Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21


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Not on your nfe.~ affirmed Lewis. III
he runs t1i prove HE guilt and look bad
for me. I'm the one they're after. and I
don't stand any too good. as you know.
You 20 through with this Ed"
II won't do H." Austin asserted stub
borniy. Il won't be dragged into the
thing. You've no business rustiing stock.
anyhow. You don't have to-"
Crbina exhaled n lungfui Of cigarette
smoke and inquired, You won't help me.
mo. I won't"
Very well II 10 TO prison you shall
SO, too. shall tell all / know and we
shall be companions you and T."
Anstln's temper rose at the threat. bah !"
ne cried, contemptuously. There's nothing
against mo except running arms, and the
emoargo Is on now It's n Joke. anyhow
Nobody was ever convicted, even when the
embargo was In eject. why, the govern-
Inent winks at anybody who helps the
oh. that is nothingi" Urbina agreed I;
but you would not wish 20 be called a
cattle thief ehg"
What dyou mcan9''
You You knew that the stealing went on"
HUH should say I did. Haven't
/ lost n lot OF horses7'
Lewis interposed, impatientiy; say
suppose Adolfo tells what he knows about
them horses4 Suppose he tells how YOU
framed Il TO have your own stock run
money TO 20 hifaiutin' around san Antoine
without your wife knowing t7 I reckon
you wouldn't care 20 have that get out"
Ed"
'oh reckon Il can be proved all right. :"
confidently asserted Lewis.
"Nobodyd believe such n thing"
folks are ready TO believe most any.
thing about you. Your wife would believe
H. Amt Las Palmas in her name. and
uont she give you so much month to
| spendY IL them amt facts. you lied TO
me-"
"Yesl" Urbina supplemented. 'T can
| swear to all that. And l can swear also
that you knew about those calves the
"what!" Ed started.
why notT We were together; your
| own people saw us. Well. then, II you
would steal your wife's horses. why would
you not steal your neighbors' cattle7 The
| relatives OF poor Pine Garzo-God rest his
| soul will bear me out have arranged
for that. Suppose l tell the jury that
| there were three OF us in that pasture
| of yours, instead OF two? what then
l would be lonely in prison without good
| compadre TO bear me company" Urbina
grinned in evil triumph.
| This Is the damnedest outrage ever
heard Of" gasped Young Ed" TITS a
| fairy story"
Prove IT," chuclled Lewis. '-rhe prose-
cutting attorney'd eat II up. Ed. II sounds
| kind OF crazy. but you can't ask Adolfo "a
take TO the brush and live like a javelin
just for your sake. when you could square
him with a word"
There was moment or two OF silence
during which the visitors watched the face
OF the man whose weakness they both knew
At last Ed Austin ventured to say. apollo
getically:
I'm willing to do almost anything I,
help Adolfo. but-they1l make liar o.
mo II i take the stand. Isn't there som'
other way outP'
II don't know OF any" said Lewis.
'Money'll square anything" Ed urged
hopefully, whereupon Urbina waved hi
cigarette and nodded.
| This Ricardo Guzman is the cause o
II all. He is bad man."
mo doubt OF that" Lewis agreed. He
| got more enemies than l have. II he wa
out OF the way there wouldn't be nothin
to this case. and the country'd be a hea
What about that other wItness?" f.
queried.
'It Ricardo were gone--if somethin
should happen TO hlm"-Urblna's wicke
face darkened-"there would be no othe
witness. would see TO that"
The color receded from Ed Austin's pun
pie cheeks. and he rose abruptly. This
getting too strong for me-" he cried.
won't listen to this sort OF talk. / won
be implicated In any such doings"
"Nobody's goin' to implicate you," TIA
told him. "Adolfo wants to keep you OF
, of trouble. There's plenty OF people o
, both sides OF the river that don't iik
, Guzman any better'n we do. Me an Adolf
, was talkin' II over on the way up"
"Well, you can talk Il over some NOR,
but I'm going for a drink" Ed declared
and left the room, nervously mopping hi
face.
He knew only too well the character G
his two visitors he had learned much abou
Tad Lewis during the last few months. ant
as for the Mexican. he thought the fello'
capable OF any crime At this moment II
bitterly regretted his acquaintance wit
these neighbors. for both men knew NOR
about his affairs than he cared to hav
made public. He was angry and resentfl
at Tad for taking sides against him. an
! more than little fearful Of Adolfo's enmlt
II he refused assistance. The owner G
, Las Palmas still retained a shred OF sell
respect. a remnant of pride in his name
, he did not consider himself bad man. II
was determined now to escape from thl
situation without loss OF credit no mat
ter what the price--if escape were possibl
and he vowed earnestly 10 himself tina
hereafter he would take ample pains neve
to become similarly involved.
Austin remained out Of the room for som
time; when he returned his visitors ar
peared 10 have reached some determination
II reckon we can fix things II youl
help" Lewis announced.
"And that's just what won't do" r.
impatiently declared. do you think Tn
J going TO be tansled up in a--murder? Nv
; got nothing against Don Ricardo"
who said anything about murder
: Things amt like they was when your fathe
owned Las Palmas; he done his share o
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