Copyright by Bobbs-Merrill Ce,
CHAPTER XIII
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A Night of Madness
In the ancient calabozo of Valencia
I stood upon the edge of a rough-hewn
bunk and, holding to the iron bars of
the window, watched a red sun go
down behind the hills of Barquisimeto,
Alone and facing my last night of
life, I lived, in fancy, through the
swift passage of events that had filled
the few short weeks since that night
of moonlight madness in New Orleans,
In actions, in emotions, in love and
hate and fear, IT had lived a long life
in that brief space. I had met brave
and honorable men whose friendship
had proved a blessing to me; I had
made enemies who had filled my soul
with a passion for killing: I had seen
patriotism In its highest form, had
watched a man win an empire: aye,
had assisted, even, in the winning of
it, and I had spent my life In the
service of a lovely lady. And I was
carrying away with me to another—
and surely more beautiful—world the
blessing of her love,
Dulce herself had called my love
a madness, Well if madness
might glorify one's life with such emo-
tional bliss, then madness was Indeed
a blessing, and sanity a futile thing.
It had been born, I remembered, all at
once—that love for the Senorita. She
had come, like an angel, out of the
mellow moonlight, and love had over-
whelmed me in an instant,
My worship had brought me here,
here to a gloomy house of horrors
which I would leave at dawn to face
the rising sun and a file of armed sol-
diers. Yet I was glad of my service
to the Senorita, Her brother was safe,
and free of the menace of Colonel
Pini, she was doubtless safe. Pini I
had vanquished, yet Pini's dead hand
reached out to erush me, How
strangely doth fate direct our destiny,
for, between two suns, the Senorita
Lamartina should lose three suitors for
her hand,
I laughed aloud at the sheer absurd-
fty of the thing, and turning back to
the {ron door, found the guard stand-
ing there, tapping upon it. “Can you
laugh at such a time, Senor?
“Why not?
“I do not know—yet a man seldom
laughs at death”
“Is not a laugh easier to fashion?
He considered it. “Who knows?"
He brightened up. “I have news.
News of interest and profit to the
Senor Americano. [ would tell you,
Senor, of a thing that shall give you
freedom. He has returned, Senor.”
“He,” I questioned; “not Pini, Pablo,
he could never—?
“Mother of G—d!" Pablocito gasped,
crossing himself again. “I hope he
may never return!”
“Then-—7
“The young Spanish leutenant, he
whom you alded to escape.”
“No, Pablo,” I cried, “no: he could
not have done a thing so foolish!”
“A glorious thing, Senor.”
“Aye, Pablo,” I said hambly, “a
glorious thing indeed.”
So the brave Polito, to save me,
had made the great sacrifice. Ah a
miserable time for Dulce, for she loved
that handsome brother. “What does
he say, Pablo™
“After the darkness had settled”
the guard explained, “this young lien-
tenant appeared at the iron gate and
demanded admittance. He told us
that the Americano, Major Garde, had
taken his personal bond until ten
o'clock, so that, under cover of the
night, he might make his way safely
to the calabozo, for the streets of
Valencia are filled with Venezuelans
celebrating our great victory at Cara-
bobo,
“S80, If the Senor has not aided in
the escape of the Lieutenant Lamar
tina, but has merely put him on parole
for a few hours, he will surely not be
shot tomorrow morning. If the pris-
oner has returned, how may they shoot
you?
“How indeed, Pablo?
“You do not seem glad, Senor”
“No, Pablo, for the boy has thrown
his life away.”
“A brave man” sald Pablo, who
seemed less sympatheiic than ‘happy.
“1 have locked him up and [ am going
now to report the occurrence to Cap-
tain Lopez, commandant of the prison.
He will see to your release—is it not
so, Senor?”
“1 suspect that he will, my little
Pablo. Can you not bring the lieu
tenzst here and put him in this cell
with me?”
“Assuredly ; a little moment, Senor.”
