The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-04

THE FAT MEXICAN FAIRLY oRoVEIEo on HIS
oRse's NECK.
fear. Finally, he issued a mandate
which nearly caused Jose's eyes to
slide out of his head and fall to the
ground like two silver coins,
ride behind me-about fifty PAGES"
Senior" suffered the servant
Go" cried the American. furiOusly.
| He Elarcd at the other and laid his hand
| on his revolver. Jose looked at his
master wildly. He made pltcous ges-
turc. Then slowly he fell back, watch
ing the hard face OF the American for
sign OF mercy.
Richardson had resolved IN his rage
that at any rate he was going to use
the eyes and ears OF extreme fear TO de-
tect the approach Of danger; and so he
established his servant as u sort OF an
| outpost.
As they proceeded he was obliged to
watch sharply to see that the servant
did not stink forward and Join him.
When Jose made beseechlng circles In
the air with his arm he replied by men,
uCingly gripping his revolver.
Jose had n revolver. too; nevertheless
| II was very clear In HIS mind that the
| revolver was dlstInctively an American
weapon. He had been educated in the
| Rio Grande country.
Richardson lost the trail once. He
was recalled TO It by the loud sobs OF
| his servant.
Then at last Jose came Gathering for
ward. gesticulatinG and wailing. The
little horse sprang to the shoulder OF the
black. They were on.
Richardson, again looking backward,
could See slanting flare OF dust on the
whitening plain. He thought that he
could detect small moving figures In II.
JOse's means and cries amounted TO
n university course in theology. They
broke continually from his QuIvcring
lips. His spurs were motors. They
forced the black horse over the plain In
great hcadlong leaps,
But under Richardson there was n
| little Insignificant rat-colored beast
who was apparently running with al
most as much effort as Il requires for q
bronze statue to stand still. AS mat
ter OF truth, the ground seemed merely
something to be touched from time to
time with hoofs that were ms light as
blown leaves. Occasionally Richard
son lay back and pulled stoutly at his
bride to keep from abandoning his ser
want.
Jose hnrricd at his horses mouth.
Topped around In his saddle and made
his two heels beat like falls. The black
ran like horse in despair.
Crimson serapcs in the distance re-
sembled drops OF blood on the great
cloth OF plain.
Richardson began 10 dream OF all pos
sibie chances Although quite a hui
name man he did not once think OF his
! servant, Jose, being Mexican, It was
natural that he should be killed In Mex
He remembered all the tales of such
races for life, and he thought them all
badly written.
The great black horse was becoming
| Indifferent. The Jabs OF Jose's spurs no
longer caused him TO bound forward in
wild leaps Of pain. Jose had at last sue
! ceeded In teaching him that squirting
was to be expected, speed or no speed,
and now he took the pain of It DULY
and Stolldly. as IN animal who tinds
| that doing his best gains him no respite.
Jose was turned Into raving maniac.
| He beloved and screamed, working his
arms and heels like one In 1t. lie
resembled man on sinking ship, who
appeals to the ship. Richardson, too,
cried mhdly TO the black horse.
The spirit OF the horse responded to
these calls. and Quivcring and breath
| ing heavily he made great effort, n
sort OF 1nnl rush. not for himself mp.
| pnrently, but because he understood
| that his LIES sacrifice, perhaps, had
been invoked by these two men who
cried to him In the universal tongue.
| Richardson had no sense Of npprccia-
tIon ut this timc-hc was too frightened
but often now he remembers GER
tain blnck horse.
From the rear could be heard n Yell
| ing, md once shot was flred-ln the
| air, evidently. Richardson monned us
he looked back. He kept his hand on
| his revolver He tried 10 Imagine the
brief tumult OF his capturc-thc Hurry
| OF dust from the hoofs OF horses pulled
suddenly to their launches, the Rhrill.
biting curses Of the men, the rlnS OF
| the shots. his own last contortlon. He
wondered too. II he could not somehow
manage to pclt that fat Mexican, Just
to cure his nbomlnablc egotism.
1t was Jose the terror stricken, who
| Mt fnFt discovered safety. Suddenly he
| gave howl OF delight and uStOnlshcd
| his horse into n new burst OF speed.
They were on n little ridge at the time,
aud the American nj the top OF II saw
his servant Eallop down the slope and
| into the arms, 80 TO speak, OF 4 small
column Of hdCscmrn In gray and silver
clothes. In the dim light OF the early
mornig they were az vague ns shad-
| ows. but Richardson knew them ut
once for a detachment OF rurnlcs, that
crack cavalry corps OF tho Mexican
| army which policies the plain so zeal
| ously. being OF themselves the law and
tho arm OF tia fierce and swift-mov-
inR body that knows little OF prevention
but much OF vengeance. They drew up
| suddenly, and the rows OF great silver.
! trimmed sombrcrOs bObbcd In surprise.
Richardson saw Jose throw himself
| from his horse and begin TO jabbcr Mt
tho leader NJ tho party, When he ar
rived hc found that his servant had al
ready outlined the cntirn situation. and
was then engaged In describing him,
| Richardson. as an American senior OF
vast wealth who was the friend OF nj
most every governmental potentnto
within goo HfiieH. This seemed 10 pro-
foundry impress the officer lilo bowed
| Prnvcly to Richardson and smiled EiE.
nInuantly Mt bis men. who unslung
their carbinea.
The little ridge hid the rurHuerS from
Wow, hut the rapid thud OF their horscS'
feet could DO heard. Occasionally they
| yelled and called TO each other
Then NJ last they swept over tho
brow NJ the hit. Wild mob OF almost
nfty drunken horacmcn. When they