Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-29

her he cried. defantly Jose San
chez confessed 10 the murder of Mr.
Austin, and told how you had got Mrs.
Austin TO come here. The whole thing
is known in Washington and Mexico
City by this time. The newspapers
have it: everybody knows you are
keeping her as Your prisoner and that
have come for her. II she is harmed,
all Mexico, all The world, will know
thar YOU are worse than a murderer"
Longorio reached behind his back
and slammed the door in the faces of
his listening men,
what is this? What did Jose CON
fesS?" he inquired sharply
He SwearS you hired him.
Bah, The word of a pelador."
In spite of the mans contemptuouS
tone Dave saw the expression in his
face and made quick decision
There's limit to what you dare to do,
Longorio I'm unarmed; make no re-
Sistauce, SO there is no excuse for vio-
lence. ! surrender to you. and claim
protection for myself and my Wife"
But Longorio was not to be tricked.
/ Good i" ne cried. triumphantly. II
have been looking forward to some
I thing like this, and l shall give myself
/ n great pleasure" He laid a hand up
/ on the door-kn0b, but before he could
turn it the Catholic priest had him by
the arm, and with strength surprising
In one of his stature wrenched him
/ away Father O'Malley's face was
/ white and TERRIBLE his voice was deep.
1 menacing; the hand he raised above
/ Longorio seemed to brandish weapon.
Stop" he Numbered Are you
mailman? Destruction hangs over you;
destruction of body and soul. You dare
/ not separate those whom God hath
/ joined"
God Cod" the other shrilled, Il
don't believe in him. l am a god; /
know of no other"
"Blasphemerw roared the little man.
Listen, then. SO surely rs you harm
these people, so surely do you kin your
earthly prospects You the first man
/ in Mexico, the dictator indeed! Think
what you are doing before it is too late
Is your dream of greatness only a
/ dream? win you sacrifice yourself
and all your aspirations in the heat of
this unholy and impossible passion?
/ Tonight, now, you must choose whether
YOU will be famous or infamous, glori-
Gus or shameful. honored or dishon-
ored Restrain your hatred and con
quer your lust, or forego forever your
dreams of empire and pass into OBJ
! livion"
You are meddler" Longorlo
stormed. you make a loud noise, but
| shall rid Mexico of your kind We
shall have no more of you priests"
Father OMalley shook the speaker
as a parent shakes an unruly child.
See You have completely lost your
head. But | want you to listen to what
| am saying. Whether you are more
good than evil God must judge. but
the people of Mexico are good people,
and they will not be ruled by man
/ who is wholly bad. You have the power
to remove this man and this woman,
yes, and this priest who dares to point
out the pit at your feet; but if you do
you viii never command another MeXi-
can army. There is no war We are
not your enemies. The world knows
we are here, and it holds you account
able for our safety Tomorrow you
will have to face the reckoning"
Longorio listened. 1t was plain that
/ he recognized the truth of OMalley's
words, but he was convuIsed with rage.
Good 20 he cried. Il see nay dreams
dissolve, but I am not the first great
man to trade an empire for a woman.
! Antony, the Roman general. laid his
honor in n woman's arms. l had
shining destiny, but Mexico viii be the
sufferer by my betrayal Instead of
Longorio the Deliverer, shall be
known az Lougorio the Lover, the man
who gave all"
OMalley interrupted forcefuly.
! Enough of this! Come with me. /
have something more to say to YOU"
/ He flung open the door into the hail
and, taking the general by the arm,
! fairly dragged nim from the room and
/ into the one opposite. The lieutenant
and his men looked on in amazement,
shutting their feet and shifting their
rfe-buus noisily upon the floor.
Alaire turned an anxious face to
Dave saying: "He is wonderful. Lon
/ gorio is almOst-afrald of him"
ayes; he may bring him 10 his
! senses. If ne doesn't" Dave cast
his eyes desperately over the room,
! conscious all the time that he was be-
/ ing watched with suspicion by the men
outside He stirred restIessly and
moistened his lips. Longolio would
i be crazy TO injure you
Ten minutes passed fifteen. Alaire
leaned. mouonless. against the table
Dave paced about, followed by the eyes
Of the soldiers. One Of the latter
/ struck a match. and in the silence il
sounded like a gunshot. Dave started
at which the soldiers laughed. They
j began to talk in murmurs. TIE odor
Of cigarette smoke drifted in 10 the
man and the woman.
Finally the door through which Fa-
/ Their O'Maliey and Longorio had passed