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It was the brave and humane Almonte. Sword in hand, he faced the savage horde. He uttered words that made Urrea turn dark with shame and leave the room. The soldiers were glad to follow. At the far end of the church a few Texans were left, still fighting with clubbed rifles. The Mexicans drew back a little, raised their muskets and fired an immense shattering volley.

"Before night," he said, "we will be with General Cos, who is my commander. As you know, he is the brother-in-law of General Santa Anna, and he is much inflamed against the Texans. I fear that he will be hard with you, but I shall do what I can to assuage his severity." "I thank you, Colonel Almonte," said Ned with a gravity beyond his years.

"You will be kept under close guard," said the General. "I will give that duty to the men of Tlascala. They are infantry and to-morrow you march on foot with them. Colonel Almonte, you did well to take the prisoner, but you need trouble yourself no longer about him." Two men of the Tlascalan company were summoned and they took Ned with them. The name "Tlascala" had appealed to Ned at first.

There were humane men among the Mexicans, like Almonte, but the ruthless policy of Santa Anna was to spare no one, and Santa Anna held all the power. He held on toward Goliad, passing through alternate regions of forest and prairie, and he maintained a fair pace until night. He had not eaten since morning, and all his venison was gone, but strangely enough he was not hungry.

The members of this supreme junta were to associate with them two hundred and fifteen citizens of Mexico to form an assembly of two hundred and fifty notables. This assembly was to occupy itself with the form of the permanent government of Mexico. The junta appointed an executive body of three, of whom General Almonte was the head.

Almonte had talked with Ned in English, but Cos spoke Spanish: "Why did you run away from the capital?" he asked, shortly. "You were treated well there." "No man can be held in prison and be treated well." General Martin Perfecto de Cos frowned. The bearing of the young Gringo did not please him. Nor did his answer. "I repeat my question," he said, his voice rising.

Ned, early the next morning, saw Santa Anna with his brilliant escort ride away toward the capital, while General Cos resumed his march to Vera Cruz. Almonte did not reappear at all, and the boy surmised that he was under orders to join the dictator. Ned continued on foot among the Tlascalans. Cos offered him no kindness whatever, and his pride would not let him ask for it.

"Father," said Tacon, "you will make the Count Almonte and Miralda Estalez man and wife." "Impossible!" exclaimed the count. "You have just said that you loved her." "But, your Excellency, you seem to forget that she is but a girl of the people. I have to remind you that I am of the Spanish nobility; that my ancestors " "Tush, tush! What have your ancestors to do here?

I took your man's lantern when he dropped it and entered. There's a stairway, leading down to a deep, square well, and there's something beyond the well, although I don't know what. I stayed in there until your army went away. Before that I had been for two or three days on top of the pyramid, where a little water palm gave up its life to save me." Almonte regarded him with wonder.

I am astonished that concerning Mexico Louis Napoleon was taken in by Almonte. Experience ought to have fully made him familiar with the general policy of political refugees. This policy was, is, and will be always based on imaginary facts. Political refugees befog themselves and befog others. And this Mr. de Saligny must be a d ; Louis Napoleon ought to expel him from the service.

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