Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28

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stead Of Fastening hts departure merely
served to proionE his stay
Il was erowlnr very late now. and Pa
Iona was frantic. ProftlnE BY her hrst
opportunity she whispered 70 Alaire, For
Gods sake. send him away"
Alaire's eyes were dark with excitement
yes" said she Talk 10 him. and give
me q chance 20 have word alone with Id
The opportunity came when Austin went
Into the dining room for drink. Alaire
excused herself 20 follow him. When they
were out Of sight and hearing her husband
What's that Greaser doing hereT' he
asked roughly.
ne called 70 pay his respects, You must
get him away"
don't your You got him here In my Alb
sence Now that I'm home you want ms
70 get rid OF him. eh7 what's the dear
"Dont be rlliy. I didn't know he was
coming and--hc must be crazy 70 risk such
thing"
crazy. I suppose he couldn't stay away
any longer. BY God. Alaire--"
Alaire checked THIS outburst with sharp
exclamation: Don't make n scene Don't
you understend he holds Over nifty thou
sand dollars worth OF La Feria cattleg
Don't you understand we can't antagonist
himg"
us that what he came to see you
about3'
.'Yea." She bit her lip "I'ii explain
everything, but--you must help mo send
him back right away" Glancsng at tho
clock Alaire saw that Il was drawing on
toward midnight; with quick decision abe
seized her hunband by the arm. explaining
feverishly: There is something big going
on tonight. Ed 1ongorio brought guard
Of soldiers with him and left them at our
pump house. Well. II so happens that Blaze
Jones and Mr.. Law have gone TO the
Romero cemetery to get Ricardo Guzman's
body"
''what7" Austin's red face palcd. his eyes
buged.
"Yes. That's why Paloma ls here. They
| crossed at our pumping station. and they'll
| be back at rny time. now IN they en-
counter Lonsorio's men You under
stand?"
God Almightyw Austin burst forth.
| "Ricardo Guzman's bodyi'' He wet his lips
and swallowed with difficulty. ''why-do
they want the bodyH"
ITO prove that he is really dead and--to
prove who killed him" Noting the effect OF
these words. Alairo cried. sharply, whats
| the matter, Edf''
But Austin momentariiy was beyond
| speech. The decanter from which he was
| trying to pour himself "A drink played
musical tattoo upon his glass; his face had
become ashcn and pasty.
'Have they got the body7 Do they know
| who shot him?" he asked. duly
mo. not" Alaire was trembling with
impatience. Don't you understand They
| are over there now, and they'll be back
about midnight II Longorio had come
alone, or II he had left his men at Sangre
de Cristo everything would be all right.
But those soldiers at Morales house will
be up and awake. Why, II couldn't have
happened worse !"
How many men has he got?" Austin
nodded in the direction OF the front room.
Il don't know. Probably four or hve.
What ails your"
'That-wont do They wont--fght on
this side OF the river. rhey-they'd hold
them or"
who? WHAT are you talking about"
Something In her husbands inexpllcable
agitation, something In che hunted. des-
perate way in which his eyes were running
over the room, alarmed Alaire
Ed utterly disregarded her question.
Catching sigh: of the telephone. which stood
upon stand III the far corner of the room,
he ran to IT and. snatchlng the receiver.
violently oscillated the hook.
Don't do thatr Alaire cried, following
him. Wait 1t mustn't get out"
Hello Give me the Lewis ranch
quick-Ive forgotten the number" with
his free hand led held his wife at distance
muttertng haishly: Get away now !
know what I'm doing. Get away-damn
your He flung Alaire from him as she
tried to snatch the instrument out OF his
hands.
What do you want OF Lewis?" she
painted
None of your business. You keep away
or I'll hurt you"
Ed" she cried Are you out Of your
mind? You mustn't"
Their voices were raised now needles.
or the two people in the adjoining room.
Keep your hands of, l tell you Hello
is that you. Tadr' Again Austin thrust
1his wife violently aside. LISTEN I've
just learned that Dave Law and old mar
Jones have crossed over to dig up Ricardo.
body. Yes, tonight They're over ther.
now--be back inside OF an hour"
Alaire leaned weakly against the table
her frightened eyes fixed upon the speaker
Even yet she could not fully grasp tho
meaning OF her husbands behavior and
tried to put aside those fears that were
distracting her. Perhaps, after all, she
J told herself. Ed was taking his own way
to
} ''Yes They aim to discover how he wal
, killed and all about H. Sure / suppose
they found out where he was buried. The,
; crossed at my pumping plant. and they'll
be back with the body tonight, II they
5 haven't already" The speakers voic,
\ broke his hand was shaking so that h.
could scarcely retain his hold upon tn,
I telephone. How the he'll do know?" h,
chattered. ITS up to you. You've go
| a machine"
I, ED :" cried the wife, She went towart
! him on weak unsteady feet but she haltet
as the voice of Longorio cut in sharply.
! Whats this I hear? Ricardo Guzman'
body?" Husband and wife turned. Th
' open double door to the living room frames