The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-06
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by TOM GILL


out Of ,Verd; and TO the edge Of the
mesa. where. by some taeit consent,
they stopped at the high rocky turn
just where the road begins to wind
downward. For time they looked
out across the ranch dotted valley
south to where the blue
Mexican hills trembled in the rising
heat waves. Far below them eurled
the river. like a furnished ribbon.
and along its banks the little village
and the ranches touched with spots
OF green and tawny desert sands. As
they watched through the clear April
sunlight the same thought came to
both, Men lived down there. Down
there were homes and children. Men
were working out their lives and
dreams. sowing and harvesting, low
ing and begctting. living out their
years in toll and tears and laughter.
At last Ted spoke:
"These people are your people and
mine. living on both sides Of that
stream. with their homes and their
Aoeks. ! want them to be part Of
my life, too. want to take my
own place here in the border coun.
try-to help build-to make home
ior both Of us and to end forever
this hate and fear and distrust."
She smiled. but the smile was
hardly happy one.
Il know. And l know what that
fight is going to mean for both of
US. Il is going to mean Sorrow and
the tearing Of old bonds and the
hurting Of people l love. 1t is going
10 mean sorrow for my. uncle and
perhaps sorrow for me"
For answer he kissed her land
raised his arm toward the land that
lay like a colored toy map unrolled
before them. His pointing finger
traced out the small ranches dotted
as far as the eye could see back
toward the foothills.
These were once my fathers peo-
pie. and their enemies are my faith.
cr's enemies and mine. Long before
was born my father tried to make
a home here and the cattle lords
cast him out. robbed him, sent hin,
back to Colorado beaten and de.
feated. | think that may have sad
dened my mothers last days. !
haven't real bitterness against your
uncle. but rather against the thing
he stands for. and that l hate. And
you hate it. You mast. have seer
now you love these people. how
tenderly you speak of them as you,
people and have seen how they
love you. ! would not have yov
changed in any way, Adela. for te
the you are Aawiess and perfect
Neither would ! bring any shadow
Of pain into your eyes. and yet
i And yet you have your work te
do. and that work will be in .oper
conflict with the things my uncle ha!
built up"
He nodded.f Then he smiled ane
looked at the sun. already in thu
west. There are some things tina
must not be delayed" he said. "ane
we still have time for you to drive
me out to the hacienda"
What for7"
TO tell your uncle that we low
; each other"
! Quickly she shook her head. But
foolish. we need tell him nothing yet
And when the time comes you hal
! better let me tell him."
The time has already come.
! 'red's jaw was set. "After what hap
pened last night. I want Paeo Mo
rales to learn from my own lip
that love you and that neither h
nor all Mexico can keep us apart
!, II it is to be war, let il be war. Blu
want 10 offer him peace and friend
ship for the last time. And Tito .
] well"
4 In utter an,azement the girl locke
up at him. k"Do you know VIVA
tito will do when he learns ! low
:. your"
:. Ted smiled HE will probabl,
reach for that dangerous. iookini
{ hodkin he carries at his waist Tha,
too. will have 10 be faced. For. don
c you see. my darling. its all 90, 4
bs gone through. and that we ha,