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NOTIU TEXAN CONK.
TEXAS IN BRIEF.
The Filibusters of Venezuela
Or the Trials of a Spanish Girl
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By SEWARD W. HOPKINS.
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any human beings near
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and New Or-
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best-known men
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morning at 4:30
•hall we do then?”
“Time enough a think of that whoa
Gov. Sayers has sent 34000 to the
needy of Galveston.
Saratoga, Tex., Dec. 2.—The Hooks
well is now flowing a four-inch stream
of oil. After some delay the forty-foot
strainer has been put down and the
black stuff comes rolling out over the
top of the casing in a way that makes
one stop for a moment before he can
realize that it is reel. The oil pours
out in a steady stream and looks like
molasses candy in a liquid state.
There is no spouting, but a solid,
steady flow, reaching some twenty feet
high when turned loose. It is the
opinion of all oil men who have visited
the well that it is good enough as it
is. That it will in time clean itself
out to the spouting point all believe.
At the same time It is better in some
respects as a flower. The superiority
of the oil is now admitted, and the
value of the well can hardly be com-
puted. It is a fine lubricant, showing
WHAT A LEADING AGRIOUC
SAYS OF WESTERN OANA
I
CHAPTER III.
The Castle Falls.
We have already spoken of Pedro
Francisco, the wealthy planter, the lov-
«r of Senorita Jacinta, and the confid-
ent and agent of Ferdinand Gomez.
Francisco was a man about thirty
years of age, and had inherited from
his father, Spaniard of the type of Don
Juan Garza, not only the broad lands
that made him wealthy, but the fierce
and haughty spirit of the true Span-
iard, and the love of the pomp and dis-
play of royalty that Don Juan possess-
dropped a gun near
weapon was dis-
' Dallas, Tex., Dec. 2.—Hon. E. G.
Bower, Judge of the corporation court
of this city, died at his home in east
Dallas Saturday afternoon. His death
was due to the effects of a paralytic
stroke received by him Nov. 13—Just
two days after the anniversary of his
birth.
The deceased was probably as well
known la Dallas as any resident. Ho
was past grand master of the Masonic
it
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A realistic writer Is the one who
managed to realize on the stuff he bad
written.
very little sulphur. Its flash is in-
stantaneous when thrown in the fur-
nace by the bucketful, and its base is
now thought to be paraffine. However,
no test has yet been made, so that its
component parts are only conjecture,
based on the general appearance of the
oil.
Houston, Tex., Dec. 2.—Capt. James
Lawler of this city received a tele-
gram from Chicago saying that Capt.
A. Faulkner of Austin deld there Sun-
day afternoon. He had gone there for
treatment. He was one of the oldest
and best known railroad men In the
state up to a few years ago, when he
retired from the general
agency of the Houston and
tral.
The New Well at Saratoga Develops •
Stream of that Caparity.
Of Great Strength.
Denton. Tex., Dee. 3.—John Pruett
died near Slidell last week from in-
juries which be received some time
■go in a very peculiar manner. As a
test of his strentb, he stretched him-
self between two chairs, his feet rest-
ing sa the back of one and his head
on another, and then permitted a com.
panion to stand on bls middle. He re-
ceived internal Injuries, from which
bis dsath resulted.
Wts a Shock.
Austin, Tex., Dec. 3.—The death of
Col. L. L. Foster was a great shock
to bis many friends in this city. It
was felt that in the death of ex-oGv.
L. 8. Ross the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college Suffered a loss that
was irreparable, but Col. Foster made
the model president that his predeces-
sor did. As president of the college
Col. Foster had maintained Its high
standard. The deceased had a legion
of friends.
Afterward he was appointed by Gov.
Ross commissioner of agriculture, in-
surance, statistics and history, and
served in that capacity during Gov.
Ross’ administration, and was reap-
pointed by Gov. Hogg. Subsequently
he was appointed a member of the stat*
railroad commission.
He resigned the office of railroad
commissioner in 1896 to take the gen-
eral management of the Velasco Ter-
minal. Railway company, which posi-
tion he held at the time of his election
as president of the Agricultural and
| Mechanical college in June, 1898. Just
before he was given this last office he
took charge of the gubernatorial cam-
' paign of Joseph D. Sayers, but resigned
it to take the college position.
Mr. Foster was at one time a resident
of Dallas. He came here about fifteen
years ago and was editor of the Even-
ing Herald for a short time.
