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BY H. RIDER HAGGARD
A String Story. Taken From .
Mexican Indian to His
Englishman
lhadotr.
Xotr we erept forward a kkti Ute
telr. Attbctootof italktlloor.
which, ai we bad hipeal. atood ajar.
For a moment we eooMitcd togrrtber
then we eranrhsd forward lhrxmifli tbt
gloora towanl the rlmr of Heat "boat
the altar. Kow Jose had the heated
ftword In hfe hand.
'fxjok up, ny dear, look up," he said
to the pirl. patting her on the cheek.
"I am a boat to baptise yor exeelleat
father acsortfar to the ritea of the
Christian rcHjrioa by marking- him with
a eroas n pan the forehead," and he ad
vanced the point of the sword toward
the Indian's face.
At that instance Molas pinned Mm
from behind eatt.ing- htm to drop uk- j
weapon, while I did the same oGtx by
Don Pedro.holdfc:- ttha so tint, straggle
as he raUrht. be codd not stir. i
"Maile a orand cither of yon and job
arc dead," raid the acnor. pmcing ap
the maehctc and placing the hot point
OI 11 Scainsi jaws ureauti, wmns ml
rfowly turned ita way throagh his
of it strainst Joke's lireaat, w tie re
clothes.
"What are we to do with these men?"
he nuked.
"Kill them as they wonld have killed
uk," answered Molas; "or, if yon fear
the task, cnt loose the okl man yondci
and let him avenge his and his daugh
ter's wrongs."
"What say yon. Ignatio?"
"I seek no man's blood, bat for our
own safety it is well that these wretehes
should die. Away with them!"
Now Don i'edro began to Meat inar
ticulately in bis terror, and that hero,
Jose, burst into tears and pleaded for
his life, writhing- with pain the while,
for the point of the sword scorched
him.
"Yon are an English gentleman," he
groaned; "yon cannot butcher a help
less man as though he were an ox."
"An you tried to butcher us in the
chamber yonder, us, who sared your
life," answered the senor. "You are
right. I cannot do it, because, as yon
say, I am a gentlemen, Molas, loose
this dog, and if he tries to run pot a
knife through him. Jose Moreno, yon
have a sword by rour side, and I have
one in my hand; 1 will not murder yon,
but we bare a quarrel and we will set
tle it here now.
"You are mad, senor," I said, "to risk
your life thus. I myself will kill bim
rather than it should be so."
"Will you fight if I . loose you, Jose
Moreno?" he said, making me no an
swer, "or will you be killed where yon
stand?"
"I will fight," he replied.
"Good. Let him free, Molas, and be
ready ;vrith your knife."
"I command you," I began, but al
ready the man was loose and the senor
stood waiting for him, his back to the
door and the Indian machete handled
with the golden woman in his hand.
From the moment that I saw them
fronting each other, my fears for the
issue vanished. Victory was' written on
the calm features of the senor, while
the face of Jose told only of baffled fury
struggling with bottomless despair.
Still it was be who struck first, for,
stepping forward, he aimed a desperate
blow at the senor's head, who, spring
ing aside, avoided it, and in return ran
him through the left arm. With a cry
of pain, the Mexican sprang back, fol
lowed by the senor. at whom he cnt
from time to time, but tvithout result,
for every blow was parried.
Now they were within the altar rails,
and now his back was against one of the
carved pillars of sapote wood, that to
which the girl was tied.
Then the end came, for the senor,
who was watching his chance, drew
suddenly within reach, only to step
back so that the furious blow aimed at
his head struck with a ringing sound
upon the marble floor. IJefore Don
Jose could lift the sword again, the
senor thrust with all his strength and
his machete pierced the Mexican
through the heart.
And now I must tell of my own folly
that went near to bringing us all to
death. You will remember that I wan
holding Don Pedro, nnd in my joy and
agitation I slacked my grip, so that
with a sudden twist he was able to tear
himself from my hands, and in the
twinkling of an eye was gone.
I bounded after him, but too late, for
as I readied the door it slammed In my
face, nor could I open it, for on the
shancl side was neither key nor handle.
"Fly," I cried, rushing back to the
altar; "he lias escaped, and will pres
ently bo here with the rest."
