Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
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1ann.., tbe uproar died away full, o.
per cent. .,, Tho havonet
and machetes." somebody VINO ,, ku."
remarked laconlcally. "Walt ana youn
hear the cheering. .,, hr+
Thev waited fully ten minutes Dus
presently, as the firing gradually u,eu ,,s
away, they heard 1t, faint ana ,nu' nun.
tinruisbable at first. but graduaiIy
oom,,ng nearer. And presently tns
tronned men in the palace heard IL,
too "yiya Ruey! Viva! Viva kuey!
"Au over but the shouting Don
ru,n remarked dissustedly. 1.-THE lads
in the palace will surrindher now. sure
Gineral Ruey was right afther all fol
,.hy sbould he shoot holes In the mouse
hos roIn, to live in. an where be the
same token, he gives dinner party
this mighty ., ,vo,-
"rm glad the end is in sight, wep'
ster replied. 1--WE have no interest III
this revolution, john. and 1t Isn't up 10
no to horn in on the play; yet II II
won't AGAINST the Ruey faction, rear
we'd he forced into active service IN
sn,te Of ourselves. There Is such
thing as fighting to save ones skin' you
know"
Don Juan laughed pleasurab'y.
"Wbat a shame we missed the row oct
bovont at the railroad embankmlnt,
he declared.
"I wish you'd kept out OF 1t, Don
Juan. What business had you In tne
fight mt the cuartel7 Suppose you u
been killed?"
"Small loss !" Don Juan retorted.
IT should have mourned you never
theless. John" :,
"yould you that same?" Don Juan's
buttermllk eyes lighted with af1ection
and pleasure. "Would 1t put pang 10
the heart Of you. sor. to see me
stretched"
ayes, 1t would, John. You're wild
impulsive, lunatlc, worthless lrishmah
but there's broad vein Of pay ore IN
you. and I want you to live until can
develop 1t. When MIR. Geary returns
to operate the mine. he'll need fore
man he can trust"
sand do you trust me, sor?'
II do indeed, John. By the way, yor
never gave me your word Of honor II
cut out red liquor for keeps. Up til
today I've had to watch you-and
don't want to do that. 1t isn't dignl
fed for either of us, and from toda!
on you must be man or mouse.
you prove yourself man. want yo'
In my business; II you prove yoursel
mouse, somebody else may have you
How about you John7 The cantina
will be open tonight, and fire waite
will be free to the soldiers of the nev
republic. Must I watch you tonlght7
Don Juan shook his reckless re'
head. "I'll never let drop Of liquo
cross my lips without your permission
sor." he promised simply. II am tn
man and you are the MASTER"
"Well shake hands on that!" Afte
the western habit of validating all vel
bal agreements with q hand shake
Webster thrust his hard hand out t
his man. who took It in both Of hi
and held It for half minute. He wan
ed to speak, but couldn't: he coul
only bow his head as his eyes cloude
with the tears Of his appreciation. "Al
sor." he blurted presently, "I'd die fc
ye an welcome the ,chanst."
A wild yell Of alarm broke out In tt
next block. at the north gate of th
palace; there was a sudden furry {
rifle fire and cries Of "Here they COME
Stop them! Stop theml They'l
breaking out!"
Without awaiting orders the hire
fighters alcng the wall-some IS I
them-leaped out into the street, forr
ing a skirmish line, Just as a troop I
cavalry. with drawn sabers, swel
around the corner and charged upc
the devoted little line. "Sarros mu
be thryin' to make his getaway" Dc
Juan Cafetero remarked coolly, an
emptied a saddle. -They threw ope
the big palace gate. AN the guards al
clearin' way for him to the bay
He emptied another saddle.
In the meantime Ricardo's fire ca
ers had not been idle. The instant tn
guards turned into the street dead
magazine fire had been opened O
them. They had already suffered hea'
lily winning through the gate and pa.
the besiegers in front Of 1t. but ono
they turned the corner into the ne,
street they had the fire of but hant
full of men to contend with. Neve
theless 1t was sufficiently deadly. Man
Of the horses in the front rank. wer
down with their riders. forcing tn
maddened animals behind to clear the
cnrcasses by leaping over them, whIc
some did. Many. however. tripped an
stumbled in their Wild gallop, spillIn
their riders.
CTo BE coNT1NuED)