The Washington times., 1910-03-07
CHAPTER XVII.
The Holdup.

The HOldup.
IN ST. LOUIS he paused long enough
20 send a telegram to Rodney vii
Hams. explaining his whereabouts and
tuture movements. Then he took The
first train for Fort Worth, Tex,
whence the Texas and Pacific carried
him 10 the border town Of RI Paso.
from the railway officials Of the
Mexican Central and Western. he
learned after much investigation on
their part that San Jacinto was a tiny
village In the valley between the Sierra
Madre and the San Francisco ridge.
They assured hin that the journey
could be made on horseback from Du-
range He took the sIOw-creeping train
10 Durango. after a seemingly endless
Journey 10 the junction at TOTreon.
IL was late In the evening when he
arrived at Durango. and he concluded
20 remain there fer the night, more
distance to San JacintO was not less
than twenty leagues
he had been refreshing his memory
OF Spanish from little book be picked
up IN 81. Louis. and was able 10 make
his wants known.
But talking with those who speak as
hdllFes tongue which one has &C
CURED from books IS not as easy rs
some people suppose. II took Wallace
q long While 10 gather that there was
another village between Durango, and
san JacintO. 10 which the pOsaderO or
the best hotel would send him-fOr "A
1onslaeration IN carriage.
ana YOU wish to see the Senior Nor
ion. the pOsaGCro inquired after the
arrangements about the carriage had
been made to his satisfaction.
wallace became interested in a mo
meuL You know hirg" ne asked
f1ar B.
lie came often TO Durango on business.
lie always stopped az the Fonda dc
Grande Vista He was a very rich
man.
Eventually. by signs and reoetitions on
me part OF the luukeeper and the CON
suitauOn on Green's part OF his little
pook. De was able to understand that
ne Se1or Morton owned a wonderful
mine around which the village OF Monte
dc orc had been built above the older
hamlet OF san Jacint0.
W dllace finally concluded that II
would be well 20 make known the fact
that he was the Senior Morton son
Inc increased frleuCfincSs and imuedi-
ate improvement iu the service offered
was ample justification Of his Judge
ment
You are expected by your father the
posaderO hcamiUEiy told him
Expected Wallace exclaimed sur
Qriscd into speech he should not nave
uttered. 'less[ he corrected himself
la4eis-
sent up l-e Telegram the posadero
SAID with the same bland smile 'It
Sa.n. Man VINO IS called Meade hy
AilAseii, say ing He ls your son, on the
way 90 san J1ciUto-
Quickly the thought came 90 Wallace
that this must seem peculiar situation
70 those who had knOHu aIs father as
Morton iie looked again into tie
smiling eyes OF tho innkeeper and felt
that the smile was not SO kindly as he
mad imagined.
without doubt. Senior Morton Us q
come 90 meet his son" the pOsadaI1
went on Il sent the telegram only this
morning.
wallace spent an uneasy night. Be-
t2He starting tu the morning Le took the
as ne could md
l1e mad mar reared night attack In
Fi- room lie Old not know what might
now DE before him.
~ neither IBIS father would have any
personal interest l1 MIN. such as would
make l-m willing % risk an interview
ne could not tel. More fhaD likely the
man would believe Jl-s a rlse OF New
Jersey detectives 20 bring him 20 late
Justice
lu all probability his EFFORTS had been
tnWarJed by the willy Mexican who
cared Tor MS mothers grave II he
were not killed by his fathers native
wiuious the condemned man would have
escaped over tIe mountains
Green watched The road narrowly to