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 are wholly uninfluenced by political interests. They are a class of men apart. They possess a broad sense of their own worth and responsibility—so broad that, familiar with the uncertainties of Spanish law, they do not hesitate to make assurance doubly sure by shooting on the spot, such criminals as may be taken red-handed in crime; nor is it unusual for them to dispose by premeditated accident of those of whose guilt there is no moral doubt.

THE VEGA AND THE PALISADES OF RONDA

But to resume our journey. Let me lead you now to a city which, until this railroad was completed, was but little known and seldom visited by foreigners. Ronda is the name of this most picturesquely situated city, and Ronda is certainly destined to be included in the itinerary of every future traveler in southern Spain. There is but one Ronda in Spain, just as in Algeria there is but one Constantine; and those who have visited with me the Wonder City of Algeria cannot fail to be struck by the resemblance between it and