Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-25

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Meanwhile, Freeman had dis.
mounted, and was lettering his horse.
~ occurred TO the senior that it would
be easy to pull his gun, send bullet
through his companion, and gal.
iop away. He did not Weld 10
TINS temptation, party from traditional I
feeling that ii would not be suitable
conduct for De Mendoza, party be.
cause he might miss the shot or only
lnnict wound, and party because such
deeds demand nerve which, AT that .
moment, was not altogether at his !
command. Instead, he slowly dis. |
mounted herself, and wondered
whether it would ever be vouehsafed |
him TO sit in that saddle again.
Freeman now produced his revolver,
a handsome, silver-mounted weapon,
that looked business-lilte. what sort
of machine is yoursq'' he incurred,
pleasantly. you can take your choice.
I'm not particular, but can ON
mend this MS Il sure thing, yo uld
like to try it. 1t never misses at twenty
PAGES"
Twenty paces?' repeated Don
Miguel, with faint CLEAN OF hope.
"Of course we won't have any
twenty PAGES tonight" added Free.
man, with laugh 81 thought it
mi-ht be good plan TO start at, say,
fifteen, and advance firing In that
way, one or other of us will be certain
to do something sooner or later.
Would that arrangement be agreeable
TO Senior de Mendozap"
"Nslga me Diosl am content"
said the latter, fetching deep breath,
and settinghis tee.A 81 will keep my
weapon"
"Muy buen,r returned the American.
$50 now let us take our ground; that is,
II you are quite ready9n
Ao1ordin W they selected their sta.
lions, facing respectively about north
and south, with the plant Of love be.
tween them, as 1t were. "ohlige me
by giving the word, senor,n said Free
man, cooking his weapon
But Don Miguel was staring With
perturbed visage at something behind
his antagonist. Santa Marial' he
faltered, "what is yonder2 1t is a
spiritM
Freeman had his wits about him,
and perhaps entertained not too
high opinion Of Mexican fair play. So,
before turning round, he advanced
til he was alongside his companion.
Then he looked, and saw something
emgmatic.
AmonV the wild-mustard plants lere
appeared q moving luminosity, having
m Irregular, dancing motion, as Of n
will-o'- the.visp singuiarly agitated,
Sometimes ii uplifted itself on high,
then plunged downwards, and again
ierlsed itsclf from side toside; occasion
ally Il would quite vanish for an in.
staut Accompanying this manifesto
ton there was a clawing and reaching
of shadowy arms; altogether, it was Us
If some titanic spectral grasshopper
with heart Of Ere, were writing and
kicking in commissions of phantom
agony. Such an apparition, imam houi
end place so lonely, might stagger {
less superstitious soul than that Of Dor
Miguel de Mendoza.
freeiiia,' go 80. ~ ~ ~. .m5 ' ,Ian T.,
silence ~ go Sue IN ~ nv. ~ ha.,.
rita'ea nun " len oie - -. .,., ~,
hhu sou. upon ~ 80 w. 49, anno,,ance
Perhaps there was In tho young Amer
ican's nature just enough remains o
belief in witches and hobgoblins Il
maze MN iee4 va. 80 A. ~ 80 n,
70 eN',eiHe '~s,,a, a. ga arad
iiileo nie $500 -. -, a. .,vol
~ mas a.L .ys ~ tool, cTect
vei nesei '.ie, -. S,.onnaared ,y;,l
Inc luminous op's ,.', Va p,ollnvsd h,
u ia,h' ca p'o9i ,'..,'s,aa ,,,.an M
shout uhiniStiNa s,5 ,, na.au ',r., 90
long stems OF lne WIZ nus.a'e 49,,
ana parted anu oa' sP." ~ ~
which ran stralgnt 'owaru ",e y"
men. Hereupoh' Don S,, ~ ~. n',', ~
out an appeal 70 she "s'" M -
saints turned ana neu, .,.,,. A..
Meanwhile the nys '.sl' "a ~ X. =,
continued us onward carr . ~ : -
man once more lesel'eu a'1 h,, msa stoh
when a yoi ,,s,,s @N' az veil nigh cause
start OF surprlso ~ Me.' - To-
him to pun 'ne ''i ~ ar, "lyh,
OF sell coihi comma, $40 ,,;l,sin, VIVA
you ap9 'hiius A. 90, meant Do yo
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