Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-02

trouble to curry little short boss like
that
$50 he shakes hands with the Arkansaw
man, an we all goes back over to Bob Sep's
saloon an gifts drink.
"But the cat had quite tail, jest the
same The Mexican, in many of his ways
is uncertain. For instance, you're settin
in on little game Of monte all free an
sociable an one of 'em comes pesterin
round, an you downs him. All good
enough, says you. No other Mexican seems
like he wants to assoom no pressure per-
sonal, no one goes browsin around to no
sheriff, an thus you be delooded into be-
lief that it s quit bein a question. That's
where you're left.
"Now, In this case, this Mexican as
Bowman's stretched has an uncle or some
thing down by Wagon Mound This rela-
tive is rich. In about week you can't
tell how, but everybody knows that there's
IS, 900 up for any one asll kill Mace.
speaks to him about It, allowin he oughter
be careful how he goes spraddlin about
permisous Mebbe when he's lookin north
some time somebody gets him from the
south.
"I amt worryin none, says Mace. i
amt got no friends as would down me,
nohow, an my enemies amt likely none
to think it's enough dinero. KILN me is
liable to come mighty high.
$50 he goes along in his cheerful, light
hearted way, drinkin his whisky an bein
sheriff, mingled. In week or SO we be-
gins to forget about it, One day little
Mexican girl who Mace calls Bonita, an
who's gone on Bowman-she'd shorely
give boss for smile from him any time
-she scouts over one day an whispers to
Mace as how three greasers from down
around Anton Chico has come up to make
meat of him an Is over in Chilli right
then.
Whereabouts in Chilli be these Mex
ioans?' asked Mace, kinder interested.
"'Over camped in Santa Rosa's dance
hall a-drinkin an waitin for dark, says
the girl.
"'All right, says Mace. 'I'll come over
POGO tempo, an it's mighty likely to be
| dark early with these aliens from Anton
| Chico
$50 Mace kisses the little Mexican girl
an tells her not to say nuthin to no Mex
lean, an the little girls black eyes gets
blacker and brighter, an the red blood
comes In her cream colored cheek, an any
one can see she'd swap the whole Mexican
| outfit for word from Bowman an throw
herself in for laniyap.
$50 Bowman starts off to get another
gun, which was proper enough, for he's
only one in his belt, an, of course, in a
case like this yere he might be cornered an
need two.
"Some of us oughter 60 over with
Mace, reckon, says party named Jim
Tate, sorter general to the crowd. What
do you alls think yourselvess'
eco nuthin, says gent they called
Driscoll, who's deep into game Of poker
an don't like to see it break up an him be-
hind The hand he holds don't need
no hep. If Mace was out after two or
three of the boys, 1t would be diff'runt,
but who ever hears Of white mans need
in hep to down three greasers an him to
open the gamer Bowman could bring
back all the hair In Chilli If he's that
Precious an wants to, an not half try.
"This seems to be the general idee, an
aside Of some bets as was made no one
takes no interest. Bob Short says as how
he'd bet 500 even Mace gets one of 'em,
800 to 5000 he gets two, an 500 to $500
he gets 'em all, an some short card sharp
Jest up from S'oorro, after fgurin it all
silent to himself, takes 'em all.
"'I don't reckon now, stranger, says
Tate, sorter reproachful to the short card
man, you knows Mace Bowman mighty
we'll, or you wouldn't go up ag'in shore
thing like that9'
"Well. we never gets anything but