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Car-men Car-men is going to Monterey tomorrow to do some shopping. She means to ask you to take her. It will be best now to send Pedro with her. So, senor, for two or three days-patience!" days-patience!" Bowie remained with some of his vaqueros along the river nearly all that day. Then, to kill time through the . rancho . iuppr hour, he -rode over to Santa Clara and visited with Padre Martinez, who, poor man, bad more trouble to face than his young visitor had though it did not so seem to Bowie. "Thia government," exclaimed the padre jnildjy "they, want to confiscate con-fiscate secularize, they call It every ev-ery mission in California. What. Senor Bowie, becomes of my poor Indians?" Bowie had little use for any Mexican Mex-ican government "It is too bad. Padre. But no honest man ever came in contact with that bunch of grafters without getting robbed. I only wish it were in my power to help you. But I am a foreigner an Americano, they call me. I insist I am a Tejano." He supped with the padre and rode home later. He escaped seeing Carmen in this way and next morning morn-ing took his saddle very early, after giving Pedro particular instructions for Insuring the safety of his charge for the trip to Monterey. In the end Bowie told Pedro to take Sanchez along with him. "But I can't find Sanchez," said Pedro. "He has been missing for a day." "Missing? What do you mean?" Pedro could offer no explanation. "He rode into the hills yesterday morning. He has not returned." "No matter," said Bowie. "Take one of the other boys. The Seno-rita Seno-rita must be carefully escorted." Of what had taken place at Guadalupe Guad-alupe the day before, Bowie knew nothing, though its events concerned him vitally. Carmen was caught wholly by surprise. She listened carefully, but her cheeks mantled and her eyes revealed that she was startled. She caught her breath imperceptibly. For a moment she could not speak. "Of course, dearest, it is a surprise," sur-prise," continued her mother. "Though not perhaps as great a one to us as it is to you." As her first surprise died away Carmen's expression grew grave "You no doubt will want time to think this over, my child." her mother went on. "Sleep over it tonight" "Oh, my Mother," exclaimed Carmen, Car-men, "that is not necessary." "Not necessary? Is your mind so soon made up?" The girl's face set in a fixed re solve. "What Senor Bowie asks is quite impossible, Mother dear: I will never under any circumstances marry an Americana I do not wish to wound him unnecessarily. Say to him that Carmen has no thought of marriage; that she thanks him for his offer; that she feels honored by it but as to marriage no." She spoke rapidly and as if determined de-termined to brook no discussion, yet her mother, who perhaps unconsciously uncon-sciously inclined toward the bronzed frontiersman, persisted. "Far be it from me, dearest to seek to influence your decision yet the ground of it does surprise me. Such unions not infrequently occur among us." . "Perhaps it is so, and perhaps they turn out well," admitted Car-mea Car-mea "But with my feelings against them as brutal interlopers; their cold-blooded murder of the only man I wouid have married had he lived Oh, these people are intolerable! Though I have nothing personally against Senor Bowie, yet he, too, is brutal. I saw it the other day where he would have dragged that drunken Fremont marauder to death." Dona Maria perceived it was useless use-less to argue. "As you will Carmen Car-men dear. It is your future and you are well able to decide the question. ques-tion. Kiss me good night" In the morning Bowie was in the saddle early. Carmen was on her way to Monterey when he got back to me ranch , house. And Dona Maria Ma-ria sent for him. 'tmeWffl! not think 'of marriage; Sire insists hrlsWTo'"' mind, her-that her mother was married mar-ried younger than she. -Where ao girls nowadays get their ideas? I can't understand it But she seems "determined hW to marry. Believe me, dear Senor "Bowie, T did hiy best tor both Don Ramon and I hold you tn high esteem. Her decision de-cision was so hasty. I told her so. But 'she has grieved' lte 'ftVtr the murder of her sweetheart Senor de Haro, at the bands of Americanos Ameri-canos she feels bitterly toward all Americanos. But give her a little time, senor. Young girls change their minds so easily. Do not lose courage." Try as the kindly Dona Maria would to soften the verdict she saw how bitter a blow it was to the Texan. He made no comment. But as he rose, hat in hand, and