The Lamar register., 1893-04-29
Martin looked hard at him. "Bil, y


in an go in for sheep on my own
hook
AN now y offer Z lend it e mePn
''On tn dead straight" said Bill.
AN give up yer sheep7 Five hum
dred in shecp'll make a man o. y in a
few years, Bill. A fcllcr like you
thct can WORK"
"Ye-s; ! s'poso it would. Blu.
whut's TIL odds, long s y 're happy?
As she's happy, the. is. Take tn
money, Martin. an 60 along. Sheep
ranchin' i'll last, l reckon. Y can
pay me, y know"
PAY ~ Why. Bill; ye shall have
a hacienda stocked with full-blooded
merinos- Oh, Y shall be paid-in
money! but tn kindness OF it. Well.
it's no use Z talk, Bill; but l shan't
ferget It. An now. II v do mean it.
BIZ. must hustlel I've got t fix up
some little things here. and hunt up
a horse thet'll carry her.
''Thet's so" said Bill "Ho- letter
said on foot didn't It? Y'd better
take Cringom
"Bini Your little racer, thet y
set SO much by"
We'll. don't sposo y want g put
or on no bench-legged plug. thetll
lopc all day in tn shade o. cotton
wood tree. An now. Martin, look
here; you'll want somethin' Z 20
on; here's . dozen greaser dollars fer
changci I'll give y u check fer tn
hye hundred. so y can git it in Dal-
las, er y can tell tn old man thet y
won II OF o me. an he'll cash it fer
y. he knows It's all right. an then
III ride over . Las Cases an hunt up
voinnn's saddle. an tncre I'll feed
an rub down Cringo. au' have him at
ies crossroads. as fresh a, paint. at
five r-:-u;es before 9 o. course
youn be waitin' fer me there. an
when she comes. an is once up. thero
amt horse in tn country thet
Cringo can; show a clean pair o.
heels to"
At the time set Bill Snoolls rode
his racin' mustang, "Cringo," slowly
down the trail from Las Cases toward
tn broken cross whore tn roads met
Their was q touch o. sorrow In his
heart. for Bill loved til little mus
tang better'n anything else n tn
~orld-except tn lady o. tn ha-
eiends; but he hadn't long { think
about IL before little vellcd fgger
came creepin' down tn trail. an n
soft voice whispered: Thou art
waitin' fer thy so late Ninita. bu: my
uncle Here Bill was obliged {
explain tn situation. an. cursin'
Martin under his breath fer cow
ardly sneak { mako tn flutterin' lit
tie creature wait. he begged her as
politely Is he knew how t noun, tn
bay horse, an tn Senior Martinez
would be with them in amos, no
time.
..Ah, he has sent you with horse;
so kind. so thoughtfult" IA. touchin'
her little archod foot Z Bill Snooks'
big brown hand. she sprang & tn
saddle. '.But listcni hear
tn trnnplin' o. horses 1t mus. DO
he. yet they seem many. Senior
Caballero, II thero be danger l look
to you for protectioni"
with ny lie. senoritan said Bill.
Addin' TO iInself ''fer Gods sake. Bill
Snoo<s, keep yer gun in yer bolt. an
yer mouth shut. till y see whutn do
ncF IN least hAffNk
By this time III clattor o. hoofs
had stopped. an plumb in front O.
Bill an IN scnorita pulled up Don
Juan Felipe AguEdo. tn uncle an
gardeen O. tn lady; an Mr.. Warren
Maltlana-ususlly known among tn
boys as 9TH old man"-th' manager
o. tn BlaLin' Brazos cattle company.
The serorlta Ninita. herel" cried
Don Juan. almost knocked out o. his
saddle by tn shock.
.Bill Snooks. you here," put in old
Maitland in voice like the bleat o. q
bull-calf under the brandin Iron.
..WhRt does this mean, senorita?"
thundered Don Juan
AN whut in Whut on earth
are you up TO. Bill'" yelled Maitland
in the same breath.
III my uncle will listen" said the
sonorita, Mt last
Bill he'd bin dumb. not KNOWN in
tn least whut line she meant = take,
an feelin' sure he'd only put his foot
in 1t II he tried . talk. I'll my uncle
and the Senor Maitland will listen. it
means that am about = become tn
wife OF caballero SO noble, so brave
an honorable. that my family can
but feel gratifed by the alliance
speak OF tn Senior Don Honrico Mar
tinez. who will on tn moment arrive
. claim me for his bride.
But II this bc true" said tn Don,
..bov, coroas IL thet | find Won hero