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The banker shook the dice, and the player burst into imprecations. "Four thousand piasters!" said he, again. And he lost once more. Martin Paz, protected by the obscurity of the saloon, could look the player in the face, and he turned pale. It was André Certa! Near him, was standing the Jew Samuel. "You have played enough, Señor André," said Samuel to him; "the luck is not for you."

"For life and death," answered Paz, to whom the count threw a smile of affection as he drew a last puff from his perfumed pipe.

The Indians, and some soldiers who had joined them, pursue him closely; he springs upon the bridge. Unfortunately a patrol appears at the opposite extremity; Martin Paz can neither advance nor retrace his steps; without hesitation he clears the parapet and leaps into the rapid current which breaks against the corners of the stones.

"Now is the time," thought poor Paz, "to put an insurmountable barrier between us. Tell you good of Adam?" he said aloud. "I love him; you would not believe me; and I am incapable of telling you harm. My position is very difficult between you." Clementine lowered her head and looked down at the tips of his varnished boots.

When we returned here everybody kept saying, 'the captain, the captain. If I want the carriage 'the captain. Is there a bill to pay 'the captain. If my horse is not properly bitted, they must speak to Captain Paz. In short, it is like a game of dominoes Paz is everywhere. I hear of nothing but Paz, but I never see Paz. Who and what is Paz? Why don't you bring forth your Paz?"

A few moments afterwards the boy sergeants led their ponies on board, and Private Tom Clary escorted the prisoners. The Cocopah cleared away and paddled back to the La Paz side, where Texas Dick and Juan Brincos were turned over to the civil authorities, and Sancho and Chiquita to the escort in Mr. Gray's corral. Three days later the boys and I took leave of Mr.

You may think you see some of your furry friends startled out of their winter sleep, but just give a whistle, and say 'Paz, and I will be with you." "Good-bye," said Leo. "I hope it will be soon that I shall see you." But Knops was off and he had to follow.

"Isn't everything going on right?" asked the count, taking the "bocchettino" of his narghile from his lips. "Everything is going on so right that other people with an income of two hundred thousand francs would ruin themselves by going at our pace, and we have only one hundred and ten thousand." A footman entered, dressed like a minister. "Tell Captain Paz that I wish to see him."

Thus the Sambo had put face to face two mortal enemies, and, deceived by the presence of Martin Paz in the house of Don Vegal, the soldiers rushed upon the dwelling of the marquis. André Certa was intoxicated with rage. As soon as he perceived Martin Paz, he rushed upon him. "Here!" exclaimed the young Indian, and quitting the stone steps which he had so valiantly defended, he joined the mestizo.

He had not gone a hundred paces in the street, when five or six men threw themselves upon him, and, notwithstanding his obstinate defense, succeeded in binding him. Martin Paz uttered a cry of despair, which was lost in the night. He believed himself in the power of his enemies, and gave a last thought to the young girl. A short time afterward the Indian was deposited in a room.