The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07

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81 know. know q great deoln
at would scarcely he sofo For ,,o,,
to call; the country is full of C,n,1n.
leriStnS-"
Cattle" said the officer, with a
careless shruG. "Did not that great
poet byron swim across an ocean TO
see Il lovely lady? Well, I, too, am Il
poet. nave beautiful fancies-songs
or loVe run through my mind. Those
Enslishmcn know nothing of passion.
Your American men are cold. Oniy Il
Mexican can love. We have fire in
our veins, Senora."
10 theSe perfervid Drotestations Do
lores listened with growing fright; her
eyes were wide, and they were fixed
hypnotlcally upon the speaker: she pre-
Sehtcd much the appearance of a rab-
pit charmed by serpent. But to Lon
Sorio she did not exist; she was a chat
tel, Il servant. and therefore devoid of
Soul or intelligence, or use beyond that
or serving her mistress.
thinking to put an end to these
establishments, Alaire undertook to re-
turn the generals ring, with the pre-
tense that she considered it no more
than tnliSmun loaned her for the time
being. But it was task to make Lon
gorio accept it. He was shocked, Of
fended, hurt; he declared the ring to
be or no value; it was no more than
trlling evidence of his esteem. But
Alaire was firm.
| 1t was an odd, unreal ride. through
the blazing heat of the long afternoon.
l.ongorio cast off all prctcnse and oprn-
~ laid siege to the red-haircd w0man's
hcaft-all without Offering her the
SMALLEST chance to rebuff him, the
slightest ground for open resentment,
so respectful ana guarded were his
advances. When the train arrived ut
It's destination, his victim was we'll
nigh exhausted from the struggle.
After good nights rest, however, she
was able to smile at yesterdays adven-
: ture. Longorio did not bulk so large
: now; even these few hours had greatly
diminished his Importance, so that he
|, appeared merely as an impulsive for
!. ctgncr who had allowed u woman to
h turn his head.
! once back across the river she dis
. covered that there were obstacles to
Il prompt adjustment of her claim. The
: rcd tape OF her own government was
t as nothing to thpt Of Mexico. There
were thousand fOrmalities, a myriad
) OF mnddening details to be observed,
and they called for the services of nm
advocate, notary, iefe politico, a
jcfe de armas-olllcials without end.
: All OF these worthics were patient and
h1,t III
indifference to delay, and RESPONSE
, Dllity seemed to rest nowhere. During
the day Alaire became bewildered, Al
most lost In the maZes of official pro-
ccdure, ana was half minded to tele.
graph to Judge Ellsworth.
Longorio by no means shared her
disappointment. On the contrary. he
assured her they were making splcn.
did progress, and he was delighted
, with her grasp Of detail and her llnowl
edge OF business essentials. AT his
, word all Nuevo Pueblo bowed and
scraped to her; he arranged for he1
an elaborate luncheon in his quarters
You can never know what these two
days have been for me-" the general
said as he and Alaire fingered over
their meal. "They Will afford me some
thing to think about all my life. 1t is
a delicious comfort to know that YOU
trust me, that you do not dislike me
And you do not dislike me, eh?"
"Why, Of course not. have great
deal for which to thank you"
General Longorio fingered his wine
glass and stared into 1t. II am not
like other men. I am man Of iron
yes, an invlncible soldier-yet I have
hcnrt, and woman could rule me-
"iou sny you have heart" Alaire
studied her vis-a-vls curiously as he
met her eyes with his mournful gaze
"Ilow is 1t that I hear such strange
stories about you, general?"
"Lies, all Of them!" Longorio as
serted.
"For instance, they tell me that you
shoot your prisoners?"
"Of coursc!" Then, at her shocked
exclamation, he explained: ut is q
necessity of war. Listen, sonora! We
have twelve million Indians in Mexico
and few selfish men who incite them
to revolt. TO permit the lower classes
to rise would result in chaos, black an.
archy, indescribable outrages against
life and property. There is but one
way to pacify such peoplc-exterml
nate them! Mexico is civilized ma.
ton; there is no greater in the world
but she must be ruled with an iron
hand. We shall drive all the traitors
into the sea. and Mexico shall have
peace. But am not bloodthirsty
man. No, an poet and lover ut