The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-05
CHAPTER N--continued.

"~Bloodhounds amt any good. outside
Of novels. II beet got scarce, th'm
Grensers would steal the dogs and eat
EN- He added, meditatively, Dog
amt such bad eatin', either"
"Have you tried itf'
Mr.. Law nodded.
did you join the Maderistas for ex-
citement?'
MOSTLY. Then, too, believed Pan
chlto Madero was honest and would
give the poems land. An homes, airXi.
can is worth fightin' for, anywhere.
The pelados are still struggling for
their land-for that and II chance to
live and work and be happy
Mrs. Austin stirred impatiently.
''They are fighting because they are
told to fight. There is no patriotism
in them" said she.
az think" HI said, with grave DELHI
%erateness, "the majority feel something
big and vague and powerful stirring
inside them. They don't know exactly
what II is, perhaps, but IL Is there.
Mexico has outgrown her dicrators.
They have been overthrown by the
same causes that brought on the
French Revolution"
The French Revolution !" Alaire
leaned forward. eying the speaker with
startled intensity. what do you know
about the French RevolutionI"
Reaching for n coal, the Ranger
spoke without facing her. i've read II
good bit, ma'am, and I'm n noble
listener. I remember good. too. Why, !
had n picture of the Bastille once"
He pronounced 1t "Bastilly," and his
nearer settled back. THAT was some
calatoose, now, wasn't it," moment
later he inquired, i~ngenuously, II don't
suppose you ever saw that Bastllle,
did your
NO. Only the place where II stood"
'Sho'! You must have travelled right
smart for such u young lady" He
beamed amlably upon her.
I There was something winning about
this young mans modesty, and some
thing fiattering in his respectful admi-
ration. He seemed, also, 10 know his
place, n fact which wns even more In
his favor. Undoubtedly he had force
and ability probably his love of ad-
venture and n happy lack of settled
purpose had led him TO neglect his
more commonplace opportunities and
sent him into the Ranger service. This
man had been denied what she termed
education; therefore she decided TO
put n in his way.
"Do you like to real?" she asked
him.
Say. It's my favorIte form of cX-
c%rclSe." Laws hlue-gray eyes were cX-
r~rcssionless, his face was bland.
"Why?"
Il have n great many books NJ Las
Palmas. You might enjoy some of
them"
"Now that's nice OF you. ma'am.
Mebbe III look into this cattle-Stealin'
In your neighborhood, and if | do I'll
sure come borrowin'."
"Oh, I'll send you a boxful when
get back" said Aluire, and Dave
thanked her humbly.
Later, when he went 10 move his
mare into u shady spot, the Ranger
chuckled and slapped his thigh with
his hat. "BeSSie Belle. we're going {,
improve our minds" he said aloud
Were going 10 be literary and rcu
Pilgrims Progress and Alice IN
Wonderland | bet wen enjoy 'cm
ch? But-doggone! She's a nice lady
and your coat Is just the same color
rs her hair"
Where the shade was denSeSt ant
the breeze played most freely, there
Dave fixed Il comfortable couch for his
guest, and during the heat Of the fore
Oon she dOZed. But one cannot slccI
well with II tropic sun In the heavens
ana since there was really nothing fol
her to do until the heat abated, Alaire
when she awoke, Obliged the Ranger
10 amuse her.
As the morning progressed Law
proved himself m interesting compan
ion, and In spite OF the discomforts 81
the situation the hours slipped rap
idly. Luncheon was a disagreeabl'
meal, eaten while the arroyo baket
and the heat devils danced on IN,
hills; but the unpleasantness was o
brief duration, and Law always man
aged to banish boredom. Nor did HI
seem TO waste n thought uron the ma
ture of that grim business whicl
brought him to this place. Quite tn
contrary, In the afternoon he put hi
mare through her tricks for Alaire'
editication. and gosslped Idly Of what
ever interested his guest.
Then as the sun edged TO the ives
and Mrs. Austin became restless. h,
saddled Bessie Belle and led her dow
'tlD Sulch Into a safer covert. Return
Ing, he carefully oblitcrated all trace