The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19
CHAPTER xVTTI.-CoLLinued.

Dick vouchsafes. but his manner
shows how coolly he takes the stir
ring information given, which may
mean the greatest OF danger and per
haps death.
Truth to tell. he Is worried secret.
~. but only because those are with
him who may be injured in the me
lee. He has already considered a
scheme. Wild though It may appear,
by means Of which he shall win the
favor OF the assemblage. and thus
crush the incipient rebellion.
Il Is too late for them TO get way
from the crowd. AS soon as they
make a moy the very thing they seek
TO avoid will be preeipitated upon
them.
Some other plan must be tried. and
the more Dick Denver rejects the
more convinced he becomes that his
Wild thought is not such a bad idea
after all. AT any rate. II suits his no
tiOn as a clever way 10 win the sym
patty o! the crowd. which. like most
OF its kind. Is. in general. a good
natured one. ready TO swing with the
hero Of the hour.
Dick would Ike to confer with his
comrade. but this is hardly possible
now without allowing the ears OF Miss
Pauline 10 catch what they are talk
ing about. and he hardly cares TO do
that.
So he must depend upon himself.
and. taken with a sudden notion. de
cides upon his unique plan 20 outwit
the senior and his clique.
He will take all the City OF Mexico
into his confdence-the good people
shall bear how some of their fellow
citizens endeavor TO prosecute those
whose only sin has been the extension
of Mexican business-the restoration
Of her most famous mine.
Already the situation has grown
grave. He can see scowIinE faces
around. and &c Is evident that Il. as he
believes. the followers OF Senior 10
peg mean them harm. the crisis will
not long be delayed.
Bob Is close 10 hlm-Bob. whom he
can trust IN any event. and who will
protect Pauline with his lie Il need
be. He presses against tho sheriff.
Look after Miss Westerly my dear
fellow. I'm going 20 astonish these
chaps a bit. The spirit Is moving
within me. Were ga the net here;
you can see the senor's adherents an
around us. sc0wling like demons.
What ! propose 20 debut time
passes, and the opportunity IS ripe.
Watch me- my boy.
Boh's curiosity is. OF course. imme.
diatoly aroused; he cannot for the
lie OF him Imagine what it Is his com.
panion aims a. The object may be
plain, but the means which be Is
about To employ are decidedly hazy.
lt may be readily understood there
fore. that Bob watches his companion
with great interest. though he does
not for an instant forget that he has
n charge 20 keep. Dora no longcl
hangs upon his arm. he must hav,
both 90 them free IN order 20 mceI
the dlmcuity, n C comes with his full
strength.
Pauline wonders. too. The words
she has heard Dick utter open hel
ewes 60 one fact. enc she takes mote
OF the scoWling faces around them
one glance she gives. ana then de
votes her attention % the man sh,
loves. What is 60 he means TO DO
this man who does not seem 90 fcal
any danger so long as he accom-
plishcs the work which be sets on
20 PERFORM
Dicks sudden notion Is a strange
one. but quite suited 10 capture thcs.
people who depend a great deal upoi
excitement 90 keep them Ia the Ian,
OF the living. a champion ~bul.hghto
o. here a hero. just as In Madrid. thU
idol Of the populacc. uutti someon'
comes. along who oycrturns this bra
sen iupugo.
Dick knows this as well as the mex
man. sMd q has n bearing on III
movements He has SEQ a way b,
means o. which he can probably wi
the goodwill OF the crowd and bal
Ne the plans OF the clique. Howove
STACEY a might appear In almost an
other country, Il goes here as
mighty dramatic effort
Tie has timed himself well. Tn.
band Of Pedro Gomez rests for a brle
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plause By previous efforts, and VII
soon endeavor to win fresh laurel
with tho last selection on the night
program.
Il is at this moment that a ma
m %clamberlng up onto the dai
or platform that has been ereete
for the banda man whom thos
nearest recognize as Ia American,
Surprise keeps them almost quie.
only a Ror OF murmuf passin
through their midst proelaiming N
establishment with which they behol
this boB act.
Whattis he about 70 do3 l. he
madman who seeks the life OF IN
band leader. or does he intend {
present his thanks, accompanied pc.
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