In 1875 he was married at Groesbeck
to Miss Laura Pender of that place.
To them have been born Joseph L.,
Walter D., Edna, Henry I., Jacob L.,
Mack and May Alma, all of whom aur-
vlve him.
Henry Sparger, a pioneer W
departed this life at Bonham.
C. Bueii, aged 86 years, a pioa-
Harrison county,
P»rtlally Educated Phyalalana Menace
Health at tha Pa bl Io.
Medical examinations in this state
are strict, but not severe, says the
Philadelphia Times. Certainly no per-
son should be allowed to take human
life into his hands unless he was able
to answer the few questions that are
asked, and yet those who fail consider
their fate a personal hardship. They
probably forget the interests of the
people they would practice upon, if al-
lowed to hang out their signs. Con-
sider for a moment that in many other
states in this country young men en-
ter at once into the practice of medi-
cine from imperfectly managed schools
which turn them out in short order. If
put to the Pennsylvania test they
could never practice medicine, but
with imperfect educations, with scan!
training, and as a rule with little na-
tural aptitude for the work, they
physic the body and occasionally op-
erate upon it with knives and saws
Considering the thousands of partially
educated doctors who are turned upon
the country every year, it is wonderful
that the longevity of the nation is in-
creasing. Still that may be explained
by the fact that most sensible people
nowadays are not taking medicine ex-
cept under compulsUm. and many of
onr best doctors art stronger ir de-
mands about food, exercise and fresh
air than they are about their preserip-
t.ona The wife of one of the moot
successful and moat noted physicians
in this country complained the other
day that she never got an opportunity
to give her children medicine, except
I-ald to R»t
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 3.—The fu-
neral of Gen. William H. Young, C.
S. A., took place at St Mark’s Episco-
pal church. Dean Walter R. Richard-
son officiated under the auspices of
Albert Sidney Johnston camp U. C. V.
The church was packed to Its utter-
most capacity and the services were
touching and sad, a high eulogy being
paid by Dean Richardson to the dead,
who in life had been a member of his
church. The pallbearers served with
Gen. Young during the war.
In a letter to "The Farmer," St. Paul,
dated Sept. 1st, 1901, Prof. Thomas.
Shaw of the Minnesota State Univer-
sity has the following to say, after
having made a trip through Western
Canada:
“The capabilities of the Immense
area known as Western Canada are but
little understood on this side of the
line. Our people are apt to look upon
it as a region of frost and snow, a
country in which but a small portlott
of the land relatively will ever be till-
able, because of the rigors of the cli-
mate. True, the climate is cold in win-
ter, but Western Canada has, neverthe^
less. Just that sort of climate which
makes it the most reliable wheat pro-
ducing country In all the continent.
r*
received a flesh wound,
Joseph Bradley, a Cotton Belt switch-
man, was caught between cars at Tex-
arkana and died two hours later. Both
legs and both arms were cut off.
home was at Duluth, Minn.
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any rate, the good doctor
Press that, having occasion
trip into the country the <
he carried hts gun along ia o
ready for game. But no—
Dallas, Tex., Dee. 3.—Hon. L. L.
Foster, president of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college at College Sta-
tion, and one of the
in Texas, died at the
In this city Monday
o’clock of pneumonia.
About four weeks ago Mr. Foster was
confined to his bed with an attack of
pneumonia, and when partially recov-
ered his wife took him to Mineral
Wells. About six days ago they came
to Dallas on their way back home.
Last Wednesday, however, he felt too
indisposed to travel, and his wife re-
turned to Bryan without him.
Monday morning at 2 o’clock a son
who was with him was aroused by the
father, who was much worse A milk
punch was given Mr. Foster and it re-
vived him to such an extent that both
father and son went to sleep again.
At 4 o’clock the gasps of the father
aroused the son once ipore, and the lat-
passenger
Texas Cen-
He was a gallant captain In
Walker’s division in the western army
under Gen. Smith. He was captain of
the company of which Maj. Daniel Ma
gary was lieutenant, and they were al-
ways the closest friends. Houston for
many years was his home.
allst. When it is called to mind that
even in the Peace River country ia
Athabasca, and several hundreds of‘
miles north of the Canadian boundary,"
wheat was grown which won a pre*
mlum at the World’s Fair in 1893, the
capabilities of this country in wheat
production loom up more brightly than
even the brilliant northern lights of
the land that lies toward the pole.
