The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-24
CHAPTER xvI-cOntInusd.

his people. He told me about them.
i want them to think he amounted to
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
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 while
he beat II out the gate where you
found me. I saw Don Juan knock him
cold with tho butt OF his rife after
I'd brought down his horse"
do you think he's there YETI"
''fIe may be--provided all this didn't
happen the day before yesterday. II
! wanted him. I'd go down and look
for him. Rick"
'Tn go right away. Jack"
"One minute. then. Send a man
around TO that little back street where
they have the wounded--it's n 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 then told me about it,
"Who told your"
Mother jerks"
"Ohl Well. run along and get your
man"
Ricardo departed on the run, TAX
ing the sentry Mt the door with him
and In his haste giving no thought
10 Mother jerks and her companion
waiting for the doctors verdict. In
the palace grounds he gathered two
more men and babe them follow him;
heading 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 dend When Webster's
bullet brought the poor beast down.
his rider had fallen clear OF him. only
20 fall victim TO the feroclty 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
Rssailant, II was TO discover himself a
hopeless prisoner. The heavy carcass
OF his horse pinned his foot and part
of his leg 10 the ground, rendering
him as helpless and desperate as
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 10 gain sufficient pur-
shase TO withdraw his left leg from
the carcass.
As Ricardo caught sight OF Sarros
he instlnctively realized that this was
his mortal enemy; motionlng his men
10 stand back, he approached the
struggling man on tlptoe and thoughts
fully possessed himself OF the dicta-
tors pistol. which lay In back OF him,
but not out OF reach. Just as he did
20, Sarros. apparently convinced OF the
futillty OF his efforts 70 free himself,
surrendered 20 fate and commenced
rather pitIfully TO weep with rage
and despair.
Ricardo watched him for few sec
Onds. for there was Just sufficient Of
the blood OF his Castillan ancestors
still In his veins 10 render this sorry
spectacle rather an enjoyable one to
him. Besides. he was 90 per cent
lberian. a race which can hate quite
as thoroughly as II can love, and
for time Ricardo even nburished the
thought of still further INDUCING his
thirst for revenge by pretending TO
aid Sarros In his escaped Presently,
however, he put the ungenerous
thought from him; SELLING the dead
horse by the tail, he dragged the car
eass on 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
manners and very heartily and grace
fully thanked his dellverer.
1T Is not a matter for which thanks
are due me, Snrros," Ricardo replied
coldly. Il am Ricardo LUX Ruey,
and have come back 20 Sobnnte TO
pay my fathers debt TO you. You
viii remember having forced the Obli-
cation upon me In the cemetery some
fifteen years ago"
For perhaps ten horrlhed seconds
sarros stared at Ricardo; then the
dark blood In him came to his defense;
his tense pose relaxed; the fright
aDd dssr"'r l4ft his swarthy eounte-.