The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29
I.-Fuentes the Bull Fighter

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Fu"nt"s harI mou;n tlGht"n"d.
Las t'ucyu'as j. nor;saErd and III"
mortgage t"rrr,oS"d
The C;ovcrn": assumed an AIR -
sympathy.
You emhoiden me- he said at
last. TO OFFER YOU employment. Az
The mom"u; /, happens :ha; the
Government desires IN" S"rNiC'~ !
q brave and ready man. and is WILL
ing 10 pay COR them. Tn" work I"
hr done is however. dangerous ---
mos' dangerous.
He paused. then continued: But
I can offer you thirty thousand dol
lars < YOU are successful.
\; the mention OF Sn larc" sum
the bull fighters eyes glowed and
gliStrned.
"SuccrsSful in what"
In killing or capturing Don y.
FN;cnteS bent his eyes on tho
Governors face.
Others hav. gun" into the noun
tains on tina: crvaUd. said he. but
| have not heard that any ever come
back.
Those Others have not been men
OF determination. no; men such az
you. Listen. You were great
matadOr. hut the Miura hull tossed
you and your thigh will never let
YOU fight in the arena again. You
have no money. Here Is the chance
to retrieve all. Thirty thousand
dollars. You could live on the In
tcrest y. il in luxury. You could
hold up your head when PepidiIio,
Cuarte. and your other rivals pass
YOU In the street. And 20 earn Il.
what is needed" One straight
stroke or on" bullet. and the risk
no more than that you have faced
many hundred times.
Fuentes. whose brow had dark
ened at the mention OF his fighting
rivals. replied a. once.
"lIave you any plan. Excelloncy.
as TO how | should carry out the
ah--wishcs OF the Government
The Governor shrugged his Shout
ders.
None" said he Il only tell YOU
this. The thirty thousand dollars
are waiting when you come to claim
hem. The rest is with YOU"
L should like II on paper" said
the bullhghter with his grim smile.
IN our profession. EScellency. one
learns the value % written con-
tracts"
The Governor wrote a few SEN
fences and signed his name 10 them.
Fuentes read the agreement through
: at,entively. folded the paper. and
put It in his pocket.
You have signed the death war
rant or Don O." he said gravely.
Il am sure Of IT," replied the Gov
ernor.
Fuentes picked up his hat
This meeting must remain secret.
{ That is understood" ne said. One
whisper and Il would go III with me-
ND there"--;he hullfghter made a
gesture toward the mountains.
Have no Gear. There Is no vessel
, in my house that leaks" replied the
Governor. IT will let YOU out my
self. This way"
Now We must follow Fuentes.
leaving Don Manuelo. the Governor.
70 lick his lips over the hunt he had
set on foot. tnr the Gov "rnor was Il
bit Of a gambler. and a bit OF a
sportsman (ot the spectator typel,
and II amused him 10 loose so fierce
hound as F'uenteS at Don O.. the
old wolf OF the mountains. To him
the thing promised entertainment.
Fuentes. however. was In deadly
earnest. and all his acts proved this
Well he knew that to approach Don
Q. with poor credentials meant fail
ure and death. 80 after week OF
mnrose dissipation deliberately un-
/ dertaken. he, during a wIne-shop
! orawl. drove knife into one OF his
companions a man he had neve!
, liked) and escaped ont OF Castel-
leno. The Governor. who was fully
alive 10 all that was occurring
raised a formal hue and cry behind
him. notices and advertisements Of
tcrlnZ reward for his recapture
were sown broadcast over the coun-
! try. while Fuen:es. hiding by day
was passed on AZ night from =
seller TO an out -of-work
, picador. who in turn introduced him
! 20 ono Gaspar. a lowering individual
as full OF suspicion as a bad egg.
This Gaspar. tor a fec most reluct-
antly consented 10 guide Fuentes
, into tho mountains. He said he was
q poor man. and crossed himself
whenever Don Q.'s name was men
! toned. but In tho end no went.