The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1906, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. e Clhroricier ol 10apQ), Guard . b frth series of thriljag R D R - OFF Tl CIVIL GUARID I andl Jileskelih pmtt@fizard 1147 to retain his impassive aspect. The chance so long hoped for was come at last. “I intend to go down to the Nttle monastery of San Pedro. The fathers are very holy men, and now and again they sing masses, at my expense, for the souls of those who have perished in the mountains. I have chosen you, Miguel, for you are a man of a sober habit, not given to gambling as are some about the fires. You will now have time to pre- pare yourself for confession. It is sad, as I myself know, after receiving absolu- tion of the good father, when one remems bers some little peccadillo, such as the name of a man one has been forced to kill in the way of busimess. And, as I should never dream of detaining a priest as captive, your opportunities may be few and far between. Make the most of this one. You may dle, Miguel, be- fore the next. Quien sab Manuelo left the presence of the chief filled with strong joy. At last fortune had come over to the side of himself and his brother. He sought Gregorio at the earliest possible moment with the news. “Gracias a Digs,” answered the youpg- er man: “we now have him between finger and thumb.” “You must steal away from the val- ley tonight, brother, when the sentries change, as we have always planned. Take my rifle; it is surer than yours. Strike the bridle path three miles east- ward of the monastery, where the la- goon lies in the valley. Conceal your- self about the track. I go afoot; the enemy rides. His figure will show clear egainst the water. You must shoot, Gregorio, and at the echo I will spring upon him." “T will shDu! brother: my eye Is sure. Fear noth The nig and the day Morunos belfeved were destined to be the last Don Q uld spend on earth slipped away. Each brother in his own mind rehearsed over and over again the part he had to play in the coming tragedy. But events were fated to oc- cur for which they had made neo pro- vision. The moon. that was almost at the full, climbed up clear of the mountain summits before thedparty of two set out. They left the b n patched with snow, behinc ng. n of wild and des~ entered upon a re ert character. The brothers had in their time taken so many prisoners that Manuelo, as he walked beside the stirrup of Dom Q. considered thelr task practically ac- complished, and even found time to re- gret that so able and resourceful a man MM as the brigand chlef should have passed his life elsewhere t in the ranks of " RO BB MOSITL 800" the force to which he himself belonged. Mile after mile was traversed. The WIHRE DESCENDED OF S5 25 lagoon, with deadly wateher lying "TEAD. in w cas now no great distance ahead. g mountain flank here thrust Ik between them and t rible as the immutable chief of the se- #oonlight. Don Q drew rein befors questradores. they entered the shadow. Sl il THer: soRbinE B Db Wao need a lantern, Miguel,” he said. ber, Manuelo, with Gasper, was summon- des B mgrng ders leaning ed fo the cave. Although Manuelo had no gainst the g i B pramenition: of th-he was about-te utter he right hand side, ha Bits ae a few words which in the end brought o yond pursuit into the sierra. that oppdrtunity of dealing hand to o g g = S o 2 “‘ ““ ’:"‘t‘le"[:*“";-( hand to another, by with Don Q. which he had aimost begun . : ays 100 ous to follow, the new as- to despalir of finding. n formed by the Moru pirants for enrollment in the robber gang I . s fo Jime ; o Ao 38 : Don Q. spoke vaguely of an errand to ally drifted into the presence -of 1 know what to do gained admission to the ranks of the .. g "Sooura and desired to find a . Don Q with them. Did any tell you on your way brigands. Without faltering they took ALter ' The ever-chilly chiéf; huddled as here that those unfit to be counted the oath of fideli turned with [Bessenger acquainted with the region. o followed by n that the ed as usual th of fdelity. and veturn The Sierra Segura is that part of the |3 s once aehing. 