1 waited, horror in my heart, for his
rerum I knew that this would give
me back the Benorita, yet, if she lost
her brother . . . Ah, the glory, and
the pity, of the thing!
They stood in the narrow hallway,
vague figures in the ineffectual light.
Pablo unlocked the door, thrust into
my cell a uniformed figure and
slammed the door shut again. “1 will
return, Senor,” he sald,
I waited until the sound of his de
parting footsteps died away in the
gloom, then | took the counterfeit lieu
tenant in my arma. “Always, Senorita,
you find me In a prison.”
“Loren, ah, Loren, 1 love thee , , .
I canrot live without thee!”
I removed the futile bandage from
her right arm and she put it, with the
other, around my neck; so, holding
each other close, we lived the swift
sweet minutes, oblivious to storms, or
wars, or prisons,
“You thought to trick me, eh?”
She laughed lightly,
“That clever subterfuge could never
have been repeated, for there is a
glory in the air where you abide, 1
can feel it, my love for you—"
“Your love was ever a madness,
Loren; it is such a thing that makes
a saint”
“Yet no greater joy could ever come
to me.”
She sighed. “It is so dark, dear
heart,” she whispered; “I want to see
your hair, I want to see the love-light
in your eyes—the light of worship that
makes a woman happy—and I want to
see you smile again”
“And I, dear heart, would look again
upon the beauty of your eyes, would
see into the purple depths of your
eyes, would watch—and envy-——tiny
shining curls that caress—"
“Ah, my moon-wraith, how sweet a
satisfaction is your love!” She laughed
happily. “Love has never come to you
before?”
“No, my own, and when it came It
filled the world with glory.”
She was silent a moment, and I
knew she visualized that night of mad-
ness before the Cabildo, “You seemed
a wild thing in the silver moonlight,
Loren.”
“And you were a queen”
“Your eyes were full of dreams—
you seemed only half real”
“And your eyes turned the silver
light to purple”
“You-—you loved me then, Loren?
“Aye, that Instant. [think some
gentle Providence put me there—to
walt for you to come.”
“You brought something, Loren, out
of a chivalrous world, to lay before
me: the gift of courage, my fine Amer.
icano—a thing so rare in this world.”
“A poor thing, my own"
“We notice courage, Loren, we—we
worship it, and the man who possesses
it requires little else.”
1 laughed ruefully, “I have little
else—I1f, indeed, that, and that which
you consider courage may be only
recklessness ™
“Yet you met Adolfo”
“An Indifferent swordsmen ™
“And you came to our ald on the
Santa Lucrecia™
“A little thing.”
“And you saved me from the storm
and brought me to my brother.™
“Humph."
“And you braved the perlls of Cara.
cas to see me”
“Where a lady offered herself In
sacrifice to save a man, who, though
professing love, could not penetrate
a simple masquerade.”
“It is forgiven,” she sald softly, “all
of that is forgiven ™
“Yet 1 should have known you.”
“At Maracay you saved me from
Colonel Pini, who held a pistol that
was pointed at you heart™
“Pini was ever a coward.”
“With three hundred natives you
held in check a thousand trained sol
diers of Spain. Was that not cour
age?™
“My bravos had been trained to
fight”
“To save me again you offered chal.
lenge to Colonel Pinl, knowing that
your arm—"
“Pini was never a swordsman.”
Now she was sobbing softly in my
arms. “And you took Polito to a
place of safety, returning to offer
yourself"
“Oh, my sweet, don't ery; we should
be happy, for we have this hour,
and"
“Ah, dear G—d, Loren, Is It any
wonder that IT love you?
“It is a wonder to me—and a cause
(WNU Service.)
for gratitude, Tell me how you
played this trick upon the guards”
This brought another quick transl.
tion, for she laughed gaily and, drop-
ping her wolce Into a burring huski-
ness that was almost masculine, sald,
“l am Lieut, Polito Lamartina, of his
majesty’'s service, a prisoner in charge
of Major Garde, who placed me on
parole until ten o'clock tonight, when I
am to report myself to the calabazo.