The senor had seen, and already was
engaged in severing with his sword the
rope that bound tho girl, while Molas
zut loose her father. Now I leaped
upon the altar, and springing at the
ifonework of tho broken window, made
Shift to pull myself up with the help of
Molas pushing from below. Seated
upon tho window ledgo I leaned down,
and, catching tho Indian Zibalbay by
the wrists, with great efforts l.dragged
him to mo and bade him drop without
fear to the ground, which was not more
than ten feet below us. Next camo his
daughter, then tho senor, and last of all
Molas, so that within three minutes
from the escapo of Don I'edro wo stood
unhurt on the outside the chapel among
the bushes of n garden.
"Where to now?" I said, for Lho place
was strange to inc.
The girl-Maya looked round her, then
lho glanced up at the heavens.
"Follow me," sho said, "I know a
way," and started down tho gardeu at
run.
Presently wo camo to a wall tho
height of a man, beyond which was n
djlckhedpe of alqca which we forced
Manuscript Bathed by an Old
Friend and Comrade, an
Named Jones.
ourselves
m a mifna, or cornfield. Hero the girl
.topped, aad agate aearebed the ttars.
imi at that bmuhhiI w heard ton ml of
thoatiaff. aad. looking back, mw lights
uoring to and fro in the hacienda.
"We Hiast go forward or perish," I
aid; "Don I'edro has anmad lite men."
Then the dashed into the mil pa. and
.re followed her. till at length we were
dear of the cultivated land aad stand
tag- on the borders of the forest.
"Halt!" 1 said; "where do we ran to?
rhe road ran to the right, aad by fol
lowlog it we may reach a town."
-To be arrested as murderer," broke
is the seoor. -Yon forget that Jose
Moreno K dead at my hands, and hfe
father will swear oar lives away, or
that at the beat we shall be thrown into
priMW. Xo, no, we most hide in the
Sirs." said the old Indian, speaking
for the first time, "l know a eeret
place in the forest, an ancient and ra
ined banding, where we may lae rex-
, .
rawhjle -y-reaeh it.
Vat
You should know me. Zibalbar,'
said Mol&x, "seeing that I am th mes
senger whom yon hen t to search for him
that 3' oh desired to find, the lord and
keeper of the heart," and he pointed to
me.
"Are yon thatmnaH?" aked the In
dian. .
'I am," I answered, "and I have suf
fered much to find you, bat now is no
time to talk; guide" us to this hiding
place of yours, for our danger is great."
Then once more the girl took the
lead, and wj plunged forward into the
forest, often stumbling and falling in
the darkness, till the dawn broke in the
east and the shoutings of our pursuers
died away.
CII AFTER X.
now MOU MED.
For some few minutes we rested to
recover our breath, then we started
forward again. In front went the girl.
Maya, our guide, whom the senor led
by the liand, while behind followed
Zibalbay, supported by Molas and my
self. At first these two had run as
quickly as the rest of us, but now all
the fatigues and terrors that they had
undergone took hold of them, so that
from time to time they were forced to
stop and rest, which is little to lc
wondered at, seeing that for five days
they had eaten no solid food, for it was
Don Podrojs purpose -to starve their se
cret out of them.
Slowly and with much toil we -forced
a path through the tropical forests.
This forest that seemed so destitute
of life was peopled by millions of in
sects, all of them venomous. Uarrapat
as, tiny gray flics, wood wasps, and
ants black and red, tormented us with
their bites and stings, till we groaned
aloud in onr misery, then remembering
our danger pushed on again.
Now the old 'Indian, Zibalbay, who
was crouched upon the ground beside
us, spoke for the first time, saying:
"Friends, why do you not fly? Doubt
less you' can find a path down the
further side of the pyramid, and in the
forest yon may hide from these men."
"It is too late to talk of fight, "said
Molas, "for look; they are coming up
the stair, the eight of them, with Don
I'edro and the Americano at their head."
I looked; it was true. Already they
had climbed half the steps of the first
flight.
"Oh, for some rifles!" groaned the
senor.
"It is useless to cry for what we have
not," I answered.
"God can help us if lie wishes, and if
He does not we.must bow to His will."
Then' there was a silence, broken
only by tho voice of Zibalbay, who,
standing behind us, lifted his hands to
heaven and prayed aloud to his gods to
bring a vengeance upon our foes.
Now we could sec through the trees
and bushes that the men were begin
ning to climb the second flight.
"Come, let us do omethincr."said the
senor, and, running to the pile of stones
which we had prepared, he called to us
to roll the heaviest upon tho enemy.
This we did, but without effect, for tho
tree trunks turned the stones; more
over, those against whom they were di
rected, taking cover at the sides of tho
stairway, opened so sharp a fire on us
with tneir rilles that In a few minutes
we were driven from the piles of stones
and forced to retreat behind the shelter
of the arch.
