Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-08
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CHAPTER xXIII.-(continued.)

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The capataz made a wry face.
There will be probably plenty Of blows
| to receive, and very little profit to derive
from such an expedition"
II believed that you were devoted to
me- the general remarked bitterly.
Your excellency Is not mistaken; !
am truly devoted to you, but l have
also a focdness for my skin"
II Win give you twenty-five ounces for
every slit 1t receives; is that enough!
Come, see that your excellency
wishes me to be cut into mince meat y
the capataz exclaimed joyously.
THE that is agreed?"
II should think so, excellency, at that
price a a would be a fool to refuse"
But about horses?''
I've have at least ten or a dozen in
the corral.
"Tha is true: I did NOT think Of
that" the general exclaimed, striking his
forehead, have seven lassoed Mt once
Where must ! take the senorita!'
Bring her to this house. for she shall
not set foot in the convent again"
Very good, when shall 1 start, gen
eralfy
AT 1nce. il it be possible"
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the house
In the meanwhile the carriage dashed
along it passed at full gallop through
the San Lazaro gate. then turned sud
denly to the right and entered a some
what narrow street. At about the mid
die of this street it stopped before a
Eouse Of rather modest appearance, the
gate Of which at once opened, and a man
came out holding the brides of two prai-
RE mustangs completely harnessed, and
with a rifle at each saddle-bow. The
Frenchman got out and invited his com
panion to follow his example.
Resume your usual dress" he said.
as he led him inside the house. :
The Tisrero obeyed with an eager start
OF joy. While he DOTTED his gown his
companion mounted, after saying to the
young ladies:
Whatever happens. not a word-not
n cry; keep the shutters up; we will
gnllop Mt the door and remember your
lives are in peril"
Don Martial at this moment came out
of the house attired as n caballero.
ITO horse and let us be off" said NJ.
! Rallier.
The Tigrero bounded on to the mus
tang held in readiness for him, and the
/ carriage, in which the mules had been
changed, started again at full speed. The
house at which they had stopped was
the one hired by Valentine to keep his
stud at.
Half m Jour thus passed and the car
rage disappeared in the thick cloud of
dust it raised as it dashed along. Don
Martial felt new born the excitement
had restored his old ardor as If by en-
c%hantment, he longed to, be face to face
with his foe. and at length come to a
settlement with him.
All at once the Indian uttered a cry.
The two men looked back with alarm and
saw a body of men coming up at full
speed. At this moment the carriage was
following a road bounded on one side
by a rather thick chapparal, which ex-
tended for some distance; on the other
by i deep ravine.
At a sign from the Frenchman the
carringe was drawn across the road and
the ladies got out md went, under
Curumilla's protection, to seek shelter
behind the trees. The two men, after
seeing that their friends were concealed,
with their rifles to their shoulders and
fingers ON the triggers, stood firmly in
the middle Of the road, awaiting the on
set of their advcrsaries, for, in all prob
ability, the newcomers were enemies.
CHAPTER XIV. 1879
Curumilla, after concealing, with that
Indian skill he SO thoroughly possessed,
the young ladies at a spot where they
were thoroughly protected from bullets,
Ind placed himself, rife In hand, not By
the side Of the two riders, but, with
characteristic redskin prudence, he am
buscaded himself behind the carriage,
probably rejecting that he represented
the entire infantry force, and not caring,
through d point of honor, very absurd in
his opinion, to expose himself to a death
not only certain but useless to those he
wished to defend.
The horsemen, however, on coming
within range OF the persons they were
pursuing, stopped, and by their gestures
seemed to evince a hesitation the fugi-
tives did not Mt NIL understand after the
fashion in which they had hitherto been
pursued. The motive for this hesitation,
which the Frenchman and his companions
could not know, and which pcrplexed
them 50 greatly, was very simple.
Carnero, for it was the generals capa-
taz who was pursuing the carriage, with
his poems, all at once perceived, with a
secret pleasure, II Is true, though he was
careful not TO let his companions notice
ii, that while they were pursuing the
carriage other horsemen were pursuing
them, and coming np at headlong speed.
On seeing this, as we said, the party
halted. much disappointed and greatly
EMBARRASSED as to what they had better
do.
ssnev were literally placed between two
Ares. and were the attacked instead Of
re assailants; the ~sit.ation was crit
icnl. ana deserved serious consideration.
Carncro suggested a ~retreat, remarking
with Ii certain amount al reason that the
sides were no LONGER equal and that sue
cess was highly n~sAhlenatical. The
pecns. all I.utter ruiiaas, and expressly
clsosen BY the general, but who enter
tasaed q profound respect for the integ-
rigy af their limos, and we're but very
sligfsly inciiaea TO have them injured in
so observation-disclosures 4 contest with people.
WHO wostid NOT resoii. were disposed to
solleEv the advice az the capatnz and re-
Sire before Il retreat became impossible.
pnssppily. The Z.aragate vas anon
TIE Poems. EeIiN9 Fng from his conversa-
ssf,i fsi1stiir coins,si That lie knew bet
scE siNsn anss one he genNral's attentions,
attracsast bS stse hope Of Il rich re-
Matl if rs sassAa.iad in delivering him
q is esNn that Ii 70 say. IN killing
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