The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-16
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there's going 10 be n hole In this
wall that We could sail the AnEellque
thru. And the Angeliaue is right of
the beach waiting for you. Now
stand back. I'm going To touch her
on. It's short fuse"
Hardly had Henry backed into
rear corner OF his cell when the door
was clumnily unlocked and opened
10 babel OF cries and imprecatlonr.
chicfest among which variable war
cry OF Latin America. he could hear
the ancient and inslstont below. KIN
the GringoF'
Also he could hear Rafael and Pc.
dro as they entered babbllng-the
one. "iIe ia tho enemy OF brotherly
love" and tho other. "He said was
going 10 -. Is not that what he
said. IgnaeioT''
In their hands they carried rifles.
and behind them surEcd the drunken
rabbie. variousiy armed from cut.
iaAnes and horse pistols 10 hatchets
and bottles. At sight OF Hcnrya re.
volver they halted. and Pedro. nm,
sorinx his rifio unstoadlly. maun.
dcred solcmniy;
"senor Morgan. you are about 10
take up your riEhtfui abode In the
neither world"
hut Ignacio did not walt. lie fred
wildly and widely from his hip. miss.
Ing Henry by hair the width ~ tho
cell and going down the next mo
ment under tho Impact OF Ienry'H
bullet. The rest retrested prccipi.
lately into the Jail corridor. where.
themselves unseen. they began dis.
charging their weapons into tho
room.
Thanking nj. fortunate stars for
the thickness OF the wallis. and hop.
ing no ricochet would get him. Henry
sheltered IN a protecting angle and
waited for tho explosion.
IL came. The window and the wall
beneath u became all one aperture.
Struck on the head by fiying frag.
ment. Henry sank down dlxxlly. and.
as the dust of IN. mortar and the
powder cleared. with wavering eye.
he saw Francis apparently swim
thru the hole. ny the time he had
been dragged out thru the hole
Henry was himself again. lie could
see Enrico solano and Ricardo. his
youngest born, rifles In hand. holding
back IN. crowd forming up the
street. while tho twins. Aivsrado and
Martinez. similarly held back the
crowd forming down the street.
But the popuiacc was merely curl.
H.. "a
ing TO gain n II attempted 10 block
the way Of such masterfui men aH
those who blew up walls and
atormod jailn In open day. And II
gave back respectfully before tn.
compact group AS II marched down
the street.
The horses are waiting up the
nest aiicyr' Francis told Henry. as
they gripped hands. And Leonica
- waiting with them. Fifteen min
utes' Ealiop win take US to tho beach.
where the boat IN waiting"
say. that was some song
taught your Henry arinned. "it
sounded HIKE the very best little bit
OF all right when I heard you willis.
Ting H. The dogs were 10 previous
they couldn't walt tiil tomorrow 90
hang INC. They Tot fun Of whisky
and decided 10 nnish me on right
away. Funny thing. that whisky.
An Old cabaiiero turned peddlcr
wrecked a waEonload OF II right In
front OF the jail .--''
For even a noble Narvnsx. son OF
Bsltarax de Jesus y Cervailns Mar.
va~x. son OF Gen. Nsrva-z OF martial
memory. may be n peddier. and even
peddier must live--eb. senors. In II
not so7' Francis rnimicked
Henry looked his giecfui recogni.
ton and added sobcriy;
Francis. I'm glad for one thing
/ most damn glad.
(which isT" Francis queried In tho
pause. Just as they swung around tho
corner 20 ihc horses.
THAT didn't cut on your ears
that day on The caif' when had
you down and you insisted