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He had asked not to be too hard on the Gypsies; therefore, she had not hurried to lodge information against Queen Zelaya and her tribe. But if she had only known about this pearl necklace! Nettie Parsons had described the jewel so clearly that the girl of the Red Mill could not for a moment doubt that the necklace in Zelaya's possession was the one for which the reward was offered.
American forces were sent to both coasts of Nicaragua to be in readiness should occasion arise to protect Americans and their interests, and remained there until the war was over and peace had returned to that unfortunate country. These events, together with Zelaya's continued exactions, brought him so clearly to the bar of public opinion that he was forced to resign and to take refuge abroad.
Ruth was made to sleep in Queen Zelaya's van, and as soon as it had become real dark, the old woman made her enter. In her rags of clothing, Ruth was not afraid of a little rain surely she had on nothing that would be spoiled by the wet; but she had to obey the old hag. At supper time Roberto brought the bowls of savory stew that usually made up that meal for the Gypsies.
Openly recognizing the insurgents, it forced the dictator out of the country. Three years later, when a President-elect started to assume office before the legally appointed time, a force of American marines at the capital convinced him that such a procedure was undesirable. The "corrupt and barbarous" conditions prevailing in Zelaya's time, he was informed, could not be tolerated.
His push, as he passed her, had been most rude, but his whispered words seemed a promise of friendship. He did not look at her again, as he went around the encampment. Roberto seemed a privileged character, and it was not hard to guess that he was Queen Zelaya's favorite grandchild. As for the prisoner, she was scarcely spoken to by anybody. She was not abused, but she felt her position keenly.
The squint-eyed man pushed Ruth toward the old woman. Zelaya's claw-like hand seized the girl's shoulder. She was jerked forward and up the steps into the van. Almost at once the caravan started, and Zelaya pulled the door to, and darkened the windows. "Quick, now!" she commanded the girl. "Take off your hat. Gypsies have no use for hats." She seized it and thrust it into one of her boxes.
Shortly afterwards Mena was taken seriously ill, and the opposition to President Diaz fell again under the control of Zelaya's followers. As President Diaz was unable to guarantee protection to the life and property of foreigners, he asked the United States for assistance.
He slipped in and closed the door. At first he did not say a word to Ruth. He went to Zelaya's side and shook her lightly. She did not awake. As though she were a child, the strong youth lifted her and placed her in the bed. Then he locked the small box, put the key again around Zelaya's neck, and lowered the treasure box into the chest.
Zelaya's wrinkled face suddenly reddened with passion. She raised her claw-like hand and struck the bold girl sharply upon the cheek. "Impudence!" she muttered. "And that is nothing supernatural," said Ruth, with continued boldness, although the blow had hurt her leaving its mark. "You are breaking the laws of the land, which are far more powerful than any Gypsy law "
Didn't you find Ruth with them?" "Wait a minute. Was she with old Zelaya's tribe?" "Yes," cried Helen. "That is the name of the Gypsy queen." "And the other gal?" demanded the man. "Where is she?" "That's what I ask you," said Tom, anxiously. "My sister escaped from them, but they recaptured the other girl." "Sure o' that?" he demanded. "Yes, I am!" cried Helen.
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