0 ‘he sound in his’ cloak, ‘was Sitts is fi among our number are also unfit to— Gaspa v sitting beside his fire [HONE O par to the valley. mountain range which runs across the Don Q nodded his head at the noise & one tween them and. to vogawill find-a lantern and matches. A nue and cry was immediatery raised after them, but the two brothers had fied Kifle the lantern: it will lght our pat# through the darkness. Matiuelo bent down and crawled 1 the opening. His heels were just appearing when a sound like a choked cry came from the interfor of the cav- to ssions they dec ess lay in o e directic \ttempt fro outside When the men were brought into his “°LYe B The days passed on; the Morunos— i Born it oyt Sy presence. He raised his eyes from the .ve were told though 1t meither affected nor weakened Dronaa st teoonrcid: and Manuelo had pa- and began to dismount in his lelsurely ¢ gt book of old-world Spanish romance on ith that the Morunos were led from their resolve—felt something very akin t0 op tne vemrs ob pis emrpn during most fasnion. 2 his knee, in which he had been reading. the cave, still wearing their air of dull- deep respect grow up in their minds for ‘g‘uz‘rde! years of his service in the civil Have you secured him. my chil- make the desperate 1g him deep into tained hiding places in the si here to gain ace e and knowledge of his A Aarkdannd $86 b bn RS ness and uninterest, to be measured be- tp, > a D e ’ e iron-handed, inexorable man, who, in dren? Gaspar, take these fellows away and Side the fires In the valley below. Then gpite of his fragile frame, held in abject = . make the usual examination,” said the (0 each was given a slip of paper, and gubjection a bevy of the vilest characters chief. “I hope, for your own sakes, that they were led back to the presence of the jn Spain, The courage of Don Q. was so For that very reason he denied all knowledge of it and proclaimed himself as having been born and bred in Cata- light. lonfa. The order was obeyed and Ma lord." hen pull him out into the moon- Rodgmbones i e gt ou will fulfill our acquirements,” he Chief. abnormal, hisindifference to death and to g In a word, they were added to the brothers. You may speak, Gaspar,” sald Don Q. danger so absolute, that he compelled the It is unfortunate,” remarked the chief bound and black with rage. was placed regretfully, “but the matter, though im- pefore the chief. P gands an L yere EOInE 10 "We do not understand,” Manuclo sald _"‘Thelr helghts are 5 feet 10 and 5 feet 9, unwilling admiration of the broth e sequestr 5 red Stolldly. their g admiration of the brothers. ortant, can be = s Nile. v'J Hjqu who owed S SRS R ]r{‘rd vchests measure 37 and 36 Inches, oo clearly impossible to attack him g‘“pm' chic: e \i:laguei,n «‘fn’:r'l:x”&; a smanl tWo fine, well-set-up figures. “Good. ' And mow,” Don Q. looked at SmONE his men, and though the Morunos the early morning to the hut of the Poim Calthilens o roh “By the way.” he began in his soft Manuelo, “lot me have 4 short history Jiscussed over and over again the plan of carbonero, Tomas. I bave promised him soft, sneering _voice - Fidsng P o g gy Y s o g o A IOrt of vour liveg ¢ ave & short NSIORY ‘stealing up to-the cave by night, and a reward for information; but you shall should have thought, to commit the finy BaD- barled (MSE o hearers, “you are, you say, newly _“We are sons of born at o 12KIng their chance of escape after the give it to his wife, for he is ‘a spend- §P°0 blunder of denying all knowledgs g2 Etion e i frov SRatiwa - Thace dn iR stban. RiFth. . 0D ane mother, bOTf 8t & geeq they had come to do was done, they thrift. Miguel goes with you. Leave of Murcia with a stromg Murcian bw "8 b e By U R L T G SR [ T,;‘,g ¢all were cast back and deterred by rumors me, my chlldren. ; on your tomgue. That pretty fand Ts §¢ tcie that the chest medsuresmcnt Miguelito, DRr fhilier wen. . eolfras D00 Siifise” (AL passed Trem mogth to A duy Iater Manuslo aghin foynd M- fifi.