Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-18

fEf ~ aAf HfN EffHMA tfN
orlcrcd-'fnd Scror Iclaya. present
my compliments m,i say that Baron
1Iuroki will hc obliged If General Zc-
laya will consent to honor this humble
abode with his vcrmiruuS presence. 1T
his exalted convenience Ills evening"
Sooner than Baron Huroki ant:ci-
patcd. Zclaya slnuldcred through the
doorway Of his adobe quarters. Il huge
and forceful personality.
Well. my friend" he said. lccring
companioEnhly ana slapping a boot
lex with the quirt which swung IN its
leatEcra thong from his right wrist,
"Thcre Is news, | hear?'
"Sit down." Euroki suggested. nod
ding. 1T is true; the Claiming girl
has come 10 the border "a look after
her poSSess!ons-even as | foretold she
would
"The dear little creature who has
n hundred million. of gold dollars 10
spend making fools Of Japan and Mex
leo, eh:" Zelaya laughed. How
| sweet Of her 10 walk within our reach.
| Just when | could Use a little money.
too
"Undeccive yourself" Iiuroki re-
piled bruSqucly 'thrse hundred mil
lions remain wen beyond our grasp;
the girl is no such fool aS to carry gold
about with her in such quantities. She
is not" he pursued in tone of thought
full reminiscence not lacking a hint
of vindictiveness. Gin any way a fool.
| tell you frankly-as I have said he-
fore-she will upset all aur schemes If
we discount her shrewdness and abil-
ity."
"And s0-what.'
"We must find n way to trim her
claws"
You did not send for me To ask my
advice" the outlaw laughed.
NO Huroki admitted. only your
cooperation
"Nour scheme. then. i maturedf"
The Japanese nodded. Our course
is plain. my friend. Leaving all other
consideration aside for the time being
forgetting. that is, your patriotic I'M
s~elfshneSs and my loyalty 10 Nippon
I've beth need Iaoney-nuch money
Granted" Zelaya said. with glisten-
.nS eyes.
"-And Miss Claiming has it-and
means 10 keep Ii. How, then. II per
suade her TO give Us enough for our
modest necdsf"
"Do 60 on
"The girl Is madly infatuated with
n young man very dangerous To our
common cause Huroki pursued
smOothly-Captain Donald Parr. He
has accompanied her on this journey
to the border. II Is he. indeed, who
joys her elbow whenever she il in
doubt as 10 how and when ana where
she ought 10 strike mt Us next"
II should much enjoy meeting this
gentleman" the bandit announced.
II should much enjoy efTccting the
Introduction" Huroki assented. $50 |
mean 10 do IL. iiut you must first
promise me not To flay him alive. Liy-
ing. he Is Of incalculahle value 10 u (:
dead. a deathless peril-for the Chan
ming girl would never rest till she had
avenged his death. though She were to
plunge her beloved country into war
with our two nations"
Il am all impotence for your
point"
1T is simple enough. For months
we have seen 10 Ii that this section Of
the border was u~udisturbed. That
served our interests in more ways than
one. BY keeping the peace. we provid-
eel safe transit for arms and ammuni-
ton shipments from the North; we
also inspired in the bosom of these
fools hercabouts confidence in a on
tinuance of immunity from our raids.
II. . So tonight the Claiming laci-
cnda will sleep in tranquility. never
dreaming that you. my friend. with a
large force Of your picked horsemen.
will raid IL at dawn and bring back
To me the liying-if somewhat dam
aged-body of Captain Donald Parr. To
bc held for ransom-for Il round. cor
pulcnt ransom which the Claiming
girl will gladly pay rather than imperil
the life of her betrothed by any at
tempt Ia rescue him. DO you see,
q brOthcr:"
Il see" Zelaya agreed. licking his
thick lips a. he rose. Il see ana | 70
TO pick my men."
RIDERS OF THE DAWN.
In the first dim flush Of that cool.
sweet dawn, ratria Weakened with "A
smile. and turning on her pillow.
looked out through the open window
M her bedside before smuggling be-
meath the covers for another hour or
TWO ~ sleep.
And because the dew-wet world she
viewed was 80 very beautiful. she
could no more sleep. hut must needs
get up and move gently about her