The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-03-11

lowed by the sudden, savage outbreak
Of Ere when the guards made their
dash from the palace, brought Web
ster and Don Juan to mind instantly.
In a quick access Of terror and appre-
hension she chung, trembling, to stolid
old Mother jerks.
Somebody's breakin' In OF breakin'
out" the veteran decided calmly.
"Come to the corner, dearie, an ave
q look"
She half dragged Dolores to the cor
ner, from which they had an unob:
structed view down the cross-street
to its intersection three blocks dlctant
with the Gale San Rosario; conse-
quently they saw the dozen or more
survivors Of that Inflated dash from
the north gate of the palace fash for
a second across their line Of vision.
Mother jerks croaked dismally, like
disreputable old raven; she was try.
ing to cheer.
"The rats are leavin' the sinkin'
ship" she wheezed. "Come an see
them tyke the devils as killed my
sainted Emery" She broke eagerly
from Dolores OBTAINING grasp and ran
down the street. Dolores hesltatee a
moment; then, reasoning that her duty
lay in pursuing Mother jerks and
preventing her from rushing headlong
into the conflict, she followed.
Evidently the fleeing guards had
scurried around a corner into a cross
street shortly after Dolores and Moth
CT jerks had seen them gallon past.
for the firing down the Gale San Ro-
sario had ceased entirely by the time
they reached 1t. They stood moment
at the corner, gazing up the street at
the dead--man and beast-with the
wounded crawling out of the shambles
to the sidewalk.
Mother jerks nodded approvingly as
triumphant shouts from the north gate
told her the Ruey men were pouring
into the palace; with their arms about
each other the two women watched
and waited-and presently the lation-
al flag on the palace came futtering
down from its staff, to be raised again
with the red banner Of revolution hut-
tering above 1t, the insignia Of a ma
ton reborn.
my lamb" Mother jerks said soft
ly to Dolores, "the war is over. Wot's
the matter with goin' in the south rate
an wytin' on the palace steps for the
provisional president to make his
grand ountray2 If we ESTATE Eve
minutes they'll have a bloomin' guard
on both gates, arsl1in US 90 we are
an wot we want"
"But Mr.. Webster will come back
to that back street looking for me
/ must go back and wait there for
him"
"Wyte, nothinkl" Mother jerks
overruled the girls protest roughly.
"'Bll ave gone into the palace with
the crowd for a look-see; we'll = eet
i'm there an syve i'm the trouble o.
'untin' for us. Come" And she half
dragged the shrinking girl toward the
gate, a block distant, where only a
few minutes before Webster and Don
Juan Cafetero had made their lnef-
fectual stand.
"Don't look at the blIghters, honey"
Mother jerks warned Dolores when,
in approaching the gate, she caught
sight of the bodies strewed in front |
Of 1t. my word Regular bally mess
AN all splggotiesi Cawn't be. Must |
ave been some white meat on this
bird, as my sainted Emery ulster s'y. |
Hahi Thought sol There's a red
headed uni Gawds truth An e
done all that-Gor' strike me pink | |
It's Don Juan Cafetero."
Mother jerks stepped over the CORY
corpses ringed around Don Juan md
knelt beside him. "Don Juan |" she |
cried. "You bally, interferin' bllShter,
you've gone an got itw
She ran her strong old arms under
his dripping body, lifted him and laid |
his red head on her knee, while with |
her free hand she drew a small flask
of brandy from her dress pocket.
Don Juan opened his buttermik
eyes and gazed up at her with slow
ly dawning wonder then closed them
again, drowslly, like a tired child. |
Mother jerks pressed the flask TO his |
blue lips; as the brandy bit his tongue |
he rolled his hery head in feeble pro- |
test and weakly set his teeth against |
the lip Of the flask. Wondering,
Mother jerks withdrew lt-and then
Don Juan spoke.
''Have ye the masther's permission,
allanah2 give him me word av hon
or-nOt-to dhrink-tiIl-he-give-
permission. He-was good-to ne
troth he was-God-love-me
-"
His jaw dropped loosely; his head
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