The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-08-02


"Crazy" Eds lip curled. "He ISM
crazy suppose he couldn't stay away
any longer. BY heaven, Alaire-"
AIaire checked this outburst with
sharp exclamation: "Don't make q
scene Don't you understand he hold.
over nifty thousand dollars worth OF
La Feria cattle? Don't you understand
we can't antagOnize shlm?"
rs that what he came to see Won
about?" 80 O'
yes" She bit her LID. .rlI explain
everything, but-you must help me
send him back, right away" Glancing
at the clock, Alaire saw that it was
drawing on toward midnight: with
quick decision she seized her husband
Dy the arm, explaining feverishIy
1nere Is something big going on to-
night, Ed! Longorio brought a guard
OF soldiers with him, and left them at
our pumphouse. Well, 1t so happens
that Blaze Jones and Mr.. Law have
gone to the Romero cemetery to get
Ricardo Guzman's body"
"What?" Austin's red face paled.
his eyes bulged.
Yes. That's why Paloma Is here
They crossed at our pumping station.
and they'll be back at any time, now.
II they encounter Longorio's men,
You underestimate"
Ricardo Guzman's bOdyr" Austin
wet his lips and Swallowed with diff
Guilty. "Why-dO they want his body?"
To prove that he is really dead
and-to prove who killed him." Not
Ing the effect Of these words, Alaire
cried sharply, whats the matter,
Ed7"
But Austin momentarily was beyond
speech. The decanter from which he
was trying to pour himself a drink
played musical tattoo upon his glass
his face had become ashen and pasty.
How many, men has, he got?" Aus
Tin nodded In the direction OF the front
room.
Il don't know. Probably four or five.
What ais your
Something in her husbands inexpH-
cable agitation, something in the hunt
ed, desperate way in which his eyes
were running oyer the room, alarmed
Alaire.
Ed utterly disregarded her question.
Catching sight of the telephone, which
stood upon a stand in the far corner
of the room, he ran to it, and, snatch
Ing the receiver, violently oscilIated
the hook.
Don't do that" Alaire cried. fol-
lowing him. "Wait! 1t mustn't get
out"
"Hello Give me the Lewis ranch
quick-Tve forgotten the number"
With his free hand Ed held his wife
at distance, muttering harshly: Get
away now! l know what Pm doing.
Get away-d-n your He flung
Alaire from him as she tried to snatch
the instrument out of his hands.
ed" she cried. Are you out of
your mind? You mustn't"
Their voices were raised now heed
less of the two people.in in the adjoining
room.
Keep your hands off, I tell you.
Hello! Is that you, Tad?' Again Aus
tin thrust his wife violently aside. |
Listen! I've just learned that Dave
Law and old man Jones have crossed
over to dig up Ricardo's body. Yes,
tonight They're over there now-be
back inside of an hour"
Alaire leaned weakly against the |
table, her frightened eyes fixed upon
the speaker.
yes They aim to discover how he
was killed and all about it. They
crossed at my pumping plant, and
they'll be back tonight, If they haven't
The speakers voice broke.
MS hand was shaking so that he could
scarcely retain his hold upon the teIe-
phone. How do know?" he chat
-ered. Its up to you. You've got
machine"
Ed" cried the wife. She went
-oward him on weak, unsteady feet,
but she halted as the voice of. Longo-
10 cut in sharply:
whats this hear?, Ricardo Guz-
mans bOdy?" Husband and wife
urned. The open double door to the
living room framed the tall figure Of
he Mexican general.