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We are men enough to shoot the four first who come up, and I only hope one of them may be El Zeres; that'll leave us a pistol each, and we will keep them for ourselves. Better do that, by a long way, than be pulled to pieces with hot pincers. 'A long way, Rube, I said. 'That's agreed, then. When I give the word, put the barrel against your eye and fire; that's a pretty safe shot.
We had found out from the conversation that El Zeres with his band was about twenty-five miles distant. "Upon our ride I found an opportunity for the first time since our capture for a talk with Rube. "'What do you think of it, Seth? "'Looks bad, Rube, I said. 'If we find El Zeres in camp, I expect he will make short work of us; if he is away I suppose we shall get till to-morrow morning.
"There was such a hubbub and a shouting at first that I couldn't hear a word, but at last I picked up that they were a party of the band of El Zeres, who was in the neighborhood, and had been fetched by a boy that traitress Pepita had dispatched for them directly we arrived. Pepita herself was wife of one of the other chiefs of the band.
Of the Rialtee of his Palays, and how he sitt at Mete; and of the grete nombre of Officeres, that serven hym. Thidre gon marchaundes alle zeres, for to sechen spices and alle manere of marchandises, more comounly than in ony other partye.
The black cook was, indeed, astonished at the demolition of the breakfast effected by her young mistress; but she put it down to the fact that she must have given a large portion of it to her dogs, of which one or more were generally her companions, in the garden. Fortunately, on the present occasion, the great bloodhound Zeres had gone down into the town with his master.
We were both plaguey anxious, and couldn't pretend we warn't, for at any moment that rascal El Zeres might arrive, and then it would be all up with us.
You will find cut in the first place whether Cabra has arrived, and in the next place whether El Zeres is in the neighborhood. I shall only bring forty men, as I do not wish it to be supposed that I am going on more than a mere scouting expedition. You understand? "'All right, Cap; we'll do it, I said, and we went off to our quarters. "I can't say I altogether liked the job.
El Zeres only gave an evil smile, but the other Mexican exclaimed savagely, 'You dog, do you dare to answer? and struck Rube across the face with all his force with his heavy whip.
Rube's face, too, was tied up; and altogether we didn't look quite ourselves. They all began to talk at once; but I held up my hand urgent, and when they saw it was something particular they shut up, and I said to the Cap: 'Don't ask no questions, Cap; I'll tell you all arterwards. El Zeres with about fifty of his men will be here in about three minutes, I reckon.
I knew what Rube meant, for it was a well-known matter of boast of El Zeres that no one could ever escape him, for that his bloodhound would track them to the end of the world. 'There's only one thing to be done, I said; 'we must go back and kill that critter. 'Wait, Seth, Rube said; 'we don't know where the darned brute is kept.
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