The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-09-28
lwater, Minnesota, Thursday, September 2S, 1922

shapely head he was indeed a typical
novel hero. Artists, was sure, would pay
him handsomely to pose thus. He typiied
the romance of the Southwest.
Momentarily awed by the thrall of him
l stood watching the graceful figure. Then
suddenly l wanted to Shout food of
colorfu scenes of startling clearness swept
over me, Mexico i. That night in Can
anea, Sonora :. . Senorita Carmencita' S
danger :. The fight :. =.
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Cananea was enjoying great prosperity.
Were not the despicable Gringo mines in
full operation? Working three eight-hour
shifts and paying good dinero. Had not
the Federales drove out the beasts of Pan
cho Villa? Why, it was impossible to pick
quarrel with beon nowadays. Plenty
griago gold. Lots of frijolies. Why should
man fight when the necessities of life
were plentiful with any amount of mestale
to drink at the cantinas? No wonder Villa
was driven out without any recruits. And
gamble? There was the Diamond Keno
hail. supervised by tools of Huerta, run
ming day and night, doing a tremendous
business. Madre de Dios! but times are
good, thought, Don Juan Martinez, as he
paused outside the Cantina de la Cruz,
where his sweetheart, Senorita Carmencita,
was engaged as an entertainer.
As the sad strain of La Paloma came
from within Don Juan's heart futtered and
his head swan with the intoxication of
A-cve's Young Dream All, Ch}qnita Gar
mencita, his thoughts ran on, may bueno
muchacAas. Not long now. A little more
Gringo dinero then to the Padre to get
married POGO TEMPO. A little 'dobe house,
some chickens and goat DiOs! If any
thing should happen, and Don Juan passed
a finger across his throat significantly.
Sauntering into the cantina and up TO
the crude counter that served as barn
Don Juan encountered the glowering eyes
of "Red" Mack, whose hatred of "greasers"
was wellknown and respected by virtue
of his pugilistic proclivities.
"Wha'd' ye want?" demanded, Cred"
"Domi meScale, Amigo," said Don Juan,
timidly laying some coins on the counter,
then in bad English, invited: "Caree
sometheeng yourself, Colorado?
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drinks, rang up the dinero on dilapi-
dated register; and turning, scowled fierce
ly at Don Juan. With hasty glance
around the big room that served as bar
room, dance hall and restaurant Don
Juan, evidently disappointed at not seeing
his Carmencita among the few dancing
couples turned to "Red" with look of
inquiry that was almost pathetic.
"She's in that second booth takin din
ner with a swell-lookin' show guy" said
"Red" with brutal triumph, land if I'm
any judge" he continued, with deliberate
malice, "Carmencita's goin' to graduate
from this poor imitation of cabaret an
so on tour of Gods country with that
real Yankee show that's been here for
week | think that guys got her joined
out by now, an -"
"Sabrisfe! Carramba" said Don Juan
in passionate voice, as the meaning of
Reds" coarse inuendo percolated through
his cerebrum; and with shrek of rage
he fled, precipitately. Better warn Car
mencita, thought "Red," can't tell what a
"greaser" might do when he's in love.
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