The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-03
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in the days when he was a matadore
slain the valorous bulls of Bashan and
Torreon.
But Of all that came none identified
the dead robber, who. without guard or
watcher, was left lying alone under the
corral fence, beneath the stained and
dingy piece Of canvas which the station
keeper had spread above him.
'Only one dead man more, " remark.
ed the prospector as he turned indiffer-
emily away. It's great year for kill
ings in Arizona F"
During the excitement it seemed that
no one present except Felix and my
self, was aware Of the absence Of Do
lores. was recalled to the thought of
her by Felix's remark n me, delivered
in low tone;
II wonder what's become Of the lit
tie Indian girl? She hasn't turned up
in all this rumpus, and I'm afraid she
won't
Carried off or left on the prairie
most likely" | answered, suddenly re-
| Numbering her existence and the part
she had unwittingly taken in admitting
the bandit leader to the corral, There's
a big chance that her lover has acted on
his chiefs kind permission to dispose Of
her in his own way"
"They seem not to have found out
her absence as yet, " said Felix when
they do, there'll be no end Of surmise
and guessing as to her fate. "
Don Ramon was still standing at the
door. talking with his daughter If
Carmen had any knowledge or suspi-
cions as to the cause of the midnight in
yasion of the station, or If her father
had, it did not appear in the ccnversa-
ton that Felix and | had with them,
when, little later, Don Ramon polite
w called us to the door and asked us a
few guarded questions concerning the
matter. Beyond giving him fair de-
scription of Sangrados appearance we
did not tell him any more of what We
knew than we had Jet out to the others
Knowing the whole matter as we dld
3 II was NOT difficult to infer from TIM
tenor of his inquiries, cautious thouei
9 they were, that he vaguely suspected
Sanerado's connection with the matte
and the true purport Of his visit
=, A sudden thought seemed to haV
struck the senior, who asked abruptly
II his daughter:
i Where is Dolores? l haven't see
% her anywhere about =
: why. where indeed? She was VII
II mo when l fell asleep. She must nav
cot frightened and run out OF the hou'
" " before ! woke. Yes, that must be $
y for now that think of it, | found Il
u door unbolted when went to LOOK Out.
Felix touched my elbow with al
% Now the little Indians case was comm
u mn for Judgment, and Do one but ne al
Ok bod tbe Glow to the whole matter
" "Dolores, Dolores, " called Don Il
~ y. mon sharply, "whore a1e your
Is no our surprise, an answer cai
ue nromptlv from round the corner OF
ar house: -, nv,
- senior. | am coming }, ana througn !
:. 80 gateway of the corral walked Dolo '
10 yith the air of one who had s'epl
u outside only for minute. Her snaN
~ drawn ND over her head, partly concc
p od her { ace. upon which, so lar DIS
lei oo,Id detect there was no sign OF q
AZ ~ composure. No one could have snspe
no cd her of having borne so promliitil
. ' mart in the occurrences or tne niSl'
ne' loss Ioss like Felix and myself, ne hau "
at ..Was This time to desert your IL
'he .,.ossp,, said Don Ramon llttie sue
III, III " $50 you were frightened . ano =
Us awov when you heard the iirinS =
az s;doS Mahayal / am ashamed Oh ma,
PEI sncb n little coward in my housc,ioi
si'- Dolores hung her head and sald III
TO- Asif in pity Carmen stepped IL
" onS motioned her that she shoulu u
raj ~ house Dolores crept inside a.
MS Glad TO escape and Disappeared =
WI sicbt and sound in the darkness
' tainly good fortune was WIN a,d NJ g,
20 a ' .':l had come unscathed Il
SO nreater perils than she knew Oh, :,
ave -, the unpleasant reckoning WI
In INV nnO migbt reasonably have eSpe'
eA with her master had been e"s ~ -, :,
ica- Carmen had thrown her il j. !, Z
.;,1a ahout Ler head and shoulders W
IL sho came 70 the door to meet nr, Ia
or or As As Don Ramon talked with f sso :
eau me standing before the door, . st,o :,
tile r; VII little to one side, III ,ne e. y
lictf ow so that only her hair apo'e :,
you brow her forehead and heF g eye ,Soon NJ
'ody Cd cd distinctly in the shaft OF m Sonr,
IL that streamed through .ho u ~ -
pom s Shs seemed to be in no haste TO e
ev- and stood listening interes'et aho 8 g
air t ILL The eyes of a woman OF .ne , . ?
n it ;Sh race have an eloquent lans" "S
'at's their own. Carmen's' modest modest. q &c .
over s s,s were as free from coquetry "T !,
adj sioo' eo,,;sb ewes can be, but
t thnt her gaze rested on Felix iS,,o a,
own over over ewes sent message her g ,ad !
that p vied this one to his-that she mao 10 J
ever thin thing to say to him and wished TO :
'no with him alone. o 20 my
IN to " Rnt if Tread her message 10 by :
ring .;,,l,t1v ard her WISH was