Now they came on again, till present
ly they reached the foot of the third
flight and paused to take breath. Then
it was that Molas, seizing one of tho
Indian blowpipes, ran out onto tho ter
race followed by, the senor though
why the senor went I do not know, for
lie could not use the weapon. Before
the men below were aware of their
presence Molas had sot tho blowpipe to
his lips and discharged tho poisoned
dart among them. It struck Don Smith,
the American, full in the throat. Watch
ing around tho corner of tho arch I saw
him lift his hand to null it out, then of
a sudden ho fell to tho ground, and at
that Instant a storm of bullets swept
through the archway aimed at Molas
and tho senor as they fled back to
shelter. I saw Molas fall and tho senor
stop to lift him to his feet, and as ho
was in tho very act a patch of red ap
ipeared upon his face. Another moment
sLticy vcro u.icic umier cover.
S '"Arc you hurt?" I asked tho scnon
K -"No. no." hn nnnworprl. "mtf Innn
grazed 'by a bullet, that was alU Look
to Molasj he is shot In tho sldo."
"Leave me," said Molasj "it is
ing.'
noth-
wd were silent, onlv
"Kit vet
fcoulied n little as bhc btrovo to stanch
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About the Bohemia Nugget and
its Proprietors.-
C. J. Howard, or Kugcnc, has
purchased the Cottage Grove
! Messenger, of Horace Mann, ami
will couduct the same. Mr.
Howard is a thorough newspaper
man, and will doubtless give the
people of Cottage Grove a good
paper. Santiam News.
This week a new paper will le
issued at Cottage Otovc. It will
!be known as the Bohemia Nugget.
The editor in his prospectus, claims
to be good natured, peaceful and
impervious to insult. These ac
complishments show the ear marks
;of experience as a country edi
tor. Drain Watchman.
The Cottage Grove Messenger
has changed hands, Horace Mann
retiring and C. J. Howard becom
ing proprietor and editor. An
nouncements indicate that the'
name is to be changed to the Ho
. hernia Nugget. . We wish the
' Nugget prosperity. Monitor
Miner. 1
J Horace Mann has sold the Cot
Jtage Grove Messenger to C. J.
j Howard, of Eugene. Jack is a
j first class newspaper man a
j practical printer, and an able
! writer. The Guard again wel
comes him to the active newspaper
field, and we assure the people of
South Lane that he will le an able
representative of their rights.
When he takes active control of
j the paper, next week, he intends
obliterating the present name of
the paper and will call it the Bo
hemia Nugget. He is entitled to a
,good patronage, and will render
jgood service for icvery dollar re
; reived. This isi& of his first
litem's; "The editor oi the new
! paper has taken up bis abode with
his mother and sister in the Hus
j ton house, and now all the neigh
bors ar& talking about locking- up
, their chicken houses and wood-
sheds."'
j Mr. C. J. Howard, of this city,
has purchased the Cottage Grove
j Messenger from Horace W. Mann,
I and will take charge of the paper
j in time to get out the next issue.
air. iiowara nas oeen in the em
ploy of the Register for the past
year, serving first as compositor
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porter and solicitor. He is a good
1 1 ,
au-arouua newspaper man and a
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people of Cottage Grove a live re
publican newspaper, which is what
they have wanted and needed for
some time. Cottage Grove is one
of the most prosperous towns in
-1. f
me vauey anu nas great possi
bilities for future development and
growth. We wish Mr. Howard all
success in his undertaking, and
congratulate the people of Cottage
Grove on securing a good republi
can newspaper, the Messenger here
tofore been of democratic principle.
Miss Ethel Cottle, of this city, who
lias been employed almost con
stantly in this office for the past
three or four years, as compositor,
will accompany her brother to
Cottage Grove and assist in the
mechanical work of the paper.
Eugene Register.
We are in receipt of volume 1.
No. 1, of the Bohemia Nugget,
published at Cottage Grove. It is
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people of Cottage Grove and
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NOTIOKOF KOHFKITUKK.
ColUtgeGrove, Iativ County, Orrgun.
January II, W.V.
To Ai.kjc CosTXicn:
You are li.'reliy notilied that ho have
exM)niUtl nt lennt in work and
lnl;or on onvh of the two lulninj
cIhIiiih known nnd recnnl.il in lh,
.Mining HeconN of (lie Ilohemln Miiilnf I
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uiiniiig clitlmc, n wilt appear ljr j
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In-inn lho amount required to hold the
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