The Washington herald., 1912-01-28

Rio Grande either. lest your colonel
/ make complaint to the ruraIes, who
would soon swOOp down upon me. No.
no. II grieves me extremely, young men.
I but I fear that you must die. As to the
/ papers-I may auction them to the high
est bidder. However, do not let these
| things distress you before tomorrow
You shall be well treated while with me,
on the word OF Juan Torrejon,'
Solano spranG up from his saddle-chair.
I "You are Juan Torreion?' he demanded.
Wholly at your service. -caballero.
Juan Torrejon. humble captain of a
little band that is for the revolution
to-day. for the government tomorrow
and always. at all times, for Juan
Torrejon. You have heard my name?"
Harry. give me the card that Mex
lean handed you"' And Solano quickly
transferred the card written by Tore
joins grateful brother to the clutches
of the robber chief Juan Torrejon
read the words thereon written, and
seemed to mediate for a few minutes.
Then he burst into a ringing laugh.
and slapped a heavy hand upon the
shoulders Of each prisoner.
Fortunate. doubly fortunate were
you. caballeros. that you rendered this
kindness to the brother of Juan Tore
jon. 7. myself. knew not OF my broth
er's poverty. for he was ever proud.
even in misfortune. A small world.
after all, Is it not, caballeros: Fear
not now, for your safety. Juan Tore
Jon would not see you injured. or
abused. As to the documents. how
ever-I fear that must relieve you OF
them. Ny word is passed to the gen
tlemen with the unpronounceabls BILE
names, and cannot forego the fortune
expect to gain. Still. we will talk
further on the morrow. VIII you young
men give me your word Of honor that
you will not destroy the SEsteral mis-
sives during the night? II so. you shall
have a hut 10 yourselves and every
comfort possible. Haye I your word
as to the papersT
Il suppose we might as well give IL,
said Brockett. Tell him, Ramon. that
we will not tear them up. eat them. or
otherwise annihilate them, and let IL go
at that Tomorrow we can argue more
deeply on the, subject. We are tired
now, disgIsted with life in general, and
in need OF sleep"
so lee it be-" assented Torrejon. Il
accept your word. Who knows. my
friends, but that you, as well as l. can
Induce these foreign gentlemen TO bid
more vigorously against each other to-
morrow? All, yes-just as incidental.
friends-I have heard much Of your great
prowess in the Gringo's game OF base
play IL at all leisure hours-but I fear.
we play il very badly. The gentlemen
Of unpronounceabls names do not come
till afternoon. Will you not. during the
morning, give us valuable instruction in
the game of baseball? It will, 1 assure
you, be glorious favor"
Despite the misery OF their situation
and the apparent overthrow of all their
plans, the boys could not restrain their
laughter. This brigand, this land-pirate,
this desperado. who. on the morrow,
might wreck the future OF great nations.
asked for instruction In the diamond
game, They could not keep from laugh
tsr-and even as they Laughed BrockettB
vRry soul thrilled with the flash Of sud-
den inspiration.
f''Yes. yes" he painted. Tell him, Ra-
mon that we win be right with him in
the morning. and that We will do our
best to teach Him what little Of the game
We know
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