in a few words thanked Dona Maria for her kindness, aba thought there was in Frank H. Spearma - WNU Sarviee his demeanor, despite his rough garb, a silent dignity that would move any woman to the respect from which affection must stem. CHAPTER XI About a week later Carmen's Aunt Ysabel appeared at the rancho for a visit One evening just before be-fore dinner she, Carmen and BoWie became involved in a rather sharp conversation. Ysabel's sfiarp tongue had pricked the Texan's sensibilities. sensibili-ties. She said exactly what she pleased and bad positive opinions. Some of these Bowie disliked but Wade little effort to "oppose Ms mind was filled with other reflections. reflec-tions. Once or twice, indeed, he did openly disagree with her. His objections precipitated a lively live-ly discussion between the two. Once, when this seemed to threaten the peace of the trio, Carmen intervened on Bowie's side. This resulted in a pointed reprimand from Tia Ysabel, who objected to a callow girl's expressing ex-pressing views on any subject Both Carmen and Bowie laughed this off. He noticed how pleasant it was to be laughing with her then he hardened his heart Carmen, Car-men, too, found something agreeable agree-able in siding with her rejected suitor. After all it was just a thought perhaps she had decided rather quickly. Following dinner, the embers of the fires of the conversation flamed in the living room. After mild efforts ef-forts on the part of the peaceable host and hostess to check the heat of Auntie, they gave up. and Tia Ysabel held forth. "Senor Bowie and I were talking about Mexico and Texas this afternoon," after-noon," said Ysabel to Don Ramon, "I hope you agreed on every thing," responded her brother peacefully. "If you said 'disagreed,' Senor Bowie and I could agree on one point at least He is a very courteous courte-ous antagonist, and I admire his sincerity. But I tell him he is so much younger than I-that he has some things to learn. This republic of Texas, do you know what is behind be-hind it au. Don Ramon?" "No, and to tell the truth, dear sister, I am not vitally interested to know." "But you should be!" bristled Tia YsabeL "I have been told that that republic has even sent emissaries to California to suggest that we Join the insurrectos. Can you imagine?" Bowie, who had lighted a cigarette, ciga-rette, gazed innocently and thoughtfully thought-fully into the fire. "What's behind that Texas rebellion is this," continued con-tinued the fast-tongued spinster. "A Junta of proslavery American politicians poli-ticians cooked up a scheme to set up a slavery empire in the South, taking in Texas and Cuba, mind you. and splitting away from the United States. Spanish laws are so old fashioned and degrading that they forbid' human slavery: hence these high-minded Texas patriots struck off the base shackles of Mexico and Spanish law so they could have a nice little slavery empire of their own! Well, Senor Bowie knew nothing noth-ing of all this, but it is the truth. His heroes have clay feet" Bowie sat unmoved. "Most heroes he-roes have," he said calmly. "Dona Ysabel states the Mexican side well; but It is only one side. The Americans Ameri-cans could say something too." "But would anybody believe them? Look at their record. Haven't they robbed everyone they could lay their hands on?" she exclaimed, biting off her words. "The poor Indians how haven't they been plundered! Look at poor Mexico! Robbed of Texas. Now they try to lay hands on Mexican California! Heaven forbid! They will corrupt our people and ruin our civilization!" civiliza-tion!" "Ysabel!". protested Don Roman with dignity. "Spare us. You seem to forget the presence of our own Americano." Bowie raised his hand. "Pardon. Don Ramon," he interposed lazily, "if you refer by chance to me, I am not an American. A restrained but growing emphasis marked his words as he added, "I am a Tejano, a citizen of the republic of Texas-something Texas-something quite different" "Different" snapped Tia YsabeL "but no better. A land of rebels- Texas!" she exclaimed contemptuously. contemptu-ously. Bowie was hard to fUffle-out-wardly. Vejs- if you wUL" he :retijrteiiii-w rebels .against avlle,, government, Our Tejanos should have marched tin Mexico- City and horsewhipped every member of the disreputable junta.' I would except only Santa Ana,. He shouldn't be horsewhipped. He should be torn to pieces by wild horses. I beg, Don Ramon, that I may be excused," he added coolly. "I have orders to give for the roundup round-up tomorrowi.M - - :..y.v His withdrawal left Dona Ysabel