' suv kiil him. If tlio Yaukeu d.iir ha 1
,aiia!os ilo ini-ht
e mm il j it
thu f.lliv
of i ii . i in I -
Ihouih. ,Suip,i i
JhIhiuII prove an o,li;jr
;anco !"
"1! kh ! Vui talk liko
fiol. J,i
jru ot see bo is too young to l,av
K'une I nny niiportanco. As for
Canales, Carnijo ! oi will cot
not disposodlo mako a vacancy iu
'the corps witliout a Ntrug'lo, un I
jesnucially after imder ,ni what
had iu escaping fro, n tho lancers. i
I felt the blood coursiug through i
inv veins with runewed vk'or ns I
j - - o - i
looked the situation -.pare ia tbo
, ir i i ii
face. My brain grew ale'irer ai the
... ... . i
nntninonco of thu peril 1 was m grew I
more apparent:
Tbe dyiug embers of the fire omit
ted fitful gleam 4 which foil arost the
polished arms of the scoundrels,
piled promiscuously together iu tbo
corner of tbe ranch.
At that mo unut. an 1 as I was
ousting wistful glacea at a outline,
tbe beetlobrowe 1 rascal who ha
lighted me iuto tho don glided
across tbe floor, slipping a stout
bar across tbe door.
"Now, boys, finish tho job, and
then share alike." wore tbo words I
beard.
Every nerve In my body jarre I,
tbe blood rushed back to my heart
ns tbe decisive moment arrived.
