Show DAVE LAW ADMITS THAT HE IS SMITTEN WITH THE MISTRESS OF LAS PAIMAS MRS AUSTIN HAS A STRANGE experience Synoptic Mrs alabre austin austin handsome young mistress of lna las palmas ranch logt in the texas desert wanders into tho the little camp of david law state ranger lying in ambush for n mexican murderer she Is forced to stay tor for 21 24 hours u until antil low law captures cap turca his 1118 ann man kills another and escorts her ter home young kd ed austin drunken wastrel berates ills wife and makes insulting insinuations about tho the ranger austin 19 secretly in league with mexican Mex tenn rebels and find horse thieves mrs austin encounters gen luls luis longorio Lon Uti gorlo mexican federal when sho she goes gobs to la ferla her ranch lit in mexico to collect damages nud and longordo Lon gorlo garlo a bad inn man it fulls falls lit in lovo love NY with till her dave low law kills a cattle thief and suspects ed austin of criminal connections lk became indistinct and unreal then all soon she realized that the purpose of her visit was accomplished find and that she lind had no excuse for remaining longer site she was now armed with sufficient facts to make a definite demand upon tile the federal government the homeward journey was a repetition of the journey out jose ns as before was waa news gatherer hour after hour they crept toward the border until at last they were again laid out ou on a siding aiding for au an indefinite wait tho the occasion for this was made plain when an engine drawing a single caboose appeared even before it had come to a pause it tall figure la in spotless uniform leaped to the ground and strode to the tha waiting coaches it was I 1 luls ats longorio Lon gorlo ile he waved a signal to the tile conductor then swung aboard the northbound north bound train the general was nil smile s as aa he be came down the aisle and bowed low over alcires Al alies hand dolores gasped and stiffened la in her sent scat like it a woman of stone Il heaven leaven bo be praised I 1 you are sate saie and well I 1 said ald the newcomer newcom ef 1 I have blamed myself for allowing allotting you 0 to o take tills this abominable journey I 1 I 1 have love been in torment lest something befall you wery every H night I 1 have prayed that you might be spared all harm when I 1 received word that you were coming I 1 made nil speed to meet you colores po lorea lores and I 1 are greatly in your our debt blaire told him but you stayed so long I 1 there was more work than I 1 thought general you have ruined me Lon longorio gorto was pal pained ned his face became ineffably sad had please Pl easeL 1 I 1 beg of you 11 lie ho entreated 1 I have arranged hi for reparation repp atlon ration of that miserable mistake I 1 shell shall see that you receive justice if the government will not pay I 1 will all I 1 possess would be too little to buy your happiness you embarrass me im afraid you dont realize what you say alabre remained cool under the muna protestations 1 I have lost afore than a thousand head of 0 cattle we vo shall say two three thousand end and the government will pay longo alo asserted brazenly 1 I will vouch tor for your figures and no one will question them for I 1 am a man of honor no I 1 all I 1 want it Is done let us ug say no more about the affair senora I 1 have thought of you every hour th the duties that held me tit in nuevo pueblo were like Irks irksome Zime chains I 1 was in madness I 1 1 would have flown to la perin ferla but f I 1 could not my husband w will thank you tor for your great courtesy to me alaire managed to shy say but tho the mention of husbands 7 was not to one 0 Long son sen s and ills his face betrayed a littia of impatience yes yes yeh lie ho agreed carelessly senor austin and I 1 must know each ther other 0 better and become friends that Is hardly possible at present when the tha war ts Is over oer bah I 1 this war aver la 14 nothing I 1 go where I 1 please you would outa m bo be surprised to greet ine me at las palmas some you con can never know what these two days day s have been to tic me the general said day soon ell eli when you tell your husband what a friend I 1 am lie he would be glad to see me would ho he fotr not why of course but aurely you dare P and why not I 1 have made lunde inquiries and they tell me lna las la Is beautiful heavenly and hat you tire are the one aho ho it I 1 believe them you have the power to transform nil things even a lu enins ns heart ind and mul no wonder you are called the lone star but watt wait you will see how he aw constantly I 1 think of you longordo Lon 1 gorlo drow drew front from its ills pocket at several veral photographs of the austin ranch house bouse where did yon get those alaird asked in astonishment all ali I 