“ffif‘f"nfil";x‘.@rfll} oy ar e “You are a very clever man, Manuelo Morvno,” Don It s e is I In It Arie that the ol e mouth round the fires. self Injthe cave. he bout 1t the eacbel o his spariien titc [UE, TRNSCSEE B e ol suard has et ol dead The suardie® Manuelo listencd and pondered these ‘“Miguelo” asked Don Q, “do you ever jie of & few hastard Fremeh words s gt ur g < e atamiginoh o The two black-haired men kept thelr when we were children A month things: g g e ek e e lias clvillcs SOime Mpan 110 DAL cxprobaiin iif Iunsgaiva-aulichast R0 e BERy T aegh aviE ths. 1. Would iy ‘nis- life withtuiine, | A sltsht clisniee yalbsed‘asrots ihe maws XlF USSR U S omas, - . © without papers, the .brothers “We are poor men,” answered Manuelo, sierra on mule b: Gregorio, as thou knowest,” the elder g e back. The guardias civiles Wig " . "ot he is crafty as the “No, lord,” he said stubbornly. for the Whose hut I sent you yesterday, made ed and taken off 1o the lockup, “@nd when we see a pair of guardias prepared an ambush. d o e O thoy arb: civiles We hide In the bushes oF the rocks, . from behind” the socks. b tg?gm T iin devil. The cave is sccure by reason of his uestion somewhat made him uncomfort- 'he S&T of (e cross when she saw Your dark face at her door. She i= a arrested suspicious I do not know. And you, brother?’—he them craft. We must wait.” able. - and escaped, but Miguelito killed “That is a pity,” returned the chief; Murcian and she recognized you, as I w ¥ turned toward Gregorio, one. They had K a b ir : 'ognized ue, 0 we fled. But the weeks drifted by, and the grip ., : v, ~ -« : . two brothers marched to _*I heard that a recrult must now mea- We cntered Bech e B e, wa of winter closed more and more oroaly “death is meververy far from one of expected. You and your brother seem el, and, once within the sure 32 inches round the chest if he de- were put in the, carcel, There we met upon the mountains, the robbers built your profession, hugucl;” It is as well to h: hln\a sained rselves a pretty rap- cars every- e, they fhe first step that was Sires to be of the corps. certalr: men, who told us of the ladrona themselves chozas)and, for the rest, shiv- he.“‘,’::p“;;ig:.,"th'e‘r;“’;;,s nothing for it b :n Mw\ ) : a1t to ad them to Don Q. had been take Don Q. considered Gregorio's reply. e e e B oWt the Bl i, S Mown 16 i I i namaieeot e S - - - - orio, ere is o™ con- he next night the lockup thrown ‘‘Gaspar,” he said, “I can take no more “We decided to seek the thr , k refuge in the the Murcian plains, the commandante v when it wie diccovered applicants into out band under $-inch sierra. There was o stone in the court- shook hia head and invented plausible ex- ?,‘.‘,“32;‘,,f‘fim’;:.f;“'.‘,,e‘*,;‘,‘mf’,“::&}“:;}.S:‘J “’fl‘;;‘: e g s E the DGanerpihist SN a0es Thor- mexuurefnent) of the chest. The height yard. Miguelito has been a poacher. He cuses for the absence of the Morunos: in with joy. out Man luml 558 e <, aia Sy it . o »;n:]‘ vflflp; ':x pt;;?:ng: lcc?;\k re;na.\nrz;le same. : '{henh seelng a crept up behind the guard, who brought his heart he feared they must be dead, *I am.thinking of making a little jour- “So? {t?e";h“ SRE T ins o the iendencics o "sarier look of wurorise comie fato the oyes of our puchero. o iy of may net b for he Delleved o thelf loyalty to the wi ney lomorrow Weht'” weat on Don Q. giving bm permiaon (o lexve the ek . e : , Greor! a 3 £ . We are here.” termost; but never in their long service * pany me. . s petinet awoke in the took them their evening mess of pottage. If these men do not happen to reach Thus it was that the two brothers had they been opposed to any foe so ter- E%‘:-'li:::d_c'c'omumi:: had hard work Continued on Page & d L3 We & le a vow.” returned