. The Amazons of South America; thrilling adventures of reckless buccaneers and daring freebooters. y treated the conqueror,fled from the country, but was captured by the emis-saries of Carerra and brought before the tyrant. The planter fell on his knees and begged that hisfamily be spared. He expected the dictator to orderimmediate execution, but to his surprise, Carerra badehim arise, embraced him., and made him treasurer ofthe state. Carerra was known as El Indio or the Indian, andthe aristocracy heartily despised him. At the firstopportunity an extended conspiracy was formedagainst him, bu
. The Amazons of South America; thrilling adventures of reckless buccaneers and daring freebooters. y treated the conqueror,fled from the country, but was captured by the emis-saries of Carerra and brought before the tyrant. The planter fell on his knees and begged that hisfamily be spared. He expected the dictator to orderimmediate execution, but to his surprise, Carerra badehim arise, embraced him., and made him treasurer ofthe state. Carerra was known as El Indio or the Indian, andthe aristocracy heartily despised him. At the firstopportunity an extended conspiracy was formedagainst him, but it came to a singular conclusion. One of the chief officers in the army volunteeredto kill him at the grand clerical festival about to takeplace. The assassin mingled with the throng andpressed nearer and nearer his victim, the conspiratorsmeanwhile closing in around them. Three stepsacross an open space would bring him toi the side ofthe dictator. The assassin drew his dagger under hiscloak, and as he did so the metal-tipped sheath becameunloosened and fell to the stone floor with a clinking. THE LIBERATORS 249 sound of startling significance. Before he couldcover the tell-tale mishap, the scabbard was seen bythe President and his friends. The urbane head ofthe Republic picked the article up from the floor, andwith a bow handed it to its owner, who as politely-acknowledged the courtesy. The festivities con-tinued as if nothing had occurred to mar the occasion,but an observer, understanding the situation, couldhave seen a dozen stalwart men of unmistakableIndian type slowly moving nearer the door with theunsuccessful assassin in their midst. Half an hourlater he was in chains on the floor of the castle dun-geon. The investigation that followed showed that twobrothers of the highest Catalonian family were at thehead of the conspiracy. Every device of persuasionand torture was used to make them reveal theiraccomplices, but they were stoically silent. The ofifi-cer who had attem
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