The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12

fury by the picddores and the darts Of the ban
dherosi II so you have seer, a periormanc99
that seems TO demand the height OF human sktl
and daring. Tho espnda must kill the bull in
n prescribed manner; by stAbblnR. him between
the neck and the shoulder with a force and pre-.
clsion that shall bury the blade In the animal
heart; and TO do this be must give the thrust at
the moment tho, hull lowers his head TO toss
man who makes this his business do not re.
quire further demonstration; As, the man at
Garcla's movement, 1t was done so quickly.
There was a duh sound like a blow and as
Garcia Strengthened back, holding his sword,
the assassin. without asound except a gasp,
pitched forward on his face and novor moved
again. The sword had passed clean through
heard was its HIT striking against his'ribs.
Garcia pulled the mans body to one sido
through the doorway. then Shut the door and
silently took his station again bohind 1t. The
bandits evidently had thOpg q ,n th% s6r one SRS 90. Of
sound from the others for some little time.
steps without, the door was flung widely open
and jose Sangnily stepped into the room with
+ inT T' iS tSpou IN h' the n" op:p d dSS % Sy iiEHhtsd S' up the
room 80 that everything within could be plainly
seem. Garcia, holding his straight, slender
the bull ring. stepped in front OF Sangully.
Remember Gsroia.' he said. and thTpst
st. Struck tSe the Ssn @aii in ptGiil direct 0F ii% e { seemed n oS With
Garcia's head, sending a shower Of adobe frAg-
ments down to tho noor. ssnSuily went stag.
reached the opposite wall. He stood there a
moment bracing himself against the wall, then
Hhs eSPE and fn sank P'i IN a 6 SssPpedt dead d. to tho floor. -
pistol Win 'G sor we FOR him He viii DO outside
III stepped out into the courtyard, got into
tho shadow as soon as ! could, and went TO tho
crack. l saw a man outside sitting on q horse.
holding two other horses by the brides. l
opened the gate q little wider and fired twice
away. He did not stop to return my fire, but
crouched low in the saddle; put spurs to his
horses along with him. Somebody brushed
past me. pushing the gate more widely open
{ It was M my h Landlord I.sHndsd Ci ~ h. b In si iu Snrrsdj f tra@
bed, with a dou bic barrelled shotgun in his
hands. lie did not walt to ask questions, but
ri fellow stuck to his saddle for about
fifty yards further and then vent TO the
ground Cr9 nd Gar GHTc ia bad had jG pr" nI us R by f I1,11 tame and
brought him back to the house. He had a slug
and three buckshot in him. and he died before
tail Of the bargain with S~Anguily to kin mt
and the names OF all the parties concerned
messed, / aflerward made things so warm fol
the promoters of my assassination that they
had to quit the Territory.
found that the man he had killed had not beer
stealing his horses. as he had supposed wher
he fired. But he made a virtue of his actor
afterward, when he had got the whole story o
the affair, for with Sanguily dead he coulc
safely do so, and 1t served to bolster up his rep
~utation and helped him at his trial; Garcit
went back with mo TO Tucson. and there
found out, as | had expected, that there haC
been bad blood between him and Sanguily-
a woman was mixed in tho affair, Of course
and it was perhaps due to that ~circumstanc'
that ! got the aid OF his sword, which %certainl!
saved my life. When he started away again
a fortnight later, he travelled by difigencid
and he carried with him as big q bag of Mexi
can dollars as he could conveniently HANDLE