I am here.*™
“Now that you are,” sald I, laughing
at her masquerade, “what?”
“It is all too simple, Loren; the
guard has gone to seek Captain Lopez,
who, because of the return of the
release you."
“Of course, Dulce—and then?”
" “After that, dear heart, there Is no
more, for the morning sun should find
you near the coast—and safety.”
“And you?" I questioned, deep hu-
mility in my soul that this beautiful
lady should offer so great a sacrifice,
“I shall be happy, Loren, because
you are safe.”
“Yet tomorrow's sun would find you
here.”
“Assuredly. A small matter indeed”
1 knew the matter was not so small,
and I was sure, too, that she knew It,
“Will you disappear, then,
night—or will they find you here?”
“l shall be here, Loren. Tomorrow
morning when they come to shoot the
tall handsome Americano they will dis
cover only a woman weeping because
her lover is far away.”
Now I kissed her again, and held
the trembling form close to me, and |
offered up a prayer of gratitude for
such a love as the Senorita had be
stowed upon me. “There is not an-
other, my own, in all the world like
you; none so beadtiful, none so gra-
cious, none with a love so willing to
sacrifice, This hour with you Is
worth"
“WHat do you mean, Loren?”
cried, clinging to me desperately.
it that you will not—7"
“I cannot.™
“Yet you
Polite.”
“Of course.”
“If Polito had known, Loren, he
would never have gone; If he knew
now he would come back.”
“Assuredly, my own, for Polito Is
your brother—and a brother of the
Senorita Lamartina could not be aught
but & brave and gallant gentleman.”
“Ah, Loren, 1 am so happy . My
moon-wraith! I had hoped that this
nightmare of murder might miss us,
I had hoped that I might go with you
to the peace of your beautiful land
and there we might find our heart's
desire, there live out our lMves to
gether, there fulfill this love that God
has given us"
At this I was silent, for nothing 1
could say would help. And as we
waited In close embrace the clatter of
shod feet and the voice of the garry
lous Pablocito came out of the gloom:
“l have put them in the one cell, eap-
tain: it was the wish of Major Garde”
“Courage, my sweet” I whispered,
as she fell to trembling; “we must
she
“Is
offered your life for
to us.”
“Bless
straight
stopped beside my cell,
in the lock, the heavy door swung
open and Captain Lopez entered,
“I would get the straight of this,
Major Garde”
“A simple task, my captain”
“If this Lieutenant Lamartina was
placed on parole by yourself, and he
has returned voluntarily, you have not
aided in his escape, for there has been
no escape; therefore, the charge"
“The charge against me, my captain,
should remain unchanged, for this Is
not Lieutenant Lamartina.™
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
sou, loren!” She stood,
and slim, as the two men
— —————
I conjure you all who have any re
gard for me, ghow me before I ge
hence that {| have not labored In vain
for half a century. Let me see, before
1 die, a Methodist congregation full as
plain dressed as a Quaker congrega-
tion, Only be more consistent with
yourselves. Let your dress be cheap
as well as plain, Otherwise you do
but trifle with God and me and your
own souls, I pray let there be no
costly silks among you, how grave
soever they may be. Let there be no
Quaker linen, proverbially so-called
for their exquisite fineness; no Brus.
sels lace, no elephantine hats or bon.
nets, those scandals of female mod
esty.
