Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24


the r,shs Of way. he whipped ow his re-
voives and hred."
Rlase smiled hroadiy m worked great
And. believe me them Greapers took TO the
ditch. I went through like hot wind, but
shot up siSty-hve cartridges between here
and town"
why didn't Mrs. Austin ask you 70 stay
all night at Las Palmas" the girl inquired
OF Dave.
"She did"
wonderful" !" Paloma's surprise was evil
IDENTIFY sincere. Il suppose you refused be
| cause OF the way I'D treated your We'll
ia have accepted just TO spite him. Ten
me Ia sho nicer
shes lovely"
This vehement declaration brought a sud
den gieam Of interest into the quessioner's
| eyes
''1'hey say she has the most wonderful
| gowns and jewels. and dresses for dinner
| every night well"-paloma tossed her
heLd--'Im going 20 have some nice clothes
| too. You wait :"
'Now don't you start rigEin' yourself up
fo~ meals" BlaEe said. warningly, First
| thing I know youll have me In full-dreSs
| suit. spllin' soup on my shirt Then 70
his guest he complained. feelingly' Il don't
| know what's come over PalomR lately; this
| new dressmaker has plumb stampeded her
Somebody'd ought TO run that feline out OF
| towt before she ruins me"
'She ip n very nice woman" oomplacently
| ueNiNFcu the uNuNnNels bhN utN AaNhNh
| sncrtcd loudly.
II wouldn't associate with such a crltter."
/ My Hut you're proud"
| "lt Amt that" BlaEe defended himself
Il know her husband. and he's n bad
| hombre lie backed me up against n wa
term trough and told my fortune yestcr-
| day lie said I'd be married twice and
| have many children. lie told me l was
| fond OF music and skilled performer on
| the organ. but melancholy and subject 20
4 Nael. NA all ,f he
| legh lilo said I loved widows. and unless
| | was poisoned by dark lady I'd live TO
be eighty years old. Why. he ran me over
| like pct suuirred lookin' for moles, and
| Il I'd had a gun on me I'd have busted him
for some OF the things he said. A dark
LADY, That's his wife I give you warnin',
| Paloma don't you ask her 20 stay for
meals, People like them are dangerous"
You're too sillyl" said Paloma. No
body believes In such things"
They don't. ch7 Well. he's got all OF
Ionesvile walkln' around ladders, and
spittln' through crossed fingers, and count
in the spots on their nRils He interprets
their dreams and locates lost articles"
Maybe he can tell me where to hnd
Adolfo Urhlna9' Dave suggested.
"Humph II he can't. Tad Lewis can.
Say, Dave, this case OF yours has stirred
up a lot OF feelin' against Tad. The prose-
cutn' attorney says he'll sure cinch him
and Urbina. both. one OF Lewis's men got
on a bender the other night and declared
| Adolfo would never come 60 trial"
what did he mean?"
| 1T may have been mcscAl talk but wit
resses sometimes have way OF disappear
In, wouldn't put anything past that
| ENrT"
Not long after breakfast Don Ricardo
Guzman appeared at the Jones house and
warmly greeted his two friends To Dave
no explained:
Last night came TO town. and this
morning heard you had returned, 80 rode
out at once You were unsuccessful7'
"Our man never went to Pueblo"
Exactly. I thought as much"
Hes probably safe across the river"
But Ricardo thought otherwise. NO
! Urbino deserted from this very Colone
Blanco who commands the forces at Ro
nero. He would scarcely venture to re-
turn 20 Federal territory. However. I gS
TO meet Blanco today. and perhaps l shal
discover something"
, what takes you over there3" Blaze in
! quirod
Wait until tell you. Senior David here
brings me good fortune at every turn. III
! honors my poor thirsty rancho with visit
, and brings glorious rain: then he de
: stroys my enemies like n thunderbolt. NJ
! sooner is this done than ] receive from tn
r horses Caramba Such a price. toe
I They are in a great hurry, which looks a
D | II they expected an attack from the Can
D | delerstas at Matamoros. hope So Go
r grant these traitors are defeated. Anyhow
| the horses have gone. and today ! go I
q get my money, In gold"