The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-20

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husband and wife agreed In ono
voice. In fact, they were overioyod nj
an opportunity Of serving her: md IT.
.'c Juan, his suspicious partially nj.
laycd issued from hiding and waddled
forward TO take part in the welcome
Shamcfacedly the elder Garcia cx-
l,aihcd his inhospitablc reception of
the travellers 1--WE hear the rriroos
are coming to kill us and take orr
farms. Everybody is badly frightened
We are driving our herds nwov and
ii!a'ng what we can. Yesterday at the
Dig ohispo ranch our people shot two
Americans and burned some of tbcir
houses. They intend to kill all tho
Americans they find, so you'd better No
careful. Just now IL fellow rode nm
shouting that YOU were coming, but of
course didn't know"
Yes, of course. We're irving to
rcach the border" Father O'NIalley told
nm. "Nill you hide us here until we
can go on?"
"u''h curtsicd respectfully to the
priest. MY house is yours, father"
can YOU take care Of our horses
loo' nnd-give us II place TO slecD?"
Dave asked His eyes were heavy: he
had been almost constantly in the snt-
dlc since leaving Jonesvile, and now
could hardly keep himself awake.
trust me-" the Mexican assured
tnehi' confidently. "If somebody comes
III send them away. Oh, 1 can lie with
the best of them"
The Garcius were not ordinary pco-
PIE, ana they lived in rather good cir
cumstances for country folk. There
were three rooms to their little house,
'lll Oh which were reasonably clean. |
i ne 1ood that Incz set before her
guests, too, was excellent If scanty.
Juanito, taking cue from his parents |
flung himself wholc-hcnrtedly into tbn
TASK OF entertainment, and since Alairc
met his advances halfway he began,
before long, to look upon her with par
llc,lar favor. Once they had thorough |
~ made friends, he showered her with |
me most flattering attentions. His
shNncsS, ii seemed, was but q pretcnse !
-at hcart he was bold and entcrDris- |
ing fcllow-and SO, as n mark of his |
admiration, he presented her with MI |
his personal treasures. First he
fetched and laid in her lap n cicar-box
wagon with wooden whecls-cvidently
the handiwork Of his father. Then he
gave her, one by one, highly priced
Dluc bottle, a rusty Mexican spur, and
the ruins of what had been splendid
There were no blades IN
the knife, but he showed her how to
peep through tiny hole in the handle.
where was concealed the picture of
IIashing Spanish bull-fghter. The an.
probation which these gifts evoked in
loNicalcd the little man and reused him
10 Il very madness of generosity. Hc
pattercd away and returned shortly
staggering and grunting under the
Ncisht OF another and Il still greater
1t was dog-a patient
hungry dog with very little hair. The
inimal was alive with noos-it
scratched absent mindcdly with ono
ma paw, even while Juunito strnnrlcd
{ against his naked brcast-but it wus
ne apple OF It's owners eye, and when
ncz unlcclingly banishcd 1t from tbc
loliSc ')uanIio began to squall Justify
NOR co'ild he be conclintcd until Aloirc
ook nm upon her knee and told him
'bout another boy, OF precisely his own
Sr ana size, who planted q magic hcon
II ms ihothrrS do0ryard, which grow
- anu up uhlIl 1T reached clear To tbr
Ky, Whrrr giant lived. Juonito c,r-
IA nad never heard the like. Hc was
p'Ilbound with delight; he held his;
rcalll in ecstasy; only his toes moved {
MT ihry wrigglcd like ten fat, brown !
ndpolcs ,
In The midst OF this recital Garcia /
chi"r appeared in the door with u
'arning.
"C"nccnl yourselves" he said ouick.
:. ''"om" Of our neighbors arc com ,
's ms way Incz led her guests in t
the bcdchamber, bare room with s. J