Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-30

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e ~ IN vosk 49, - Dssus
800 - e I feoaisP
IN - yesd of ~ e1Pesk ssaee.
~ wln tel yos 10 %. tat yea aFs
ffoA. end tAea - you nsof ~ pts b
pass through u they Win IRE q ys1s
back."
Jltend1 pondered Q noaeat. HI
head inclined little forward He was
debating what course to pursue. II be
attempted to nee now out into the
night I'm this unknown country. his
swollen feet would be Q terrible handi-
cap. Even with q horse he would q.
most certainly be seen. overtaken and
hot BY the soldiers who swarmej
through the province Of Sinaloa.
Beside. Sahib Buck must have ample
dime to reach his friends. else what he
bad done for his preserver would count
for nothing.
sWhere VIII the men stand to slay
one who bears them no malicer' h.
queried.
Does the senor remember how the
carcei yard looksf'
Somewhat"
the passage through which yoi
were brought to this cell ieacs =, +"
carcel yard. Directly across "r
other side Is the gate '.' 81.
The soldiers"
"Bow manrs7
sSix. s.i,s
up the firing squad. These win take
you to the yard You will be told that
any reasonable request Of yours will
60 granted. II may also be made to
appear that you are free to depart.
But. II 20. be not deceived. You will
never pass the gate alive.
"Behind. near the edge Of the yard,
cioee to the building and directly over
an old drain. the six will stand with
rifles ready. Az you near the gate you
will die BY their shots. ! have spoken
truth. senior. swear II by the saints"
"What II this drainf-I do not un-
derstand."
"A very old, large, round pipe. senor.
once used to carry OF waste. but now
abandoned. You may see the end
above the ground on the way to the
gate. Il u not far from the carcel It.
self where u comes up through the
ground, from there II runs along the
yard beneath where the soldiers stand.
Senior. swear I have told you all
will you now not take from me this
strange. hideous monster with the
flaming eyes, ere diet"
zone more thing must know" icily
replied the Hindu. III should ask Of
the corporal . cigarette-what thenr'
"The ofhcer In command would give
It to you"
snow. listen with care to my words
for on them hang life or death for
thee" venomously hissed Jitendra.
bending 20 low that his lips almost
touched those Of the other man. II
shall ask for that cigarette when I
start for the gate. And, II ! am given
It uot-well. II were better for thee
that thou vert never born. II receive
1t. and thou also obey me In what I
shall now require Of thee-it shall be
life and Joy to thee In the years to
come. Heed well, therefore, and fail
not to obey me In all ! shall command
Of thee"
He whispered q few words In the
ear Of the PROSTATE figure.
THAT 10 all" he observed.
n.~A -
saints. swear to do - you have
asked. Now. may departf'
Slowly Jitendra arose and stood b.
fore the door. The angry. crimson
orbs above the breast OF the- soldier
vanished, to reappear near the other
two above the Hindu's turban.
"All men are brothers and thou art
mine." resumed Jitendra. ITO kin -
sin. Therefore. and because thou hast
promised to do ~ have commanded.
I bind upon thee the sacred symbols q
vishnu and Siva-that NO harm may
hereafter come to thee. Loose thy
shirt." +"
The quivefing Mexican obeyed.
| Something cold. eiammy. and unspeat-
ably repugnant wrapped itself around
him. z.
~Thus does silva enfold thee" went
on the Oriental. @Never again canst
thou offend the gods by causing the
death of any living thing" His iiths
arm fung itself ont In the darkness.
and again the shuddering Mexican ex-
| perienced the sublimity Of horror -
his hot blood raced through his icy
body.