Adapted to Stock sad Grata Frodaetloa.
The region under consideration ia,
however, mainly adapted to growing
grain and great ng stock. Much of it ia
adapted to growing both grain and
stock, but certain areas, especially to-
wards the mountains, are only adapted
to ranching, except where irrigations
.rill yet be introduced. This, of course,
<an be done successfully along the
nany streams that flow down from the
Rockies and water the country towards
the east and north. The adaptation of
the country for wheat production is of
a high character. The cool •nights
that usually characterise the ripening
season are eminently favorable to the
filling of the grain, and to the secur-
ing of a plump berry, ahd consequently
large yields. The crop this year is f'
magnificent one. In Manitoba and the
territories it should certainly give an
average of more than 20 bushels per
acre. But should the yield be not more
than 20 bushels, the crop will be a
most handsome one, owing to the largo
to wheat. Many farmers
grain. But those who dd
well in growing oats and
in growing wheat, hence
for stock should always be
Some grow cattle mainly.
area sown
only, grow
i succeed as
, barley as
these foods
’ abundant.
and others combine the two. The last
’ named, of course, is doubtless the saf-
1 eat of the three during a long course
of years, that is to say, where much
i farming is practicable.
Quality at the Lin stock.
It was a p'easurable surprise to
note the high quality of the stock.
The average of quality tn cattle is
higher than the average of cattle in out
state, unless In the dairy classes. This
opinion is not reached rashly or with-
out ample opportunity for investiga-
tion. I spent three long days in the
show ring ,at Winnipeg making the
awards in the beef classes. I question
if any of our states, single handed,
could make such a showing in cattle.
It was my privilege to make the
awards at several shows and at all of
their fairs were evidences that much
attention is given to the improvement
of the stock. I noted carefully the
character of the herds that grazed
along the railroad and everywhere the
high average of the quality of the stock
was in evidence.
Reaann* for Quality la Stock.
The quality of the grass Is good.
Many of the settlers came from On-
tario and had been schooled as to the
value of good stock before going west.
The railroads and the government
have taken a deep interest in making
it less difficult and costly to the farm-
ers to secure good males.
Those who are anxious of changing
their residence should bear in mind
that the lands In Western Canada are
many of them free and others reason-
ably cheap.
Information will gladly be given by
any agent of the Canadian government,
whose advertisement appears else-
where.
If a woman could talk out of both
corners of her mouth simultaneously
there would be more said.
ing completely and leaving no trace of
the manner in which they went.
An hour later the followers of Philip
and Gomez had all crossed the Coroni,
and the standard of the new king,
Philip of Aragon, floated from
flagstaff of the cattle of Salvarez.
Western Canada is not only an im-
mense area, but the same description
will apply to those portions of tha
country that are capable of being suc-
cessfully tilled or grazed. Nearly all
of the prairie Province of Manitoba
can be brought under cultivation, al-
though probably not one-third of its
surface has been laid open by the plow.
Aasiniboia to the west is a grain and
stock country. Saskatchewan to tha
north of Assinlbola has high adapta-
tion for the same. This also may be
said of Alberta to the west. Here Ilea
what may be termed a grain-growing
and stock producing empire, the re-1
sources of which have been but little
drawn upon comparatively, viewed
Rev. Dr. Stewart, one of Carthage’s
(Mo.) noted pulpit orators, may have
been reading Mother Goose stories
recently and thus, perhaps, acquired
an appetite for “blackbird pie.” At
........* “ ‘ told the
Many Texans are marrying.
Quanah will issue 18000 waterworks
bonds.
Martin Hart was seriously shot with
bird shot near Point, Rains ooutitv.
Hon. A. W. Gregg of Palestine an-
nounces his candidacy for congress.
Mrs.
Texas,
Mrs.
eer of
shall.
The
leans railroad has been
Bonham.
Sil Taylor, 13years old. was accident-
ally shot near Brownwood and died
soon afterward.
The board of managers of the Texas
Confederate home met at Austin and
transacted routine business.
General revenue balance Nov. 30 was
$807,572, a decrease of 3157,995 over
corresponding period of last year.
At Alsa, Van Zandt county, Tom By-
num was shot and killed. Postmaster
Livesay was put under 31200 bond.
Trinity went dry.
