Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-03-28

vices that COnsuelo would lend
Fifteen pesos? Good; then til
; girl should be notified at once.
About week later Consuelo 81
rived. She was not much on tn
cook and / don't think she eve
; did much but wash the dishes AM
) keep the braseros going. But sh
was, out and out, the handsomes
savage ] have eyer seen, with he
five and one half feet of strong
beautiful body, and the eyes ant
face of tradegy queen. Lots o.
women are to be seen throughou
, Guerrero, but | do not remember
grander woman, in all my trips,
than Consuelo Not that l All
much in favor Of big, handsome
black-eyed women; they generally
have the devil in them, somewhere
and sooner or later it breaks out
But, even so, you could not help
adnlring Consuelo
Our total force comprised about
thirty men; over half of them were
Me1lcans and poems. Being pret-
ty we'll up on the genus Mexicano,
had long ago informed old Juana
that we would have no fiirtations
IN camp; if Cousuelo wished to re-
main and gain her ID pesos &
month she must have nothing to
say to the men. 1t was against
discipline, and Senior Kirby would
not have it. Juans smiled quietly
and went on with her wolk. THE
senor need have no care; he does
not know Consuelo. 1t would be
brave man who would modest
her in her work" So | went away
convinced, IL spite Of my knowl-
edge of Mexican character.
Soon afterward, | had ocular
proof of the fact that Consuelo
would not permit indiscriminste
attentions. 1t was on a pay day
Sunday, at that. Some of our
Mexicans had gone over to the lit
tie pueblo of Santa Maria, near by,
and Just about supper time three
or four of them struggled in, rather
the worse for liquor. However, as
they We're not boisterous, Kirby
SAID nothing, and | followed suit.
Three Of the men slunk off to
their own tent, aud the fourth one,
a little fellow called Antonio, swag-
gered into the eating tent. Short
ly, | went in, too for my supper,
and arrived there just in time to
see Consuelo, with the face of
fury, lift Antonio fully 3 feet in
the air, after which she caught
him and shook him as a terrier
would rat. | iuterposed, and
asked what the trouble was. 1t
seemed that Antonio had senti-
mentally and mildly remarked
to her. beautiful one, with the lu.
minous eyes" There the matter
ended, though Antonio took good
care never even to look thereafter
in Consuelo's direction, being
badly scared Mexican. | told Kir-
10y. aud We had good laugh over
1t. Antonio was quite g man of
valor and fighter, where his Mex
lean companions were concerned, I
which made the joke still more
droll.
Dating from this time, it seemed !
to me that Kirby paid more visits
to old Juana's tent than were nee
essary; also. it occurred to me,
more than oicH, that Consuelo .
gave more attention to the table,
serving Of our good looking chief
than She b ID formerly been accus-
toned t. give. However. it WAS
none of my busin. So, and | made
no remarks.
At this time we had emerged
from the canyon and were survey
ug across swampy, malaria
breeding bit of country. We had
our breakfast and turned out every
morning at sunrise, and | can tell
.ou it was bitter cold work. at
hat. In spite of our heavy clothes
We all shivered steadily until the
sun 60, well up beyond the noun
aims, after which we would bake
until sundown. There is 10 great
un in railroading over tropical
| assure youN And ,
hen soon the rainy season burst i
lpon us, in all its glory. which ,
.dded to the discomfort Of things.
Many day We worked in shiny.
water, up to our knees ,
sometimes up 10 our waists.
This. quite naturally. was not con-
ucive to good health, and the
nen began to ~icken particularly
be Mrxicaus who have no stamina
nyway. We white men" glt 1
long all right even though We "
ad Slight touches Of chiAs aud
4ver. and We worked steadily, do E
% double work 10 each man. and 5
overiug ground nicely. in >pita Of ;
Il the drawbacks.
Soon We drew cut Of the worst
ountry; the Ncxi,aus -ot v.ll
poush to work again, ami Kirby -
ustled .s along 1t ID good ra... In A..
alta ot Tie ts,t tIe. he WAS even