Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-12-21

"wclif' his two friends questioned,
anzlously.
"rve done all ! can. The rest Ia out
Of our hands" The little man sat
down heavily and mopped his forehead
"what does he say7"
"1Ie told me TO come here and whit.
I never saw n man so torn, so dis.
tracted."
Then he Is wnverlng. oh.h % Alaire
clasped her hands In thanksgiving. but
he father cautioned her:
Don't be too sanguinc. lie is not
afraid OF consequences. He appears to
have no conscience. lie Ii without
mercy and seems lost to shame. | have
never met n man quite like him. DO
you know what he feels at this mo.
ment7 Chagrln. Yes. modification
raised TO the highest pitch, and n sort
Of stupefnctlon 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 I
saw that II M useless to appeal to
him on moral grounds. and that threats
were unavaillng. l took another course.
Something gave me insight into his
mind, and the power TO talk as | have
never tnlked before. All In n fash I
saw the mans soul laid bare before me,
and think ! played upon II with
some cunning. | don't remel1bcr all I
said, for was inspired, but I appealed
TO his vanity and to his c%onceit, and as
l went along l Impressed upon him,
over and over. the fact that ths world
knows we are here and that II trusts
MIN. He nsplres to the presidency he
believes he IL destined to be MexicO's
dictator; so l painted n picture that
surpassed his own lmnglnlngs. lie
would have been suspicious OF mere
hattery, 80 went far beyond that and
inhamed him with such %extrnvngant
visions as only n child or an unblushlnR
egotist like him could accept. l
swelled his vanity; l Inflated his con.
ceit. For a moment, at least, l lifted
him out OF himself and raised him to
the heights"
From beyond the closed door came
Longorlo's voice, issuing some con.
mand to his men. A moment passed
then he appeared before the three
Americans. He seemed taller. thinner,
more erect and hawkllke than ever
His head was held more proudly and
his chest was fuller. A set, dlsdnlnfuj
smile was craven upon his face.
He began by addressing his words
directly to AlaIre. Sonora" he said
II am n man OF deep feeling and !
scorn deceit. Therefore I offer nc
apology for my recent display OF emo.
ton. II | have seemed TO press my ad.
vnnces with undue fervor, II Is because,
at heart, ! am as great n lover as l nm
a statesman or a soldier. But there
are other things than love. Nature
constituted me n lender. and he who
climbs high must climb alone. / offered
Chapultepec al n shrine Cor your
beauty. ! offered TO shnre Mexico with
you, and told you that | would not
be content with less than all OF you.
Well, | meant II. Otherwise-I would
take you now" His voice throbbed
with q sudden fierce desire, and his
long, lean hands closed convulslvcly.
"You must realize that | have the cour.
age and the power to defy the world,
chr He seemed to challenge denial
OF this statement, but, receiving none
he went on, fixing his brilliant, fever
ish eyes once more upon Alalre. "As q
man Of sentiment I am unique; | am
different from any you have ever
known. ] would not possess a howet
without It's fragrance. You did not be-
lieve me when | told you that, but !
am going TO prove II. All your life q
are going to think OF me MS heroic.
Perhaps no patriot 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 aud follow
the path Of duty"
Alnlre trusted herself to ask. Then
we are free to GOT"
The generals face was swept by q
grlmace Intended for n smile. II have
ordered your horses TO be saddled."
Dave, who had with difficulty re-
strained his anger nt the fellows hom
bast, was upon the point OF speaking
when Father O'hialley took the words
OF his mouth:
"Would you send this woman out OF
her own house into n country like
like thisf Remember the fortune 10
cattle you have already taken
GRO BE CoNTINUEDl