The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-11-24

have The privilege of dec1,lth' betw cen
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with that she cantered away. kied
OF glum.
II knew we'll enough that 80 fur as
jose Herrara was concerned she could
nave hitn Whenever she wanted him,
But ] didn't know anything about her
havin' the Englishnan.
hut HI time wore on I "a W I'acuuita
ana Allston more and more together.
Whiie SerraIIO seemed to be dropped
out o the race. 1t was perfectly nat.
nrai that a tine lookim' man with swell
manners should supplant n boy who
o'ont show up for much except that
ne was a very good kind Of Il Teller.
heo been about the only person pac-
Quita h"d ever come across for lover.
ana when somethin' better turned nm
1t was natural she should gradunl,v
Jet 80 her hold on the first and get !,
grip on the second.
"but the time come when 1t was plain
enough that the Englishman had been
landed and was layin on his side
gaspfn'. What | mean by that Is that
the gal had woven spell about him
ne couldn't resist. and he was dead
gone on her. From that time she did
not seem so stuck on him rs she wos
before. That's the way with all of us
when we once git thing we don't care
SO much about it as we thought we
did. That's what l thought was the
case with Pacquita. but them as knew
toid me was wrong. They said she
was In love with Allston and was goin.
to marry him.
1.-THE race was comm to a finish. with
Dig odds on Allston. Leasta ways. IL
would "a been ridiculous for Pacuuita
10 stick to boy lover when she could
git man and fine man at that. But
she didn't seem to want to decide.
"One day PacQuita was out on her
morse. got up. as usual, in her Mexican
forgery. revolver at her side and a
Iariat at the pommel of her saddle
when she saw the two men who was
courtin' her ridin' toward each other.
She wondered what they was goin' to
90. She didn't want 'em to flght-fact
IS. all along she had been keepin' Ser
rano from pickin' quarrel with ALI.
ston.' Then she remembered that there
was quicksand between 'em, an she
began to worry lest one on 'em would
git into 1t. She reckoned Jose Serrano
knew all about it. but she wasn't sure
Allston did. They was ridin' kind o.
reckless. especially Serrano. and she
made up her mind there war goin' to
be fracas. She war bound to ston
1t. so she started for 'em.
well. before she reached 'em thew
met She saw that Serrano was talk.
in mighty savage to Allston. while
Allston was a-keepin' his temper and
pattln' his horse. which seemed FESTIVE.
TO Keep him quiet. l'acquita rode on
as fast as she could make her beast
go. dreadin' every minute to see the
TWO tnen come to blows. Then she no.
tlced that there seemed to be some.
thin the matter with both their horses.
Serrano went on talkili' excitedly. but
Allston stopped payin' any attention
70 MIN ana was lashin' his horse. The
horse seemed to be maxim Il great eft.
Tort to do somethin'. but didn't do
nothin'. Then Serrano's horse was
a-makin' the same efforts.
Pacquita turned PALE for she knew
that both her lovers had struck the.
quicksand. and once in it there was.
no cLanct for either Of 'em to get out.
She made her horse do her best. usin'
whip and spur. but she was ridin'
across country. with no road. and the.
goin' was bad. The Two men were.
slnk1n' lower and lower and shoutin'
ike mad for help. I'acquita- was the
only person to hear 'enl. and there was
little prospect shed reach 'em before
they sunk out O. sight. She was only
gal anyway.
when she rode up to 'em their
horses heads was the only part OF ei.
Their critter above the sand and both
men had sunk to the waist Ailston.
Dein' the heaviest. had sunk a little
over than Serrano. iacq,lita wrune
ner hands for Il moment, wild at not
0eln able to help 'em. each OF EN-
ookin' at her pitifuIly. Then she re-
RENDERED her ariat. Quick as a flash
she unwOund and poised it ready to-
hrow. Each man was up to his arm
DTS. Even it she had time to save
me on 'em she wouldn't have, time to-
save the other.
This is where the time come ! was
elm you about at the beginnin' . this
arm. where the gal had 10 decide
which one of the two men she loved.
IF, rather. the love for one O. 'em that
vas in her decided the matter for her.
'wlngin' the loop around three or four
lines. she let it go and it shot out
'ver the quicks;nd.
(which o them two fellers do YOU
oppose the loop fell on? Why. the little
Mexican. When it come to the pint
he child love that had growed like a
'oung twig was stronger than the
lew thing that had come when Pac.
luita was growed.
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