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In them lie the seeds of revolution and social disturbance; and when this guero is at home, he is seen only in the company of those we cannot watch too closely: he has been seen with some of the suspected Tagnos, several of whom are in his service." "Ha! with them, indeed!" exclaimed several. "A dangerous fellow! he should be looked after."
He had been trained to track slowly in the night, and also to be silent about it, so that the "bay" peculiar to his race was not heard. It was two hours, full time, before they came in sight of the grove where the cibolero had halted. The moment the mulatto saw the timber, he pointed to it, muttering to his companion: "See, boy Pepe! dog make for island see! Bet onza guero there. Dam! there sure!"
But for such a contingency the mulatto had conceived another that was, to steal during the night as near the cave as possible within rifle-shot if he could wait until the guero should make his appearance in the morning, and wing him with a bullet from his rifle in the use of which weapon the yellow hunter was well skilled. To shoot the horse was another design.
While passing, the moon shone full upon him, and the bright points of his harness and arms were seen sparkling under her light. His fair complexion, too, could be distinguished easily, as also his fine erect figure, and the noble outlines of his horse. "The guero!" muttered Manuel; "all right, boy Pepe!" "What's yon ahead?" inquired the zambo. "Ha! didn't notice that. Dam! a dog! dog, sure."
It appeared to be the body of a man, prostrate and asleep. "Santisima, it is!" replied the zambo. "Snug by the fire too. He is a fool! but, sure enough, he could have no thought of our following him in a night so dark as this." "Hwish, dam! dog not there, guero ours! No more talk, boy Pepe! follow me!"
From these he could easily hide at any time upon the Llano Estacado, but it was different with men like the hunters, who, though they might not overtake him at the first burst, could follow on and find him again wherever he should ride to. But both mulatto and zambo believed that their presence would be unsuspected by the guero, until they had laid hands upon him.
"Then what way, brother Man'l?" "Dam! forgot bloodhound? Trail by night fast as ride soon overtake guero." "But, brother Man'l, he's not going to stop short of ten leagues from here! We can't come up with him to-night, can we?" "Fool again, boy Pepe! Stop within ten miles stop because won't think of bloodhound won't think can trail 'im stop, sure. Dam! that dog played devil thought he would dam!"
"Won't do, boy Pepe not easily overtake guero afoot. Get off among rocks hide for days can't track him afoot be on his guard after give us trouble old plan best let pass have him safe when he come back have him sure." "But Man'l " "Dam! no need for buts always in a hurry, boy Pepe have patience no buts, no fear. See, now!"
"Talk sense now, boy Pepe something like plan about that what we do but not go inside canon till guero clear away. Only near enough see him go out, then for cave right plan to take him. Sun near dawn, time we start come!" "Vamos!" Both mounted, and rode forward to the bank of the river. There was no ford at the spot, but what of that?
"Malraya! he won't trouble us any more." "Why think that, boy Pepe?" "Why, brother Man'l! because I had my blade into him. He'll not limp much farther, I warrant." "Dam! wish could think so if could think so, give double onza. But for dog have guero now. But for dog, get guero before sun up. Stop soon don't suspect us yet don't suspect hound stop, I say. By mighty God sure!"
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