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Of course, he was welcome to whatever money he needed, even in excess of his allowance; but his act showed his weak sense of honor and strengthened Alaire's conviction that he was in every way rapidly deteriorating.
And then what?" He scowled at them fiercely. "We will not forget," the Garcias chorused. There was a murmur from the onlookers; some one cried: "VIVA LONGORIO!" The general bowed smilingly; then, taking Alaire's arm, he waved the idlers out of his path with a magnificent gesture. When, later in the day, Mrs.
"You don't need to understand. I know what I'm doing. I've thought of a way to save us all." Through Dave's mind flashed the memory of that thing which had haunted him and made his life a nightmare. An incoherent refusal was upon his lips, but Alaire's face besought him; it was shining with a strange, new ecstasy, and he could not bring himself to deny her.
Not only had the soldiers taken a great many head of cattle, but they had practically cleared the ranch of horses, leaving scarcely enough with which to carry on the work. Alaire's hacienda comprised a hundred thousand acres or more lacking a thorough survey, she had never determined exactly how much land she really owned and the property fronted upon a stream of water.
"I didn't say I shot him," he told her, gruffly. "I warned him first, and he turned on me blew smoke in my face. Then he took to the brush, afoot, and I cut down on him once more to help him along." "He got away?" "I reckon so." "Oh, oh!" Alaire's tone left no doubt of her relief. "He was always a good man " "Good? Didn't he steal my horse?
He had a fatherly way of walking with his arm about Alaire's shoulders, and although she sometimes suspected that his warmth of good-fellowship was merely a habit cultivated through political necessities, nevertheless it was comforting, and she took it at its face value. Not until the dinner was over did Ellsworth inquire the reason for his summons. "It's about La Feria.
Alaire's retreat was far from comfortable; there was an ants' nest somewhere near her and she thought of moving; but suddenly her breath caught and her heart jumped uncontrollably. She crouched lower, for directly opposite her position, and outlined against the sky where the sharp ridge cut it, was the figure of a mounted man.
Upon the rear platform stood a tall, slim, khaki-clad figure, and until the car had dwindled away down the track, foreshortening to a mere rectangular dot, Luis Longorio remained motionless, staring with eager eyes through the capering dust and the billowing heat waves. José Sanchez came plowing into Alaire's car, tremendously excited. "Look, señora!" he cried.
The strained, throbbing silence that followed Longorio's last words did more to frighten the woman than had his most ardent advances. After a time he lifted Alaire's hand; she felt his lips hot and damp upon her flesh; then he turned and went away with the document. When he reappeared he was smiling. "These Garcias shall know who interceded for them. You shall have their thanks," said he.
Dave agreed, although reluctantly, for at this moment he wished nothing less than to undertake a mental effort, and he feared, in spite of Strange's statement, that he might hear Alaire's voice over the wire. That would be too much; he felt as if he could not summon the strength to control himself in such a case. Nevertheless, he went to the telephone, leaving Phil to wait.
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