Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-05

WdTn WEALTH. 1bs III III AO"s Civ
If we don't get a move on we're likely
to get run out, by the revoltosos."
Nope" said Bud; Il don't put this
into Mendez's hands until l know he's
our man-and IL ever do go ahead III
keep him under my six-shooter until
the last paper Is signed, believe me- =
know were in bad somewhere, but
hurrying UP won'tShelp none.
Nov l tell you what wen do---you
go$to the mining agent and get copies
of all our papers and send them up to
that Gadsden lawyer. I'm going to go
down and board with Mendez and see
II, can read his heart" "a
So they separated, and while Phil
stayed in town to look over the rec
ords Bud ate his beans and stortillas
with the Mendez family. 81
fS5 They were a. happy little family.
comfortably installed in the stone
house that Mendez had built, and rap.
idly getting fat on threesfuM meals =
day. From his tent farther up the
canyon Bud could look down and
watch the children at play and see the
icomely Indian wife as she cooked BY
the open fire. & n 4
Certainly no one could be more IN
5nocent and #contented than sne vas
and Ell Tuerto wasHal bows and pro
testations OF gratitude. And yet, you
never can tell.
Bud had moved out OF 4 new house
to furnish quarters g El Tuerto as ~
had avore MIN IN g every way nut
this same consideration might e stiy
be misinterpreted. 9 Mexicahs
are slow to understand Kindness:
IL So. while on the one haha ne.nau
treated them generously, g ne mao a.
ways kept his distance lest q tney &c
tempted to presume. Y now, wltn
Phil in town Tor g Few days. ne TOOK |,
his meals with Maria, VINO wa as LOO
awed to say 9 WORD, ana MADE ace I lr'enoAs
with the dogs 2 the chiid rem
The way to the dog's nearti was easy,
almost direct. q ne nnaiiy& won the
attention OF little Pancno ana 20 !. y Jea'ea!
with q well-WornI SUNDAY supplement- ~
This gaudy institution. with its PIG
stories and startling illustration had;
penetrated even5tosthe wilds q sonora
and every Sunday as regularly ~ Inc
paper came Bud sat down and nad DIS
laugh over the funny page
But to Pancho. b wal az syears
old and curious, this same highly 9
ored sheet was 9 mystery of mysteries.
and when he saw the big American
laughing he crept up and looked e. y
wistfully.
Mira, said Bud, laying his finger
upon the smirking visage Of one Of b
comic characters. look, and3I will tell
you the story" $3S
And SO. with $laborious care. he
translated the colored fun, while the
little Mendezes squirmed with excite:
ment and leaped with Joy: Even me
simple souls Of ElATuerto n Maria
wer moved by the comtcas. and Men
deg became 80 interested that ne.
learned the words by heart, the better
to explain them to others@
But as for Mexican %treachery. Bud
could find none Of it In fact. finding
them SO simple-hearted and %good-na-
tured, he becameshal ashamed Of his;
early suspicious y waited Tor the:
returnNof Phil to explain 9 Cipri-
amos complacency. 4: "a \
But the next Sunday, as Bud lay
reading In his tent, the mystery solved
ITSELF Cruz Mendex came up fromsthe
house, hat IN hand 2 an apologize.
smile, on his face, and after the 9
tomary roundabout remarks ne
the boss az 81 favor y ne would lend
him the page of} comic pictures:
".Seguro!" $assented Bud, rolling owe
and fumbling for the funny sheet;
then. failing toEnnd ~: ne ".
quired: "WhatfdoS YOU want It lori"
.Ah.T to show TO my boy! explained
Eel Tuerto, his one eye lighting up with
pride.
".Who-Pancho!"
"Ah. 40. SENIOR" answered Mendes
simply, "my boy u Ia Fortuna the
one you have not
Bud stopped rum pline $1or tne p y
and sat up suddenly, Here WA anew
light on their faithful servitor and n
that might easily take away 9 ms
value as afdummy locator.
obi" he said q then:
many children have You. cruz
Cruz smiled as PAT
ents will. n turned away, !.
by which woman? = ne inquired. ano
Bud became suddenly very cam, leaAr'
ing the worst. For II Cruz was not
legally married to Maria. ne could $n not
transfer the mining claim:
by all Of them" ne said quietiy.
Five In all Cruz-t -nl''9
by Maria, az you know-tWoE py my
first woman-and one otner. 40 NOT
count him.
Well, you one-eyedt OLD re~prooate:
muttered IN his throat, nut ne
passed It on and returned SHINING 70
the charge. n,
Where does your boy hvernow 8
ne Win atterlHs solicltuue' ING