Gunnison news-champion., 1916-08-04

smell the mornine eiorses and mari
Colds Now. do you sabeY
Thacker got up and closed the door.
Let me see your hand he said
He took the Kids left hand and ex-
amlned the hack Of Il closely.
Il can do IT," he said excifediy.
-Your nesh Is m hard ~ wood and n
healthy as baby'a 1t win heal in .
week"
IF It's . flst fight you want to back
me for" said the KID. don't put your
money mp Jet. Make II gun work. ana
I'll keep you company. But no bare
handed scrapping like ladies at Q tea
party for me-"
Its easier than that" said Thacker.
AUST step here. will your"
Through the window he pointed to
two story white stuccoed house with
wide galleries rising amid the deep
green tropical foliage ON . wooded hill
that sloped gently from the sea-
I'm that house. said Thackef. =
fine old Castilian gentleman and his
wife are yearning to gather you into
their arms and nll your pockets with
money. Old Santos Urique lives there
He owns half the gold mines I'm the
country"
~You haven't been eating loco weed.
have your asked the KID
"Sit down again" said Thacker. land
I'll tell you. Twelve years ago they
lost a KID. No. he didn't die, although
most Of 'em here do from drinking the
surface water. He was q Wild little
devil, even II he wasn't but eight years
old. Everybody knows about It
Some Americans who were through
here prospecting for gold had letters
to Senior UriQue. and the boy was q
favorite with them. They filed his
head with big stories about the States.
and about month after they left the
kid disappeared too. He was suppos-
ed to have slowed himself away among
the banana punches on fruit steamer
and gone to New Orleans. He was
seen once afterward In Texas. 1t was
thought. but they never heard anything
more Of him. Old Urlque has spent
thousands Of dollars having him looked
for. The madam was broken up worst
OF all. The kid was her life. She
wears mourning yet. But they say she
believes he'll come back to her some
day and never gives up hope. On the
back OF the boys left hand was tat
tooed flying eagle carrying a spear In
his claws. That's old Urique's coat Of
arms or something that he inherited In
SPAIN"
l~RA
and gaxed at 1t curiously.
THAT'S It," said Thacker. reaching
behind the oflicial desk for his bottle
Of smuggled brandy. You're not SO
| slow. l can do It. What was consul
at Sandakan for? ! never knew till
now. In a week I'll have the eagle
bird with the frog sticker blended In
80 you'd think you werc born with II.
brought set Of needles and ink Just
because I was sure you'd drop in some
day. Mr.. Dalton"
sOh. h-l." said the Kid II thought
told you my namer'
.All right; KID. then. It won't ,heI
that long. How does eenorito Urique
pound for changer
n never played son any that ! n
member Of" said the Kid. "If I had
any parents to mention they went over
the divide about the time ] gave my
drst bleat. What Il the plan Of your
roundupr'
Thacker leaned back against the wall
and held his glass up to the light.
We've come now." said he. ito the
question Of how far you're willing to
60 in little matter Of the sort"
II told you why came down here
said the Kid simply.
"A good answer" said the consul
But you won't have to go that far
Here's the scheme. After get the
trademark tattooed on your hand III
notify old Urique. In the meantime
I'll furnish you with all Of the family
history can fnd out, 20 you can be
studying mp points to talk about
You've got the looks. you speak the
Spanish. You know the facts. you can
tell about Texas. you've got the tat
too mark. When notify them that
the rightful heir has returned and Is
waiting to know whether he will be re-
ceived and pardoned. what will hap
penl They'll simply rush down here
and fall o. your neck. and the curtain
goes down for refreshments and .
stroll In the lobby"
I'm waiting" said the Kid. II
haven't had my saddle OF in your
camp long, pardner. and l never met
you before. but II you intend to let It
80 at parental blessing. why. I'm
mistaken In my man, that's ALL
Thanks" said the consul. II haven't
met anybody in long time that keeps
up with an argum<nt ~ well as you
do. The rest Of It = simple. II they
take you in only for awhile it's long
enough. Don't give 'em time to hunt
up the strawberry mark on your left
shoulder. Old Uriqus keeps anywhere
from 10000 to 100000 In his house
al the time In . little safe that you
could open with shoe buttoner. Get
l r. = 49, q