Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-07
CHAPTER XXVI-Continued
he courier spoke tinnidly.

on my way, not DelnS Oh pledSAS
trip, like yourself, and and
there is a letter in there that I
have on my conscience. ! should
have asked you about it before I
left the preside. It does not bear
your frank"
The Governor looked startled.
$50? And who has sent letter
out without my frank?"
'eHer Excellency, La Sonora La
Gobernadora, Dona Eulalia."
"Ah! Let me have it, and will
attend to it."
The courier took the paper from
among the rest and handed it to
the Governor. It was addressed to
the Viceroy of Mexico. The Gov
ernor shook his head and rubbed
his eyes. The men watched him In
amazement as he tore the letter
open and read it,"
IA woman's tongue is only three
inches long, but it can kill man
of six feet! You," he said to the
trembling courier, "get on your way
at once. I will keep this letter. And
the rest of us will return at once
to the presidio."
At the exclamation of disappoint-
ment from his escort he laughed
loudly.
"But we will stay only a short
while, and before this sun has set
we will be on our way again. Our
pasear is interrupted, companeros,
not Abandoned"
A little while later the presidio
gates were again thrown open, and
to the surprise of everyone, the Gov
ernor's party swept into the parade
ground in a cloud of dust and
clatter of hoofs.
From her window La Goberna-
dora watched Ell Gobernador ride
madly toward the palacio, and be-
fore she could control the sudden
trembling that seized her, he strobe
into the room.
Behind him came two soldiers,
who had followed from the gate.
"Senora," Numbered the Cover
nor, II have come to place you I'M
der arrest" He motioned to the two
soldiers, who stepped smartly for
ward and took their places one
at each side of Eulalia. Their
eyes goggled with amazement, but
they clanked the butts of their mus
kets smartly on the floor, and stood
at attention.
"What is the meaning of this"
inquired Eulalia, els it drunken
prank? For what am I to be placed
under arrest?"
ut is no drunken prank. Woman,
you are under arrest for treason. /
have here"-and he slapped Eula-
LAS letter to the Viceroy on to the
tablet have here a document
written by you containing treason
able utterances against the Cover
nor of the CALIFORNIA;. And any
treason against the Governor of the
CALIFORNIA; is treason against his
Most Catholic Majesty the King of
Spain. Therefore put you under
arrest"
Eulalia grew white around the
lips, and her voice shook.
"T-t-treason?" she stammered.
eyes; you have said here that
the Governor of California has been
going slowly but surely insane for
the past three years. That all his
acts are the acts of a mailman, a
maniac. That his governance here
has been a long period of misrule.
That he fails to cooperate with
the priests in their religious work.
That everyone is afraid of him, and
dare not report his madness to the
Viceroy. That he has repeatedly
threatened your life, and the lives
of others, and that he neglects his
duties to consort with Indian wom-
en-. Is that true?"
every word of It'll"
IT mean is it true that you have
written this?"
eyes, I wrote it,"
every we'll, then. I arrest you in
the name of the King of Spain"
Eulalia wavered.
"But-but-you can not do that!
What-what are you going to do
with me?"
"You are to be incarcerated in
the monjera, the quarters of the
Indian women at Mission Carmelo
until return from my trip. Then
will consider your case"
Gin the monjera! You can not do
this to me! I will not go! You dare
not degrade me, disgrace me this
way, before the whole community!
will not go!"
"You do not hesitate to degrade
and disgrace me before all Califor-
mia, Mexico and Spain, Sonora. You
shall 60 to the monjera, and at
once. Prepare yourself"
"No! No! I will die first I.
Angustias!"
Angustias was covering in cor
ner, watching the scene in terror.
At the doors and windows frightened
servants listened and looked.
''There is no use calling Angus
tias. / am through being ruled by
women. Angustias will remain here
with my children, and you shall 60.
At once, said!" he Numbered so
suddenly that Eulalia jumped. "And
if you hesitate any longer you shall
60 without any preparation. The
matron at the monjera will give
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