The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

mercy and seems lost to shame. I have
never met u man quite like him. Do
YOU know what he feels ut this mo-
ment? Chagrin. Yes, modification
raised to the highest pitch, and n sort
Of s~tupefaction that you should prefer
another man to him. He can't under
stand your lack Of taste" Father
O'Mnlley smiled family.
Connected idiot" Dave growled.
Ills humiliation kills him. When /
saw that IL was useless To appeal to
him on moral grounds, and that threats
were unavailing, l took another course.
Something gave me insight into his
mind, and the power to talk as l have
never talked before. All In n flash ]
saw the mans soul laid bare before me-,
and-I think l played upon 1t with
some cunning. / don't remember all l
said, for vas inspired, but | appealed
to his vanity and to his %conceit, and as
| went along ! impressed upon him,
over and over, the fact that the world
knows we are here and that II trusts
him. He aspires to the presidency he
believes he is destined to he Mcxico's
dictator; so | painted n picture that
surpassed his own i%maginings. lie
would have been suspicious of mere
faktery. so I went far beyond that and
iniiamcd him with such cxtravagant
visions as only 4 child or an unblusning
cgotiSt like him could accept. l
swcllc'l his vanity | inflated his on
ceit. For n moment, AT least, | lifted
him u of himself and raised him to
the heights"
From beyond the closed door came
Longorio's voice. issuing some COM
mand to his men. A moment passed
then he appeared before the three
Americans. He seemed taller, thinner,
more erect and hawklike Than ever.
His head was held more proudly and
his chest was fuller. A set, disdainful
smile was craven upon his face.
lie began by addressing his words
directly to Alaire. "Senora," he said,
II am a man of deep feeling and l
scorn deceit. Therefore l offer no
apology for my recent display of emo
ton. If have seemed to press my adj
ances with undue fervor. 1t Is because,
at heart. l am as great n lover as ! am
n statesman or n soldier. But there
are other things than love. Nature
constituted me n leader, and he who
climbs high must climb alone. | offered
Chapultepec as n shrine for your
beauty. / offered to share Mexico with
you. and l told you that | would not
he content with less than all Of you.
Well, / meant II. Otherwise would
take you now" His voice throbbed
with a sudden fierce desire. and his
long, lean hands closed convulsively.
you must realize that | have the cour-
age and the power to defy the world,
ch?" He seemed to challenge denial
Of this statement. but, receiving none,
he went on, fixing his brilliant, fever
ish eyes once more upon Alairc. AS n
man of sentiment ! am unique; | am
different from any you have ever
known. / would not possess II flower
without its fragrance. You did not be-
licve me when | told you that, hut l
am going to prove II. All your life you
are going TO think Of me rs heroic.
ferhhps no patrlot IN history ever
made II more splendid sacrifice for his
country than | make now Some day
the world will wonder how ! had the
strength to put aside love and follow
the path Of duty"
Alaire trusted herself to ask. Then
we are free to go?"
The Generals face was swept by q
grimace intended for n smile. 81 have
ordered your horses to be saddled."
Dave, who had with difficulty re-
strained his anger AT the fellows bonn
bast, was upon the point of speaking
when Father OMalley took the words
out of his mouth:
would you send this woman out of
her own house into n country like
like this? Remember the fortune In
cattle you nave already taken