The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-29

Bob looked at Adela. This,
young lady, should be warning and
a lesson. See to what depths the
high passion of young love must
come at last"
Adela smiled. "1'm terribly fright
ened. but / know that If anyone
threatened the major, Aunt Clara
would be the first to scratch"
"Hear, hear" applauded that lady,
in high derision.
Bob's eyes softened, "I'm just
wondering" he told her, what I
wouldn't give to be just your age
and have the dreams your years give,
and perhaps to know again what love
is like"
Aunt Clara dropped her cigarette.
THAT settles it. We've got to go
before he sets it to music. Love and
dreams and everything. can stand
cavalry profanity and r1odernistic
painting, but middle-aged poetry
She rose and busted the ash from
her dress. "Adela, come out of this
influence"
Adela laid her hand against the
rancher's cheek. Get we'll, soon, old
friend, and I'll tell you another story
perhaps a love story. And I'll
leave you to find for me the happy
ending"
"Thcre'll be a happy ending. some.
how. Never doubt it, Adela mia"
But before that night was over
the hope of any happy ending was
farther away than ever before.
For it was on that evening Bot
had sent Ted over to Mendoza's to
bring Ann Reed out to the hacienda
"Ann has some information" he
told Ted. "She won't trust it even to
Manuel. I've sent word that you
would come for her."
In the little roadster Ted came 70,
her just before sunset. AS he circled
the driveway at Mendoza's a Mex.
lean stood eagerly watching from
among the palms in the patio. HI
waited in patient immobility among
the shadows until Ted and the Cir
entered the roadster, then he drov.
) rapidly out toward the hacienda ol
Pace Morales.
Not until she was seated on Bob:
porch and the cigarettes lighted die
the girl begin. Then, as she sat Their.
smoking, Ann told them of the visi
of Morales and of his seeking fol
information of FL Coyote. Through
it all Bob smiled silently.
Il think the old devil suspects
Bob said at last. swell, unless b.
moves quickly, his suspicious won
: help him. Manuel and I are laying
plans of our own. What else is new
little oracle of the border5"
She turned toward Radcliffe
There was something ! learned tina
may interest you. You know, the,
talk much of you over at Mendoza's
They talk of your strength and o
! the time you threw Tito. and Away,
. they talk as if sometime you an,
he are bound to fight again. On,
night there was a man. q lawyer
over from Sonora. He sat with tw,
others at our table, and for a tim,
Mendoza was with him. When the,
spoke your name this man from
Sonora remembered something abou
you. I made him talk-it's neve
very hard to make you men talk. H,
told me that some years ago a piec,
of land had been transferred from
father to son. and the records Of
were entered with his law firm. H
said that the land was in your name.
! Bob leaned forward. "What did h
call the land?"
"He called it the Esperanza prop
I erty."
"Esperanzaw Bob's gray eye
sparkled. GOOD Lord, that hold
two of the best waterholes in thi
: part of the country" He drumme,
! with his fingers on the porch raj
; 1T would be too good" he muir
. INJURED.
Ied's own eyes were bright wit
!. excitement. THAT was the name.
. he cried. That was the name da,
used the last night we talked. Blu
how would it get transferred to mes