George Pritchett was acquitted at
Paris of the charge of having killed
near Dooksville, I. T., Charles Carpen-
ter, some eleve: years ago.____________
bushes on a low spot between the river
and the higher bank, about tan feet
from the water.
Here they halted, and if they epokn
at all, spoke only tn whispers, while
they peered
there were
them.
Suddenly
seeing the thick vines on the side of
the bank move. A hand appeared—a
small, Jewelled hand—-and tnen a wom-
an’s face.
■ Medworth clutched Tempest, and
they remained hidden, wondering wuat
' sort of'hid*. 5 place that was.
Two wou^|— one .vrung and pretty,
the other mature, but still hand.some —
emerged cautiously from some secret
place, looked this way and that, and
moved slowly away up the river.
They had not gone beyond the sight
of the young Americans, when, with
a loud shout, a man rushed upon them
and' seized the younger.
The Americans heard her scream
and knew that she needed protection.
Ail thoughts of their own safety fled,
and as they saw two others come to
the assistance of the first, they rushed
out.
“Are you not the wife and daughter
of General Salvarez?” asked Medworth.
Jacinta looked up into the handsome
face of the young American, and said: ter hurried to the bedside. Seeing at a
“We are, senor, and this man Is our glance that hlf} father.8 condltlon wa8
enemy.”
It is, of course, apparent to the read-
er that Jacinta’s assailant was Pedro ®uml“on a physician. None was to be
Francisco. He made a gesture as if to
draw his knife, but before he could
use it, the sledge-hammer fist of Tem-
pest caught him square, and he went
cursing and howling to earth.
His two companions attempted to
help him, but Medworth, who was a
strong man himself, though not equal
to Tempest in strength, knocked one
of them down, and Tempest nearly
killed the other.
The Americans then, to end the af-
fair before others came, drew their re-
volvers, and Francisco and his com-
panions sneaked away, crestfallen
and swearing vengeance.
The Americans were overwhelmed
with thanks, and Jacinta’s black eyes
were devouring Medworth’s face and
figure, while her tongue was uttering
soft words of gratitude for his timely
assistance.
“What a handsome man!” she was
saying to herself. “I wonder who he is.
I hope I shall meet him again.”
“Senors,” said Dona Maria, who had
no thought of the romance in the sit-
uation, but hungered for news of her
husband, “do you know where General
Salvarez is now?”
__“He Is about a mile below, with his
soldiers,” replied Medworth, who
spoke Spanish better than Tempest.
“We left him to hurry forward and
gain some knowledge of the situation.
We will escort you to him.”
So they started back down the river,
Medworth helping
pest having Dona
care.
Jaeinta smiled fascinatingly upon'
Medworth, and asked him where he
came from.
“I came from New York with my
friend,” he answered. “A beautiful girl
is in the hands of the men who have
captured your castle, and we have
come to rescue her.”
Then Jacinta did not look so pleased.
“Is there any secret approach to the
castle?” asked Medworth.
“No,” replied Jacinta, boldly; "there
is none.”
When they had escorted the two la-
dles to that point where they could see
the faces of the approaching army, they
bade them adieu, and again receiving
thanks, turned back toward the castle.
“Quite an adventure,” said Tempest.
“By Jove, though, that girl’s a stun-
ner! What eyes! But what are we go-
ing to do now?”
“Those women escaped from the cas-
tle by some secret way,” said Med-
worth,” and we saw them emerge ap-
parently from the very ground. It’s my
belief that there is a cave or some-
thing there, perhaps with a communi-
cation with the castle.” • • •
(To be Continued )
EXAMINING THE DOCTORS.
The American Icthyol company, of
Austin, capital stock 37000, filed its
charter. The company will manufac-
ture sulpho-icthoyl of ammonia.
R. E. Cannon of Shawnee, Ok., fell
from a freight train at New Boston.
Both feet and an arm were cut off. He
was taken to the Texarkana hospital.
At Mexia Mrs. Amanda E. Wilder, a
resident of that section sixty years,
passed away. She had reached the
four-score milestone in life’s journey.
Mrs. S. A. Wiley, a patient of the
North Texas insane asylum, died at
that institution.
She was buried
home.
A young lady
Greenville. The
charged and George Constable of Iowa,
a student of the Holiness university,
found, and, leaving word to send one
up as soon as possible, he returned to
the sick man’s room.
