Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22


Come, old man." said Glynn at last.
Let us know what yon have in your
head. Can't you think of any way to
get at this devil and fix him so that
he will let other folks property alone?"
We'll, Maude answered slowly,
there is but one way to fight a man
like that. You must use the same
weapons. If he were in love with a
woman, now, and trusted her we might
accomplish his ruin easily. have
heard Of such things being done"
mo USE" said Allyn. He hasn't
enough soul in him to love anybody.
He cares only for money and the cloth
ing and food and drink that money
will buy"
Then" Maude went on, get after
him in the way he gets after us. You
say that he has man on pretty nearly
every rancho within hundred miles
may have one on this rancho for all
you know; very likely has one. Send
him man to enlist with him. Have
you a Mexican you can trust?"
"The fellow who has just left us is
utterly faithful. believe Glynn an
swered and he is intelligent. He has
been with me for five years"
Send him. He can only get shot,
and dead Mexican is of only little
less value than an alive one. Call
Juan CARA
The man came in response to the
summons and removing his sombrero,
sat on the floor of the gallery, his
bright dark eyes fixed on his employ
er's face. He interrupted only once
and then with an emphatic grunt Of
approval. He was told quickly what
was wanted of him. He was to mount
a good horse, arm himself and go up
the river on the Texas side for fifty
miles, then cross into Mexico, come
southwark and join Vavara's people,
apparently from the interior of the sis
ter republic. He was to represent that
and desired work of any kind so that
there was money in it. If Vavara en-
listed him, as seemed likely, he was
70 serve with the band until he got
information of a raid and then was to
communicate two days beforehand
with BALCONIES rancho. He was to stay
with Vavara's men until the raid was
made, it being undertaken by his
American allies that he was not to be
hurt by them in any scrimmage which
followed Upon this service of deceit
and extreme peril Cara entered as
readily as he would have accepted an
order to rope, tie and brand a steer.
He listened intently and when the in
structions were given, rose, put on his
sombrero and started away.
Where are you going?" Allyn call
ed to him.
GO geet 'oss,' he replied turning
only his head. "Sta bueno." ct is all
right
That" said Maude, looking at him
niusingly, lis the kind of men to have
around One could do lot in this, or
any other, country with hundred men
like that. | begin to suspect that there
is trouble ahead for Senior Vavara. "
His lean jaw had set and his small
eyes were narrowed to Sits
This was early in January. On the
18th of the month toward evening a
young woman came to the rancho and
asked for the proprietor. Glynn met
her and received a small slip Of coarse
brown paper such as is used in country
stores for wrapping packages. These
words were Scrawled on it with a blunt
pencil in mispelled Spanish:
THE herd led by the paint-horse
might cross at the same ford at night.
Ask the vaqueros to head them off"
/ Glynn looked at the woman. keenly.
Your name?" he asked.
"Candelaria Yturri," she answered
without hesitation.
(fxNbaya do 1iua0' Tho
sation was in Spanish.
+ Ten miles above here, near the riv-
er."
with your father"
A faint blush showed through the
clear dark check. With my man
with my husband"
who and what is your husband?"
"Puncho Yturri; a vaquero.'
Where did you get this?" holding
out the paper.
my sister gave 1t to me"
Where did she get it?'
From her girl cousin"
Where did she get it?"
Il do not know. The Senior Is in
quisitive and am tired"
"Do you know Juan Garza?"
Again the same quick blush. Sen
or, know no such man. Is il intended
to belittle me- ! am a wife. | said"
Glynn smiled. 1T is Well he said.
eco you into the kitchen and rest and
eat Ten miles is far for a woman.
will see that you are conveyed to the
home OF the Senior Yturri My well
wishes and thanks to your sister and
cousin"
The woman nodded quietly and walk
ed away under guidance Of a maid.
Giynn called another council. Maude
and Allyn had no doubt OF the genu-
ineness OF the warning II meant, OF
course, that the cattle would be rid
ed OF the night Of the second day
thereafter and that they would be
crossed at the secret ford by which the
last lift had been taken. There was
no indication OF how many men Va
vara had with him. or Of how many he
would use The Hon. Henry Lascelles,
the Hon. c. Claybrough, the Hon. l..
Louis GOODWIN the Hon. George r
! Peyton, the Hon. William Fontaine