The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-16

(Contlnucd from Y~estcrday.)
wy, sure mott" cried Hooker
heartily. Il knowed you was foolingl
IIidn't | laugh at you? Say. what kind
OF a Teller do YOU think | am. anyway
Dye think I'd get an Indian 10 do my
kIling?"
"oh. then didn't your" sine cried.
suddenly Frightening up. You know,
you talk so rough sometimes-and !
never do know what you meant You
said you guessed you'd have TO Kill
him for me. you know, and-oh, Il vas
too awful, must be getting foolish.
I'm so tired out. but-what did you
tell that INDIAN"
Rud glanced at her sharply for a
moment and then decided to humor
her. Perhaps, II he could get her
quieted. she would stop talking and
begin u eat
"He asked me who was after us" he
said. and ! told him Il was Del Rey.-
Eyes. and what did he say them"
"He didn't say nothing-jest lined
out for the pass"
"And didn't You say YOU wanted
! hiLs-killed?"
"Noi" burst out Bud. half angrily.
Haven't ! told you once? did mott
That Indian had reasons OF his own,
believe inches got a scar along his
ribs where Del Rey shot him with a
six.shooter, Ard. furthermore" he
added. as her face cleared at this ex-
PLANTATION OF the mystery. you'd better
try 10 take me az my word for the rest
OF this tripl Looks 10 me like you've
been assoclating with these Mexicans
too much,"
why. what do you meanT" she do
handed CURLY.
Il mean This" ANSWERED Hooker, be
ing as we're on the subject again.
Ever since I've knowed you you've
been talking about brave mon and
ala that; and moron acc you've limited
that | wasn't brave because | wouldn't
fight.
"rd Just like to tell you, to put
sour mind at real. that my father was
a sergeant In the Texas rangers and no
hundred Mexicans was ever able 10
make him crawl. He served for ten
years on the Texas border and never
turned his back 20 no man-let alone
a Mex. ! was brought up by him TO
be %peaceable and quiet. but don't YOU
never think, because | run away from
Manuel del Roy. that | was afraid to
face him"
He paused and regarded her intent.
", and her eyes fell before his.
You must excuse mo-" she said.
looking wiEtfuliy away. Il did not-I
did not understand And 80 the poor
Haqui was only Rvenging an injuryy'
she wect on reaching our one slender
hand toward the food. "Ah. I can un-
derstand IL now-he looked 80 savage
and fierce. But-ahe paused again.
set back by a suoden thought-"didnr
you know he would KIN him9"
Yes, ma'am," answered Hooker
quietly. u did"
"Thon-then why didn't you"
THAT was between them two" he
replied doggedly Del Rey shot hin
once when he WAS wounded and lefl
him for dead. lie must have killed
some Of his people. too. his wife meb
be. for all ! know. He never would
talk about Il. but he come back 20 gel
his revenge. ] don't shoot no mar
from cover myself. but that amt it,
Il was between them two"
and Vnu 30 che utur.uN.a uge -.
had fought Del Rey?"
Il would have met him in the OPEN
said Hooker.
And yet"
II didn't want TO-" he ended bluntly
Didn't var 10 fight him and dldnl
want 70 kill him. Had no call 4. AND
then-well. there was you"
An she breathed. and a fiust
mounted her pale cheeks. She smile,
as she reached out once more for IN,
food and Hooker resolved To do hi
best al %gallantry. II seemed 10 max,
her 80 happy.
so you were thinking OF me-" sh,
challenged sweetly. "ail the while?
thought perhaps ! was a nuisance an,
in the way. thought perhaps you d,
not lika me because-well. becaus,
I'm a Mex as you say"
mo. ma'am." denied Hooker gazinI
upon her admirlngiy. Nothing ilkl
thatl When I say Mex | mean thes'
low. pelado hexicans-non Juan tell
me you're pure Spanish"
with perhaps a little Yaqui." shl
suggested shyly.
well. mebbe he did say that. too.
confessed Bud. "But it's Jest as zoo,
as spanish-they say all the big mel
IN Sonora have got some Yaqui bloo'
Moral, that "a yicepresident: IN
Tonnes brothers. govornOrs-"
And Aragonl" she added playfully
but At a look In his eyes she stopped
hud could not look pleasant and thinl
OF Arafon.