will keep fifty thousand that We
have fairly earned. and will send
back the rest to the new Governor
as soon as he is appointed, with my
compliments"