The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-09-17

Don't say q word" warned BUD,
sprtnging to the tent door to intercept
him. "or you1l put US out OF business'
II Is nothing" he continued in Spanish
"a Mende1 came out of hts house, but
put Don Felipe's horse In the eorrai
| when he IL cool"
| EST senor--with great pleasure' |
| smirked FMendez, running to get tht
horse. and after he had departed bud
turned back and shook his head
I'VE can't afford TO quarrel With MI
| Nendez." he said; because IL Aragoh
ever gets hold OF him we're ditehed
lest let everything run on like wed
overlooked something until the sixty
DAYS are up-then, We get away
with It, wen locate the mine our
selves"
Yes: but how
Well thas's two ways" returned
bud. "either hunt up another Mexican
citizen or turn Mexican ourselves
/ Turn Mexiean." shrilled Phil. ana
I then he broke down and laughed
, We'll. you're a great one. bHa' w
+ chortled; you sure are!
; Il come down here TO get this NINE
: said Bud laconically.
yes. but you're Texan--or was
one!"
d .Tha, makes no difference. an
r sxered Bud stoutly. The hot veathe'
u ia coming on-revolution h likely 'e
y begin any time-and there Amt sih
IS Gle Mexican we can trust Jest on'
e more break now and We lose oat--hos
= how about itf
k, who's going to turn Mexican'
10 questioned be Lancey. you OF ms'
q Well will. then'
~ mo. you won't. either'" cried rni
" forgetting his canny shrewdneSs'
40 Il myselfl I'm half Mexican =
IN ready I've been eating chill 90 lonss
cd Now here" began Bud. listen
be -. rye been thinking this over
se day and you Jest heard about H. IN
no man that turns Mexican Is likely
get mixed up with the authorities an
ne have to skip the country. but the otn'
be- teller IA In the other way-he's got
,at .tav with the works iii he'll freeR'
''N over.
.Now you're an engineer and ~
'as know how TO open up 4 mine--i don
an So. II you say so. I'll take out the .
~ pers and you hold the mine-or u y
lAn want oyou can turn Mex.
mo Well" said De Lancey. his vol
On suddenly becoming soft and pensi'
l's Il might as we'll tell you. Bud. u
ecu I'm thinking OF settling In this cot
try. anyway. OF course. l don't 10
at Aragon the way you do thi
you are prejudiced and misiudge
90, but ever since I've known Ora
I've"
,,x "GraciAl" repeated Bud; and 10
80, stirred by some great and unreason
h1. anger. he rose up and threw down
hat pettishiy. I'D think. PHI.
- muttered. you'd be satisfied with
"a the other girls in the world without
Now herel" shouted Phil. rising
rh., unreasoningly TO his feet. don't
nav. say another word against that girl
rail. III"
, re. shut your mouth. you II
shrimpl" beloved Bud, wheeling
De him menacingly, You seem to II
a to you're the only man In the VI
tent that"
. me "oh, alush. Budl' cried PM 10
vain gust. you don't mean 10 ,en ms ,"
e all In love with Graeia tool
head. "who--me7" demanded HOOKER
:. we face suddenly becoming nxed
aight maskIike; and thsn he laughed hoi
" in derision and sank down on
Bud: bed.
him Certainly. OF the two OF them
Ingle- was the more surprised at his sue
outbreak OF passion; and yet wher
lined words were spoken he Was auic
Irish. know that they we're true.
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