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He appears to be a chief; for the rest obey him. He makes a signal with his hands, and the screaming subsides. He stands forward on the parapet, as if to speak to us. "Amigos, amigos!" "Yes, yes; we are friends," replies Seguin, in the same language. "Do not fear us! We came not to harm you." "Why harm us? We are at peace with the white pueblos to the east.
"If the Señor Allen thinks himself the best, surely it is I, who hold the medalla that calls me el vaquero supremo, who have the right to question his boast; not you, amigos!" "Who's the best vaquero, the bravest and the best in California?" queried a voice the voice of the singer, who had come up with others to see what was going on here.
"Señor David promise Miss Ygerne he stake Lemarc. He give Lemarc ten thousand dollars. Lemarc come back and say to the lady: 'He lie. He give me nothing. He say he give the money and more to the lady when she give herself to him . . . for a little while. But the lady who had believe many lies will not believe this one. What then, amigos?
"Irons fetters," said Dick; and taking her by the arm, started in the direction of "The Goat in Boots," walking with a curiously swaggering gait which went far to mask his limp. "Amigos de grillos fetter-pals. We were chained together for six months." "In in prison? Oh, Dick!" she cried, "I knew he was horrid." "And me?" "I know you aren't," she replied.
About ten o'clock on the morning of the fourth, they were stopped by the cry of "Halts, halta." Looking up from where the hail came, they saw the muzzles of thirty or forty rifles pointed at them. Colonel Sawyer loudly cried in answer to their command, "Amigos." In a few moments they were surrounded by a skirmishing party of Revolutionists and conveyed to the camp.
'Yes, Helen answered her. 'You frien's Señor Alan? And when Helen, hesitating briefly, said 'Yes, Angela asked: 'You come from Santa Rita, no? 'No, said Helen. 'From San Juan and beyond. 'You come far, mumbled Angela. She scrutinized the girl keenly. Then abruptly, 'Senor Alan got muchos amigos to-day. Senor Juan Carr comes; El Joven with him.
At this moment we could distinguish the voice of Raoul: "Alto! abajo las armas!" At this challenge we could see for they were still in sight that some of the Mexicans leaped clear up from the ground. One or two looked back, as if with the intention of re-entering the gorge, but a dozen muzzles met their gaze. "Adelante! adelante! somos amigos."
Then seeing the inquiring look in the eyes of Don Andres, he explained to him what Bill had suggested. Don Andres nodded his white head approvingly. "The Señor Weelson is right," he said. "You would do well, amigos, to heed his advice." "Just as Jack says," Dade concluded; and Jack amended that statement by saying it was just as Bill said.
The water had been cool and presently he, Manuel-del-Popolo, would accompany with his guitar and his voice the last moments of his victim. Bursts of laughter punctuated his banter. Ah! that Manuel, that Manuel! Some actually swore in admiration. But was Castro really at his ease? Was it not good to eat and drink? Had he quite returned to life? But, Caramba, amigos, what neglect!
"Qué hay, amigos?" he called familiarly to the men in the square tower, his voice sounding careless and indifferent. "La Señorita is here. She wants horses." A head appeared at the little opening that served for window above, a hat was doffed with exaggerated deference, a second uncovered head was thrust out. Kendric stepped back half a pace so that they could see plainly that it was Zoraida.
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