The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-22


You shall receive baptism" was
called down TO him. and. variously,
You will have your fiii OF water
this day" I'VE win let go" I'VE
will cut the rope" There will be
one less with whom To share"
The water " not nice" he re.
piled. his voice rising like a ghosts
out of the dark depths. There arc
sick lizards and dead bird that
Ftinks. And there may b. snakes,
II Is We'll worth ten pcsos extra
what | must do"
We will drown your Rafael
shouted
A BOLD THREAT
shoot or drown me" guillermo's
voice floated up. but Il viii buy you
nothing for the treasure viii still
be in the we'll"
There was a pause. In which those
at the surface questioned each other
with their eyes as Co what they
should do.
And tho Gringos are running
away farther and farther" Torres
fumed. "A fine discipline YOU have.
Senior Mariano Rercara g HiJos. over
your xendarmes
This Is not San Antonio" the Jefe
fiared back. "rhis is the bush OF
Juchitan. My dogs are good dogs
In San Antonio. In the bush they
must be handled gently. else they
may become wild dogs. and what
then will happen 10 you and me-
1T Is the curse Of gold" Torres
surrendered sadly. 1T Is almost
enough to make one become a no.
eiaiist. with a Cringo thus tying the
hands Of justice with ropes Of gold =
''of silver" the Jefe corrected.
You 20 to hell" said TORRES. AS
YOU have pointed out. this Il not
san Antonio but the bush Of Juchi.
tan. and here l may well tell you TO
quarrel because. OF your had temper.
when our prosperity depends on
standing together
Besides" the voice Of Gulllersno
drifted up. the water Is not two
feet deep. You cannot drown me
In n. have just felt for tho bot.
tom and have four round silver
pesos in my hand right now. The
bottom Ia carpeted with pesos. Do
you want 20 let gof or do I get
ten pesos extra for the filthy job
The water smells like a fresh grave
yard"
Yes. Yesr' they shouted down.
"whlchg Let go7 or the extra
tenT'
The extra tenn they chorused.
"In Gods name. hAstsl hastcr'
cried the Jefe.
They heard spiashlngs and curses
from the bottom Of the well and.
from the lighvnlng Of the strain on
the RATA. knew that Guillermo had
left the bucket and was fioundcrisg
for the coins.
Put II In the bucket. good Gull.
iermo." Rafael called down.
II am putting Il in my pockets"
up came tho reply. dig put II In
the bucket you might haul II UP first
and well forget 10 haul mo up after.
ward
THE double weight might break
the RATA" Rafael cautioned.
The RATA may not be NO strong
as my will. for my viii In this matter
Ia most strong said GuiiIermo.
1T the RATA should break" RA-
faei began again.
II have a resolution said Gull
iermo. do you come down. Then
shall go up first. Second. the
treasure shall go up In the bucket.
And. third and last. shall you 60 up
Thus will justice be triumphant"
Rafael. with dropped jaw Of dis
may. did not reply.
Are you coming. Rafaei7''
NO" he answered. Put all the
silver In your pockets and come up
together with e."
II could curse the race that bore
me-" was the impatient observation
Of the Jefe.
II have already cursed IT," said
Torres.
Haul away shouted Ouillermo
II have everything In my pockets
save the stencil. and | am suffocat
ing. Haul quick. or l shall perish.
and the three hundred pesos VIII per
ish with me. And there are more
than three hundred. lie must have
cmptied the bag"
| Ahead. on the trali. where the way
grew steep and tho horses without
stamina rested and painted. Francis
overlook his party.
A BRILLIANT IDEA
Never again shall travel with.
out minted coin Of the realm" he
exuited. as he described what he
had remained behind to see from the
edge OF the deserted plantation.
Henry. when die and go TO heaven
shall have a stout bag OF cash
along with me. Even there could II
redeem me from heaven alone knows
what scrapes. Listen. They fought
like cats and dogs about the mouth
Of the well.
Nobody would trust anybody to
descend into the well unless he de
posted what he had previously pick.
ed up with those that remained at
the top. They were out Of hand.
The Jefe. at tho point OF his gun.
had to force the littlest and leanest
Of them to go down. And when he
was down he biackmsiied them be.
fore he would come up. And when he
came up they broke their promises
and gave him a beating. They were
still beating him when left"
but now your sack IL empty"
said Henry.
I
which IL our present and most
pressing trouble" Francis agreed.
Had I sufficient pesos could keep
the pursuit well behind us forever.
I'm afraid was too generous. I
did not know how cheap the poor
devils were. But I'll tell you some