The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-31
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out for Cuernavaca-and two Madrel-
las reached that town"
His face paled and his cleaning
eyes wavered. He essayed a puny
smile. do you mean to tell me. Fran
co.'s, that you 2"
"AsSuredly II takes beard some
time TO grow, even for a Frenchman."
had nothing to lose by being frank.
for knew that Lestrange's hours
were numbered you doubtless won
der how discovered he was going
To see Benito Juarez. In fact, Pablo
asked me, and told him. Captain
Lestrange. that you had given me the
information Was it not cleyer?"
Lestrange trembled with suppressed
rage. "You let Madrella believe that
had told your
why not? II explained away so
many unexplainable things-and II
served my purpose so very well In
deed. If you can SOW the seeds of
discord in the ranks of the enemy"
Now we stood. eye TO eye. with
only the table between US. Either
rage or fear-or both-impelled him
to sudden action He had grasped an
empty bottle with his right hand. and
now, as quick as thought. he raised
IL and swung at my head.
| caught his blow upon my Jeff
arm while my right hand reached for
his THREAT. my fingers closing over it.
The table with its dishes overturned.
and we crashed to the sidewalk. q
writhing heap of arms and legs He
swung the bottle in futile desperation.
but missed my head at each attempt.
for | continued TO parry with my left
arm, while the fingers of my right
hand sank deeper into his throat
| do not know how long we con-
tended. Probably only few seconds.
for Lieutenant Neville. who has the
strength of an AndaIusian bull,
grasped my shoulder and dragged me
from my victim. Are you mad. Fran
co.'s: would you kill him?"
In very truth I would: LET me go.
Neyillei"
But | was helpless in the clasp of
his mighty arms.
Lestrange got slowly to his feet,
his face working with fear and pas
sion. a caressing hand upon his
throat. and soaring curses on his
lips. "You will pay for this. mon
sieur; my arm is longer than you
think"
Now, as | considered him. saner
thoughts came TO me. Il give you
this night of freedom, Lestrange,"
said: make the most of it. for
warn you that, before tomorrow's sun
has set, Macmillan shall hear the
story of your treachery!"
Il think II wise to follow him." said
L studying the sturdy figure Of Le-
strange as he shOuldered bis way
through the curious crowd.
"You are safer tonight with Us.
good friend. Forget it. Francois. and
stay with US; we have not had an
evening here for a MONTH" There
was an earnest pleading in his deep
voice. L rear Tor tne0. -a---
All, Mon Dieu-had listened to
hfmI Yet ] had gone too deeply into
this thing to hesitate now: so, bid
ding them adieu. | made of in the
direction that Lestrange had taken.
He walked swiftly. halting ever and
anon to look back, for be must have
suspected that would follow him.
| kept in the gloom of the buildings.
however, stopping when he stopped.
and moving cautiously on again as
he continued his rapid walk. He
turned 70 the left into Avenida TETON.
and. when | reached the corner. he
had disappeared. but a closed cab
drawn by lean white and bay pony
took the turn into Avenida OriZaba
on two wheels. | heard the crescen6o
of hOof beats and surmised that Le-
strange had chosen a faster method
of IocomOtion.
| wasted ten precious minutes hunt
ing another cab, and failing, directed
my steps toward the home of Senior
TIA Arrellanos and ran with all the
speed al my command.
was certain that, if Lestrange in
tended to go TO his quarters, he would
not have taken so devious a route.
neither was this the way TO his home.
If he contemplated Highland his
guilty conscience must have prompted
that-a natural impulse would be to
see the senorita first
| came TO the massive iron fenee
that bounded the vast estate of ARIEL
lanos climbed over quickly and hid
in the shade of a friendly elm. unde-
cided yet upon a course of action.
| made my way. by eccentric stages
from tree to tree, to the dim shad-
ows of the house itself. where | wait
ed. listening. While | stood thus the
murmur Of voices came TO me from
a window just above my head. Q
recognized the grilling with the brok,
en- fastening. The libraryi They
were in the library. Now caught
the cadence of her voice. and I trem-
hIed like the veriest schoolboy In his
first passion. Ah-dear God, musr
see her againi
Slowly. and with the silence born
or great fear. climbed TO the grace
fully fashioned. iron griIling and
worked il open. stood again In the
spacious window alcove. with only the
heavy draperies between me and the
two whose voices came to me so