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Show HOW THE OUTLAWli It was Celso Itomero, the outlaw. We scuttled across the plaza where we might see without being seen Hiding up to the principal store and flinging himself from his horse, he stalked ln, armed to the teeth, nnd had everything his own way. The clerks ducked under the counters and tha shoppers fled In every direction. Cclso smiled, showing his white teeth. Flinging Fling-ing back his tangle of black curls, he pointed a pistol at a cowering youth and compelled him to come forth and do his bidding. The terrified clerk, with chattering teeth, filled the outlaws out-laws orders, and Celso without going through the formality of paying for them, walked out, his pockets bulging with packages and a pistol In each hand. He swung himself upon his horse, and, firing twice Into the air, was off like the wind before the town awoke to the fact that It had .been Invaded It appears that public sentiment had been with Celso since his OBcapo from Jail two j ears ugo Many think him more sinned against thnn sinning. It is truo that he stabbed a man to death, but it is said by his friends that he did It in self-defense He was arrested and given n term of two years in tho penltentlarj. But on the night that he was convicted ho escaped from Jail and remained out of reach of the law from that time, living on a ranch five miles out of town Now, however, the authorities decreed that he should be captured, and tho bheilff nnd his posse were sent out with orders to bring him In They went about their tak half-heartedly, many of them having been Celso's friends before be-fore he became an outlaw. Arriving at the ranch, he was found safelv- barricaded barri-caded In the house and reinforced by the Mexican family who owned It. They tried to convince him of tho expediency ex-pediency of giving himself up, but ho defied them nnd threatened to shoot the llrst man entering the yard At last a messenger was sent to town with the news that Celso could not be taken Then ' Hilly" Drown, Deputy Sheriff nnd a sure shot, who has killed more than one Mexican for resisting arrest, wai given orders to take Celso Itomero Ito-mero dead or alive. A horse wan placed at his disposal and "JJllly" was off Meanwhile the Sheriff nnd his men hnd retired to a safe distance from tho house, und Celso- thinking they had given up the attempt to capture hltn, came forth and strutted up and down, calling to them derlslvclj. They knew he had been drinking and chaffed him good-naturcdlj. Suddenly around the foothill under which tho ranch house nestled came "Dllly" Drown gun ln hand. In an Instant he was off his horse and behind be-hind a cottonwood tree, but none too soon A bullet from Cclso s gun struck the animal, killing It. Then "Dill)" find from hla cover nnd the outlaw lay dying at the feet of a joung Mexican Mexi-can woman who lan out of tho house. Throwing herself beside the djlng man. she lifted Ills head to her breast, the blood flowing fiom his wound and staining the white sim, t While the Sheriff ad hS 2" "Dllly Drown stood In ,n.? n hats removed When tt,. I,1," !: that her lover was dead .?.' ," tenderly on the giounci anSV111 "Dllly" tearing his face vhh 'v,pt" "Dllly," who I. a boyUnS'"' low. made no attempt VJJ', self be) ond putting up his .,"? "1 Us oes The woman Z, m ta dued and taken Into thj hJ, '"' ' It was learned that preparfe. Th under way for the wedding of tv v Dolores, which was to hav. t.?1,n' two days later. '"" e "ken jn, Celso, It seems, had som. . and had once been a memberUCf'i Territorial Legislature. 11, LJ speech at that time in which v. that although he had served t.i' " In the penitentiary ln Arizona m,m eral months In Jail In Silver nK' had never been thrown amem. il black lot of rascals as cSSSlfft body of statesmen a His funeral occurred on th, , l,l,t WHU trt h.V. L, "tl groom. The ranch ta two ? a Mexican placlta (small tol which is a unique church. It 1, ,L of adobe, and Is lighted by a 5? on each side. Above the aide t ln front Is a frame In which hint. ancient bell covered with hieroglyph and green with nge. n coataJt, clapper. A man climbs a ladder . pounds upon It with a hammer , duclng a weird sound that on itlilit. tan be heard a long distance ilv la a small wooden cross The lin, about the altar are wax dolls dnw In bizarre garments There an pews A ptlest from the tosn. 1 miles away, conducts service oV, month ' In this church Celso s body Ut state on a rude blcr. A wooden fin In which were holes at Intervals i cnndles, surrounded him Jvear head of the casket knelt Dolorts black. A black veil covered 1 head. At the foot knelt the ., mother of tho dead man Teari 1 streaming down her withered th as with trembling fingers she told 1 rosary. Others knelt about the b repeating prayers aloud, the rm with black shawls over their hu On each new arrival Dolorei vur afresh over the body of her lover Owing to the stnallneas of the chui the greater part of those gathered 1 malncd out of doors while the prl Intoned the service A dramatic n occurred when Dolores took leave her dead Throwing herself oat casket she moaned ' Ml querida, dulce, Corazon' Porque, porque has dejado? A dlos anl querl 0)es! Yo vengarc tu muerter" ( darling, my sweetheart! hyhatej left mC rnrewell my darling' jou hear? I will avenge thy dt The priest came forward and plici his hand on her head, soothed her his kind old voice Then the cu, was carried by the bearers the nr. distance to the cemetery, a mile an; At Intervals nlong the road are pi of stones which mark the spot vb former processions have rested I I Vegas (ISv SI ) Cor. Chicago Neiri |
