Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14

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..And urlierlooking nan sin. . than
/ derin' sight addcd n Of the men.
The Tory horsemen nov wheeled
about and rctraced their Nay % the
| farmhouse. which vas only > short dis
lance. lust a. Randolph Darrell was on
the noint OF emerging from the wood;
but luckily he discovered them In sea-
son 10 escape their notice, by abruptly
l~retreating back again under cover.
Alightlng once more a. the door Of the
farmhouse, the Tory leader ordered
Mrs Hart TO prepare dinner for the par
". andhestir herself.
GLOW can | give you dinner when
I've nothing % cook?' retortcd the res
olute-lookinr woman. angrily. Il
should need a full latder 10 satisfy a
half-dozen such dirty r~ascals as you are.
..silenee, woman Numbered the
Tory. in a commanding voice. and do
: our bidding. I'll soon give you some
thing 10 cook. he added. levoling his
; carbine As he spoke. and bringing down
a plump turkey gobbler that was strut
ting along under cover OF the garden
wall. There. now, e and pluck that
n fine fellow. my beauty, n don't be
long about II. or va might be tempted
10 serve you in the same way
a Leah. who had shrunk timidly into a
corner, started up In alarm when she
heard the threat, and made her way out
"a the spot where the bird had fallen.
a Randolph Darrell, alarmed at the shot
was lust on the point Of dashing out OF
his cover 10 go TO the rescue OF the fe-
males when he saw his afianced u
out and bear the turkey hastily to the
70 house.
In a moment he OWNED the cause OF
the firing; and not experimenting any
Immediate danger TO his sweetheart, 50
long as the Tories were only anxious \
IS appease their appctites, he went back
to his cover.
The quick eye Of the Tory leader tool
No in the graceful outlines OF the fail
girls figure, as she rushed from th'
house; and. on her hasty return. hi
\ brutal passions were instantly fired b.
a single glance at her lovely, anxiou
face.
tn by the beard of King George h
exclaimed, admir- ingly, who 'oul
ave hexpected TO see such a hangel i
Of petticoats ere. Come, my lass, an
en- give us one kiss from that rosebud of
1er mouth"
OF you dare lay your cowardlY hand o
de- my Leah cried the enraged motheI
doubling up her great, bony fist ian
ee- I'll strangle you like a cur
hey "Why, you %squint-eyed old beauty
OF retorted the Tory, mockingly, u too
yer YOU for u hangel, but | find YOU al
the wlckeder than . she wolf with whclp'
The rest OF the gang laughed boiste
two ouslv this weak attempt at wit. The
red; turning to Leah, with a gallant smil
lien the Tory inquired how long 1t wou
and take to pluck and cook the fowl.
| in Leah, answered in u modest tone
sec womanlv anxiety, that 1t would take
least three hours to serve IT to th'
who liking.
n of But" she added, in a ton OF conc
he iation, eve nave a piece OF roast po
vice and some cold potatoes and corn-cake
and the pantry, If they will answer
his Tho hungry party, who had been sol
,ele- hours fasting, declared that the artic.
nty. named were good enough, and that tn
ever wouldforego the turkey on this occasi
Of for her sake.
With great alacrity, but with an al
or usly-beating heart, Leah spread
arm homely board, and brought torth
the promised viands, which she laid
II, a temptingly before them. She IL
upon placed what chairs and stools the hot
afforded around the table, and poltt
now invited her unwelcome visitors TO
q an seated.
wing COMPLYING with her invitation,
/, the Tories carelessly stacked their earbl
Ie of near an open window, and, seat
themselves at the table, fell TO, greed
ty OF devouring the rcpast.
him Mrs. Hart. in The meantime, will
the heroism superior to her sex, had waite
the her hungry guests till she saw she
slude not observed by them, when she slip
efore out slyly from their midst, and, no
lessly approaching the open window,
fav- succeeded in drawing out three OF
not carbines before her little game was
n the covered.
furi- The moment the Tories perceived
farm deadly purpose of the giantess, the Il
7 de- nearest the window sprang to their
in terrified establishment.
horse stand back!' she cried, in a thr
rm of oning tone. preserving one of the los
carbines with an air OF resolute de
who mination. ''The first villain OF you
com stirs a step, I'll shoot: and the first
ompt. that touches another mite OF that
was a I'll blow his brains out!'
reless Without needing her blazing eye
We an her stern verbal warning, the !
leader sprang fearlessly toward
p yon- stack OF arms; but before he could re
to the them there was a report of a carl
quick and the advancing rufian fell to
, pres floor, while the slug, which had pa