Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 9 (1919)
“ Don Carlos said. "Be seated, señor, and I'll have a servant fetch wine.""This Señor Zorro has about had his run," the captain said, after the wine had been tasted and found excellent. "Now and then a man of his sort pops up and endures for a little day, but he never lasts long. In the end he meets the fate." ”
Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 9 (1919)
“ As the soldiers rushed in at the front door, and as Don Carlos called for a brand with which to light the candles again, the sound of galloping hoofs was heard from the rear of the patio. Some powerful horse was getting under way there, the soldiers guessed immediately.The sound of hoofs died away in the distance, but the soldiers had noted the direction in which the horse was traveling."The fiend escapes!" Sergeant Gonzales shrieked, he being in charge of the squad. "To horse and after him! I give the man who overtakes him one third of all the reward!" ”
Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 9 (1919)
“ Señorita Lolita thought she knew, but she would be the last one to explain to her parents. There was a faint blush on her face yet because of the arm that had squeezed her and the words that had been whispered in her ear. ”
