The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
Land of Broken Promises
A Stirring Story OF the
Mexican Revolution
Copyright. 1914. by Frank A. Munsey !

a sergeant in the Texas rangers and no
hundred Mexicans was ever able to
make him crawl He served for ten
years on the Texas border and never
turned his back to 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 Rey, that was afraid to
face him"
! He paused and regarded her intent
| ly, and her eyes fell before his.
| you must excuse me-" she said,
/ looking wistfully away, Il did not-I
did not understand. And so the poor
Yaqui was only avenging an injury?"
she went on, reaching out one slender
hand toward the ,food "Ah, can un-
derstand it now-he looked so savage
and fierce. But"-she paused again,
set back by sudden thought" didn't
you know he would kill him?"
"Yes, ma'am," answered Hooker
quietly, Il did,
"Then-then why didn't you
THAT was between them two" he
replied doggedly. del Rey shot him
once when he was wounded and left
him for dead. He must have killed
some of his people, too; his wife meb-
be, for ell know. He never would
talk about 1t, but he come back to get
his revenge. don't shoot no man
from cover myself, but that amt it,
| it was between them two"
! And you?" she. suggested. "If you
/ had fought Del Rey?"
Il would have met him in the open,'
said Hooker.
/ "And yet"
ST didn't want to- he ended bluntly
| didn't want to fight him and didn't
want to kill him. Had no call to. Anc
then-well, there was you"
! "Ah!" she breathed, and flush
mounted her pale cheeks. She smiled
as she reached out once more for the
food and Hooker resolved to do his
best at gallantry, it seemed to make
her SO happy.
$50 you were thinking of me-" sht
challenged sweetly, "all The, while?
thought perhaps l was a nuisance ant
in the way. I thought perhaps you die
not like me because-well, because
I'm Mex as you say"
mo, na'am," denied Hooker gazini
upon her admiringly. Nothing like
that! When say Mex mean these
low, pelado Mexicans-Don Juan tell.
me you're pure Spanish"
with perhaps little Yaqui." sh,
suggested shyly.
"Well, mebbe he did say that, too
confessed Bud. But it's jest as goot
as Spanish-they say all the big mel
in Sonora have got some Yaqui bloot
Moral, that was vce-president; tn,
Tonnes brothers, governors"
"And Aragon!" she added playfully
but at look in his eyes she stopped
Bud could not look pleasant and thinl
of Aragon.
"Ah, yes" she ratified on. 81 know
You like the Yaquis better than tn,
Spanish saw you shaking hands
with that Indian. And what was i
you called bim-Amigo?"
!, That's right" smiled Hooker; hin
and me have been friends for month!
now out at the mine. I'd do anything
for that Teller"
"Oh, now you make me jealous" sh'
pouted. IF were only YaQui-ant
big and black"
"Never mind" defended Bud. "H
was true friend, all right, and tru
friends, believe me, are scarce"
There was a shade Of bitterness il
his voice that did not escape her, ant
she was careful not to allude to Phil
His name, like the name Of her father
always drove this shy man to silence
and she wanted to make him talk.
Then you ought to be friends will
me-" she chided, after a silence. 6
have always wanted to be your frient
why will you never allow it? No
but really! Haven't l always shown
it? remember now the first time tina
saw you'll was looking through m.
hole among the passion-fowers an,
you saw me with your keen eyes. Phi
did not-but he was there. And 70,
just looked at me once-and looke
away. Why did you never respon
when | came there to look for you
You would just ride by and look a
me once, and even Phil never knew.
NO." agreed Bud, Smiling quietly
'He was crazy to see you, but he rod
right by, looking at the windows an
such"
"The first time met him." muse
Gracia. Il asked about you. Did b
ever tell you?"
Bud hung his head and CRIME
sheepishly. 1t was not difficult to max
out case against him.
And so Gracia had not wanted De
Rey killed as he thought she die
She was not the vicious woman b.
had thought her for a time. She wa
just the gentle, noble girl he hal
sworn ito protect and conduct acroS