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The Mexican's pitiful agitation seemed only to amuse those callous hearts. "You will travel, as I said, with these gringos," pursued Bellew, "and glean all the information you can. Then, when you have found out all about where they mean to go, and how long they mean to stay and so on, you will find an opportunity to drop out of their company." "Si senor," quavered the man, "and then "
"Because they've come to-day, most likely!" Rita started, and turned back toward the speakers. "The Gringos? to-day?" she cried. Marm Prudence nodded. "That was why I brought you here, dear," she said; "most of the reason, that is. We got word they was most likely comin', quite a passel of 'em; and we judged it was well, Don Noonsey and me, that they shouldn't see you.
Knowing that he was already condemned he resolved to seek no subterfuge. "The President cannot be insulted in my presence," said Cos ominously. "He is only a boy, General," said Almonte appealingly. "Boys can do mischief," said Cos, "and this seems to be an unusually cunning and wicked one. You are zealous, Colonel Almonte, I will give you that much credit, but you do not hate the Gringos enough."
They would be awake in a moment, the lazy Gringos, but what of it? He would be out of their reach. He laughed as he flew past the house where Polly slept. "Adieu, pretty American! I kiss your hand until we meet again!" Something struck the back of the car with a sharp, tearing sound. Pachuca turned with a grin. A light had sprung up in the house into which he had seen Scott go.
"What if the Committee catches you with that buckskin, Manuel?" he asked abruptly. The risk Manuel would run had not before occurred to him. "Dade he's liable to get into trouble, if they catch him with that horse; let's turn the darned thing loose." "Me, I shall not ride where the gringos will see me," broke in Manuel briskly. "The señors need not be alarmed.
Starr scratched his grizzled head. Waring had said nothing about the Mexican. And Starr did not like Mexicans. Moreover, Waring had said to tell no one that he had been at the Starr Ranch. "I don't know where Jim Waring is," said Starr, and, stepping back, he closed the door. Ramon strode to his horse and mounted. All gringos were not like the Señor Jim. Many of them hated Mexicans.
He was one of many in charge of cattle shipped up from Mexico and down from the States. All the white cattle men, the gringos, held him in great contempt. But, continued Harris, speaking deliberately with his beautifully modulated voice, and his eyes twinkling with the memory of the thing, 'I soon found that the greaser's contempt for the gringos was immeasureably greater than their's for him.
Four of the Gringos are under her little slipper this year, and she turn over the face and roll in the dirt. But Don Ramon, so handsome, so rich surely she will marry him." Faquita shook her head slowly and wisely. "There come yesterday from the South a young lieutenant of America." She paused a moment, then proceeded leisurely, though less provokingly.
"We shall then have freedom from the constant war of opposing factions. If General Castro and Governor Pico are not calling Juntas in which to denounce each other, a Carillo is pitting his ambition against an Alvarado. The Gringos will rule us lightly and bring us peace. They will not disturb our grants, and will give us rich prices for our lands " "Oh, fool!" interrupted Doña Eustaquia.
"'Tis the luck of us all!" she exclaimed, malevolently ornamenting her evil tidings. "They take their pleasure of us, these Gringos, then when the hide wrinkles, ho for a prettier! They say Tewana hath not such another as his new flame, and thy house is a hovel to that he fits up for her on the Promontory." Here the hag paused, for two good reasons.
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