Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-02-11
CHAPTER xVl--continued.

tie shall have military runerhl'
Ricardo promised.
"From the cathedral" Webster add
ed. "And take picture of 1t FOR
his people, He told me about them,
want them to think he amounted 10
something, after all. And when you
get this two-by-four republic of yours
going again, Rick, you might have
your congress award Don Juan a
thousand dollars orc for capturing Sar-
ros. Then we can send the money to
his old folks"
"But he didn't capture SarroS
Ricardo protested. THE man escaped
when the guards cut their way
through"
He didn't. That was a ruse whlle
he beat 1t ont the gate where you
found me. saw Don Juan knock him
cold with the butt of his rifle after
I'd brought down his horse"
''Do you think he's there yet"
HE may be-provded all this didn't
happen the day before Yesterday. II
I wanted him, I'd 90 down and look
for him, Rick
"I'll go right away, Jack"
zone minute, then Send a man
around to that little back street where
they have the wounded-it's a couple
Of blocks away from hereto tell
Mother jerks and the young lady
with her I'll not be back"
They're both outside now They
must have gone looking for YOU, be-
cause they found you ana Don Juan
arst and then told me about IT."
"Who told you?'
"Mother jerks"
son! Well, run along and get your
man"
Ricardo departed on the run, TAX
ing the sentry at the door with him
and in his haste giving no thought
to Mother jerks and her companion
waiting for the Doctors verdict In
the palace grounds he gathered two
more men and babe them follow him;
leading by twenty Yards. he emerged
at the gate and paused to look around
him.
Some hundred feet down the street
from the palace gate Sarros bay
charger lay dead When WebSter's
bullet brought the poor beast down.
his rider had fallen clear Of him, only
10 fall Il victim 10 the ferocity Of Don
Juan Cafeteto. Later as Sarros lay
stunned and bleeding beside his mount,
the stricken animal In its denth.strug-
gle had half risen only to fall again,
shis time on the extended left leg "
Ms late master; consequently when
Sarrus recovered consciousness follow
Ing the thoughtful attentions of his
assailant, 1t was TO discover himself n
hopeless prisoner The heavy carcass
VI his horse pinned his foot and part
Of his leg to the ground, rendering
him as helpless and desperate as a
trapped animal.
For several minutes now he had
been striving frantically to release
himself; with his sound right leg
pressed against the animals back
bone he tried to gain sufficient pur-
chase To withdraw his left leg from
the carcass.
As Ricardo caught sight Of SarroS
ne tnstinctively realized that this was
his mortal enemy motloning his men
10 stand back, he approached the
struggling man on tlptoe and thought
fully possessed himself Of the dicta
tors pistol, which lay in back of him
but not out Of reach. Just as he did
40, SarroS, apparently convinced Of the
futiIity of his efforts to free himself
surrendered to fate and commenced
rather pitlfully to weep with rage
and despair.
Ricardo watched him for few sec
onds, for there was Just sufficient OF
the blood Of his CuStillnn ancestors
still in his veins to render this sorry
spectacle rather IN enjoyable one tc
him. Besides, he was 80 per cent
iberian, race which can hate quite
as thoroughly as II can love, anC
for time Ricardo even nourished thu
thought Of still further INDUCING his
thirst for revenge By pretending tC
aid Sarros in his escape Presently
however he put the ungenerou'
thought from him; Selling the dead
horse by the tail, he dragged the car
cass off his enemy's leg, and whilt
SarrOs sat up, tallor.faShiOn. and com
menced 10 rub the circulation bach
into the bruised member, Ricardo
seated himself on the rump Of the
dead horse and appraised his prisoner
critically.
Sarros glanced up, remembered his
manners and very heartily and grace
fully thanked his deliyerer
ut is not matter for which thanks
are due me, Sarros," Ricardo replied
eoldly. 81 am Ricardo LUZ Ruey
and have come back to Sobrante t.
pay my fathers debt to you. Yol
will remember having forced the obli
CATION upon me in the cemetery SOM
fifteen years ago"
For perhaps ten Mortified second
Sarros stared at Ricardo; then tn
dark, blood in him came to his defense
his tense pose relaxed; the frigh
and Despair left his swarthy counte
"a Co~vox, Qo~ovo