It Is stark staring nonsense to say,
“0, 1 can afford this or that.” No man
Missionnries
The Missionnry Research Hbrary
says that slightly more than half of
the foreign missionaries are not sent
from the United States and Canada,
They go for most part from Great
Britain, Germany, Holland, France,
Switzerland, Scandinavia, South Af.
rica, Australia and New Zealand,
living cam afford to waste any part
of what God has committed to his
trust. And it is far worse than sim.
ple waste to spend any part of it on
gay or costly apparel—From John
Wesley's Sermons,
Famous Rooms Reproduced
Rooms famous in lterature were a
feature of the Ideal Homes exhibition
held in london, They were repro.
duced In detail, and were visited by
large crowds. There were shown the
Boar's Head tavern In Eastcheap in
Shakespeare's day, with Falstaff In
great form ; Little Dorrit’s bare garret
in Southwark; Sherlock Holmes’ fog-
gy Victorian room in Baker street; a
drawing room from “Pride and Preju-
dice”; Trilby's studio, with its long
sloping window overlooking the ro-
mantic roofs of somewhere near the
“Boule Mich.” and the hut millions
have so often pictured and longed to
live in, the home of Robinson Crusoe,
World's Christians
The total number of Christians In
the world is estimated at about 682.
400,000, about ounethird of the total
population,
HAT which fashion's followers are
going to wear this fall and winter
in the way of fur-trimmed velvet suits
Is enough to dazzle the eye of even the
There are no ad-
too extravagant to describe
the elegance and beauty of these lux-
urious furred suits which are in prom-
Ise for the coming months.
In planning the new wardrobe about
the most important subject to consider
In the way of a street or afternoon en:
semble Is the two-plece suit, the jack
et of which may be either short,
three-quarter or seven-eighth, and
some of the smartest models even
adopt the coat which is full length,
As to materials which fashion these
voguish suits, choice lies between the
new swanky woolens or velvet made or
nate with lavish fur—the more fur the
better. An argument among others in
favor of velvet for the suit is that It
makes a smart costume for all day.
and with a stunning dressy blouse of
lace or a sumptuous lame weave, it
carries over Into evening for Informal
and dancing.
Then, too, no woman needs to be re
minded that there is nothing in the
way of costume fabric so eminently
flattering as velvet. Which Is especiai-
iy true of this season's velvets in that
thelr rich dark greens, radiant browns,
gorgeous wine tones and purples such
as enter into the scheme of things
this autumn are incomparably lovely
It adds to the zest of the velvet
mode that fashion approves all sorts
of types, ranging from quality-kind
stiff Lyons velvet with upstanding
FELTS SUPREME IN
MILLINERY FIELD
Felts are again in the supremacy
with a number of hats in velvet and
some in fabrics and in antelope.
Tallored felts have brims with a roll
which Is Inclined to go up on the lef’
and down on the right. Their trim.
ming is tailored and flat, or of stiff
little feathers, to give a touch of color
contrast, or of grosgrain ribbon In the
same shade. Most felts have notice
able brims and are variations of the
sallor or bowler types.
It is important to note that the new-
est shapes are down in back as well
as down In front. They do not perch
on top and land somewhere In mid
and hug the back of the neck closely,
#0 as not to interfere with large im
portant collars of fur.
Choice of Accessories
Requires Consideration
Accessories make or break a cos
tume—~in the very beginning. It starts
with choosing them. Bag and shoes
match In color, for Instance, and are
of the same material. But bag and
shoes do strike a pert and expert con-
trast with the rest of the ensemble
for that alldimportant surface interest,
if for nothing else.
Yet the cholce of accessories for
daytime wear is not complete with,
say, an oblong envelope and a smartly
new and graceful step-in pump. Those
tip-to-toe necessities for fashion's fall
costume Include a pair of slightly
flared yet simple pull-on gloves—up to
six-buttons length for general wear.
And hose, of course, are sheer and
dull, with low, square heels that
scarcely peep above the shoe—always
on a darkish tone to harmonize with
the costume colors of the season.
