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Evidently he suddenly thought of a point in his own favor. "You' havin' good luck thees time, Felipe," he declared, tranquilly, "especially," he hastened to add, "when I'm t'inkin' of thee halter. Without thee halter, you know, you don' gettin' thees caballo." Felipe ignored this. "I haf need a horse," he went on, thoughtfully.
Who wins the duelo shall have Solano for his own, and shall ride him before all the people; for such is the patron's word. From his own lips I heard it! Me, I think that will be the greatest sport of all, for he is wild as the deer on the mountain slopes that yellow caballo, and strong as the bull which the patron will choose to fight the grizzly he will bring from the mountains. "Listen, Señor!
"QUID MIHI CUM CABALLO?" replied the man of learning from within; "I think there is but one wise man in the hundred, and they cannot shoe a horse without him!" And forth came the honest pedagogue, for such his dress bespoke him. A long, lean, shambling, stooping figure was surmounted by a head thatched with lank, black hair somewhat inclining to grey.
Sound as from a great distance awoke him. He opened his eyes. Outside the fence, and regarding him gloatingly, were two swarthy Mexicans in conversation. This was what had awakened him. "Bet you' life!" one was saying, the taller man of the two. "Thot's my li'l' horse grown big lak a house and a-fine! Franke, we gettin' thot caballo quick. We " A door had closed somewhere.
That channel between Corregidor and San José Point is known as the Boca Grande, and is nearly two miles wide. The middle channel, or the one situated between the two islands, is shallow, and but little used. The third, which separates Caballo Island from Limbones Point, is nearly three miles in width, at least twenty fathoms deep, and known as the Boca Chica.
"How quick could you get to the rancho?" he asked abruptly, just as Valencia's spirits were growing heavy with disappointment. "Could you overtake Manuel, do you think?" "Me, I could with the caballo which I have in mind Noches I could pass Manuel upon the way, though he had two more hours the start of me!" English was too slow now for Valencia's eagerness.
"I never seed it tried," said Bridger, with interest, "but I don't see why hit hain't practical. Whang away, an ef ye spill the whisky shootin' to one side, or cut har shootin' too low, your caballo is mine an' he hain't much!" With no more argument, he in turn took up his place, the two changing positions so that the light would favor the rifleman.
If he also shall fail to ride the caballo, then will the horse revert to Don Andres, who will keep him for his own saddle horse!" He waited while the applause at this sly bit of humor gradually diminished into the occasional pistol-popping of enthusiastic palms, and gestured for silence that he might speak again.
"When you see one, of course," said Harry sarcastically. "But who ever saw a horse with a neck like that?" As for me, I was really interested, and I turned to the arriero for information. "Si, senor," said Felipe, "Un caballo." "But who carved it?" Felipe shrugged his shoulders. "Is it new Spanish?" Another shrug. I became impatient. "Have you no tongue?" I demanded. "Speak!
Catching the contagion Hardy's sorrel dashed madly after him, and the moment they struck the open he went by like a shot, over-running the goal and dancing around the low adobe house like a circus horse. "By Joe," exclaimed Creede as he came up, "that caballo of yours can run some. I'm goin' to make a little easy money off of Bill Lightfoot when he comes in.
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