Then I added, “ How came Calvario here? I thought he was in the army. ” “No. Lately he was off on furlough. He heard of my home coming, and came back to see me, as he said, for the last time, perhaps. He was returning to the army yesterday when he was taken prisoner. ’ ’ ‘ ‘ One more question, ’ ’ I said, was imprisoned ?’ ’ ‘ ‘ Calvario told me. He eecaped as soon as he saw he could not help you, and came home at once to organize a rescuing party. There, now, I suppose you are satisfied. ” . “ Not quite, yet. Where is your home?” ‘ ‘ Just this side of has hajas. You must have passed it on your way to Managua.” “ How far from it are we now ?” I asked. Instead of replying, she stopped and clutched my arm, at the same time pointing into the gloom on our left. I strained my eyes in that direction, and could just make out a dark form moving toward us. Reaching into my pocket, I drew out my Smith and Wesson. Carmen noticed the action. “ No, don’t,” she said. J'Wait.” Reluctantly I obeyed. Slowly the figure advanced. We crouched low on the ground, our hearts beating wildly. “Wait until he comes close,” whispered Carmen, knock him over ’ ’ The unknown was now only a few feet away. Suddenly he turned his head and saw us. At the same instant I sprang for ward and struck him a stunning blow on the head. The cry he was about to utter died in a gurgle, and he fell like one dead. “ Come,” said Carmen, ‘‘we must hasten. He will soon re cover. Besides, there are more to follow.” Fortunately, we came now upon a piece of woods, into which we plunged, hoping thereby to effect our escape more easily. But we had not gone far when there came a cry from our left, answered immediately by another on our right. We looked at each other with blanching faces. Were we, after all, to be re taken ? Suddenly, as we ran forward, a small clearing opened up before us, in the middle of which stood a small adobe hut. I paused irresolute, fearing to venture into the open. Carmen seemed to read my thoughts. The Free Lance . ' ‘ How did you know where I [ March, “ Then
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