Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-06-16

mad red horse plunged over the pains
with Madeline's faithful lover dashed
to his back. Poor girl! She closed her
eyes, and her cries of terror were
drowned by the yells of her cruel tor
mentors.
On sped the wild red horse over
hill and dale. Impclled by fright and
terrorized by the struggling burden on
his back, the foaming animal soon
passed beyond the reach of his pur-
suers. He had been stolen from the
Quaymal Indians by Don Rivera's
poems, and when he found himself free
he at once set out to rejoin his old
herd. The bold lover declares that he
was never surer of winning his bride
than when the foam from the red
chops of the wolves were hurled into
his face. 1t was at that moment that
he registered an oath to possess Made
line in spite of Don Rivera and his
army of poems.
Don Rivera had made bitter enemies
of the Quaymals. He had taken their
fields away from them and forced the
poor Indians to move their village to
mountain valley.
They gave the wounded man shelter,
aid and comfort, and when they heard
his story they believed him. Soon they
all loved the handsome young Texan.
Lovers Finally United.
They said: I'VE nate old Don RI
vera. He has stolen our lands, our
horses and cattle. He has coined the
tears of our women and children. We
will help you to drive pain into his
heart. Only tell us how
Jack told them how, and they did
help him. He had hardly recovered
from his wounds when an Indian
maiden bounded into his apartment
one evening with streams of words Of
joy flowing from her red lips.
..She is here-we have brought her
to you," she exclaimed, clapping her
hands.
who? What do you mean?" said
Jack.
Madeline, of course"
| 1t was true. In a few moments the
astounded lover was rejoiced to find
| that his devoted friends had succeeded
| in stealing his sweetheart and bringing
! her to their village.
| Joyous to the verge of insanity over
being united, and fearing capture, the
/ lovers were eager to fly towards Texas,
but the Quayamal chief protested. He
wanted to drive many pains home to
the old don's hard neart." he said. He
| insisted that the lovers should be mar
ried by the padre in the Quaymal
| temple, and that the affair should be
celebrated by a great feast The SUI
perstitious old don will not dare to
| come here he said.
Offered to Buy Daughter.
| 1t was true. Don Rivera had many
superstitions He was afraid of the
shadow of a QuayInal. Foaming with
/ rage when he heard that Madeline was
| with the Texan in the Indian village,
! he said to his wife: 1T is all witch
| craft That man Jack is ghost.
| After the poems threw him in the river,
| with a rock about his neck, and he
was drowned, saw him again Why.
1 saw him walking amongst the sheep
sowing rot-saw him plainly. 1t is
useless to try to get our daughter back.
| The devil has got her. We might
| Tempt him with gold-'
They did tempt him with gold The
old don sent his favorite padre to the
Quayamal village v ith a burro loaded
! with gold Tell the devil of a grin
CO." he said, that l know my daugh-
ter's weight, and that / will give him
/ her weight in coined gold If he will re-
turn her to me-
Tell Don Rivera that Texans dc
not sell their sweeI1earts or wives, =
said Jack Hondorn- His gold Is
coined tears, and the sweat and blood
of the poor and the brave II he were
to pile it to the skies it would count
il nothing AGAINST my love for Madeline.-