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Updated: June 6, 2025
We're trottin' along the trail at the time, an', bein' he's the nigh-wheeler which is the saddle- mule of a team I'm ridin' Jerry's compadre, an' when I notes how Jerry is that joyous about it I reaches across an' belts him some abrupt between the y'ears with the butt of a shot-filled black- snake.
As it flared up he stepped close, followed by the other, and there was a moment of tense silence. Then the match went out and Felipe straightened up. "Franke," he burst out, "I haf win thee bet! Eet is not a mare; eet is a li'l' horse!" He struck his compadre a resounding blow on the back. "I am mooch sorry, Franke," he declared "not!" He turned back to the faint outline of the colt.
"Ah, senor, he who so writes is Bernal I am his compadre. He has his mother now, but no father, no father." He smiled. "You have never seen so bold and enterprising, never so handsome a boy. He can throw the lasso and use the lariat, and ride sabe Dios, he can ride! His cousin Gerado the Rurales taught him. I do well by him as I may, who have other things to think on. But I do well by him."
There were only three persons in the house besides the old couple, the rest of the people being absent; several came in, however, in the course of the day. One was a daughter of Pedro's, who had an oval tattooed spot over her mouth; the second was a young grandson; and the third the son-in-law from Ega, Cardozo's compadre.
If they had not deceived him, if, for a fact, the hombre had expressed a willingness to bet all he had on the outcome of this thing, then Franke, fellow-townsman, compadre, brother-wood-hauler, was crazy! But he determined to find out. "What you said, Franke?" he asked, peering into the glowing eyes of the other. "Say thot again, hombre!"
His eyes shifted with a quick, furtive menace. His companions might be imitation cowpunchers, but if Yeager was any judge this was no imitation bad man. "Going to eat him alive, are you?" the camera man wanted to know pleasantly. Steve pushed through to Harrison. A whimsical little smile of apology crinkled the boyish face. "It's on me, compadre. I'm a rube, and anything else you like.
And now he had lived long enough to see his compadre made a general. He had a burst of muffled laughter. "And now from robbers we have become soldiers. But look, Caballero, at those who made us soldiers and him a general! Look at these people!" Ignacio shouted.
The fellow Law had addressed let fall his rifle; two pairs of dark hands rose slowly. Then the Ranger went on in Spanish: "Anto, lower your left hand and unbuckle your belt." Anto did as he was told, his revolver and cartridge-belt dropped to the ground. "And you, compadre, do the same. Mind you, the left hand! Now face about and walk to the charco, both of you. Good!"
"Our horses are pretty tired, Anastasio. I think we ought to stay here at least another day." "Well, Compadre Demetrio, I'm hankering for the sierra.... If you only knew.... You may not believe me but nothing strikes me right here. I don't know what I miss but I know I miss something. I feel sad ... lost...." "How many hours' ride from here to Limon?"
Felipe listened, with now and again a nod of approval, and, when the compadre was finished, accepted the brilliant proposition. "A bet, eh?" he exclaimed. "All right!" And he produced his sheepskin pouch and dumped out his three dollars. "All right! I bet you feety cents, Franke, thot eet don' be!" Frank looked his disdain at the amount offered. Also, his eyes blazed and his round face reddened.
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