The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-21
Tale of Cerro-Ouemadas
From the Illustrated American. In two
parts.)
PART L

DR.. Wallace looked up impatiently. He
| was an impatient man at best, and could
| better pardon anything than what he was
| pleased to term an unwarranted Interrupt
| ton, and, unless you allowed him TO ad-
dress you first, you were apt to be guilty
| Of one. in the worthy Doctors opinion.
| Dog" said he, with an oninous scowl
! at the slight brown figure before him, OBJ
| livious of the fact that it had stood there
| hes.tatingly, sombrero in hand, for per-
| haps quarter Of an hour. Dog, could you
not wait until had finished?''
1t would have puzzled the doctor to have
told what was the thing he would first
have finished, except, perhaps, that it
might have been the digestion OF his din
ner; but that was a minor detail that did
not merit his attention.
Pardon, senior. 1 had not meant-I did
not think"
You did not think! None Of you do; 1t
is Ike you Indian perros. You, who have
no capacity for thought, cannot appreciate
such thing. 1 would say you were BRAIN
less had not carved so many of you
II will retire, senor."
you will remain where you are. That
is like you, too. faith. You would retire
TO come again, that again you might inter-
rupt me. No; now that the mischief is
cuse."
Il had heard that you wished mozo."
And if l do-Go you know of one?"
Il do but speak for myself, senor.'
''You mozo! You-do you call yourself
a man? Why, you are child-a spear OF
grass-a reed that has not yet budded.
How many years do you claim, sir?'
my mother could not tell that, senior.
I am young. but strong and faithful"
The Doctors frown relaxed. 1t was with
almost a good-natured smile that re re-
garded the Indian boy, who stood nervous
~ tapping a sandaled foot and humping
MS straw sombrero. AS the smile broaden
ed, betraying the truly tender heart that
lay beneath his gruff exterior, the doctor
glanced up at the smoking peak that was
outlined against the distant horizon, and
for moment drank in the beauties of the
purple and bronze with which the sink
ing sun dyed it. Then he lightly rose from
his hammock. Laying ono hand on the
boys shoulder with the other pointing to-
ward the distant peak, he said:
you say you are faithful. Suppose,
now, that l employed you. Suppose that
L asked you to scale yonder peak and by
sunrise 10 bring me a mineral found
there
What is the mineral. senor?
ut is a yellow substance that boils up |
from the volcano. 1t is that which burns |
with blush light
And the smell that is Ike inferno?"
The doctor laughed. Yes; that is what |
we call sulphur
Then 1 will bring it to you
Ere the doctor could protest he had |
gone.
We'll, WELL" the doctor muttered, "if |
ne does he will make a good retriever: |
but these dogs take lot of breaking"
With which he returned to his seat IN
the hammock, and banishing the Indian
boy from his thoughts, resumed the inter-
cupted task of digestion.
The doctor was wont to call punctuality
he foremost of the virtues. He loved
others. That he did not |
practice it more himself was always the
ault of circumstances. He knew he pos
;essed its essence IN more than an ord:-
lary degree, and he was fond of looking |
Onward TO the time when that grim mon |
ter, circumstance, would allow him to
exercise it. Next to runctuali:y, in the doc
or's mind, was the virtue of early rising,
md of this he was sometimes guilty.
The first faint streaks of amber were
ing:ng the eastern edge of the sky as he
pened his eyes the next morning. He
prang from his bed of stretched rawhide
brew the door open to fill his lungs with
he cool, bracng air. bathed and rubbed
himself vigorously. and dressed in great,
,ood humor. pleased to know he had beat
n the sun and so stolen an hour from life's
andicap.
Juan, you rascal he shouted Juan,
azy dog, would you sleep all day."
Coming, senior, coming
Imam was tho doctors ha5v c7IarS |
ook, and al times his master. For the
octor feared to lose him. and. by good
Ick, Juan had found this out and used il |
D advantage.
He presently appeared in the doorway.
What is it now. Senior Doctor?'
MY coffee and cheese. Would you have |
lie starve?''
It'll 1 have the time to prepare them,
es: but ii will not be long waiting"
Not long waiting, son of dog Why |
Mould you keep me waiting?'
Il have heard the good doctor say the |
-orld was not made in a minute" and
Milling, the worthy doctor disappeared.
If you wish to anger a hasty man quote
is own words against him.
Which explains why the doctor threw
boot at Juan. and also why the boot |
lissed him. The boot had flown through
lie open door and across the porch to the
and the doctor. in no amiable
God, dressed as was the immortal My c
N JOHN nmp.ngly pursued it. (
We'll. what the devi"' the doctor ex-
aimed. An, yes, the sulphur boy-back r
time; that is a good beginning"
This is it which you are wanting, Sc
,r?'' TIE Indian boy stood before him.
'lding out small skin pouch. whose
stended mouth permitted him to see It's
How contents. The doctor glanced a. il,
bbed his eyes, looked a Il a second time.
Ell seized a piece Of the yellow stuff. p
eighed il in the palm OF his hand. bit il. I
am!ned il earnestly, and finally said in /,
savage tone: Tell me a once where you
/ H."
The senior sent me 70 the mountains" ;,
For sulphur, boy-do you know what | :
is is?' demanded the doctor. ferociously. =
The frightened boy retreated. II am
rry. I thought it was right, senior
Il go back AMI search again Il
oh. what fools these perros are. No. | fl
u shall 20 back again. but I shall go ia
tn You al once; yes. at once. I am "
I angry with you, no. Why. you are
e in a thousand. Give ne the pouch. =,
you know what this IS? Il is the stun n,
At rules the worid-thst makes and IN q
likes empires Il IS power. L Is. Come y,
ne. not a word. Boy. l viii make you
lat you are not. will-now, Juan, what
, you wsnting?" TT
The doctor need starve no longer" said ~
az; the doctors coffee Is ready" =
Serve it at once. You viii eat with me- "a
j and this muchach ito." es
uan set about = and soon thee three
re breakfastin together. 1T is but an III
Ter of his wh.ms." Juan whispered to in
, indian boy beside him. in which he n
Ist always be hu1lored." 50
his master in such 2 Hight. "
: not surprising thd; Jsa- should have y.