The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-05

very bright as she said IL wonder how
| have managed to live with you rs
long as | have. | knew you were weak,
nasty-so l was prepared for some
thing like this. But | never thought
you were n downright criminal until"
Criminal? Rot"
How about that Guzman AFFAIR."
You can't 20 much lower. Ed. and you
can't keep me here with you"
IL can't keep you, chr" he growled.
well, perhaps not. I suppose you've
got enough on me to secure n divorce,
hut | can air some OF vour dirty linen.
oh, don't look like that. meal II!
Didn't you spend a night with David
Law" He lccred nj her unplcasnntly,
then followed n step as she drew back.
Don't you touch me :" she cried.
A flush was deepening Eds purple
cheeks; his voice was peculiarly bru.
,al and thron,y ms he said: "The de-
cree isn't entered yet. and so long ms
YOU are Mrs. Austin I have rights. Yes.
and | intend to exercise them. You've
made me %icnlous. and" He made To
cnclrcle her with his arms, and was
half successful. but when Alaire felt
the heat Of his breath in her face, II
sick loathing sprnng up within her,
and, setting her back against the wall,
she sent him Keeling. Whether she
struck him or merely pushed him away.
she never knew. for during the instant
Of their struggle she was blind with in
dignation and fury. Profting by her
advantage, she lodged past him, fed to
her room. and locked herself in.
She heard him muttrring profanely +;
heard him approach her chamber more
thnn once. thcn retire uncertainty. but
she knew him too we'll to be afraid.
Later that night she wrote two let
ters-one to Judge Ellsworth, the other
10 Dave Law.
Jose Sanchez rode "a the Morales
house feeling some concern over the
that took him thithcr. He
wondered what could have induced
General L.ongorio tn forsakc his many
important duties in order to make tho
long trip from Nuevo Pueblo surely
II could he due to no lack OF zeal on
his (Jose's) part. No. The horse.
breaker battered himself that he had
made n very good spy indeed that he
had been Longorio's eyes and ears 81
far as circumstances permitted. Nor
did he feel that he had been lax IN
making his reports. for through Rosa
he had written the general several
lengthy letters, and just FOR good meas.
ure these two had Conlured up sundry
imaginary happenings To prove beyond
doubt that Sonora Austin was miser.
ably unhappy with her husband, and
ready to WELDON" such n dashing lover
as Longorio. Therefor" Jose could not
for IN" life Of him irna, line wherein
; he had been rcmiSS. Nevertheless. he
was uneasy, and h" hoped that nothing
had occurred to nng"r his general.
But Iongoriu. when h" arrived at the
mecting.placc, was not In Il bad humor,
Having sent Rosa away on some or.
rand, he turned to Jose with a flashing
smile, and said
"Well. my good friend, the time has
come"
Now Jose had no ~falntest idea what
the general was talking about, hut 10
be called the good friend OF so illustri'
: Gus n person was fattcrins. He nod
ded dccisivcly.
Eyes, beyond doubt. he agreed.
The general laid an arectionatc hand
upon Jose's shoulder. "The first time
| saw you | said There's II boy after
: my own heart. ! shall learn to love
. that Jose, and | shall put him in the
way of his fortune Well. | have no,
1 changed my mind. and the time Is
: come. You are going to help me and
D an going To help you
r Jose Sanchez thrilled with elatiOr
from head to foot. This promised Il
: be the greatest day OF mis- life, and h,
felt that he must he dreaming.
"You haven't tired Of Rosa. Ell? YoI
g still wish TO marry herr" ~l.ongorio wa,
inquiring.
e Eyes. But of course I am n poo
man."
Just So. | shall attend 10 that
Now We come TO the object OF my visit
: Jose, | proposed to make you ricl
enough in II day so that you car
marry"
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