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They would all have an opportunity of judging who it would be that would laugh last. The fandango would relieve the tension. Blanch's inspiration was truly a stroke of genius, for anything was better than a continuance of the present state of affairs.
The people there were so indifferent to their identity that they sat in the plaza in the evening, and watched the young people dance the fandango. It was only a crude little village in the Mexican wilderness. The people were more Indian than Mexican.
"They're gone down to the Bridge. The band has had a fandango with your people and lost some men. They say they have killed a good many stragglers along the road." "So he was in the rinconada, you say? and this morning, too?" inquired Raoul, in a half-soliloquy, and without heeding the last remark of the contrabandista. "We've got to look sharp, then," he added, after a pause.
"If they don't hurt my old sky pilot, I don't care. Come on, Jude, a little more pep, if you please!" Judith chuckled. "Ah! perhaps this is your idea of love making!" "You'll recognize it all right when I begin," said Douglas, skilfully steering Jude past his father, who had been visiting the pail in the corner and was swinging Inez in a wild fandango down the center of the room.
"How many of them do you think?" "At least a thousand." The commander knit his brows in perplexity. "It is odd none of my scouts have brought me word. But a fandango " He broke off short, as another officer came in. "What is it, Chester?" "It is reported that some Mexican dragoons are in the vicinity, colonel." "These people here tell me a whole army is coming. Where did your report come from?"
Not a wholly unselfish relief, perhaps, for since his accident Juan had not been without fears that he might lose his place altogether; there was a Mexican he knew, who had long been scheming to get the situation, and had once openly boasted at a fandango, where he was dancing with Anita, that as soon as that superannuated old fool, Juan Canito, was out of the way, he meant to be the Senora Moreno's head shepherd himself.
She vanished forever, and in her place a thing of sparkles and dimples flashed up the stairway and closed the door softly. There was a streak of moonshine lying across the bare floor, and a merry ghost, with dressing-gown held prettily away from bare feet, danced a gay fandango among the yellow moonbeams.
With a childish joy, he saw the assurance of a radiant weather for that All-Saints' Day which was to bring to him all that he knew of this world's festivals: the chanted high mass, the game of pelota before the assembled village, then, at last, the dance of the evening with Gracieuse, the fandango in the moon-light on the church square.
Amongst them were Fanfaron, Fandango, and other beautiful thoroughbreds, three fine Cleveland coach-horses, Suffolk cart-horses and percherons, and some of the young stock. We saw only a few of the beasts, as at this time they are away feeding on the hills, but I believe they are as good as the horses. Mr.
'Now see here, Miss Spencer, Racksole said calmly, 'I guess we've had enough of this fandango. You'd better get up and clear out, or we'll just have to drag you off. He went calmly up to her, the lantern in his hand. Without another word she struck the knife into his arm, and the lantern fell extinguished. Racksole gave a cry, rather of angry surprise than of pain, and retreated a few steps.
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