Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-16

surprised TO discover that Il was now
only n few minutes pnst one. II was
evident therefore, that Benlto had In
deed lost no time, and that his alarm
had met with instant response.
"Now tell me. who did ltr'
Benlto flung his hands high. God
knowsl Some enemy, OF course; but
Don Eduardo had many"
"Not that sort OF enemies. There
was nobody who could wish to kill
him."
'That Is as II U.s."
Haven't you any susplcions7"
mo, senor."
"You say Mrs. Austin Is gone"
ayes"
"Wheref"
~ don't know"
Dave spoke %Lrusquely "Come, Benz
to you must know, for your wife went
with her. Are you trying to keep
something backT"
mo, mol As God Ia my Judge I"
Benlto declared. II didn't know they
were going until the very last, and
even hen Dolores would tell me moth
Ing. We were having bad times here
nt Las Pnlmas; there were stormy
scenes yonder In the house. Senior Ed
was drinking again, you underestimate
The senora had eason to CO."
"You think she ran AWAY TO escape
himT"
"Exactly."
Dave brenthed more easily, for this
seemed 10 settle Strange's theory. The
next instant, however, his npprehen-
slons were doubled, for Benito added
mo doubt she went 10 In Ferla."
Law uttered nm l%ncredulous exclama.
ton. "Not therei Surely she wouldn't
go to In. Ferla at such n time. Why,
that country Is ablaze. Americans are
fleeing from Mexico"
II hadn't thought Of that" Benito
confessed. "But II she didn't go there,
where did she go7 Saints nbovel II
Is n fine condition Of Affairs when a
wife keeps secrets from her husband,
eh? / suppose Dolores feared | would
tell Don Eduardo, God rest his soul
This much / do know, however: not
long ago there came n letter from
General Longorlo, Offering settlement
for those cattle he stole In his govern
ment's name. Dolores told me the
sonora was highly pleased and was 60
ing to Mexico for her money. II vas n
mark OF L%ongorlo's favor, you under
stand me7 He's n great-frlend, M
ardent ndmlrer." Benlto wlnked. do
lores told me all about that, too. No,
| think they went to La Ferla."
~. --N -. A.
ton with Phil Strange and the fortune
t%cller's insistence hat some powerful
person was behind lose Sanchez. More
than three weeks ago Strange had fore
cast something very like this murder
OF Ed Austin. Dave felt rs II he were
the victim OF an hystericnl imaglna-
tlon. Nevertheless, he forced himself
to nsk, quietly;
as Jose Sanchez anywhere abOutf"
The range boss shrugged. ~ sent
him TO the east pasture this morning"
"Dld he goT
/, "Eh2 Sol You suspect Jose OF this.
God In heaven Jose Is n wild boy
But walt I'll ask Juan II he saw him
yes, ana Victoria, too. Tint Is Victoria
, you hear squnlllng In the kitchen. Wait
here"
Benlto hurried away, leaving Dave a
! prey 10 perplexlty but he was back
J again In n few moments. His face was
/, grave.
, "Jose did not go to the east pas
ture." he said.
b "Where Is he now3"
"No one seems to know"
Law walked to his horse, mounted
and gnlloped away. Benlto, whC
watched him, saw that he turned 10
ward the river road which led TO th'
Las Pnlmns pumping plant.
The more Dave thought about u,
Austln's death, the more certain he be
! came that II was In some way con
nected with Alalre's disappearance
and the loose end by which the tnngl,
d might be u%nrnveled. II seemed TO him
lay in the hands OF Ilosn Morales
Jose's sweetheart. That Sanchez wa
the murderer Dave now had llttll
. doubt but since the chance OF nppre
BENDING him was small, he turned hl
attention to the girl. He would max
u Rosa speak, he told himself, II he hn,
to use force-thls was no time for gen
v tie methods. II she knew nught o
y Alalre's whereabouts or the mystery o
g her departure from Las Palmas, h
y would find a way TO wiring the trutl
from her. Dawes face, a trife too SON
y Der at all times, took on a grlmme
y aspect now he felt n slow fury kind
y ling In his brenst.
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