Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-21
CHAPTER xvI-continued.

"He shall have a military funeral"
Ricardo promised.
"From the cathedral" Webster add
ed. "And take picture of 1t Tor
his people. He told me about them.
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 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. 1.-THE man escaped
when the guards cut their way
through"
he beat 1t out the gate where you
found me. I 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 YETI"
He may be-provided all this didn't
happen the day before yesterday. II
I wanted him, I'd go down and look
1Of MIN, RICK.
"Tn go right away, Jack"
Zone minute, then. Send man
around to that little back street where
they have the wounded-it's 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 1t"
'who told your"
ssIother 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
IN fan a Victim to the ferocity of Don
Imam ~Cafetero. Later. as SarrOs lay
stunned and bleeding beside his mount
sthe stricken animal In its death-strug-
m y. bait risesexrehdef fefP leg n
his late master; consequently when
Sarros recovered consciousness follow
ing the thoughtful attentions of his
assailant, was to discover himself q
hopeless prisoner. The heavy carcass
Of his horse pinned his foot and part
az his leg to the ground, rendering
him as helpless and desperate as 9
trapped animal.
For several minutes now he hat
been striving frantically to release
himself; with his sound right LEI
pressed against the animals back
bone he tried to gain sufficient pur
chase to withdraw his left leg freu
the carcass.
AS Ricardo caught sight of Sarro'
he instinctively realized that this wa
his mortal enemy; motioning his mel
to stand back, he approached I'M
struggling man on tiptoe and thought
fully possessed himself Of the dicta
tors pistol. which lay in back of him
but not out Of reach. Just as he di'
%, Sarros, apparently convinced OF tn
utility of his efforts to free himself
surrendered 70 fate and commence
rather pitifully to weep with rag
and despair.
Ricardo watched him for few sec
onds. for there was Just sufficient
the blood Of his Castilian ancestor
still In his veins to render this sorr
spectacle rather an enjoyable one {
him. Besides, he was so per cen
Iberian. Z race which can hate quit
as thoroughly as IT can love. an
for a time Ricardo even n0urished tn
Thought Of still further INDUCING hi
thirst for revenge by pretending I
= aid Sarros In his escape! PRESENT.!
however. he put the ungenerou
thought from him: Selling the dea
| Morse by the tail. he dragged the cal
- on his enemy's leg. and Will
y hires sat up, tailor-fashion. and con
neuced to rub the circulation bac
! into the bruised member, Ricard
seated himself on the rump OF In
dead horse and appraised his prisone
critically.
Sarros glanced up. remembered n
manners and very heartily and grace
fully thanked his deliverer.
ut ia not matter for which thanh
are due me, Sarros," Ricardo reptile
coldly. II am Ricardo Luiz Rue,
and I have come back to Sobrante
nav my fathers debt to you. 70
will remember having forced the obi
cation upon me In the cemetery som
fifteen years ago."
For perhaps ten Mortified second
Sarros stared ut Ricardo; then III
dark blood In him came TO his defense
his tense pose relaxed; the frigi
and despair left his swarthy count
nance as II erased with moi
sponge. leaving him as calmly stOic'
and Indifferent as cigarst0re India
He fumbled In his coat pocket for
cold cigarette case. selected a Gig
rette. lighted It and blew smoke |
Ricardo. The Jig was up; he kne
It; and with admirable nonchalan'
he declined to lower his PRESIDENT
dignity By discussing or considering
He realised It would delight his Gu