Catoctin clarion., 1911-04-20

NASdictIc pdpciS.
Always the same, little one." said
Tonia, her dark eyes lingering upon
him.
u must 60 over to Fipk's," said the
Kid, rising "tor some tobacco.
thought l had another sack In my
coat. III be- back ID u quarter OF an
hour"
Hasten" said ronia. land tell me
bow long shall | call YOU my own this
time. WIN you be gone again tomor.
row. leaving me to grleve, or will you
he longer With your TOniaT
"Oh. might stay two " three days
this trip" said the KID yawning "1've
been on the dodge for a month and
I'd like to rest up"
H. was gone half an hour frh his to-
bacco When he returned ronia was
still lying In the hammock.
At midnight q hOrseman rode into
the rangers camp blazing his way by
noisy "halloes" to indicate pacific
mission Snndridge and one or two
others turned out to Investigate the
w" IHIct "
be Domingo Sales from the Lone Wolf
Crossing He bore letter for SenOr
SaDdridse Old Lnisa. the lavandera,
had persuaded him to bring 1t, be said.
her son Gregorio being too III of a
fever to ride
Sandridge lighted the camp lantern
and read the letter These we're its
words:
Dear One He has come. Hardly had
you ridden away when ne came out OF the
pear When ne first talked ne said ne
wouio stay three days OF more Then as
II grew ,atei ne was like wolf or q fox
and walked about without rest. looking
ana listening Soon he said he must leave
before daylight when II lie dark and still.
est. and then he seemed to suspect that
! be not true to him. He looked at me so
strange that am frightened. ! swear to
him that l love MIN. MS own ronia Last
OF all he said / must prove to him 1 am
true He thinks that even now men are
waiting to Kill MIN as he rides from my
house TO escape ne says ne will dress IN
my clothes, my red skirt and the blue
waist ! wear and the Drown manttlla over
the head. and thus ride away But before
that ne says that | must put on mis-
CLOTHES, MS pdntdIODcS anu diO
hat and ride away on mis- morse from the
1acai as tar as the DIG road beyond the
crossing and BACK again. This before ne
goes so ne can tell II l am true and II
men are hidden to shoot him. II Is ter
r1bie thing An hour before davbreak this
ts to be. Come my dear one. ano Kill this
man ana take me tot yuuI ionla- DO
not Try TO take noio OF MIN alive, out Kill
MIN quickly. knowing all. you should do
that You must come long before the
time ana hide yourself in the little shed
neaI the IacaI where the wagon ana sad
dies are Kept 1t is dark in there. He
will weaI my red skirt and blue waist and
brown mantila 1 send you hundred
Kisses Come surely and shoot quickly
ano straight Thine own TONlA-
Sandridge quickly explained to his
men the official part OF the missive.
The rangers protested against his go
ing alone.
"I'u get him easy enough" said the
lieutenant The girls got him trap
PED. And don't even think ne'n get
the drop on me-"
Sandridge saddled bis horse and
rode to the Lone Wolf Crossing. he
tied his big dun In cump OF brush
on the arroyo, took his Winchester
from its scabbard and carefully ap-
preached the Perez jacal. There was
only the half of high moon drifted
over by ragged. milk white gulf
clouds.
The wagon shed was an excellent
place FOR ambush, and the ranger got
inside II safely. In the black shadow
OF the brush shelter In front OF the
jacai be could see horse tied ana
hear him irnpatiently paving the hard
troddtn earth.
He waited almost an hour before
two figures came out OF the 1acaL
One In mans clothes quickly mounted
the horse and galloped past the wagon
shed toward the crossing and village.
ana then the other figure. In skirt.
waist and mantilla over Its head. step
ped ont INTO the faint moonlight, gaz-
ing after the rider. Sandridge thought
be would take his chance then before
Tonia rode back He fancied she
might not care TO see It.
"rhrow up vonr hands!' he ordered
loudly. stepping out OF the wagon shed
With his Winchester at his shoulder.
There was a quick turn of the fig.
ure. but no movement to obey. so the
ranger pumped In the bullets one
two--three- and then twice more. for
you never could he too sure Of bring
ing down the Cisco Kid There was
no danger of missing at ten PAGES.
even In that half moonlight.
The old ancestor. asleep on his blan.
ket was awakened by the shots. Lis
tenine further. he heard great cry
from some man in mortar distress or
anguish and rose up. grumbling at
the disturbing ways OF moderns.
The tall. req ghost OF man burst
into rhe jacaL reaching one hand.
shaking like tule reed FOR the IAN
tern banging on its nail The other
spread a letter on the table
LOOK at this letter. Perez" cried
the man who wrote ttY'
An. Dios 1t IS Spnor Sandridge,"
mumbled the old man. approaching.
'Pues. senOr. that letter WAS written
by 'Ei Chivato, as ne Is called by the
man OF Ionia. They say he Ia d bad
man do not know While Tonta
slept he wrote the letter and sent 1t
by this oId hand of mine to t,Omingo
Sales TO be brought to you Is there
anything wrong in the letter. ! am
very old and | did not know. Val
game Dios. 1t is a very foolish world,
and there Ia nothing in the house to
drink-notning to drink"
Just then all that Sandrtdge could
think OF to do was to 60 outside and
throw himself face downward In the
dust by the side OF his humming bird.
of whom not a feather uuttered He
was not cabaiiero ny instinct ana