The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-03
CHAPTER VI-Continued

Pasqual. with the silent movements
born of his Indian blood, lad come
through the window.
MadrelIa studied me a long mo-
ment, then a flame of understanding
leaped into mis- eyes You have
seen her then. as-myseIf?"
-Of a truth We had a touching
scene. With tears in her lovely eyes
she told me that she could not kiss
NE. and because-iD character
must put on a face OF woe. she kissed
me prettily; yet il was a sisters kiss.
and not of love. She called me Poor
Pablo and when a woman speaks
thus. senior. 10 a man once beloved
il is the end"
For that" be cried. a wild passion
in his face, you die!"
He raised the weapon as Pasqual
leaped, and the gun-thrust suddenly
Upward-drOve a futile bullet into the
ceiling. Madrella shrugged clear of
the Indian and swung his right arm
with TIE dubbed pistol Again | lift
ed that handy stool and brought IL
down Qpon MadreIla head. He went
down even as Manuel had done. and
the floor trembled with the fall of
him
pocketed the pistol; then isasqual
and climbed swiftly through the
window, descended the sIanting roof
thai ied nearly to the cobbed floor
of me patio. and. with the horse and
the ourro. made off. leaving Madrella
and the -far and apOpIectic Manuel"
To wake up or nOt-as they chose.
Ahnlt five miles south Of Cuer
nasaca. on the road that leads to Tat
Iaya. we stopped beside an arroyo. in
the cool SWEEP waters of which
hathed my bruised face, for MadreI-
las hard fist had beat a tattoo up
on IL
In rwo or three days. senor," said
PasqHal. you will look the same as
ever"
-'Pasqual, owe thee more than .
shall ever be able to pay"
Il shall not be hard TO pay, senor."
Now. having cleared the Imperial
lines. We changed clothing again, and
after paying Pasqual more than | had
bargained for. | mounted the horse.
Here we part" said Tomorrow.
or certainly on the day thereafter. /
shall return ! hope TO find you here"
Il shall stay here, senior. day and
night-until you return"
And il he should come. PasQual?''
The bearded man. senor?"
AYE: ii is not my desire that ne
proceed"
He will get no farther than this"
Blu! in what manner will you stop
him?"
The Indian squared his trim shouI-
ders. If the senior, armed only with
a stool. can vanquish two men with
knives and guns. surely PasquaI-"
'Adios, then" said l.
have always regretted the trick
/ played Pasqual yet with my re-
grets. there is the satisfaction OF
knowing that in the courageous heart
of Hns indian lad there is a place
enshrined for me-
Before ME, in the head OF a tiny
amphifheater. lay town-Treinta,
think il was called. vast, one
Sturied building faced the road. and,
as | approached il, sign across the
frnnt foretoId its purpose Meals
rnnld De purchased there. and rooms
for sleeping. and even feed for horses.
So | diSmUunted and muzO led nv
horSe toward barn; the massive front
decor opened and the husf appeared
He was taller than [. with a tremen-
dnus breadth of shoulders. with shift
ing. gray brown eyes, and a pock-
marked face OF evil
His face nr0ke into what be doubt
less deemed 70 he smile. "Buenos
dias. senior
! oade him good morning. knock
Ing the. dust frau my hat the while.
and | asked tim II food and drink
might De procured He roared an un-
infelligifl. order and almost Instant
ly Chinaman. whose every move
seemed 20 have rhe sure swiftness Of
q panther, brought .rwo. bottles of
wine. opened them. placed them, with
twO glasses, upon small table, and
disappeared as swiftly and as silent
ly and as mysteriously as be had
come.
We drew up chairs. The wine was
as smooth as any that the Cafe Mira
mon possessed. ana mine host, noting
The look of surprise and satisfaction
on MY tace. spoke: did not the
senior expect good wine7"
-One rever experts good wine In
Mexico. slid L How simple thing
for NE to say. YET il betrayed me as
9 tc-eigner, thing had hoped,