Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-05-13

los or y can toll tn Old man thct y
won IL on o. mo. an he'll cash II for
y, he knows It's all right. an then
I'll ride over 4 las asses an hunt up
woman saddle. an there I'll feed
al rub down tringo, an have him Al
the crossroads, a. fresh ss paint, at
Ave minutes before q o. course
you'll hc waitin fer me there, an
when she comes. an 10 once up. there |
alnt . horse In tn country tibet |
Cringo can't show q clean pair o.
heels to
A. the time set Bill SHOCKS rode
his racin' mustang. "Cringo." slowly
down the trail from Las Cases toward
IN broken cross where tn roads met
Their was u touch o. sorrow In his
heart. fer Bill loved tn little mus.
tang bcttcr'n anything oil n tn
world-eNcopt tn lady o tn ha-
sionda; but he hadn't long { think
about II before n little yelled hgger
came crecpin' down tn trail, an .
soft voice whispered; Thou art
waitin' fcr thy 50 late Ninits, but my
untlt -aa-- tlfI' mn WIS oUllhou
explain tn situation. an. cursin'
Martin under his breath fer = cow
ardly sneak 4 make tn hutterin' lit
tlc creature wait, he begged her as
politely n, he knew how 4 mount tn
/ bay horse. an tn Senior Marines
would be with Thorn In Almost no
/ time.
"Ah! ne has sent you with horsei
80 kind, So thoughtiulr a., touchin'
her little srchcd foot . Bill Snooks'
big brown hand. che sprang { tn
saddle. but listen! hear
tn trsmplin' o. horses II must DO
no, yet they seem many. Senior
Caballero. n there be danger look
to you for protection"
with my life. scnorita" said Bal.
Addin TO imsclf fer Gods sake, Bill
Shocks. keep yer gun Ia yci lelt, an
yer mouth shut, I'LL y see whut'll do
her tn least harm
ny this time tn clatter % hoofs
had stopped. an plumb In front o.
Bill an tn senorita pulled up Don
Juan Felipe Aguado, tn uncle an
gardoea q tn lady; an Mr.. Warren
Maitland usually known among tn
bows as 9TH old man"--th' manager
O. tn plaAin' BraEos cattle company.
tn. >enorita Ninita. herew cried
Don Juan. almost knocked out O. his
saddle by tn shock.
"h'l Snooks, you here" put in old
Maitland in voice like hloat o. Q
bull ALI under the br" iron.
~ hut does this m,..., scnoritap"
thur Tered Don Juan.
AN whut in ---! Whut on earth
are you up to, Bill?" yelled Maitland
In the same breath.
Ill my uncle will listen" said the
scnoI itA. at last
Bill he'd bin dumb. not KNOWN In
tn least whut line she meant q take,
an fcslin sure he'd only put his foot
In IL II ha tried L talk III my uncle
and tho Senior Maitland will listen. 1,
means that am about { become tn
wife ~ caballero 40 noble. so brave
an honorable, that my family car
but feel gratiiicd by the alliance.
speak Of tn Senior Don Henrioo Mar
tinsI, who will on tn moment arrive
& claim me for his bride.
, but II this be true. said tn Don
! show comes II tibet find you her,
wcth this common vaquero. an
mounted upon his horse which
recognize ~ from tn track o. tn
raca?"
: Don Juan" put In old Maitland
MY nephew, Mr. Martin. would.
have no doubt. feel hattered at tn
idea ~ an alliance with tn family o
th' Senior Aguado; but ] an In q posi-
tion to state with certainty that b,
has not IT this time anticipated o.
prepared fer tn honor. ] left him u
! tn rancho, somewhat overcome--in
decd. ! viii not hesitate { speal
= plainly drunk-having spen
tn afternoon ct cards an lost hsavil,
= "A sum received In payment OF al
old gambling debt | need not 80,
that 1t gives mo pain Z speak q
!, those habits, so degradin' Z IN,
}, young relative-but better so than
believe him capable o. attemptin' tn
= abduction o. child--fcr y'r niece
= little more.
8 "As for you Shocks. | won't alloy
myself { use harsh language in tn
' presence OF lady. Here's month
:. wages; yer bounced from tn payroll
, O. tn company, an I know my frien
= tn Senior Aguado will Join me 4
. sayl.. tibet tn faster y make track
from this part o tn country tn bot
ter.
! Don Juan will no doubt escort hi,
!, nisce homo You can mount yer owl
i horse, an ~ neither his people no
{, mine will be likely Z feel very friend
u ly II this gets out, better fan him
p little on both sides Till y git over III
line"
Whut became o. tn scnorita
Quien sabe. II II he'd o. bin Bill
Shocks thet she was willin' 10, run OF
. woth, things would hav ended differ
emit As il was. Bill was scooped
lie travelled North by long stages
i ioined u cattle drive 81 Abilene On
!, never stopped till tn snowiss was be
i low him an tn Canada line nigh II
:, sight-SAr Francisco Examiner.