The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29
How M. BlufOlst Painted For His Right Hand.
I OR a considerable time Don Q. was occupied in dividing MeGorkadaleis

- OR a considerable time Don .. was
 occupied in dividing Mecorkadales 5 unwilling charities among the va rious institutions founded for the help of the very poor.
 While yet he busted himself with these matters. Don Q. had the good fortune to secure an English prisoner, a tall spare man. who drifted up Into the Boea de Lobo, or rather was carried there by the current of events that in the sierra sucked most travellers into the vortex Of the brigand's power.
 On the evening some few weeks later, Don 0. had risen from the table. set out on the terrace, to fetch from his secret cellar another bottle of his choicest vint- age. which gave proof enough that the captive of the moment. seated opposite to him. was one who held a high place in his good graces
 Don c. counted himself lucky in the acquisition of prisoner of the type of Sir Graham; he loved to talk with him. and so keep in touch more or less with the world he had abjured. For Sir Gra- ham was a Briton of the adaptable sort. a lord of many acres, a very genial gentleman behind a surface of reserve. and between him and his captor had sprung up one of those queer Iikings which the bandit possessed the quality of inspiring.
 It was to this fact that Sir Graham owed the reasonable figure at which his ransom had been set, and while he waited for it's arrival he found the bri- gand very good company. "A rare man. he said of him afterwards when amiable, Al companion; when not, better absent"
 Ds1> Q. returned with the bottle that he had carefully opened. and. seating himself at the table, resumed the con versation at the point where he had left it.
 T am aware it Is said that the Py rennean ibex are finer beasts than those to be found in our mountains. But this Is mistake Your tinerant sports man." he bowed with a courteous smile 10 his guest, spends a month two after his quarry, he goes where the ca zadores take him, he finds only what he is meant to find, he sees but what it is arranged he shall see. You have not yet shot in the mountains of Castle, but wherever you go, you will never bring down a finer head than that of yesterday, with it's 32-ineh horns. We Of the noun tains know where to lead our guests.''
 Sir Graham laughed.
 Thanks he said, T am quite sure I shall never again enjoy the royal sport you have given me, senor. And I should like to add how grateful I feel for the good will on your part, which put me in the way of so much luck with my r1fie.'
 'To serve a friend, one sheds ones blood, " quoted the brgand, raising his glass to clink against that of the Eng 1lshman.
 An extreme sentiment has always the effect of embarrassing one of Sir Gra- hams race. He turned the subject rather awkwardly.
 >-s'By the way, I had amongst my lug gage when I came up here some maga- zines and some odd monthly parts of the Worlds Best Pictures. One of them contains a rather striking reproduction of a painting of ibex in the sierra l think it might interest you
 Don C. held up his hand.
 Pray be seated. Your books shall be brought to you"
 He hissed sharply. and a man ran up from the valley in answer
 For some weeks these publications had lain unopened in the cave of Don O. and the Englishman noticed with some sur prise the eagerness with which the brig and now turned the pages, and also the acufnen and point of the remarks he made. But it was clear that the portraits interested him the most.
 Sir Graham slipped his wine medita- lively.