Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-24
you'd be decided In one moment OIL

wound be decided Ia one moment Vi
time.
When within two feet Of his victim
Sir Toro closed his eyes In "A mur'ierous
lunge. while the man from whom En-
rique hid taken the red cloth made q
dash cor safety behind the grating.
But there was hot blood In that son
OF the south. too. and the red flag OF
jealousy ha~ Haunted itself In his face,
and the audience with wonder saw
him skip 10 one side safe. and before
the bun could recover from his disap-
pointment leap from the side into the
very embrace OF death.
Two arms clasped the animals
threats like bands Of steel. The as
tonlshed beast lunged and tossed In a
vain endeavor 10 free himself. The
goads bent and snapped. dropping one
by one.
Then the dazed people woke TO n re-
ellza,ion OF this bit OF daring. and
groans and hurrahs rose again and
again from 1900 threats as those two
struggled In an encounter unheard Of
before In the history OF bullhghting.
But never since the days Of Ursus
has jealousy or desire for revenge. nor
love even. matched human arms with
the strength of n bull, and Enrique's
grasp must surely weaken.
To drop now was certain death be-
meath the angry hoofs which had paw
sd the ground so that man. and beast
were Of the earth's color.
Then the young senior who. In the
role OF matadore. was TO have dispatch
ed this bull. came 20 his work with a
coolness hardly less notable than En-
rlques daring. and Drawing the usual
disgrace OF attacking the bull when
not charging approached the paving
animal. watched his chance and point
ed the sword.
The bull. seeing n more feasible en-
envy, charged 60 his own death. For,
opening the fingers so that the hit
rested in the palm OF his hand, Don
Enrique so steaded Il that the onward
Impetus OF the animal forced the keen
blade into tse very arch OF the aorta.
one moment. as II daring even this.
and over he fell.
Don Enrique gave n bound over the
neck and. alighting on his feet, walked
forward 10 the queen TO receive the re-
ward for his daring for her sake
The crowd roared and howled and
stamped In its excitement. Beautiful
girls snatched of their silken shawls,
their flowers: cigars. hats, canes and
handkerchiefs by the thousands came
In n shower into the arena.
But Enrique was all unheedlng. He
was looking for something more. Sure
" she knew he had done II for her
sake! Did she think her American low
er would have done as muchl
But even ms she placed the crown on
his brow with hands that trembled and
with eyes shy and beautiful he saw
that she. too. had seen Carter rapidly
threading his way to them between
the benches.
"Querlda mia" Enrique whispered
as her eyes dropped TO his. But he
knew the sudden flush that dyed her
face from throat 20 brow was not born
OF that endearment.
That evening old Don Jose. the land.
lord OF the Hotel del Jardln. met Don
Enrique coming from Philip Carriers
apartments.
mo esta aqui" said the old man.
"He is not here. His American seno-
rita and her father came for him this
morning. and they have just taken
themselves away on the train"
The disappointed anger on Enrique's
face did not lessen any.
II have left a remembrance for him.
When he returns, he viii find II. and
do you tell him Enrique Costello left
IT,"
"Dlablo" said old Don Jose when he
found Enrlque's dagger driven TO the
hllt through the covers OF Philip Car
tcr's bed.
Two weeks later he received word
from Carter 20 forward his traps TO the
office Of the Mexican Central.
Possibly Carter considered that In
Guanajuato there was nothing OF sufii-
Client interest for the American girl
who was TO be his wife.-Vogue.