Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-04

full A nest for a bird of paradise !"
Don't you consider this rather a
mad adventure?' Alaire insisted.
Suppose it should become known that
you crossed the river?"
Longorio snapped his fingers. II an
swer to no one; I am supreme. But
your interest warns my heart; it
safety. Thus am I repaid for my days
Of misery"
"You surely did not'-Paloma swal-
lowed hard-"come alone?'
"No. took measures to protect my.
self in case of eventualities."
"How?''
"By bringing with me some of my
troopers. Oh, they are peaceable fell
lows y he declared, quickly; 'and they
are doubtless enjoying themselves
with our friend and sympathizer, Mo-
rales''
1 "Where?" asked Alaire.
81 left them at your pumping plant,
sonora" Paloma Jones sat down heav-
Iy in the nearest chair. "But you need
nave no uneasiness."
Alaire answered sharply, 'It was a
very reckless thing to do, and you
must not remain here"
Longorio drew his evenly arched
9rOws together in a plaintiye frOwn,
saying, "You are inhospitable /" Then
lis expression lightened. "Or is il"
ne asl1ed-"is it that you are indeed
apprenensivc for me?'
Alaire tried to speak quietly. u
should never forgive myself if you
came to harm here at my ranch"
LOng0rio sighed. "And | hoped for
warmer welcome-especially since
have done you another favor. You
saw that hombre who came with me?'
"Yes''
"Well, you would never guess it is
your Jose Sanchez. He was distracted
ut the news of his cousins murder
and came to me"
"His cousin was not murdered"
Exactly! I told him so when ]
learned the facts. I said to him, Jose
my boy, it is better to do nothing than
to act wrongly. Go back to your beau
tiful employer, be loyal to her, and
think no more about this unhappy af
fair It required some argument,
assure you, but-he is here. He comes
to ask your forgiveness and to resume
his position of trust"
Il am glad to have him back if he
( hot.
ever to forgive him."
"TIen he will be happy, and I have
served you. That is the end of the
matter" With a graceful gesture Lon
gorio dismissed the subject. "It is t.
be my pleasure he next inquired
ito meet Senior Austin, your husband?'
II am afraid not
''Too bad I had hoped to know
him and convince him that we fede
rales are not such bad people as h
seems to think. We ought to b.
friends, he and To-
Under this talk Paloma stirred I'm
easily, and at the first opportunit,
burst out: "It's far from safe for yol
to remain here, General LongoriO
This neighborhood is terribly excite'
over the death of Ricardo Guzman
and if anyone learned"
$50! Then Guzman is dead" Lon
gorio inquired, with interest.
isn't hep blurted Paloma.
"Not so far as i can learn. Onl.
today l made official report that moth
,,,c. Who +o.,o.. could 40 Jicnovoro1 aho11
, him. Certainly he is nowhere in Ro
nero, and it is my personal belief tina
the poor fellow was either drowne'
in the river or made way with for hi
money. Probably the truth will neve
be known"
!, Longorio had come to spend tn
evening, and his keen pleasure il
Alaire Austin's company made him S
, Indifferent to his personal safety tina
, nothing short of a rude dismissa
would have served to terminate hi
visit. Neither Alaire nor her compan
, ion, however, had the least idea hoy
keenly he resented the presence of Pa
q Iona Jones.
1t was remarkable wooing: on tn
one hand this half-savage man, gnawe
, by jealousy, needless of the illicit M
ture of his passion, yet held within tn
, bounds of decorum by some fag-en
of responsibility; and on the othe
. hand, woman, bored, resentful an
tortured at the moment by fear abou
what was happening at the river banl
: 1t was late when Austin arrived
. Visitors at Las Palmas were unusus
at any time; hence the sound Q
:, strange voices in the brightly lighte
, living room al such an hour surprise
! him He came tramping in boote
! and spurred, a belligerent look of il
quiry upon his bloated features. Blu
), when he had met his wife's guests, hi
surprise turned to black displeasur'
: His own sympathies in the Mexica
J struggle We're SO notorious that Longt