Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-08-03
CHAPTER Il-contlnued.

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"BlOodhounds amt my good, outside
Of novels. II beef got scarce, them
Greasers would steal the dogs and eat
EN-" lie INDEED. medltntlvely, DOG
amt such bad eAtin'. either"
"Hnve you tried III"
Mr.. Law nodded.
"Did you join the Mnderistas for *
citementf"
MOSTLY. Then, too, | believed Pan
chIto Mndero was honest and would
give the poems land. An honest Mexi-
can liz worth fghtln' for. anywhere.
The pelndos are stlll struggling for
their land-for that and n chance 20
live and work and be happy"
Mrs. Austin stirred impatlently.
"They are fighting because they ARE
told to fight. There Is no patriotism
in them" said she.
II think" he snid, with grave DELHI
erateness, "the majority feel something
big and vague and powerful stirring
inside them. They don't know exnctly
what II Is, perhaps, but II Is there.
Mexico has outgrown her dictators.
They have been overthrown by the
same cnuses that brought on the
French Revolution"
1.-THE French Revolution !" Alnlre
leaned forward, eylng the speaker with
startled intensity. "Nhnt do you know
about the French Revolutlonf"
Reaching for II conl, the Ranger
spoke without facing her, "Tve read n
good bit, mn'am, and I'm n noble
listener. / remember good, too. Why. |
had u picture OF the Bnstllle once"
He pronounced II "Bnstilly," and his
henrcr settled bnck. THAT was some
tnlaboose, now, wasn't it, A moment
later he inquired, ~lngenuously, 81 don't
suppose you ever saw that Bnstllle,
did your"
mo. Only the place where II stood"
"Sho'l You must have travelled right
smart for such Il young lady" He
benmed amlnbly upon her.
There was something winning about
this young mans modcsty, and some
thing lntterlng In his respectful adml-
ration. lie seemed, also, TO know his
place, n fact which was even more In
hlH AuNOIs GllibNDAthl9 ht Huh lONNt
and ability; probably his love Of nd
venture and n happy lack OF settled
purpose had led him to neglect his
more commonplace opportunities and
lent him into the Ranger service. This
a Ind been denied what she termed
education therefore she decided to
put one In his way.
Unn yntt IlGa 90 raaHsu oln not,aI
bin.
"Sayl It's my fnvorite form OF ex-
s%rcIse." Laws blue-grny eyes were ex-
p%resslonless. his face was bland.
'Whyf"
II have a great many books az Las
Palmns. You might enjoy some OF
lhem."
"Now that's nice of you, ma'am.
hebbe III look into this cnttle.stenlln'
IA your nelghborhood, aud II | DO III
Iure come borrowin'."
'"Oh, IN send you n boxful when
ret back" said Aluire, aud Dave
thanked her humbly.
Later, when he went 90 move his
nnre into a shady spot, the Ranger
shuckled and slapped his thigh with
bis hat. Bessie Belle, we're going 20
improve u minds he suid aloud
We're going 10 be literary and rend
Pilgrims Progress and Alice IA
Wonderland | bet wen enjoy 'cm.
h2 But-doggone She's a nice lady,
and your coat is Just the same color
~ her hair"
Where the shade was densest ana
Ne breeze played most freely, there
Dave fixed a comfortable couch for his
ruest, and during the heat OF the fore
soon she dozed. But one cnnnot sleep
well with n troplc sun In the heavens,
and since there was really nothing for
Aer 10 do until the heat abnted, Alnire,
when she awoke, obliged the Hanger
10 muse her.
As the morning prg crossed Law
proved himself an intert sting compan.
on, and In spite Of the dlscomforts OF
he situation tho hours slipped run.
dly. Luncheon was Il dlsagreenble
neal, eaten while the arroyo baked
snd the heat devils danced ON the
nllsi but the unpleasantness was Of