El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-30
A WOMAN Halter.

''Dannie, DEAR said Name. II wants
youse TO swear on de good book not to
disgrace de family while yer down In
Cuby."
''Wot," interrupted Dannie, lis youse
givin' me, Name? Does youse t'ink
I'm goin' ter run from de bullets
Does youse t'ink"-
Dannie gave the promise with a
pugh and was rewarded with a sis
terry kiss An hour later he started
m his journey to the seat of war.
During the first eventful hour Of the
battle at San Juan hill Dannie Dugan's
life was twice saved by Cowpuncher
Grimes.
"Grimsey. me boy. I'll never fergit
youse for plfnkin' dat last dago who
had de bead on me wen me back was
turned" said Dannie. Yer a dead
white guy an a butte at handlfn' a
gum
Before that historic day was three
hours older a vagrant Mauser bullet
tunneled its way through Cowpunch-
CT Grimes left side and gave Dannie
an opportunity to show his gratitude
81 guess I've made my last gun
play he said TO Dannie. ''The best
thing you can do, old pal. is to shake
my ripper and let me cash In"
Cash inr' growled Dannie- "Tm
| a-goin' ter carry yer back ter dem doc
tors an have 'em putty up dat hole In
yer liver. Youse too good partner
fer Dannie Dugan ter t'row down."
Grimes was in the hospital when
! Santiago surrendered but q week
later the surgeons decided that he was
strong enough TO make the journey to
| New York. Then it was that he sent
for Dannie When the latter mate
rallied the wounded trooper raised his
head from the pillow and put out his
hand
"Dannie," he said, they're goin' to
(, send us up TO your town-tO New
York You have been awful kind to
me. and I want to square accounts
| somehow l didn't know but what /
might do something for you when /
got back to Gods conntry-tote a
message up to your people or any
thing else"
"Grimesey. old pal" replied Dannie,
''youse kin do me an awful good turn
in old New York. You kin go ter my
sister Name an try an square me wild
de family"
Square you. Dannie?"
Yes. square me- Youse see, it's
like dis: Just before l left de folks
Name she gets me inter de front room,
puts me ripper on de Bible. an jollies
me inter pronisin' dat I wouldn't get
stuck on any of desc Spanish goirls
down here. Well, say. whin L gave
Name me promise I'd never seen de
little Spanish goirl wot 1 found a
mOanin' over her dead mudder out
back Of Ell Caney de udder mornin'
Dere amt no use of chewin' de rag
over it. De fact is dat I'm dead stuck
on Maria. an as soon as dis scraps
finished I'm gein' to take her to de
church an get spliced But. bully
gee, I can't rest easy till l knows dat
things have bin squared wild me sister
Name. an youse be's de only guy as
kin do it"
"Dannie, / reckon I'm what you
fasteners call woman hater. / don't |
like the female breed and it don't like |
me. / may make a mess of the job. |
but I'll do 1t. If don't cash I'm before
the transport gets to New York I'll |
see your sister and try and square ito
There came q knock at the door of |
the Dugan fat and Name answered
it As she opened the door a tall.
slender man in q faded uniform of
blue staggered in and all but fell into
her arms.
For Gods sake give me a glass of
water, miss. l ran away from the
hospital. and I'm nearly knocked out.
II you are Dannie Dugan's sister
Name, read this letter. r.
The wounded trooper never finished
that speech. With moan Of pain he
fell face downward on the floor. Name
called in Mickie and her mother. They
laid their unconscious guest on the
sofa. and while Name bathed his fever
heated brow with fee water her broth
pr MipLyfa cfarfod on StiII bupt 70, |