somewhat nonplused. But her resourcefulness re-sourcefulness did not desert her. "Certainly," she observed magisterially, magiste-rially, "the young Tejano has spirit" "You have hurt him, Ysabel." remonstrated Don Ramon. "Hurt him,", echoed his sister. "No more than he has hurt me. He is positively abusive. He certainly does not need anyone to salve his wounds. I should say he Is quite able to take fare of himself I" A fortnight later, with a good part of the tallow and hides marketed and normal days resumed at Guadalupe, Guada-lupe, Bowie spoke to Don Ramon in the office. "I've wanted for some time to take a trip up to Sutter's Fort I have some old friends up there. I met a couple of them once at Yerba Buena, and I promised prom-ised before I came to Guadalupe to pay them a visit" "Of course, senor whenever you like and stay as long as you like. Though we shall be very glad, indeed, in-deed, to welcome you back." "My stay will be indefinite, Don Ramon. I do not plan to come back." "Not come back!" Bowie shuffled a bit; there was a tone of amazement and reproach in Don Ramon's words that made it hard for him to proceed. "Not at least, tor the present Don Ramon." Don Ramon pleaded, but without effect He sought his wife in consternation. con-sternation. Dona Maria listened but explained all before Don Ramon bad done. "It is Carmen," she said, nodding regretfully. "No man most of all, a man like Senor Bowie-could Bowie-could sit at the table day after day with a senorita he loved, after she had refused him, Ramon. You "Carmen win net think of marriage." couldn't expect it It is too bad for us. But you argue with him in vain." The final words somehow or other held themselves back until Bowie halted at the door, ready to ride away. Don Ramon with cordial protestations pro-testations had said good-by; Dona Maria came out on the porch and down the steps toward Bowie. He slipped instantly from his saddle and stood before her, hat in hand. "I know why you go, senor," Dona Maria said simply. "I regret it more than I am saying. Wherever you go you will have warm hearts at Guadalupe, interested in your welfare. And prayers will go up here a long time for your safety." "You are much too kind, dear Dona Maria," replied Bowie steadily. steadi-ly. "The happiest days of my life have been spent under your gracious root And if you ever feel a dire need which God forbid for my presence here, I shall come if I am alive." Bowie left Guadalupe stonyhearted. stonyheart-ed. His impulse was to put as many miles as possible between himself and the scene of his one great failure. With his three ponies, that being as many as Don Ramon could persuade per-suade him to take, he rode to Monterey Mon-terey to talk to Larkin. The latter was in Yerba Buena. Bowie rode on up the peninsula to find him. The town was not so large as to make it difficult to happen on the American. Ameri-can. He encountered him at Vio-get's, Vio-get's, and with him was a nervous and active young man who spoke with a foreign accent Captain John A. Sutter. Sutter looked at Bowie with the interest with which old Frederick William of Prussia would regard a likely recruit for his regiment of phenomenally tall grenadiers. In Bowie he saw precisely the type of frontiersman he wanted for his grandiose enterprise' up' the Sacra'-" dcr pressure The three men adjourned to a teas room ..where.. Sutter ordered Heidsieck, and the three sipped and chatted nearly the whole afternoon. Bowie tried two or three times to break-' away bat eeuld oei. larifotf despite- Bowie's efforts to shut him off, told Sutter about Bowie's Indian affairs the stories of which had long ago irenchdvMonUyy. , After this disclosure Sutter clung to Bowie like Mustard to a stot; nothing would do but that Bowie must come up to the fort The Texan Tex-an refused all 'offers of an Immediate Immedi-ate contract but. unable to escape otherwise, gave the magnetic adventurer ad-venturer a promise that he would visit him uprivcr within a few weeks. v Sutter had in his mind the apprehension appre-hension that Bowie. In passing Fremont's Fre-mont's camp which lay enroute, might be coaxed Into Joining h' scouts; but Larkin later assured him that his alarm was groundless since Bowie had no love either for Fremont or his expedition. It did, in fact come about that Bowie visited the Fremont camp on his way to the fort. Sutter had ingeniously in-geniously made as sure as he could of Bowie's visit by taking the extra ponies up the river on his supply boat When Bowie appeared at Fremont's Fre-mont's quarters he was promptly arrested as a