The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-21
CHAPTER XIV.
Superstitions and certalnties

SuDCFotlNlOFl w SCFtdiTtlCS.
The sensation caused by Ricardo
Guainan's disappearance was as moth
Ing to that which followed the recovery
nf his body. Whatever the facts IT
The rescue, II was generally recognized
''mt u" result had been to bring On
n crisis in I'll" affairs Of the two ma
lions. Strong influences. however,
We're at work To prevent that very out.
ZONE for which the pcopl" Of Texas
prayed. During the delay there arose
II report that Ricardo Guzman had
borne nm evil reputation. and that NJ
had been 81 actively associated with
the rebel cause us to warrant punish.
mrnt by the federal government. More.
over, n legal question as to his Amrrl.
can citizenship was rnisrd-a question
which seemed to have important bear.
ing upon tn" case.
Public interest Is shOrt-livod few
living men can hold II more than "A day
ar two, and It rcckons no dead man
worthy Of more than an obituary no.
tlce. Thus in the course Of time the
tiuzmnn incident was In n fair way
of being officially forgotten and for
given.
But there were several persons who
felt Intense relief at the course events
had taken, and among these was Alnire
Austin. In the days following that
midnight expedition she had had ample
time In which to mediate upon her
husbands actions. II seemed probable
that he had fled to San Antonio, there
To remain until interest In the Guzman
matter had nbated.
Alnire %telephoncd Dave Law, argu-
Ing to herself that she must learn
more about her husbands connection
with the Lewis gang. Dave arrived
even sooner than she had expected.
She made him dine with her. and they
spent the evening on the dim-llt gal
lery. In the course of their CONVEX
Sation Alnire discovered that Dave, too,
hhd n hidden sid" of his nature: that
he possessed an Imagination, and with
II II quaint, whimsical, exploratory turn
Of mine which enabled hin 10 talk
int"r"Stcdly Of many things and many
places. ON this particular evening IA.
$3.50 ~
was anything bat the man of iron she
had knowu-untll she vcn,urnd to
speak or Ed. Then he closed up like
n trap. II" was almost gruT n his
refusal 10 say II word about her hus-
band.
because OF Eds appropriation oi the
ranch cash, AIaire found II necessary
Il few days later To go To the hnnk
and, feeling the need Of exercise. she
rod" her horse MuntroSc. When her
"rrands had been attended To. she sud
denly decided 10 call on rnlorna Jones.
II was years sine" sh" had voluntarily
don" such II thing: the very impulse
surprised her.
IHinmn. II happened, was undergoing
that peculiar form Of feminine torture
known rs "ftting:" lrIt insecurity
haSt"d, pinned and tucked ~ slI, was.
Sh" ran" ilylng d0wn tn the gate "a
meet her visitor.
Alnir" was introduced 10 Mr..
Strange, IA" hrcSSmukcr. II large. ncld.
ulous brunette, with II muulhful ui
pins; and then. when Pnlomn had riv.
On herself one" more into the seam.
stress hands, the two friends pos.Iucd
II don't know what dad will say
when h" gets the bill for these
dresses Iulnma confessed.
"l"ur father Is II mighty a,Ic,r
man. Mrs. Strange observed. al
haven't 80 nuch ns laid eyes on him.
Fal"ma nodded. Yves. And he's get.
ing NOR" peculiar all the time I cant
make out what ulls him"
where Is he now" asked AlnIrc.