Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11
@V REX BEACK

Allure is gone to La Feria and is in
great danger.
Chapter XVllI-Dave goes to Las
Palmas and arrives just after the mur-
der OF Ed Austin.
Chapter XIX-He rounds up Jost.
gives him the water cure and gets
from him confession that he killed Ed,
then starts for La Feria to protect
Alaire, whom he knows Longorio will
capture. He instructs Blaze to give
the whole matter the widest publicity
and to send Ellsworth to Washington
to sing BATTLE hymns.
Chapter XX--At La Feria Alaire
finds that she is Longorios prisoner.
Chapter XXI-Longorio .woos Alaire
and brings priest to marry them
that night
Chapter XXIT-Dave wins through
to La Feria and the priest marrles
Alaire to him during Longorio'a alb
sence
CHAPTER XXIII-The priest plays
on Longorios inordinate vanity until
he consents to send Alaire and Dave
away to the border.
| In spite OF the mans c0ntemptuOus
| tone Dave saw the expression in his
! face and made Il quick decision
There's II limit To what you dare to do
LOngorio. I'm unarmed; | make no re-
| lence. | surrender to you, and claim
protection for myself and my Wife"
| But Longorio was not TO be tricked
Good" he cried, triumphantly. 81
have been looking forward to some.
thing like this. and shall give myself
Il great pleasure" lie laid a hand up
on the dool-knob. but before he coulC
turn it the Catholic priest had him by
the arm, and with strength surprisin.
in one OF his stature wrenched hin
away. Father O'Mallcy's face was
, White and terrible his voice was deep
monacins; the hand he raised abov,
LongOrio seemed to brundish Il weapon
~Stop.' he Numbered. Are you
inudmanI Destruction hangs over YOU
destruction of body and soul. You dare
not separate those whom God haiti
joined"
God. God :" the other shrlllcd. +"
don't believe In him. | um Il god;
know OF no other
"l,lasphcmer !" roared the little man
Listen, then. So surely rs YOU harm
these people, so surely do you kill you
earthly prospects. You, the first maj
in Mexico, the dictator indeed! Th.nl
what you are doing before it IS too late
Is your dream of greatness only
dreanlY Will you sacrifice yoursel
md all your aspirations In the heat O
this unholy and impossible passion
Tonight, now, you must choose whethe
, you will be famous or infamous gl0ri
Gus or shameful, honored or dishol
ored. Restrain your hatred and con
Nuer your lus., or forego forever you
,, dreams of empire and pass into OIL
livion."
"You are meddler," Longorl
, stormed. You make Il loud noise, bu
shall rid Mexico Of your kind. w
, shall have no more of YOU priests"
, Father O'Mallcy shook the speake
MS parent shakes an unruly chilli
"See! You have completely lost You
head. But want you to listen to wis
i'm saying. Whether you are NOR
good than evil, God must Judge, bl
, the people of Mexico are good people
! and they will not be ruled by Il ma
who is wholly bad. You have the powe
!. to remove this man and this woman
yes, and this priest who dares to poll
!. out the pit at your feet; but II you d
> You wifi never command another Mex
! can army. There is no war. We III
: not your enemies. The world know
we are here, and 1t holds you ncc0ril
able for our safety. Tomorrow 80
!. win have to face the reckoning"
Longorio listened. II was plain thu
|. he recognized the truth of OMalley
words. but he was convulsed with rag
y. Good T. he cried. II see my dream
dissolve, but am not the first grei
man to trade an empire for Il wolnal
Antony, the Roman general, laid. b
honor In a womun's arms. had
shining destiny, but Mexico will be Il
sufferer By my betrayal. Instead