The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1923-07-26

him till morning. That was the best
l could do. WINS sure lucky to come
up with the band SO soon. l had fig-
ured right. knew that guerrilla chief.
He's Il bandit In Mexico. It's a bust.
ness with him. hut he fought for
Madero, and l was with him u good
deal. He may be = Greaser. but he's
white"
"How did you effect my releaser'
| Il offered them money. That's what
the rebels all want. They need money.
They're q lot OF poor. hungry DEVILS"
II gathered that you offered to pay
ransom. How much?"
"TwO thousand dollars Mex. I gave
my word. I'll have to take the money
! told them when and where I'd meet
them"
Certainly. I'm glad I've got the
money" Madeline laughed. "What a
strange thing to happen 10 me! I
wonder what dad would sny 10 TINT :
Stewart. I'm afraid he'd say two thou.
sand dollars Is more than TIN worth.
But tell me. That rebel chleftain did
NOT demand money!
mo. The money IL for his men.
We were comrades before Junrcs. One
day I dragged him out OF . ditch.
reminded him. Then II told him
something IL thought"
Stewart, l know from the way he
looked nt me that you spoke OF me.
heard Don Carlos name several times
That interests me. What have Don
Carlos and his vnQueros to do with
thiS?"
'"rhat Greascr has all TO DO with IT,"
replied Stewart. grimly. "Iie burned
his ranch and corrals to keep us from
getting them. But he also did II to
draw all the boys away from your
home. They had deep plot. all right.
left orders for some one to stay with
you. But Al and Stillweil. who're both
hot.hended. rode OF this morning.
Then the Guerrillns came down."
swell. what was the idea-ths plot
Ms you call itf'
ITO get yOu." he said. biuntly.
"Me! Stewart. you do not mean my
sVbNue you Cuu U-WoU
anything more than mere accidenti"
II do mean that. But stiilwsii and
your brother think the guerrillns want.
ed money and arms. and they Just hap.
pcnsd to make on with you because
you ran under . horses nose"
"You do not incline to that point Of
view1
II don't. Neither does Nsls nor Met
Steele. And we know Don Carlos ana
the Grensers. Look how the vaqusros
chased Flo for your
"What do you think. thenf"
I'D rather not say. Once I heard
Nsls say he'd ssen the Orsaser look at
you. and II he ever saw him DO II
again he'd shoot him.
"Why. Stewart. that 10 ridiculous.
To shoot . man for looking at WON
an! This 10 . civilissd country"
swell. maybe II would b. ridiculous
in . civilized country. There's some
things about civilization I don't care
for"
what. for instanesr'
'For one thing. I can't stand for the
way men let other men treat wsmsn."
"But. Stewart. this 70 strange talk
from you. who. that night I came"
She broke of. sorry that she haa
spoken. His shame was not pleasant
to see. Suddenly he lifted his head,
and she felt scorched by flaming syss.
Suppose ! wss drunk. suppose I
had met some ordinary girl. Suppose
! had really made her marry mo. Don't
you think I would have stopped baing
q drunkard aud have been good to
her,
stewart. do not know what to
think about you" replied Madeline.
Then followed short silence. Made.
line saw the last bright rays Of the set.
ting sun glide up over Q distant crss.
Stewart rebridied the horse and looked
at the saddle. kirths.
II got on the trail. About Don Car.
los I'll say right out. not what Nsis
and Nick think. hut what know. Dua
Carlos hoped TO make al with you for
himself. the same as II you had
been . poOr ps0n alsvs.xiri down In
Sonora. Maybe he had . deeper plot
than my rebel friend told me. Maybe
he even went 10 far - 10 hope foe
American troops 10 chase him. The
rebels are trying to stir up ths United
States. They'd welcome Intervention.
But. however that may bs. tho 0rsasss
meant evil TO you. and has meant II
| ever since he saw you FIRST, That's