spy, which did not increase in-crease his affection for the sensational sensa-tional adventurer. The guard that detained -him attempted to disarm bim. This proving embarrassing to his captors, they led him to Fremont's Fre-mont's .quarter, Fremont busy, as usual, about nothing of importance, had no time to interview the spy. But while Bowie stood outside the tent an armed guard on each side, two of the general's scouts came op. One of these was stopped by the sergeant of the guard, who poured a story into his ear about the captive. "Who is he?" asked the scout looking at the prisoner. "That's what I don't know, but I suspect he's one of General Castro's spies; the country's full of 'em. He says he's from Texas. He gave up his rifle, but when I tried to take his pistol and his knife he got ugly. I didn't want no shooting round headquarters so I let him keep 'em." The scout eyed the spy closely. "WelL if he's the man I think he is, I wouldn't want any shooting with him either." Re stepped forward and put out his hand tor the spy to take. "Henry Bowie, what you doin' here?" "You'd better teU me. Kit Carson, Car-son, what you're doing here with this fool outfit" "Shake hands, you old desert rat. This man," explained Carson to the crestfallen sergeant "is a Texan. Why, man, he's from the Staked Plain. He's no spy. Get him his rifle, you bum . . . Henry," he ran on, "I heard you was out this way kind of lookln' to run into you sometime, somewhere. WelL what you doln' for yourself? Huntln', I reckon. No matter what you're do-in', do-in', Henry, I got a better job for you. And say, I heard you're toting tot-ing one of them new-fangled six-shootln' six-shootln' pistols." "Where'd you hear that Kit?" "On the trail som'mers don't know where. Let's see the contraption, contrap-tion, Henry." It was the first revolver Carson had ever seen. He looked, listened and examined the new firearm while men crowded around the two scouts, wild to see the new gun and get it actually in their own hands. The upshot of the meeting was that Carson insisted on Bowie's waiting to meet Fremont; he had already gone into the tent with a word for the general's ear to acquaint ac-quaint him with the newcomer. "I knowed that scout when he was a little shaver everybody in Texas knows the Bowies. My brother Mose and this boy grew up together, you might say. Hates Injuns and greasers greas-ers like pizen. If you can get him to trail South with us, he's worth a troop o" cavalry knows the country, coun-try, the folks, well liked and fights like a wildcat." "Hold him," growled Fremont "I'D get him." Outside, when Carson rejoined Bowie, the talk went on. Carson talked eloquently of the importance of Fremont's campaign to California Califor-nia and its people and of the determination deter-mination of every man in his ranks to fight to the death against any attempt of England to take possession posses-sion of this prize of the Pacific coast He promised fat pay. Bowie smiled. "Kit do you mean the kind of promises to pay he gives Californians every time be steals their horses and cattle?" "Steals?" echoed Carson Indignantly. Indig-nantly. "What do you mean?" "That's what honest men call It He took three hundred head of horses a few weeks ago from the Guadalupe Rancho. Nat Spear says the paper he gave Don Ramon ain't worth the Ink on it I heard all about it at Yerba Buena last week." "To the devil with Nat Spear. I know he pays us boys and pays us well. And no soldiering, no camp work, Henry. We're scouts, and soldier sol-dier boys wait on us." Bowie listened with simulated patience; pa-tience; yet his tempter seemed to fed he-was holding something trade. Finally Bowie spoke. "That all mento River youth, strength and arpdJsfr'-tha you Just one thing before I say more. Why did you shoot the unarmed De Haro boys when they were crossing cross-ing the rive'r to visit' your camp?" The blunt question took Carson aback. He seemed to color even under" -the. bronze of his flne.,fe'a--tures. The two men were sitting frontier-fashion astride a fallen log. Bowie was looking straight into Car- "Henry, did you hear about that too? Darned sorry it happened but we was In a box. The old man's orders was to take no prisoners. When 1 seen the boys and Bcrreyesa acoming I asked him flat out. Henry, Hen-ry, what I should do. He come straight back with, "Take no prisoners. pris-oners. We got no room for prisoners." pris-oners." He'd been crowded pretty hard for two months. Everything had gone wrong. I had to obey orders, Honry. didn't I?" 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