The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-06
A Romance
By Zane Grey
Copyright BY Harper and Brothers

| to walt developments. There came 4
slight rattling OF stones In the rear.
She turned to see Helen sliding down
u bank with q perplexed and troubled
cowboy. Ambrose sternly and hero
Ically prepared to carry her back to
the others. He laid hold of her. In
fury. with eyes blazing. Helen whis-
pered:
"Let 20 Of me! Majesty, what does
this fool meanr'
Madeline laughed. She knew Helen.
and had marked the whisper. when or
dlnarlIy Helen would have spoken i'm
periously. and not low. Madeline ex.
plained to her the exigency Of the sit
uation. II might run. but I'll never
scream" saId Helen. With that Am
brose had to be content to let her stay.
However, he found her q place some
what farther back from Madeline's pO-
sltion. where he said there was less
danger of her being seen. Then he
sternly bound her to silence. tarried .
moment to comfort Christine. his VIE.
acting a. muid to the ladies, and re-
turned to where Madeline lay con-
cealed. He had been there scarcely
moment when he whispered:
II hear bosses. The guerrillas are
comm"
Madeline's hiding place vas well
protected from possible discovery from
below. She could peep over a kind Of
parapet, through an opening In the
tips OF the pines that reached up to
the cliff. and obtain commanding view
OF the camp circle ana Its immediate
surroundings. She could not. however,
see far either to right or left of the
camp. owing to the obstructing foliage.
Presently the sound Of horses hoofs
| quickened the beat of her pulse and
caused her to turn keener gaze upon
the cowboys below.
Although she had some inkling of
the course Stewart and his men were
| to pursue, she was not by any means
prepared for the Indifference she saw.
Frank was asleep. or pretended to be.
Three cowboys were lazily and uncon-
cernedly attending to campfire duties.
such as baking biscuits. watching the
| ovens. and washing tins and pots. The
elaborate set Of aluminium plates, cups,
etc. together with the other camp FIX
lures that had done service for Made
lines party. had disappeared. Nick
Steele sat with his back to log, smok.
Ing his pipe. Another cowboy had just
brought the horses closer into camp,
where they stood waiting to be sad
died. Nals appeared to be fussing over
pack. Stewart was rolling q Gig.
arctic. Monty had apparently nothing
to do for the present except whistle,
which he was doing much more loudly
than melodiously. The whole ensem.
BILE gave an impression Of careless In.
difference.
The sound Of horses hoofs grew
louder md slowed Its beat. One Of the
cowboys pointed down the trail, toward
which several Of his comrades turned
their head for a moment. then went
on with their occupations.
Presently shaggy. dusty horse
bearing q lean. ragged. dark rider rode
into the camp and halted. Another,
followed. and another. Horses with
Mexican riders came IN single die and
stopped behind the leader.
"Buenos dlas. senor," tremendously
said the foremost guerrilla.
by strninlng her ears Madeline
heard that voice. and she recognized
II as belonging to Don Carlos. Stewart
answered the greeting In Spanish, and,
waving his hand toward the campfire,
added In English. Get down and eat"
The guerrillas were anything but
slow IN complying. They crowded TO
the fire. then spread In a little circle
and sQuatted upon the ground. laying
their weapons beside them. The cow.
boys were not cordial In their recel-
ton Of this visit, but they were hos.
pitnble. The law Of the desert hnd
always been to give food and drink to
wayfnrinG men. whether lost or hunted
or hunting.
"'rhey appear TO be friendly enough"
whispered Madeline. Ambrose. tell
me-cSplnin TO ms-the renl thing"
"Sure. Gene thinks they're after
YOU lndlcs-to carry you on But
In his ideas lately. Most OF us boys
think the Euerrillas are out to sob
that's all"
Whatever might have been the Sc.
cret motive Of Don Carlos and his men,
they did not allow It to interfere with
4 hearty appreciation Of generous
amount Of food. Then. a. each and
every one begnn TO roll and smoke the
inevitable cigarette Of the Mcxicnn.
there was q subtle change In manner.
They sucked and looked about tn.
camp OF into the woods. up nj the
evags, and back ut the ielsurcly COW.
boys. They had the air OF men waiting
for something.
"senor." began Don Carlos. nddress.
| Ing Stewart. Az he spoke he swept
his aombrcro 70 indicate the camp
| circle.