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

Buck, glarlng with malevolent eyes
into the faces Of his guards, knew that
he could never hope TO leave that hor-
rihle hole alive II he persisted In his
frantic impulse 20 force his way out
against such odds.
A curious sense of helplessness over
whelmed hlms his strength seemed to
be ebbinR away. He paused. irreso-
lutely. unheeding the sharp command
OF the captain OF the guard to surren-
der.
Jitendra, impassive as sphinx.
stood aside, but the glitter Of his shy,
brown eyes showed that no detail OF
the scene before him was unnoticcd.
The rifle ratified 10 the earth at Bucks
feet.
He turned nj the imperative gesture
~ the commanding officer and meekly
entered the cell toward which he aud
fitendra had been walking. Inside the
cell, once the door closed behind them,
hc light was dim.
Jitendra submissiveiy seated himself
'ross.leggcd IA one corner and re-
nuincd utterly silent. The American,
nwardly raging at his own unnccount-
ihlc surrender and the memory OF the
injustice TO which he had been subject.
ed, paced up and down. true TO his
designation OF "El Tigre."
The Hindu looked nj him calmly.
"sahlb Buck wishes TO leave this
placer
LEAVE III" rcsred the American.
did try to break into iti"
He loosened the collar Of his shirt
and mopped the pcrspIration from his
neck. The foul apology for mir was
sufSccnting.
"see here. Jitendra. do you want to
help me get outf"
"Assurediy, sahib."
"rhen get up. 80 to the door. and
demand that the british ambassador
be notified of your nrrcst. When you
get out. rs you surely will, send tele-
gram to William Scott. International
hotel. Nogales. Arixonn. u. =. A.. tell
ing him I'm here. That may help 1T
tie. There's something going on here
that I don't understand M all. Jitendra.
! didn't ask you 10 come with mel
did the best could 20 get you To 40 ON
about your own business. 10 there's
no reason at all for you to be locked
M. and II there's amy why ! should
be. want TO know III"
"Do you. indeedT'
Buck leaped toward the sound and
peered through the tiny. grated orince
In the iron-bound oak door. The query
WIS In English. but II carried q mock
Ing sneer which worked the mine own
cr Into new frenzy.
lie could not make out the features
of the speaker In the senh-tiarlsness. yet
he fancied he had heard the voice on
some other OCCASION
II see you do not recognize me-"
blnndIy went ON the same speaker.
"well. Mr.. Williams. I'm Herbert
Hardinee--you recall the name, don't
you--Hardinge. agent for the United
Kingdom Exploration company"
''Yes." replied Williams brusque'y:
"that ID. II you are the same Hardinge
that tried to beat me out OF the IA
Tigre property I've years ago. What
Of itr
II just heard Of your plight"
smoothly answered the syndicate agent.
"nnd hurried down 20 see n ] could be
of any assistance to you"
Williams hcsitnted.
Herbert Hardinge had consistently
and relentlessIy opposed him In the
past. Their litigation over the owner
ship OF III Tigrc had been expensive TO
both and II had only ended when the
highest court In Mexico upheld his own
prior rights.
But blood II thicker than water. and
the Anglo-saxon love OF justice some
times causes white men In foreign
lnnds TO forget past differences In new
perlls. SO Williams replied:
THAT'S mighty white of you, Har-
dInge. don't know why I'm here. for
I've done nothing 10 merit imprison-
ment. or course. ! don't want TO stay
- want TO get back "a III Tigre-
and II you can help me out I'll surely
be grateful 20 you"
81 think the matter can he very cas-
iiy arranged" suavely answered the
Englisinnan: otherwise ] should not
have bothered about coming down"
"Howf
"If you win transfer III Tigre mine
10 the ownership Of my company.
promise to return 10 the United States
without delay. and give a pledge not 20
re-enter Mexico for hve years, you
Will be free In half an hour"
williams conld not credit his hear
ing. What had El Tigre's ownership
TO do with his arrest. or In what man.
ner could the abandonment OF his
property be made an excuse for re-
leasing him7
" zee that you do not thoroughly
understand your present position
satirically observed Hardings - Will
lisms groped vainly Tor words with
which to voice his indignant surprise.
You are right--I don't. Hardinge.
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