Gunnison news-champion., 1916-08-04

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THOMPSON rHAcKER-
Half an hour afterward. quick tins
for Buenas rierras, senor UriQue's a.
cient landau drove to the consul's dooe.
vifh Tie harefootsd eoachman beating
and shouting at the team oe fat. awk-
ward hofsea
A tall man With Q white mustAche
slighted and assisted to the ground Q
lady who was dressed and yelled In
unrelieved black.
The two hastened inside and were
met BY Thacker with bis best diplo-
matte bow. By his desk stood . sIen-
der young man with clear cut. sun
Drowned features and smoothly brush
ed black hair.
Senora Urique threw back her heavy
veil with . quick gesture. She was
past middle age. and her hair was be-
ginning to silver. but her full. proud
ngure and clear olive skin retained
traces Of the beauty peculiar to the
Basque province. But. once you had
seen her eyes and comprehended the
great sadness that was revealed in
their deep shadows and hopeless ex-
preston. you saw that the woman
lived only in some memory.
She bent upon the young man q long
look Of the most agonixed questioning:
then her great black eyes turned. and
her gase rested upon his left hand.
and then with q sob not loud. but
seeming to shake the room. she cried.
"Hijo mlo!' and caught the Llano Kid
TO her heart.
A month afterward the Kid came to
the consulate in response to a message
sent by Thacker.
He looked the young Spanish cabal-
lero. His clothes were imported. and
the wiles Of the jewellers had not been
spent upon him in vain. A more than
respectable diamond shone on his fin-
ger rs he rolled shuck cigarette.
whats doingr' asked Thncker.
Nothing much." said the Kid calm
ly. II eat my first iguana steak today.
They're them big lizards, you sabe? l
reckon, though. that frijoles and sice
bacon would do me about as well. Do
you care for iguanas. Thncker?''
mo. nor for some other kinds OF rep.
iiles." said Thacker.
II was 3 In the afternoon. and in
another hour be would be in his state
Of beatitude.
TITS time you were making good.
sonny" be went ON. with an ugly look
on his reddened face. you're not play
ing mp to me square. You've been the
prodlgal son for four weeks now, and
you could have had veal for every
neal on gold dish II you'd wanted n.
Now. Mr.. Kid. do you think it's right
to leave me out 20 long on husk diet
What's the trouble? Don't you get
your 6lial eyes ON anything that locke
Ike sash in the Casa Blanca Don't
tell us ycu dea't uvssybody knews
where old Urique keeps his stun. Ita
United States currency. too; he don't
accept anything else. What's doingl
Don't say nothing this time"
why, sure" said the Kid, admiring
his diamond. there's plenty Of money
up there. IN no Judge Of collateral
In punches, out will undertake for to
say that I've seen the rise Of 10000 at
time In that tin grub box that my
adopted father calls his safe. And he
lets me carry the key sometimes just
to show me that he knows I'm the real
little Francisco that strayed from the
herd long time ago"
well. what are you waiting for?''
asked Thacker angrily. Don't you
forget that can upset your apple cart
any day want to. II old Urique knew
you were an impostor, what sort Of
things would happen to you? Oh. you
don't know this country, Mr.. Texas
Kid. The laws here have got mustard
spread between 'em. These people
here'd stretch you out like frog that
had been stepped on and give you
about nifty sticks at every corner Of
the plaza. And they'd wear every
stick out too. What was left OF you
they'd feed to alligators."
Il might as well tell you now, pard.
ner," said the Kid, sliding down low
on his steamer chair, ''that things are
going to stay just as they are. They're
about right now"
"What do you meanr asked Thack.
ef. rattling the bottom Of his glass on
his desk.
The schemes on" said the Kid.
And whenever you have the pleasure
Of speaking to me address me as Don
Francisco Urique. I'll guarantee I'll
answer to II. Wen let Colonel UriQue
keep his money. His little tin safe ia
~ good as the time locker In the First
National bank Of Laredo AZ far - you
and me are concerned"
You're going to throw me down.
then. are your" said the consul.
@sure." said the Kid cheerfully.
Throw you down. That's II. And
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