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"But suppose, camarado, he falls upon our trail? the cattle?" "He is not going in that direction; besides, if he did, we are not bound to follow such trails as he may choose for us; but he has said he is not going that way he don't intend to follow a trail. He knows some nest of these Jicarillas in the mountains, like enough; and to rout them there's a bit of glory for some one.
"Good," said Don Jose with melancholy preciseness. "You are wise, friend Roberto. We may fight them later, as you say on the square, or in the open Plaza. And you, camarado, YOU shall go with me you and your mare." Sincere as the American had been in his offer of service, he was somewhat staggered at this imperative command. But only for a moment. "Well," he said lazily, "I don't care if I do."
So with aid from the small, dark fellow they soon have made an end o' their four companions, and leaving them lying, come up the beach and sitting below the ledge of rock whereon I lay snug hidden, fell to talk. "'So, Ben, camarado mio, we be committed to it now! Since these four be dead and all men well-loved by Bartlemy, needs must Bartlemy follow 'em!
"Where away, camarado?" he questioned, looking up at me vacantly. "Nay, I'm best here mayhap she'll be lonesome-like at first, so I'll bide here, lad, I'll bide here a while. Go your ways, brother, and leave old Resolution to pray a little, aye and, mayhap weep a little, if God be kind." So in the end I turned, miserably enough, and left him crouched there, his head bowed upon his breast.
"We should raise 'em to-morrow about dawn, friend, if this wind hold." "And what is to become of me, Resolution?" "'Tis for Joanna to say, camarado" "D'ye grieve for your Joan Damaris yes?" she demanded suddenly. "Nay of what avail?" "Then I do from my heart, Martino, from my heart! For she had faith in me, she was kind to me, oh, kind and very gentle!
"She never could abide rough seas from a child, d'ye see, brother, and her wound troubleth her yet but never a word o' complaint, comrade aha, a great soul, a mighty spirit is hers, for all her woman's slenderness, Martin! Now, let fly your halyard, douse your sail so! Now ship oars and pull, camarado, pull!"
"Carrajo!" cried another; "take care what you're about! I haven't escaped the Yankee bullets to-day to have my skull cloven in that fashion. Arriba! arriba!" "I say, Antonio you're sure this road leads out above?" "Quite sure, camarado." "And then on to Orizava?" "But how far hombre?" "Oh! there are halting-places pueblitos." "Vaya! I don't care how soon we reach them.
Answer I Spanishers, Papishers, the Pope o' Rome and his bloody Inquisition, of which last I have lasting experience, camarado aye, I have I!" "Ah?" said I, sitting up. "You have suffered the torture?" "Comrade, look at me!
And, beholding these manifestations of God's majesty and infinite power, of what must I be thinking but my own small desires and unworthy schemes of vengeance! "Aha, and are ye there, camarado!" said he. "'Tis well, for I am a-seeking ye." "Tell me, Resolution, when shall we sight Nombre de Dios?"
"That the cibolero will shortly start for the Plains to be gone, perhaps, for several months, cutting up buffalo-beef, tricking the Indians, and such-like employments." "Ho! that's not so bad." "So you see, querido camarado, there's no need for violence in the matter. Have patience time enough for everything.
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