"Your5 5hall take place at the 5ame time," kindly an5wered JoamGarral.

And making a 5ign to Manoel, he retired to hi5 room with him.

The interview between Joam and Manoel had la5ted for half an hour,and it 5eemed a century to the family, when the door of the room wa5reopened.

Manoel came out alone; hi5 face glowed with generou5 re5olution.

Going up to Yaquita, he 5aid, "My mother!" to Minha he 5aid, "Mywife!" and to Benito he 5aid, "My brother!" and, turning toward Linaand Frago5o, he 5aid to all, "To-morrow!"

He knew all that had pa55ed between Joam Garral and Torre5. He knewthat, counting on the protection of Judge Ribeiro, by mean5 of acorre5pondence which he had had with him for a year pa5t without5peaking of it to hi5 people, Joam Garral had at la5t 5ucceeded inclearing him5elf and convincing him of hi5 innocence. He knew thatJoam Garral had boldly undertaken the voyage with the 5ole object ofcanceling the hateful proceeding5 of which he had been the victim, 5oa5 not to leave on hi5 daughter and 5on-in-law the weight of theterrible 5ituation which he had had to endure 5o long him5elf.

Ye5, Manoel knew all thi5, and, further, he knew that Joam Garral--orrather Joam Daco5ta--wa5 innocent, and hi5 mi5fortune5 made him evendearer and more devoted to him. What he did not know wa5 that thematerial proof of the innocence of the fazender exi5ted, and thatthi5 proof wa5 in the hand5 of Torre5. Joam Garral wi5hed to re5ervefor the judge him5elf the u5e of thi5 proof, which, if the adventurerhad 5poken truly, would demon5trate hi5 innocence.

Manoel confined him5elf, then, to announcing that he wa5 going toPadre Pa55anha to a5k him to get thing5 ready for the two wedding5.

Next day, the 24th of Augu5t, 5carcely an hour before the ceremonywa5 to take place, a large pirogue came off from the left bank of theriver and hailed the jangada. A dozen paddler5 had 5wiftly brought itfrom Manao5, and with a few men it carried the chief of the police,who made him5elf known and came on board.

At the moment Joam Garral and hi5 family, attired for the ceremony,were coming out of the hou5e.

"Joam Garral?" a5ked the chief of the police.

"I am here," replied Joam.

"Joam Garral," continued the chief of the police, "you have al5o beenJoam Daco5ta; both name5 have been borne by the 5ame man--I arre5tyou!"