The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

| him at first, because he seemed to adopi
a patronizing air toward me. I was
pulled up with my own importance. and
felt that had the prestige and suppor,
of the greatest government in the world
at my back. / was, in plain language
an gorgeous ass. and / found it out be-
lore l got far out of that country.
My instructions had been to re-
main at Preside until evidence should
be secured of the identity of the snug
glers, and then to ask assistance of the
rangers Tor their arrest. In my officious
concert L had dreams of capturing the
smuggiers unaided. / scorned to ask
Tor help of anyone. JarralI suspected
something of this from the first. and
told me in friendly way that it would
De best to exercise caution He said
the smugglers were as fine a bunch of
cut-throats as could be found out of
jail, and that they wouldn't like ANY,
thlng better than TO create a vacancy
IN the ranks of the secret service de-
rartment. naturally harboring a grudge
against that arm of the government.
The next morning after my arrival
crossed over to the Mexican village.
TO look around a bit and see if |
couldn't pick up some valuable infor-
nation l was wandering about, STAR
ing at the crude hats and the naked
"A
lcan wearing hat that was a dupli-
cate OF my own. only his showed
marks of hard usage
Hello" he said. when did you get
in?
II was on the point of telling him
that he had made a mistake. but
something prompted me to play him
along and see what he was I'D to. I
merely replied:
Where is Munson?' he queried,
looking me over carefully.
He will be here later I replied at
venture
This seemed TO satisfy him. for he
asked me to come along, and said he
would steer me up against something
that would wash the alkali dust out
of my pipes
I went with him. but did not make
any effort 10 talk. nor did he. We
walked some distance, winding and
twisting through the narrow. crooked
streets, finally stopping before a house
with broken column beside the door.
| into which he let himself with a mass
key. l followed him across a paved
court INTO large room at the rear of
the house which looked out through
barred windows upon pretty garden.
He brought out a bottle of whisky and
| a bottle of settler, and rang for a
| servant. who came in shortly with a
bowl of cracked ice. great rarity in
that country. He mixed two hishballs
and we drank in silence.
he began.
All right. I replied.
We have 800 coming down to-
night, he said. and 200 more in three
days. The boats are ready and Man
uel IS IN charge at Huataz so there
isn't chance for anything to go
wrong at that end of the line
He paused moment 10 mix an
other highball, which he swallowed at
a gulp.
After a moment he took up the con-
versation where he had left off.
You know where to meet us to-
night?' he queried
6 The instructions haven't been too
plain replied
Blame that mutton-headed Indian
he swore. I might have known that
he couldn't get anything straight.
Well I will have to tell you ali over
again You and Munson be at the cot
tonwood towhead two miles above
town at 1880 tonight to check up the
cattle and pay over the money. Take
the north trail from Persidio and turn
to the left at the goant cactus. You
can't miss the way 1t is about two
miles. The cattle path at the cactus
Will lead YOU out to the landing at the
toWhead. Andrews and I will come
over with the first boat and we can
check UP as they land. I suppose YOU
have the papers he concluded.
No, Munson has them I ventured.
feeling sure that if Munson didn't
have them 1 did not know where they
were.
We'll. be sure that Munson brings
them along he admonished
This concluded the interview and
! lost no time in getting back across
the river to tell Jarrall of my adven-
ture. He was delighted at my luck.
You have got them red-handed.'
he yelled. when I had concluded. It's
the luckiest piece of work you have
ever done
He dispatched a trusty messenger
with letter for Captain Davis of the
Rangers. whose headquarters were
the nearest to Preside. instructing
the messenger to ride as if the devil
were after him We planned that Cap
tain Davis and his rangers would ar
rive by 10 O'Clock that night and we
would have them lie in ambush at the
landing place and capture my friend,
the American. and his companion. as
well as Munson and the person for
whom / had been mistaken. both of
whom we figured would arrive before
that time
1T was well along towards night
when We completed our arrangements.
and although Jarrall's cook had pre-
pared a fine supper. ] couldn't do JUS
tice to il. / was too excited. This
was 10 be my first real exciting adj
venture, and l was as nervous as an
actor who is about to make
his initial appearance before an au-
dieuCe.
THE evening dragged terribly. Jar
rail- stationed a lookout on the trail
from Nogal. but up to 10 o'clock the
two gentlemen for whom we waited
had not arrived. They were not in
Preside. for we had determined that
fact in the afternoon. 1t was evident
that they would not arrive in time TO
keep their appointment at the cotton
wood towhead. They might come the
next morning. and in that event We
would be ready to receive them ap-
At i've minutes after 10 I heard
horses hoofs pounding the sand to
the south. could almost have shout
ed, for i was sure that IL u-aS Da,-;e