The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-25


estate in the suburbs of Tautpasca, which
he had inherited at her death,
BY the time MIR. Gordon had
concluded what he had to say
concerning himself we had reached
his home--a small adobe building, COM
pletely embowered in the foliage of a
tropical climate, A ragged half-breed
took charge of our horses, and after the
usual meal of frijoles, with salad, and Il
'peppery stew prepared by the old crone,
who acted as Gordon's housekeeper, we
repaired to the veranda with our cigars,
Without any exaggeration, l think my
host was one of the most entertaining
men have ever met before or since. He
would seem to have been everywhere and
seen everything during decidedly varied
life. And he told story after story of
wild adventure, which might or might
not have been true, believed them i'm
plicitly, for | was comparatively young
then, and had not the lack of faith in
human veracity which has come with ad-
vancing years. Gradually he changed
the conversation to myself and my own
personal concerns. And so skillfully did
he do this, that before knew it he drew
out of me not only my real business but
I'm .nJ "".u,o y. ns IL. .hn .a.n ~ .S 90
small valisc Twas so jealously guarding.
"Twelve thousand dollars is more
money than should care to travel with
snornos i ~ tbp ,.;n;1;,w - b. sa;a
STRUGGLING his shoulders. "But of course
Won 90 armed II is duty Won owe to
both Yourself and those whose money
YOU have in your keepipp.m
With what I now fancy was something
of flourish. I pulled out seryiceable
double barreled pistol.
81 keep this always within reach by
day and night was nv reply. with the
lofty manner peculiar to youth.
Gordon nodded approvinglv. and I
went on:
uwbat sort Of nersor IN looks
MOVE nart;o,',o,In i .h;, Ia h;nhwon
,,ono,i 49,. a.,.oa lie ', nnosa ~ g. =
ta,I th0 tr"th ! ,a n 4ha sforios had
baard 80 thn axnie;ts 81 tbe ,ben cole
hrated bandit as he;no b;gblv colored af
tor tba trno Mox;con fashion And in
fo.t 7 ha5 No oraat ,mo,nt of fa;tb in
th. COURAGE If tSe Mex;oan b;gbwor,nan
anu uar ~
cordon +ossod ouor ,ho strmr of HE
o;nar ond ,;nhtod ono,hor hofora ra,lv1
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"eii' nc saio Slowly, ! suppose
Ia seen MN III ulssuise hanging apou'
she Puiqueria III 'o"hrin iac'' AN per.
iec'iy sure l nave ne Is man apou,
my size anu ouiio, WIN ieaVy pearu
ana mustache ana rather sharp plach
eyes he speaks DOM spanish
ana hnglisn nuehtiy' ana l DC,
heVe pr,des himseli on never having sneo
human oioou curing a rather feii,arkaoie
career III WHICH nc mas SCI INC mexican
authorities comPle'eiy al oenance, oeSpi,e
the price they nave put on MS mead
lhere Is story, ooroon went on al'er d
momentary heslta,ion' that oiu reP,ta'
tne gypsy, mas 'oio Manuel nc VIII nei',er
oie by the nangiian rope hoi III 'iie
ordinary way.
now thenFY l naturally asked
by ms own mana, was tne answer,
IN rather supaueo tone. but "na'
mopn be oort;,ed IN . I;uol;or monner
81 .,,rroa +ho oonuo.sot;or 60 ,not.ors
',oro ;n,mod;atalr oonoarnad u;th Mev;co
and ber ;nterestsa tonic mon which he
saanad ranarlSoh,r uoiI ;nfarnod
NJ, e.onaral1r snoaI,;nr . om,, of oof
Con hofo,e ro,;r;nr + ant +o ,noLa mo nm
ns y ,r.tofn, pnt Tho e4ect of tho
ana W. frorad ,no hoforo rot;r;n - wos o,,;to
onnosite had hardly drunk Il and
made = inflow of the yal;se containing tbe
cold wben an unusual drowsiness Which
T a tr;hutod in nart 70 INV dave ;orrnev
hoaan 70 oraap orar MA and in AZ
,ninrtoc 7 was as,aen
somo +;ro dur;pn rho n;ob+ uoLo
With rorno fancy fla, a hand had been
;rsortod Indo, NV willow where nod
,laood NV n;s+ol hafore fall;nr osleon
RouSino mysplf sufficiently to inveetipafe
7 fund tbo weonon in tic nlaco and nre
s,,,,;na +ho+ bod hoon droon,;no ! ~
1a,sad ;nta nhot knou ,nrst baxo hoon
a~,aaaa s,,nhor ;f tho ovnross;on !.
annn,ehia
1 ~
In the morning, having heartily thanked
0oroon ior MS kindness l remounteo my
Morse alter cafeiuliy securing 'he Vallse
IN It's place: ,, :,
=! snould IKE 10 rlde a iittle way WIN
you, SAID Gorqon, put, unfortunately
L nave an engagement In inc opposite
direction. Adlos-and take care that
Manuel Sperros doesn't relieve you OF
your money before you reach your jour
ney's end. f"
Making some careless reply, l turned
my horses head toward Pachuca, and
half an hour later had lett che little Will
age pei,ihu'
ouuus .lie SUM VI n1oi Dea.s . .l
lug up )" '' ' go: uau'. S lne ~ Snl
NY ,ioao. a lieasny p.ai.'eo ilia.,
noa.eu on P9"o, -, D''lh e nolo1' III;
iap'uis up anu, ailio,I ooioio Ioule
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