The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-27

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 Garza."
The man came in response to the
summons and, removing his sombrero,
bright dark eyes fixed on his en-
ployer'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
he had got into trouble at his home
and desired work of any kind so that
there was money in it. If Vavara en-
listed him, as seemed likely, he was
to serve with the band until he got in
formation of raid and then was to
communicate two days beforehand
with BALCONIES rancho. He was to stay
with Vavara 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 steer.
He listened intently and when the in
structions were given, rose, put on his
sombrero and started away.
Where are you going?" Allyn called
to him.
go geet 'oss,' he replied, turning
only his head. "'Sta bueno." Ut is
all right.)
'"That," said Maude, looking at him
musingly, "is the kind of men to have
around One could do lot in this, or
any other, country with hundred
men like that. I begin to suspect that
there is trouble ahead for Senior Va
vara." 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 coun-
try stores for wrapping packages.
These words were scrawled on it with
a blunt pencil in misspelled 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.
Where do you live?" The CONVEX
sation was in Spanish.
"Ten miles above here, near the
river"
with your father?"
A faint blush showed through the
clear dark cheek. with my man
with my husband"
"Who and what is your husband?"
"Where did you get this?" holding
out the paper.
my sister gave it me-
"Where did she get it,"
From her girl cousin
"Where did she get it?"
81 do not know. The senior is in
quisitive and I am tired"
do you know Juan Garza?"
Again the same quick blush. "Senor,
I know no such man. Is it intended
to belittle me? am wife, I said"
Glynn smiled. 1T is WE'LL" he said.
"Go you into the kitchen and rest and
eat. Ten miles is far for a woman. I
will see that you are conveyed to the
home of the Senior, Yturri. My we'll
wishes and thanks to your sister and
cousin"
The woman nodded quietly and
walked away under guidance of a
maid.
Glynn called another council. Maude
and Allyn had no doubt of the genu-
ineness of the warning. It meant, of
course, that the cattle would be raided
on the night Of the second day there
after and that they would be crossed
at the secret ford by which the last
Gift" had been taken. There was no
Indication of how many men Vavara
had with him, or of how many he
would use. The Hon. Henry Lascelles,
the Hon. c. Claybrough, the Hon., L..
Louis Godwyn, the Hon. Georgia R.
Peyton, the Hon. William Fontaine
and Mr.. John Royal Deveraux,' all OF
whom formed part Of this council, did
not believe that the note was in good
faith. 1t was preposterous, they said,,
that a Mexican fellow whose business
it was to punch cows could SO quickly
become member Of such a band and
ascertain the intentions of its leader.
Juan Cara, they declared. was some
where dead in the chaparral and the
handwriting was Vavara' s 8 own, de-
signed to mislead and betray. ss3.: ;.
However" said Mr.. Deyveraux voic-
ing thereby the sentiments Of his com
panions, ITS blimed dull around here.