The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-28

hnal trouble. AS they were S.ragglng UuI
the body Of the bull and the people were
leaving their places crowd Of the boys
Of the town began to shout insults at
Reato. They were angry with him be-
cause he was from the mountains and
had won the great glory of the day, tax.
Ing it from the men from the districts in
the valley. They would not have done
Us they did had it not been for Jose, fol
It was plain to all that he had set them
up to it and was in this way trying to
take revenge upon Reato.
"For a time Reato, full Of his victory,
paid no attention to the shouts of the
boys, but at last one of them flung a clod
at him. AT that Reato turned and. catch
ing the boy by the shoulder. slapped his
face and as he did so said:
"'Take that to thy sneaking master
and tell him that he has only to meet me
to receive it direct!
'"The boy ran away, and the other boys
followed him.
1--WE from the mountains thought no
more about the matter. and we went TO
the inn. where we had food and wine. 1t
became me to act the host to the others
from the mountains, for they were all
friends of Reato. So it was that it was
after sunset when we started upon our
journey to our homes. There had been
no more insults to Reato. and none of us
feared trouble as we set out.
I'VE had gone beyond the town per-
baps three miles and were where the road
passes through the first cut in the rock.
Reato and / were little behind. for our
ponies were walking more slowly than
those of the others. There was no
thought of danger in our mind, when
suddenly l heard a step behind me. l
turned just in time to see knife flash
in an appraised hand. ] tried to ward off
the blow, but was too late, and it struck
me in the side. 1t did not kill, as it had
been intended, but it made long cash,
and fell from my pony.
almost as the blow was given Reato
turned and saw it. He saw. too, what
saw-that the man who struck it was
Jose. With shout he sprang after the
fellow. but Jose turned and fled down the
road. Rcato kept on in pursuit.
Il called. and some of the men ahead
heard and came back. When they saw
me covered with blood and | told them
what had happened. they followed after
Reato as fast as their ponies could carry
them. They hoped to overtake Jose be-
fore he had gone far because both he and
Reato were on foot.
But he must have fed with great
speed or the pursuit must have been slow.
for they were nearly to the town when
they saw group of men ahead of them.
Some of them were friends of Jose and
some We're the police whom they had
summoned. In the center of the group
was Reato. whom they had made a pris-
oner. The reason for it was plain. for
on the ground was Jose. dead. and with
ReatO's knife beside him.
"Jose's friends were insisting that
Reato should be given up to them. but
the police were taking him away when
our men came up. They knew that there
would be no justice for mountain man
in the town. and they knew. too. that
Jose deserved the death which Reato had
melted out to him, for had he not tried to
strike down Reato from behind and
wounded me- by mistake? So they closed
in on the police and the friends of Jose
The former they seized and held. The
latter they beat and drove away. Then
they took Rcato and brought him to me.
and all of us fled TO the mountains.
anu that Is WHY sOu SuHupl see AN'"tV
now. The men in town are making
much trouble because of their envy and
hatred. They demand that he be given
up to them for trial, but we will not 10
it. for we know that there is no fairness
among them. They showed that by their
actions after the great fight.
$50 now Reato is away. He will not
come back until all the trouoie is over.
That will not be long. and II you will
remain with us you shall see him when
he comes. If you cannot stay. as you
say. then l will send for you. for he
wants you to be present at his wedding
to Estafanie, which is to take place as
soon as he comes back. I have seen the
alcalde. and it is all arranged. They are
to live here in the mountains with me.
and, as | am growing old. Reato will
soon take my place. There will be mt
trouble about jesse That. too. is ar
ranged. In few days all will be right
and will send for you."-Chicago Trib
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