The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-23
CHAPTER xLVIIL
Az EMeNIfNrEn

just about the time when IN.
hunehbaek Nas abruptly bidding
| hdleu te tha ladies. man might
have been seen moving along the
road about hair 4 mile from the vi b
laxe. with face turned ciiyWard.
| hut that he had no intention 81
| ioarars tug - far was evident both
Z 10 his salt and the character q his
dress lie was walking. nov and
thea ioitsrlas. - u ttfue vas u lli d.
I tie consequences Moreover. ne Wan
/ IN his shirt sleeves Otherwise his
Esrb waa the ordinary stable wear
81 a Mrxican Gentlrtnan.H servant
and such Vas he. FOR ths man vas
Z jose Don fxuhcin's groom. lie car
I RED over hts arm couple 81 aiir
I haiserH. The horses. for whom - 9
W~re iuteded. ~srs % be seen stand
ms at a nearby gate. aud he waH on
I his way 20 take them back 60 their
stable
AZ the groom got up 10 where his
/ Pets we're expecting him. he saw
coyote standing near the horses. In
an attitude as II IL had been hoiduE
/ conversation with them. Solely for
| frolle's sake. he made rush toward
/ It. giving = awOop and swinging the
hsltsrs around hls head or course
the affrlKffsd animal rrtfrstsa
The little spuri had carried him In
under the shadow Of IN. rocks
across the road. and az he faced
round 90 rscrosa the moonilt tAns~-
way he saw coming along II that
which. by some mysterious instinct.
prompted him 10 keep hts place In
/ the aiminutitr. etab-iike form seen
approaching he recognized the
hume ~ Who had shared the box
seat with him on that day never TO
be forgotten
Soon after Zorilio came nhufniur
along through the dust. keeping
close 20 the shaded side Of the road.
| Having cleared the skirts Of the VII
taKs. however. he VAS lees careful
should there be anyone abroad At
that hour there was the PedrvRal
alongside. 20 which he could retreat
I Evidently he had not seen Jose.
when nearly opposite the meadow
I gate he also made a stop. with a
start. AZ psfeeivinE the two horses
/ heads stretched over ". one With =
cleft ear Ills start came through
/ recognition Of them
"Ohot- he exclaimed. you there
/ too. my noble ntcrdas This ia meet
ting ones Old acquaintance 7slI Ia a
heap IL now only needs TO en-
! counter the Goa Gilman. and the party
Will be eompietei Wei. I may live
/ in hone 10 see him. too sometime.
I and won't there be reckoning
when we're all together again p"
/ lie WAS about 20 pass on. when a
/ Gathering Of hoofs VAS heard be-
/ hind. IN the direction Of the pueblo
/ as II horsemcn we're issuing out 81
/ h. Shortly after n dark group vas
/ seen rounding the corner aud COM
/ ing on along the road. The Habres
! clanklng against Htlrrup-irohs pro-
+ claimed u cavalry troop.
Like a tarantuin retreutinR 10 its
/ tree-cave. the dwarf dnrted IN under
+ the cliff crouehing down 50 close
I to Jose that the latter could have
+ almost touched him with the tips
/ Of his fingers. lie had no desire 10
+ DO so. but the very opposite. His
+ wish vas to avoid an encounter.
+ Fortunately for him. the hunchback
+ had no suspicion OF his proximity.
The IIuaHarB=au escort OF some
eight or ten files. with two officers
+ at ita head were chatting Eally and
/ rather vociferously. tho voice OF him
+ who spoke loudest being well known
+ TO Jose For col Santander.
/ whether welcome or not. was a FREE
/ quent visitor at the home Of Don
I Igns clio Valverde. And the dwarf
now remembered Il. too. and as he
did 40 abandoned all attempt at
concealment. and glided out into the
middle OF the road.
Tho two officers horses reared up,