Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-06-23

Las Palmas," she murmured. uncom-
fortabIy.
Il know. know a great deal"
st would scarcely be safe for you
to call; the country is full of Candle
lerisras--"
"Cattle!" said the officer, with a
careless shrug. did not that great
poet Byron swim across an ocean TO
| see lovely lady? Well, I, too, am
poet. l have beautiful fancies-songs
of love run through my mind. Those
EngIishmen know nothing of passion
Your American men are cold. Only a
Mexican can love. We have fire In
our veins, sonora"
To these perfervid prOtestatiOns Do
| l0res listened with growing fright; her
eyes were wide. and they were fixed
| hypnotically upon the speaker; she pre-
sented much the appearance of a rab-
bit charmed by serpent. But to Lon
goriO she did not exist; she was chat
| tel, a servant, and therefore devoid of
soul or intelligence, or use beyond that
Of serving her mistress.
Thinking to put an end to these
| Establishments, Alaire undertook to re-
turn the generals ring, with the pre-
tense that she considered it no more
| than a talisman loaned her for the time
| being. But it was task to make Lon
! gOrio accept 1t. He was shocked, of
Tended, hurt; he declared the ring to
| be of no value; it was no more than
trifling evidence Of his esteem. But
Alaire was firm.
1t was an odd, unreal ride, through
the blazing heat of the long afternoon.
| LOngOrio cast off all pretense and open
~ laid siege to the red-haired woman's
! heart-au without Offering her the
! smallest chance to rebuff him, the
slightest ground for open resentment,
| so respectful and guarded were his
| advances. When the train arrived at
/ its destination. his victim was we'll
nigh exhausted from the struggle
After q good nights rest. however, She
I was able 10 smile Mt yesterdays adven-
ture. LOngorio did not bulk 50 large
| now; even these few hours had greatly
| diminished his Importance SO that he
appeared merely as aa impulsiye for
eigner who had allowed n woman to
turn his head.
Once back across the river she dis
covered that there were obstacles to
a prompt adjustment Of her claim The
red tape OF her own government was
as nothing to that of Mexico There
were a thousand formalities, a myriad
Of maddening details to be observed
and they called for the services of an
advocate, a notary, jefe poItico. a
| jefe de armas-Ofticials without end
All Of these worthless were patient and
polite, but they displayed a malarial
! indifference to delay, and responsi-
bility seemed TO rest nowhere. During
/ the day Alaire became bewIldered, al
/ most lost In the mazes Of official pro-
cedure, and was half minded to tele-
graph to Judge Ellsworth.
Longorio by no nouns shared her
disappointment On the contrary. he
| assured her they were making SPLEEN
/ dill progress, and he was delighted
I
EDGE Of business essentials. At his
word all Nuevo Pueblo bowed and
| scraped to her; he arranged for her
an elaborate luncheon in his quarters
| You can never know what these two
| days have been for me-" the general
said as he and AIalre fingered over
their meal. They viii afford me some
thing to think about all my life. Il is
a delicious comfort to know that you
trust me. that you do not dislike me.
And you do not dislike me. ehF"
why, of course not. I have a great
deal for which to thank YOU"
General Longorio fingered his wine
| glass and stared into it. Il am not
! like other men. / am q man Of iron
| yes, an inyncible soldier-yet I have
heart, and a woman could rule ne"
you say you have a heart" Alaire
| studied her vls-a-yis curlously as he
met her eyes with his mournful gaze.
How is II that l hear such strange
stories about you. generalf"
Lies, all Of themt Longorlo as
serted.
"For instance. they tell me that you
/ shoot your pris0ners:"
"Of course" Then, at her shocked
exclamation, he explained: 1T IS q
/ necessity Of war. Listen. senoral We
/ have twelve million Indians II Mexico.
and a few selfish men who lncite them
to revolt To permit the lower classes
/ 70 rise ~ouid result In chaos, black an-
/ archy. fndescribable outrages against
life and property There IS but one
way to pacIfy such people-exterrnl-
| nate them Mexico is a civilized RAJ
/ ton; there is no greater in the worlI;
/ but she must be ruled with an iron
hand. We shall drive all the traitors
into the sea. and Mexico shall have
/ peace. But I am no. a bloodthtrstv
man. No. am a poet and a lover at
+ heart. as great a patriot as I am,
+ I could be faIthiass TO my country Cor
one smile from the woman I adore"
Aiaire did not color under the ardent