The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14
He presently appeared in the door

FL have heard the good doctor say the
world was not made in a minute" and
smiling, the worthy Juan disappeared.
If you wish to anger hasty man
quote his own words against him.
Which explains why the doctor threw
boot at Juan, and also why the boot
missed him. The boot had flown
through the open door. and across the
porch TO the hammock, and the doctor,
in no amiable mood, dressed as was the
immortal MY Son john" limpingly
pursued 1t.
well, what the devil" the doctor
exclaimed. "Ah. yes, the sulphur boy
back on time; that is a good begin
ming"
This is it, which you are wanting,
senor?" The Indian boy stood before
him, holding out small skin pouch,
whose distended mouth permitted him
to see its yellow contents. The doctor
glanced at it, rubbed his eyes, looked
at it a second time, then seized piece
OF the yellow stuff, weighed 1t in the
palm of his hand. bit it, examined il
earnestly. and finally said, in savage
tone: Tell me at once where you
got it,
1.-THE senior sent me to the noun
tains."
For sulphur, boy-do you know
what this is?" demanded the doctor,
ferociously.
The frightened boy retreated; Il
am sorry. l thought it was right,
senior. I will go back and search again"
"Oh, what fools these perros are. No,
you shall go back again. but | shall go
with you at once; yes, at once. | am
not angry with you, no. Why, you are
one in thousand. Give me the pouch.
Do you know what this is? 1t is the
stuff that rules the world-that makes
and unmakes empires. 1t is power, it
is. Come. come, not word. Boy,
will make you what you are not. l
will-now, Juan, what are you want
ing?"
1.-THE doctor need starve no longer"
said Juan; "the doctors coffee is
ready"
"Serve 1t at once. You will eat with
me-you and this muchachito."
Juan set about it and soon the three
were breakfasting together. ut is but
another of his whims,' Juan whispered
to the Indian boy beside him, lin the
which he must always be humored."
Regarding his master in such light,
1t Is not surprising that Juan should
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tons that the doctor hurriedly poured
forth, as he hastily gulped down his
coffee and cheese; nor that, at the
meals conclusion, he leisurely under
took the task that his master had set
him, with stold indifference to the doc
tors Impotence. For the Aztec is not
easily moved, nor do oaths exasperate
| him, unless they accuse his mother. He
does not like to be called a dog, but he
passes the unkind epithet by in
naughty, dignified silence.
The horses we're saddled and ready
at las, the bags well filed with pro-
visions and sundry curious packages
that the doctor himself stuffed in them;
and they finally set out in single file,
/ the Indian boy on foot leading the
way, the doctor next with his rife, and
Juan bringing up the rear, with such
AN assortment of spades and machettes
as might have stocked a gardeners
| Toulouse.
1t was not the first time that the doc
tor had climbed the mountains. lie had
spent days in the Cerro-Quemado col
Letting mineral specimens, and always
with a half-confessed hope that some
time he might discover that which
would enable him TO return to civiliza
ton and indulge in the eXtravagan
Injuries that were beyond the reach o.
men so poor as he. Not until he nigh
do so would he return to it, he hat
vowed; and now, by the merest chance
in the world this Indian boy had COM
to him, and would lead him to wher
he might find the weapon with whicl
the world could be conquered. No won
der the doctor spurred his horse ant
urged the boy to hasten.
Across the arroyas and mountain
brooks and over the lava capped foot
hills the Indian boy with tireless fee
and silent faithfulness led them, til
finally the forest became too dense TO
the horses to carry them further Here
the beasts were unsaddled and tied, anC
after a hurriedly eaten lunch the tire,
divided the things they had brought
and climbed on up the mountain.
was no light work over the rocks GOV
cred with bushes and thorn-clad vines
but they found 1t still worse when tn,
forest was passed, and they came GU
onto steep incline that was fathomi
deep in ashes, and where, with eacl
step upward, they seemed to slip bacl
step and half. The dust was suffo
eating, the heat almost unbearable, tn,
thirst it engendered torturing, anC
when they had finally surmounted tn,
trip the doctor sank down exhausted.
Boy" said he, when he had recov
cred his speech, did you come al
this way last night? How were yo,
able TO do it?"
The Indian boy smiled sadly. 1t wa
the dog in me, senor."
what does your mother call you?'
asked Juan.
"She should have called him Perro,
the doctor interrupted, "for he has 4
dogs endurance, and perhaps may
prove equally faithful"
The boy looked at him reproachfully
but he merely rose to his feet and said:
If the senior is ready"
Up, up, through the broiling sun
over fields of lava and volcanic Stag