The patient was unconscious, and
died in the son’s arms about 4:30
O’clock.
Soon after the body was taken to a
local undertaking establishment, where
it was prepared for shipment to Bryan.
It was sent off on the 11 o’clock train.
Mr. Foster was a prominent Mason.
Mr. Foster was born at Cummins,
Forsythe county, Georgia, Nov. 27,
1851. He came to Texas in December,
1869, settling in Limestone county. In
1876 he established the Limestone Era,
of which publication he was editor and
proprietor for eleven years.
In 1880 Mr. Foster was selected to
represent Limestone county in the
state legislature, and again in 1882. In
1884 he was chosen to represent Lime-
stone, Falls and McLennan counties.
During his term he was elected speaker
of the house of representatives of tha
Nineteenth legislature.
CHAPTER IV.
The Secret Passage.
There was one person in the retinue
of Philip of Aragon whose joy at the
successful capture of the castle of Sal-
varez was not entirely without alloy.
This was Pedro Francisco.
He knew that Senorita Jacinta was
i not with her father at Bolivar. He had
dwelt upon the pleasure with which
■ he would make her his prisoner, to win
release only by making her captivity
lifelong—by becoming his wife.
His chagrin, therefore, when the cas-
tle was found to be unoccupied was
very great.
He knew nothing about ‘the secret
passage. Neither did Gomez, or any
one else in the royalist army.
Meanwhile the returning battalions
of Salvarez heard the flying rumors.
Salvarez, who was slowly riding
ahead, accompanied by Medworth and
Tempest, was startled at seeing three
horsemen coining at full gallop toward
him.
The general spurred forward to
meet them.
"What is it? You have news?” he
said.
"The castle! The castle!” cried one.
“The Spaniard!” cried another. “The
people have gone over.”
“We are lost'” exclaimed the third.
General Salvarez turned pale.
"What do you mean?" he demanded.
“You cry ‘the castle!’ Has anything
gone wrong at the castle? Has the "en-
emy come? My wife and daughter—
where are they?”
“All is lost, I tell you?’’ was the re-
ply. “The whole country has risen in
revolt. An armed force, consisting of
hundreds of men, under Francisco and
the half-bjeed Mattazudo, attacked the
castle. We fought bravely. We killed
over a hundred, but they
many for us.”
“Silence!” roared General
"Fear has turned you into
old women. You say the. castle is tak-
en? Where, then, are my wife and
daughter ”
“Alas! We do not know. They either
escaped or were captured.”
“Likely,” said Tempest, speaking in
English to Arthur. “The ladles are
either free or in captivity, alive or
dead. No denying that fellow’s brilliant
intellect.”
“Hush!” said Medworth.
Salvarez turned toward them, with a
pale, but stern face.
“My young friends,” he said, “the
worst has befallen us. We have been
outwitted—tricked—in the most skill-
ful way. While we were in Bolivar, the
enemy has entered at another point
and now occupy my castle, and have
no doubt captured or killed my wife
and daughter. There is hard work be-
fore me. The castle must be retaken,
horward!”
He spurred his horse forward. The
news spread amoqg the men. They
pressed on close behind him. At tne
rear came the lumbering artillerv—
the guns he had taken to Bolivar to
prevent the landing of the enemy.
After a wearisome march they came
in sight of the castle, and from its
staff floated a peculiar flag.
“It not that the flag of Spain ?” asked
Med worth.
“No,” replied Tempeet. whose ven-
turesome life at sea had made him
familiar with the flags of all nations
i and the languages of most. “It is the
I flag of no known country. It ia modeled
closely after that of Spain, but la not
quite like it. A flag no doubt designed
’ and chosen as the standard of the royal
party in Venezuela.”
The column was now halted.
Salvarez called several of his officers
to him.
As was perfectly natural and proper,
Med worth and Tempest were not ad-
mitted to this council of war. They
slipped from their horses and walked
away toward the Coroni. Some of the
soldiers of Salvarez looked at them,
but none tried to stop them from
going,
It was Medworth's idea to get below
the bank of the river, which at this
point was high, and, thus screened
from observation, creep toward the
castle and endeavor to obtain some in-
formation of the actual situation there.
Carefully they crept up the river,
drawing nearer each moment to the
castle, now and then peeping over the
bank to take bearings.
The path was beset with difficulties.
At one place they came to a small
stream that flowed into the Coroni, and
to cross which they must find stones
or logs to make a steppl ng-way.
