The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-23

mercy and seems lost to shame. Ihave
never met q nan quite like him. Do
you know what he feels at this mo-
ment? Chagrin. Yes, modification
raised to the highest pitch, and a sort
of stupefaction that you should prefer
another man to him. He can't under
stand your lack Of TASTE" Father
O'Malley smiled family.
Connected idiot" Dave growled.
His humiliation kills him. When I
saw that it was useless to appeal to
him on moral grounds, and that threats
were unavailing, I took another course.
Something gave me insight into his
mind, and the power to talk as I have
talked before. All in a flash /
saw the mans soul laid bare before me,
and-I think I played upon it with
some cunning. I don't remember all I
said, for I was inspired, but I appealed
to his vanity and to his conceit, and as
l went along I impressed upon him,
over and over, the fact that the world
knows we are here and that it trusts
him. He aspires to the presidency; he
believes he is destined to be Mexico's
Dictator; 81 I painted a picture that
surpassed his own imaginings. he
would have been suspicious of mere
flattery, so I went far beyond that and
inf1amed him with such e%xtravagant
visions as only a child or an unblushing
egotist like him could accept. /
swelled his vanity; I inflated his con-
ceit. For a moment, at least, I lifted
him out Of himself and raised him to
the heights"
From beyond the closed door came
Longorio's voice, issuing some COM
mand to his men. A moment passed;
then he appeared before the three
Americans. He seemed taller, thinner,
more erect and hawklike than ever.
His head was held more proudly and
his chest vas fuller. A set, disdainful
smile was craven upon his face.
He began by addressing his words
directly to Alaire. "Senora," he said,
II am a mar Of deep feeling and /
scorn deceit. Therefore l offer no
apology for my recent display of emo
ton. If l have seemed to press my ad-
vances with undue fervor, it is because,
at heart, I am as great a lover as l am
a statesman or a soldier. But there
are other things than love. Nature
constituted me a leader, and he WHO
climbs high must climb alone. l offered
Chapultepec MS a shrine for your
beauty. I offered to share Mexico with
YOU, and I told you that l would not
be content with less than all of you,
Well, I meant it. Otherwise would
take you now" His voice throbbed
with a sudden fierce desire, and his
long, lean hands closed convulsively
"You must realize that l have the cour
age and the power to defy the world
eh?" He seemed to challenge denial
Of this statement, but, receiving none
he went on, fixing his brilliant, fever
ish eyes once more upon Alaire. "As 6
man Of sentiment I am unique; 1 an
different from any you have eyer
known. I would not possess a flower
without it's fragrance. You did not be
lieve me when l told you that, but
am going to prove it. All your life YOU
are going to think of me as heroic
Perhaps no patriot in history eve
made Il nor splendid sacrifice for hi:
country than l make now. Some day
the world will wonder how I had thu
strength to put aside love and follow
the path of duty"
Alaire trusted herself to ask. "Ther
we are free to go?"
The generals face was swept by {
grimace intended for q smile. II have
ordered your horses to be saddled."
Dave, who had with difficulty re
strained his anger at the fellows bonn
bast, was upon the point of speaking
when Father O'Malley took the word:
out Of his mouth:
"Would you send this woman out o,
her own house into q country like
like this? Remember the fortune IL
cattle you have already taken
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