The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-17
SYNOPSIS

For years, Pace Morales ruled the
poems in Mexico with an iron hand
conhscating their lands and driving
them from their homes, but the crisis
has come. Gel Coyote" the nysteri-
Gus bandit, avenges every outrage
perpetrated by Morales. The ranch
ers await their unknown protectors
word to revolt. Morales. with the
aid of the U. S. Cavalry, has searched
for the bandit in vain. Ted Radcliffe,
an American whose late father was
ruined by Morales, is in love with
Adela, the Spaniard's beautiful niece.
Tito, Morales ward, is jealous of
Ted. Bob Hardness, Ted's friend,
tells him he has plans for settling
the score with Morales. While out
riding, Ted and Adela lose their way
and spend the night in the desert.
Adela resents her uncle's suspicious.
Later, Bob returns home with Ted
and learns that some of his cattle
were stolen. He doubts that eel
Coyote" is responsible and goes with
Ted to Mendoza's, a gambling re-
sort, to investigate. Ted wonders
why Bob defends the character of
notorious Ann Reed, an entertainer.
Bob goes upstairs to a girls room.
She greets him affectionately, calling
him Eel Coyote" She chides him
for watching the clock.
CHAPTER XXXII
cts because I have Radcliffe
downstairs-I promised to come
back"
"Your young giant? They talk Of
nothing else here"
what do they say?"
Everything. Some say he is
Jito's master. Some say that Tito is
waiting for a chance to tear your
Americana apart. They say too he
is in love with Adela Morales" She
stopped, with a cigarette halfway
to her lips. THAT might be fatal"
Bob nodded. He raised one of
those long white hands to his lips.
"All the secrets of the border come
to you, little Ann, soner or later"
She looked about her at the heav-
lily draped room. always secrets.
There are times when every man
will talk to a woman of the thing
nearest him, and so / learn. l think
the very ghosts of secrets must cling
about every corner of +his room, and
behind every tapestry. Most of them
are sad little raimportant secrets,
but some of them have the power
to wreck human lives. And all these
tales that men bring me are at the
disposal of this imperious Don Bob
Not" she added, because / care a
damn about his border crusade-I
merely happen to love him"
Suddenly she laughed. Last night
that young Mexican captain of cav
airy was downstairs. 1t is he who
tells me their plans against you. All
next week they are to wait in force
along the Verdi road down by the
mesa. He was still very angry be-
cause the major let that peon es-
cape"
Bob smiled. 1.-THE major didn't. l
came back and released him." His
eyes grew thoughtful. $50 they're
going to hunt along the Verdi road.
When Manuel comes tomorrow. get
him word for he band to keep back
in the foothills. Tell him that on
Thursday l lead them in raid"
Bob turned toward the girl and
smiled gravely down at her. IF you
only knew how indispensable you
are in every way" His hand touched
her shoulder. "And how desirable. :"
The woman's body thrilled little
at his touch. and mist played be-
fore her eyes. "What I tell is moth
ing. You know l would do anything
for YOU"
The man said nothing. but walked
across to the dressing table and took
one of her long cigarettes. He
stretched out comfortably on her
chaise lounge.
slave you ever heard OF any
piece Of land owned in the name oil
Radcliffe
She shook her neao.