Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-07-03

/ M0XicanS> sat frozen to their saddles
and then De Lancey broke the silence
"You must not think, Senior Ara
gon," he began, speaking with Ger
tain bitterness, that you can carry
your point like this. My friend here is
a Texan, and if your men stir he will
kill them. But there Is law in this
country for every man-what is it thai
you want?,
/ Il want this mining claim. shouted
Aragon, that you have so unjustly Ia
ken from me through that scoundrel
Mendez! And / want you to STEP
aside. SO that can set up my monu
ments and take possession of it. !"
"The Senior Aragon has not been to
the agente mineral today" suggested
De Lancey suavely. eff he had taken
the trouble he would not"
Enough" cried Aragon, still trying
to carry it of cavalierly: II sent my
servant to the mining agent yesterday
and he reported that the permit had
lapsed."
IF he had taken the pains to in
guire for new permits. however" re
turned De Lancey, "he would have
found that one has been issued to me.
/ am now Mexican citizen. like your
SELF"
"You!" screamed Aragon, his eyes
bullying with establishment; and then,
finding himself tricked, he turned sud.
denly upon one of his retainers and
struck him with his whip.
Son of a goat!" he stormed. pig!
Is this the way you obey my orders?
But though he raved and scoIded. he
had gone too far, and there was no
/ putting the blame on his servant. In
his desire to humiliate the hated grin
gos he had thrown down all his guards,
and even De Lancey saw all too clear
| iy what his intentions in the matter
had been.
Spare yo r cursing. Senior Aragon,
he said, "and after this" he added,
you can save your pretty words. too
for somebody else We shall re-
main here and hold our property"
"Ha! You Americans!" exclaimed
Aragon, as he chewed bitterly on his
defeat. you will rob us of every
thing-even our government. So you
| are Mexican citizen, Ell? You must
value this barren mine very highly to
give up the protection Of your govern
Inent. But perhaps you are acquainted
with a man named Kruger?" he
| sneered.
HE would sell his honor any time
to defraud Mexican Of his rights,
and / doubt not it was he who sent
you here. Yes, have known it from
the first-but l will fool him yet!
$50 you are Mexican citizen. Senior
De Lancey? Bien, then you shall pay
the full price of your citizenship Be
fore our law you are now no more than
that poor pelado, Mendez. You cannot
appeal now to your consul at Gads-
den-you are only Mexican! Very
WELT"
He shrugged his shoulders and
| smiled significantly.
| NO." retorted De Lancey angrily;
you are right cannot appeal to my
government! But let me tell you some
| thing, Senior Mexicano! An American
needs no government to protect him
he has his gun. and that is enough!"
| yes, added Bud, who had caught
the drift of the last, 'and he has his
friends, too; don't forget that!" He
strobe over toward Aragon and men,
aced him with threatening finger.
IF anything happens to my friend. !"
y III svynrv will m xxy11irof
And now, senor," he added. speaking
in the idiom of the country. "go with
:. God-and do not come back!"
PAIL" spat back Aragon, his hate
for the pushing foreigner showing in
every glance; II will beat you yet!
And / pray God the revoltosos come
this way. if they take the full half of
my cattleso long as they get you
| twow
very WELL" nodded Bud as Aragon
and his men turned away, "but be
careful you do not send any!"
Good" he continued, smiling grim
| " at the pallid Phil; now we got him
where we want him-out in the open.
And I'll just remember them four PAL
sanos he had with him-they're his
handy men, the boys with nerve and
dent never let one of 'em catch you
out after dark"
De. Lancey sat down on rock and
wiped his face.
Heavens, Bud" he groaned, IT
never would have believed 1t Of him
thought he was on the square But
it just goes to prove the old saying
every Mexican has got streak Of yell
low in him somewhere. All you've
got to do is to. trust him long enough
and you'll find it out. Well, we're hep
to Mr. Aragon, all right!''
Il never seen one of these polite,
| palaverihg Mexicans yet" observed
Bud sagely, that wasn't crooked. And
this Teller Aragon is mean, to boot
But that's game" he added, that
two can play at. don't know how you
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