1 sly my secret s ecret seel see I 1 they are badly lindly worn norn already for I 1 h k qi n them next to my bosom we entertain very few guests vt it las palmas she fine murmured uncomfortably fort ably 1 I know I 1 know a great deal it would scarcely bo be safe pare for you yon to call tile the country Is full of cando cande le I 1 cattler Catt leIl lel said tho the officer with a careless shrug did not that grent great poet kyron byron swim across tin in ocean to see a lovely lady indy well 1 I too inn am a poet I 1 have beautiful full fancies cies of love run through my mind those know nothing of passion your american men are cold only it mexican can love lore we have bavo fire in our veins senora to theao protestations dolores listened with growing grow ing fright her eyes were wide and they were fixed hypnotically upon the speaker she presented much the appearance of a 0 rabbit charmed by a serpent but to lon gorto gorlo she did not exist sho she wits was a chat hattel it servant and therefore devoid of soul or intelligence or uso use beyond that of serving ingher her mistress thinh thinking ing to put an end to cheso bland blandishments blandish ish merits ments aladro undertook to return the tha generals ring with the pro tense that she considered it no more than a talisman loaned her for tho the time being but it was a task to make yon loo gorlo accept it lie ile wita was shocked offended hurt lie he declared tile ring to bo be of no value it was no more than a trifling evidence of hla his esteem but alaire was firm it was nn an odd unreal ride through tho the blazing heat of tho the long lend afternoon longorio cas cast t off till nil prete pretense iise and openly laid siege to tho the red haired womans comans heart all without offering hr her tho the smallest chance to rebuff him the slightest ground for open resent resentment me ott so respectful end guarded were his advances when tho the train arrived at its destination his victim was well nigh exhausted from tho the struggle after a good nights rest however vile die was able to smile at yesterdays adventure longorio Lon gorlo did not bulk built so largo large now even these few hours houra bod diminished ills his importance so that I 1 ho 1 appeared merely its as an impulsive foreigner c who had allowed a woman to turn ills his head once back across the river she die discovered that there were obstacles to n prompt adjustment of her claim tho the red tape of her own government was as nothing to that of mexico there a thousand formalities it myriad myria of maddening details def fills to be observed and they colled called for the services of tin an advocate a notary ai a jebo politico a jebo tie de earmas officials without end all of these worthies were patient and polite but they displayed it a malarial indifference to delay and responsibility seemed to rest nowhere during tho the day alabre became bewildered almost lost in tho the mazes of official procedure and was half minded to telegraph to judge ellsworth longorio Lon gorlo by no means shored shared her disappointment on the contrary nry he assured her they were making splendid progress and lie he was de delighted lighte d with her grasp of detail and lier her knowledge of business essentials at ills his word nil all nuevo pueblo bowed and scraped to her ber lie he arranged for her nu an elaborate luncheon in ills quarters you can never know what these two days have been tor for me the general said eald as he and aladro lingered linger over their meal they will afford me something to think about all my life it la 18 it delicious comfort to know that you trust me that you do not dislike me and you do not dislike me eiliv why of course not I 1 have a great deal for which to thank you general longoria Lon gorlo fingered lils ills wineglass v g has find and stared attired into it 1 11 I am not like other other men I 1 am a man of oc iron yes nn an invincible 11 soldier yet I 1 lune have a heart and a woman could rule me ide you eny you havu have a heart alafare studied her vis a vis curiously as lie met her ebes with his mournful gaze now how is ia it that I 1 hear such buch strange stories about you general longorio longoria asserted for instance they tell me that you shoot your of coursol course I 1 then ot her he explained 4 it 1 11 a 0 necessity of fernr listen benora I 1 we nye have twelve million indians indiana in mexico and it a few selfish men inen who incite them to revolt to penult tile the lower bosses alfi aises to rise would result in choos block black anarchy indescribable outrages against life and property there la Is but one ona way to pacify such people nate theral mexicans calls 11 civilized nation tharo is no gauter in uie world orld but she must ho be druied with