"Carlos," said he, "Don Santiago Liniers has issued an order for your immediate arrest."
"Another prisoner for the Patricios," said Yrigoyen, laughing.
"No," said Marcelino. "It is a picket of the escort has the order, and his prison will be in the fort. There is no time to lose; hide somewhere, Carlos, till night, then we will get you away."
"Who told you this?" asked Evaña.
"Asneiros; my father sent him to me."
"Ha!" replied Evana, taking up his hat; "I will enquire further into this."
"Where are you going, Carlos? The troops will be already at your house."
"Come with me, I will consult your father."
As Marcelino and Evaña went off together, the rest looked at each other in silence, then said Beruti:
"I cannot make out what has come over Evaña, I never saw such a change in a man as I have seen in him during the last two or three weeks. How has he come to have such faith in the liberal principles of Don Roderigo?"