The road to the castle, along which
the troops of Salvarez were marching,
crossed this stream over a bridge a
quarter of a mile away, but Medworth
did not know that, and if ho had, it is
not likely he would have left the shel-
ter of the river bank to go to it
After a time they found themselves
near the castle.
Al mis point there was a deep, thick
growth of vines and low trees along
the river, and they had a view of the
The hatred of the republican govern-
ment was as strong an emotion in the
heart of Francisco as his love for Ja-
cinta Salvarez. He had thrown himself
into the conspiracy with fervor. The
success of Philip of Aragon would
doubly reward him. With Salvarez in
power, he could not hope to win Jacin-
ta. If the republican power was crush-
ed, he would not only see his beloved
court and courtiers, royal glory and
military pomp, but he would have Sal-
varez in his power and Jacinta should
be his.
The plan of Gomez to begin the
war in the valley of the Coroni, and
bls selection of Francisco as his chief
organizer there, W but another proof
of the boundless ftnlus of the man.
All the cupidity of the Zambos had
been well worked upon by Gomez and
Francisco, and they were organized,
ready for the revolt against the gov-
ernment having been promised a rich
bounty for their services.
These creatures were under the im-
mediate command of one Mattazudo,
a half-breed, but not a Zambo. Matta-
zudo was half white, that is, Spanish,
and half Indian. He was shrewd, un-
scrupulous and cruel as Gomez could
have wished him to be. Moreover, he
had unlimited sway over the Zambos.
Francisco was wonderfully well in-
formed of events of which General Sal-
varez was entirely Ignorant.
He had received full Instructions
from Gomez and knew Just when and
where to meet the Turtle.
Ten miles down the Orinoco from the
mouth of the Coroni, the southern
bank of the river had a peculiar forma-
44—.--—.....-----
In the midst of miles of swamp and
lagoon, one high and dry ridge rose like
a great hog’s back from the river to
the dry lands beyond the lagoons
Gomez, who knew the geography and
topography of the country perfectly,
bad selected from the very first that
'hog’s back as the point on which to
land his arms.
His orders, therefore, to Pedro Fran-
cisco were to assemble a large force—
as many of their adherents as could
jbe gathered without arousing the sus-
ipiclon of General Salvarez—on the
'hog-back to meet him and his fellow
conspirators from the Turtle.
It was therefore a strangely wild
and animated scene that was spread
out before Lola Garza when the Turtle
^anchored off the hog-back, and the un-
loading of firearms began.
Preparations did not lag. Every man
was armed, and, having given orders
*t® the captain of the Turtle to take |
the ship out farther into the
and await a message from him,
gave the order to march.
“Where shall we go first?”
Philip of Gomes.
“To the Castle of Salvarez,” said
Gomez. “The army of the Republic—
.that portion of it south of the Orinoco
—is commanded by Salvarez, who has
most of the men at his castle. They are
now at Bolivar watching the unloading
«of the AgOatura, and his castle will
be an easy prey.”
At the castle of Salvarez two women
were growing anxious. The prolonged
•bsence of Salvarez filled his wife and
daughter with alarm. Rumors had
reached the castle that the errand of
Salvarez to Bolivar would be worse
than useless, for the enemies that were
expected had already landed ia an un-
expected way, and the Coroni flowed
between the friends and the enemies of
the republic.
Dona Maria and Jacinta heard these
rumors with alarm, for if the insur-
gents should cross the Coroni and at-
tack the castle, the pitiful handful of
thirty men left by Salvarez would not
be sufficient to protect it.
General Salvarez had an Invention
«f his own in use on two flat boats
vised to convey cattle or produce across
the river. These boats could be pulled
across the river from either side. Fran-
«*sco understood them well, and al-
ready the strained eyes of Jacinta and
ber mother saw a boat load of the en-
■emy crossing the river.
The few men in the garrison began
firing, but frightened by the seemingly
wndless throng that was coming to con-
quor them, threw down their arms
•nd fled. *
"We are lost!” cried Dona Maria.
■"Deserted by the few w» had. what
•an we do? Even the servants have Isft
us. We cannot escape!”
"The secret passage!” exclaimed I
Jacinta. "There is not a man qnfaith- <
Tul to my father who knows it Come; i
we can escape them there!” i
"Of what use is it?” asked Dona Ma-
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