New Britain herald., 1923-01-27
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insH HIS great lA4EH boonel
 the rom once more. the sparkle can
 swiftly back 10 his blue eyes.
 "Donel" he cried, come oI
 youngpn, if you're q slayer. l stak
 Lolo. the Rose O santa l.eandr
 against your whole pile.'
 And he waved q steadicd han
 grandiloquently toward the stacks (
 gold and silver.
 For the first time the strange
 raised his eyes and looked at th girl. but she did not meet his gaze.
 Sanchez forged forward and eaugl his daughter roughly by the shoul der, but she put her hands on he slim hips and shook him of disdain fully.
 I'm nineteen" she said. "go on Brakeman"
 Sanchez flung up his hand snappet his fingers. His brown face wa ashen gray.
 For a second or so the strange hesitated. scanned the faces of tn, principals in the little play. Then ht smiled. picked ID the cards. deftl, shook them together and showed them over.
 All right" he said, and you may have the deal in the bargain. one hand to draw"
 Brakeman, steady a sa rock, dealt laid down the pack and picked up his hand.
 He discarded two. picked up the pack again and looked at the other The young man threw down four cards and smiled.
 The girl by the table flushed like a sunset. A slight chance he took to win her, in all truth!
 In silence Brakeman dealt him four cards. took his own two. and in si- lence they both spread down their hands. face up.
 Brakeman held two queens and a jack. a five and trey.
 The stranger held four kings straight, and a nine spot-the card he had held from his discard. Lolo, watching saw this card turn up and the flush deepened in her dark cheeks. With an oath Brakeman bungled up from the table.
 Devils luck!'' he said hoarsely. "but you're sold, Lolo, body an soul!" with which word and. mocking laugh he lurched to the bar.
 And Lolo, looking up with her wide black eyes and her pomegranate lips parted like moist rosebuds, smiled at her master like siren.
 The man looked down at her and the smile died on his own face. For a long moment he regarded her. gravely.
 Then he stepped to her side and took her hand.
 Little bold, pretty thing he said, ''don't do these tricks any more. Here, hold your sash"
 And he caught the broad end of the striped vanity that swung at her knee, spread it, gathered it's end tight, closed her hands about the knot, and, turning to the table, swept into the sack thus formed the load of gold and | silver thereupon. Then he stopped and kissed her lightly upon the rosebud of her mouth.
 GO home with your dad,' he said '.and be a good girl"
 Then he gathered his men with his quick glance. walked to the door and
  In ten seconds the whole bunch, after dashing, rattling, and scram- bling amount the horses, had mount ed and turned and were making out of town toward the south with the great red horse five jumps ahead, his satin hide shining, his huge neck bowed the cloud of his black mane like smoke above him and his long tail a fan behind.
 Every man at Hunnewell's but one crowded out upon the porch to watch their going.
 Boys" said Hunnewell. solemnly, do you know who that wasp
 ''No," came the answer promptly, from several, but we got good guess"
 Right, I take it." said Hunnewell. That's Velantrie from tn Border, and his band O bandits-Don Keeota valentrie, they call him, south, though why--for that name, I don't xnow, an he's tn smoothest lad in h. world, they say. I saw him once before, in a little town over tn line, ln he remembered me. They say he snows a lot that some folks don't our name, too, BTlue1Ildn.
 But Brakeman lay across the table nside, dead asleep.
 CHAPTER III.
 The Freinds of Paradise. The summer was glorious upon the and The sun was high in a cloud sss sky and little wind came eter- ally in from the bunch grass levels. Under the light. the wide alfalfa elds, of which John Hannon was in- proud and which the anchmen hated. lay like spread merald toward the south. Scattered gainst this vivid green the Red rood grazed in opuIent plenty. Redcloud the big savage stallion. otfoot, old but built like racer and ith the look of colt. Dawnlight the ii one, Firebrand and The Flame. ley were a sight for gods and men their perfection. They ate of the veet forage with daiptiness, raised cir beautiful heads from time to me to look over their world. and lied their shrill challenges to all and