The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-02-07

hank you,' drsly answered the
". But why this sudden so.
ilcltude, HariingeY'
"Purely a mntter Of expedlency--
an anchor TO to>leeward. wen say. Gov.
ernor Moreno hus already Issued us n
legal title to Icl Tigre. II the provl-
sionnl government Ii permanent. we'll
need nothing more. II II falls, we will
then have your transfer Of title 70 III
and continue operating II NJ n nothing
had Unopened The exploration COM
pany is interested In minIng--not poll
ties" n
hut ] see no reason 10 believe that
you can do what you proniise--or will.
Why should permit myself to be
frightened into transferring title to
q nve-mIllIon-dollnr mIne--nud per-
hnps be- shot down, Just the same. bo.
tween here and the border? If I'm
up against a brace enmc. HnrdinGe.
go ahead with II. have associates In
the United stutcs who put money Into
that property They trust me-"
II ain fully aware OF That"
II have full power 10 net for them
In any way thnt seems best 10 protect
their interests" hotIy went on WIN.
Inns. "Bui II I did What you ask me
TO do I'd bc bllihering nss. Ycu
could take the deed and have me shot.
anywny--thcyd only think Id be-
trayed thcm--and fed with their
money. Then, again. may be out Of
here tonorrow--and then where
would ] bef Suppose Morcnos provl-
sIonal government goes DOWN Your
company would then have III Tigre
without paying nickel. Nix. Tiar.
dInge; you've got 10 show me more
thnn that 10 get my signature"
IIariinGc srinned evilly.
The snturnile features Of his pow
erful face lcspcd suddenly into the
blnxc Of the match with which he was
lighting cigar. His hard eyes
cleaned with amusement ~ he half
turned away from the door.
"All right A man about 10 be shot
Isn't altogether IN position to make
terms. Williams. Believe Il or not
I can do what I've promised. and pe0'
Pile who know me will tell you that
always do as promise. II w happens
that General Moreno will be quite will
Ing 10 mitigate your sentence In any
way I might request: hut you don't
hnvc to believe Tint. either. unless II
suits you 10 do ro. Well. I'm going.
This foul air In giving me headache"
He turned nonchalantly AWAY. Buck,
with feeling Of supreme despair,
tried 10 steady his voice for another
question.
"IIow do you happen 10 have such
q pull with General Morenor'
I'm surprised that you AJAX. VIII
Inms. Moreno WIS ambitious TO be-
come governor aud wsntcd TO stnrt
revolution. Tint meant arms. men.
money. lie had none. The United
States has forbidden their export TO
rebels. so he talked things over with
us. Ia return for certain mining con.
ccssIons in Slnaioa we supplied what
he needed. It's very simple. but Of
course III deny that ever made this
admission u you should mention II To
anyone else. However. guess there's
little danger--you're incommunicado.
No one will sec you until the sentence
In carried out tomorrow morning."
Williams pondered. Hardinge's
statement impressed him as truthful.
Hut he played his last card with al
the cooIness Of . poker player who
has been called for his fipal chip.
''ThIs other fellow. iiardinRc. "--he
jerked his thumb toward the interior
Of the cell--"he's . British subject
and stranger here. who thinks he
owes me something because ] pulled
him cut Of n train wreck near III Paso
on the way down. As u British SUBJ
ject yourself you won't mlnd notifying
the British ambassador he's hcre--will
you--no matter what happens to meT
II certainly will not" nngrily snap
ped the syndicate agent. What the
devil do you take me fora fo0lf
"No." drawied the American. with
delIberation that brought n red fiush
~ the Engiishman's fnce. mot fool.
Hardinse. but q c0ld-biooded. caicu-
iating dog who will deliberately plan
TO murder a rival 10 gain his ends
Go on with your fake court.martiai.
you white-livered beasti I'd rather
wclter In my own blood thousand
times than give you the satisfaction Of
putting over thing like this--to rob
me and the men who have backed me
with their confidence and money.
Shoot---and be damned to your
He turned 10 sayagely resume pac-
Ing his cell.
His furious anger at FIRST kept him
from realizing the peril which Har-
dinge had depicted. He tried to be-
lieve that such an atroeity would never
be permitted. even under the ofiicial
sanction of provisional government.
such ~ the Englishman had declared
10 exist.
srAar A.. s,,Aa>riv rosoouhered thu