Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26


enough. and dismounted. Just as his
feet touched the ground he caught
sight OF Laramie's smiling counten-
ance and started violently.
"Csramba," he calculated. Get Is
the Senior Laramie Bill"
Laramie grinned like a fiend.
It's me, sure enough, old pal" he
affirmed. cheerfully. Maybe this
amt q pleasant surprise 70 run across
n friend so far from home. How's
Victor. Manuel and Garcia, your team
mates? I'd like 10 say howdy TO 'em,
Jose, just for the sake OF old times"
Gutierrez glanced at the speaker
darkly. but made no reply. Instead he
turned 20 me with an expression OF In
jured innocence.
What for you stick me up this-a-
way?" he demanded.
You're under arrest on a charge OF
destroying government timber" I said.
curtly. I'm a United States marshal
and am going TO take you to Flag
stan. Keep your gun on him, Lara
ME. while I go through him"
A<1A eAAAao hbN9fA Win CuttfIul
promptitude. and I made a careful
search OF the Me1ican's person, re-
moving HIS gun and n long. ugly bowie
knife. both OF which I transferred to
my own belt. Then 1 snapped the
handouts on him and proceeded 20 In
terrogate him as 20 the whereabouts
OF his companions. But on this point
he was obdurate and refused TO speak,
and l resolved TO return 70 Flagstaff
with my prisoner, put him under lock
and key. and come back on the follow
ing day 10 attend 70 his comrades
case. II was not quite noon when we
reached the town and deposited the
prisoner in Jail. When we were leav-
ing him Laramie pudged me and whls.
pered:
IL you amt got no objections ia
Ike 10 be allowed 20 talk with Mr..
Jose by myself awhile. I've got a
notion that kin get some news out OF
the sully swine"
"An right" responded. Go
ahead. but don't be too rough in your
way OF persuading him to loosen up.
We've got TO treat Uncle Sans
quests tenderly."
TIN handle him like a pet kid" 70.
turned Laramie. When was you nE-
urin' on goin' after the rest of the
bunchf"
Wen start early tomorrow morn
Ing" / said. Il think it's best TO make
. daylight Job OF tt"
returned to the boarding house
where we had put up and Iounged
about for the balance OF the day. Much
to my surprise Laramie failed 10 put
in an appearance. nor during my sub
seQuent wanderings around the town
did / discover any trace OF my erst-
while deputy. A visit to the jail left
me no wiser than before. Jose, in his
cell, merely glared Indignantly when
i approached him and declirsd to en-.
ter into conversation with me. I no
uced a swelling and discoloration
adjoining the Mexican's right eye that
1 could have sworn was not in evi.
dence a few hours earlier. and won
dered, with vague feeling OF discom.
fort, II Laramie, In spite OF my warn
Ing, had been applying other means
than those OF moral suasion to the
prisoner IN his zeal to extract informa-
ton from him regarding his compan-
ions. Had / been aware OF the even.
ing's entertainment which nay worthy
assistant had mapped out for himself
my discomfort would have been large
ly increased, but of the startling train
OF events which followed his visit 20
the jail was destined TO remain In
hlissf1i ignorance for the present.
What had actually happened was
this: After left Laramie alone with
the prisoner my energetic deputy pro-
ceeded to make the Mexican talk &C,
cording TO certain methods that would
not have met with the sanction OF the
United States government. In other
words, he brow-beat and man-handled
the unlucky Jose in such vigorous
style that the terrified greaser finally
wilted and consented to reveal the
whereabouts OF his accomplices. On
obtaining this information Laramie.
filled with an unholy Joy. obtained 4
fresh horse and started out on an az.
petition on his own account He rode
steadily all that afternoon until he
reached the San Braido canyon. and
drew rein In sight OF the shanty on the
hillside OF which the cattle-men had