Dress of Black Satin
Can Be Distinguished
A black satin dress, very simply
made, and with relieving touches of
white or mesh or beige satin, can be
infinitely distinguished. It ean be as
formal or as informal as you please,
depending on the occasion for which
you wear it. You will like black satin
with a rough wool coat, in all black,
or a mixture with green. You will
Hike It with dull accessories, hat of
felt, bag and gloves and shoes of
suede, with perhaps an echoing touch
of shiny patent on the shoes. The
satin frock won't be the standby In
is, but it will make a splendid contri.
bution,
Sailor Suit Revived
The “sallor suit” has been revived.
Its 1931 version is made of soft wool
with a square collar and fagoting for
trimming.
are featuring the very new corded vel-
vets in thelr collections,
It Is handsome corded velvet such as
Is being highlighted
patrician jacket-sult on the left of the
trio illustrated.
These hiplength jackettes are the
agonally as does this one,
The
up-to-the-mo-
elegance,
matching velvet Is an
than the usual little feather.
the picture.
shoes and gloves of suede.
The striking street ensemble shown
to the right
velvet. Note the
length of its coat,
tioning of the de luxe silyer fox trim.
ming bespeaks the tendency this sea-
son toward novel and highly ornamen-
tal treatments. The call of the pres
newly exploited
the velvet costume”
happily In this instance.
color is a feature,
mented witht fox fur
peach-beige tint,
dyed
at a glance
(B 1911
Western Newspaper iInlon y
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
This afternoon gown of beige dull
surfaced velvet declares an outstand
ing style trend, namely, the trimming
of light materials with dark furs. The
small cape gives the required breadth
to the shoulders, thus accentuating
the tight waistline, and interpreting
the new silhouette which calls for
width above and slenderness below
the hips,
Long Evening Wrap of
Velvet Is Newest Note
The long evening wrap of velvet is
the newest note of the season, Short
jackets and three-quarter wraps are
with us in large numbers and their ac
ceptance is unquestioned. Yet we be
fleve it is tc the long romantic look:
ing wrap that most women will turn.
It may or may not be collared In fox
or ermine. R may have wide sleeves
cut In one with the upper part. It
conforms te the waistiine, sometimes
rather high, and then it flows and
flares to cover or almost cover the
bottom of the evening gown,
Leg-o'-Mutton Returns
The lego “muiton s'eeve—glmost ex:
acily like the ones grandmother wore
gre shown on new fall coats,
T——
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NIE
os wb Oy
Odd Wedding Guest
Gayly clad in white silk ribbon
and her best purple coat, Rosie, an
elephant at a private zoo In Grims-
by, England, sttended the wedding
of the head keeper, John Haith, to
Alice Sliilis, After the ceremony
Rosie posed for her photograph with
the bride on one glde and the bride
groom on the other.
How to train BABY'S
BOWELS
Babies, bottle-fed or breast-fed,
with any tendency to be constipated,
would thrive if they received daily
half a teaspoonful of this old family
doctor's prescription for the bowels,
That is one sure way to train tiny
bowels to healthy regularity. To
avoid the fretfulness, wvomiti
crying, failure to gain, and other ii
of constipated babies.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
good for any baby. For this, you have
the word of a famous doctor. Forty
seven years of practice taught him
re what babies need to keep their
ittle bowels active, regular; keep
little bodies plump and healthy. For
Dr. Caldwell specialized in the treat-
ment of women and little ones. He
attended over 3500 births without
loss of one mother or baby.
Da. W. B. CAtowewr's
SYRUP PEPSIN
A Doctors Family Laxative
Book Thief Sees the Light
Employees of the Muskogee pub-
lic library came to work recently to
find 60 volumes, stolen in 1920 and
1830, piled at the outside return box.
A letter accompanying the books
sald the author had “forsaken the
wars of sin,” and asked forgiveness,
*I am sotry that these are all the
books I have left; I burned the other
three boxes before I received the
Hght" the note sald.—Kansas City
Star.
— smn
Naturally
“I've just traded in my old eight
for one of the new 10-cylinder cars”
“Well, more power to you."
Love never figures out the cost,
Miserable
with Backache?
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Users everywhere rely on
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