The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-19
CHAPTER lV-continued.

his head. NO. I'm too old To 20 am
pngin' after new gods. ! aiu't got the
Imagination To raise anything more
complicated than Il mortgage; but If
| was younger, I'll organize myScl. az
and do away with that I'D Austin. I'd
sure help him 10 an untinCly end, and
then I'd marry them pecan groves. and
hloodcd herds, and drugstore orchards.
She certainly Is Il hcurt.hr"ukiu' de-
vice. with her red hair, and red lips
an
Father" paloma was deeply
shocked.
Complete isolation, OF course, Alairc
had found to be impossible, even
,hough her ranch lay far from the tray
eled roads and her Mexican guards
were not encouraging To visitors. Bust
ess inevitably brought her into con
tact with II considerable number Of
people. and of these the one she saw
most frequently was Judge Ellsworth
Of Brownsville. her attorney.
II was perhaps It week after Ed had
left for San Antonio that .Aluirc felt
the need Of EllSworth'S counsel. and
sent for him. Ellsworth was u kindly
man of fifty.fv". with a forcrful chin
and 81 dropping. hcavy-liddod eye that
could either blaze or twinkle. Judge
Ellsworth knew more than any -four
men in that part Of Texas information
had a way uf seeking him out. lie was
II good lawyer, Toe and yet his knowl-
edge of human ntur" he considered
far NOR" important than law. His
mind was like n full granary, and every
grain lay where he could put his hand
upon IL.
He motored out from Brownsville.
md after Kidding himself Of dust. in
sisted upon spending the interval be-
fore dinner in an inspection of Alalrc's
latest ranch improvements. Not until
dinner was over did he inquire the rra.
sol for his summons.
: tits about La Feria. General Lon
gorio has contiscated my stock" Alnirc
told him. II was afraid Of this very
thing, and so ! was preparing To bring
the stock over. Still never thought
they'd actually COniScate IL.
Hasn't Ed done enough To provoke
contiscutioni" asked the Judge. Il
have 1t pretty straight that he's CIV
ing money To the rebel juntu and lend
ing every assistance he can to their
cause"
II didn't know he'd actually done
anything. How mad
"Yes-fOr n man with interests in
federal territory, But Ed always does
the wrong thing, you know
"Then | presume this confscation Is
in the nature of Il rcpriSal. But tn"
stock Is mine, not Eds. | want your
help In taking up the matter with
Washington"
Ellsworth was pcssimistlc. at
won't do any good, my dear" he said.
you won't be paid for your cattle"
"Then | shall go 10 La Feria."
mo" The judge shook his head
decidedly.
I've been there II hundred times.
The federals have been more thar
courteous"
"Lshgorio has a bad reputation. !
strongly advise against your going,
You'd better send some man"
"Whom can | send?' asked Alaire
You know my situation"
The Judge considered "A moment be,
fore replying. II can't go, for I'm
busy in court. You could probably
accomplish more than anybody else, il
Longorio will listen To reason. and
after all, you are II person of such i'm
p%Ortance that ! dare say you'd be safe
But 1t will be n hard "trip, and yoI
won't know whether you are in rebc
or In federal territory"
"Well. people here are asking wheth
er Texas Is In III" United States %
Mexico" Alaire said, lightly. Some
times | hardly know" After II mo
ment she continued "Sinrr you know
] everything and everybody, | wonder
! you ever met II David Law
: Ellsworth nodded.
, Tell me something about him"
"He asked me the same thing abou
you. Well, ! haven't seen much o
Dave since he grew up, he's such
l roamer."
. "He said his parents were murdercI
/ by the Guadalupcs."
4 ayes. 1t happened II good man
years ago, and certainly they both me
n violent end. | was instrumental /
= saving what property Frank Law lcfI
: but II didn't last Dave very long. He
right careless In money matters. Dave
a fine fellow In some wnys-most ways
! ] believe, but" The judge lost hin
self In frowning meditation.
II have never known you To damn
, friend or Il client with such fain
praise" said Alnire.
"Oh, ] don't mean II that way. II
almost like n Of Dawes kin, and Nv
70 been keenly Interested In watching hi
traits develop. I'm Interested in h,
redity. I've watched IL in Eds cas'