The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-07-08
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'I'll go right away, Jack"

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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 and Don Juan
first and her told me about it."
"Who told your
Mother jerks"
"Oh! 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
to fall n victim to the ferocity of Don
Juan Cafetero. Later, as Sarros lay
stunned and bleeding beside his mount,
the stricken animal in its death-strug-
gle had half risen, only to fall again,
this time on the extended left leg OF
his late master; consequently when
SarroS recovered consciousness follow
ing the thoughtful attentions of his
assailant, it was to discover himself Il
hopeless prisoner. The heavy carcass
of his horse pinned his foot and part
of his leg to the ground, rendering
him as helpless and desperate as n
trapped animal.
For several minutes now he had
beer 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
he instinctively realized that this was
his mortal enemy m%otioning his men
to stand back, ne approached the
struggling man on tiptoe and thought
fully possessed himself Of the dlcta-
tors pistol, which lay in back of him.
but not out Of reach. Just as he did
SO, Sarros, apparently convinced of the
futility of his efforts to free himself,
surrendered to fate and commenced
rather pitifully to weep with rage
and despair.
Ricardo watched him for n few sec
onds, for there was just sufficient Of
the blood Of his Castil'an ancestors
still In his veins to render this sorry
spectacle rather an enjoyable one to
him. Besides, he was 30 per cent
Iberian. n race which can hate quite
as thoroughly as 1t can love, and
for a time Ricardo even nourlshed the
thought of still further INDUCING his
thirst for revenge by pretending to
aid Sarros in his escape! Presently,
however, he put the %ungenerous
thought from him; Selling the dead
horse by the tail, he dragged the ar
cass off his enemy's leg, and while
Sarros sat up, tailor-fashion, and COM
menced to rub the circulation back
into the bruised member, Ricardo
seated himself on the rump of the
dead horse and appraised his prisoner
critically.
Sarros glanced up. remembered his
manner and very heartily and grace
fully thanked his deliverer.
ut Is not II matter for which thanks
are due me, Sarros." Ricardo replied
cOldly. II am Ricardo LUZ Ruey.
md | nave cOme pack to Sobrante to
pay my fathers debt to you. You
will remember having forced the obi
cation upon me In the cemetery some
fifteen years ago"
For perhaps ten Mortified seconds
Sarros stared at Ricardo; then the
dark blood In him came to his defense;
his tense pose relaxed; the fright
and despair left his swarthy counte-
nance as IF erased with a moist
sponge, leaving him as calmly stoical
and Indifferent as a cigarstore Indian.
He fumbled In his coat pocket for n
gold cigarette case. selected a ciga-
rette, lighted it and blew smoke at
Ricardo. The Jig was up; he knew
IL, anu Will uiiHIl y hOliIiitluiiCc
he declined to lower his presidential
dignity by discussing or considering It.
He realized 1t would delight his cap
tor TO know he dreaded to face the
issue, md II was not n Sarros practice
to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
"Spunky devil I" Ricardo reflected.
forced to admiration despite himself.
Aloud he said: You know the code
of our people, SarrOs. An eye for
an eye and Il tooth for a tooth"
Sarros bowed. ~ am at your serv-
lee" he replied c~arelessly.
Then at daylight tomorrow morn
ing ! shall make settlement" Ricardo
beckoned his men to approach. Take
this man and confine him under a
double guard In the arsenal" he Or