tin an iron land hand we shall delvo nil all the trall ors into the son ECU and mexico shall have pence peace iut but I 1 em not a bloodthirsty man no I 1 atu am a poet und and a fotr at heart As great a patriot ns D I 1 ani I 1 could be faithless to toy country for one smile from the woman I 1 adore 11 alabre did not color the afi ardent granve glinc that went with tills this dc gla ratton sho she deliberately I 1 tills abil wo tire eean in the uco of the jefe de arrans armas sho she sall raid 1 I a poor woman with it baby site she wits carcell car cely more than ft a viale choso whoso husband li Is in fit every my abo comes to plead with tho do brinas for her alre 11 ri hut lie vill not seo sea her and the allers altra only tough laugh nt at her tears team I 1 A common story I 1 these and ild their are wry very annoy lag observed nerved the general sho she anys that her husband Is to boshat I 1 iviry f very likely I 1 our prisons tire aro tull full DoUbt doubtless lens liy he la Is it bod man cant 4 cant you do soi something W Lou Longor gorlo ln lifted ills hla brows in the e f frankest 4 t inquiry eliut poor girt girl with her little bare brown eyed baby wua wits pitiful matra forward with tin earnest appeal 1 lazier falve and lier her host hosl sint smiled led esol so that la bow it latch Is eh la her ulli uc dinez inez garcia tho the husbands fiand ijuan Is juan bof OC course these pel adors tire till nil jundis you would like to appear is im tn ongel angel of merey ell eh heart I 1 la a touch edl deeply 4 Bas there Is no more to ile bo said longoria rose and went into the next nest room where were certain members tit of ills his staff after a time lie ho returned with a paper in ills hla land ind and tills alua lie ho laid before alabre it wils ati nu 30 a we Prom leel eagerly cried the pair order for tho the release of juon juan garced thu the salvo which will guati and ills his inez and their Jua juanito to tc ru kiiru to ts out cut ho he explained aro ara you fled bed i alaire looked up wonderingly 1 I deeply grateful you overwhelm me file you anre tira tir a strange man dear lady indy I 1 live to servo serve you your wish Is 18 my taw law ilow how can I 1 prove it further the strained throbbing silence that lint followed Long last words did more to frighten tile the woman than had ills his most ardent advances lie iio would have leavo lingered indefinitely over tile the table but alaire soon rose to go explaining pla ining 1 I must finish my disagreeable task now so that I 1 carl can RO go homo home toni tomorrow orrow tomorrow her lost host cried in dismay no nol you must walt t sly imy husband Is expecting me ine tills statement was waa a blow it seemed to crush longorio Lon Loti gorlo who could only look his fits keen distress As they stepped out inlo inco tho the street in ilia gutter stood inez garcal with her baby in her firms and beside her the ragged figure of 0 a young man evidently her junn juan tho the fellow was wag emaciated hla his face was gaunt and worn and frightened ills feet were bare oven even of sandals eunda ls tho the huge peaked straw let hat which lie ho clutched over ills hla breast breas hiis tattered and yet in ills his eya ayo there was a light they had waited patiently these garglas Gar clas heedful of Longor Long loa orders find now they burst into a torrent ot of thanks they flung filing themselves to their knees and kissed tho the edge ot of At alflred alres dress general lon longorio go gorlo alo enjoyed tills this scene alq tits fits anming eyes expressed the lopo that alaire was fully with tho the rife ment they look very poor paid alagre and opened her purse but longorio Lon gorlo would not permit her to give extracting it a largo large roll of paper money from froin ills his own pocket lie he tossed it without counting to juan and then when the onlookers ripp lauded he loudly called to one of ills his office cers rs saying baying 01 ol olius eal give these good friends of aulne two hows horses and see vint that they fire well cored for now juan lie ad dressed the dazed countryman 1 I have one order for you every night of life you aud your pretty wife must jay bay a prayer forthe for the safety and happi happiness nem of this beautiful lady who has induced ine ina to spare you do you promise prom lne we ive promise 1 eagerly tried cried tho the pair I 1 good I 1 see that you keep your word on the day that you forget for file lie first time luls luis longorio Lon gorlo will come to see sea you and then what ill I 1 ile iio scowled at them reely we will not forget the garglas chorused the next installment covers further exciting and extremely advances on tho the egito part of G general Lon longorio Lono gorlo orlo auntre to deap the mexican v ft itro DIU si |