He proudly displayed Longorio's revolver, and called it his
cousin's little avenger. The weapon had slain many; it had a duty
still to perform, so he said.
Jose intended to confide his purpose to Mrs. Austin, but when it
came time to start for Las Palmas there was a fourth passenger in
the automobile, and he was obliged to hold his tongue for the
moment.
A motor trip along the lower Rio Grande would prove a novel and
not altogether agreeable experience to the average automobilist,
for there are few improved roads and the rest offer many
difficulties, not the least of which are frequent fords, some
deep, some shallow. So it was that Alaire considered it necessary
to make an early start.
In spite of the unhealthy fancies that Dave Law had taken to bed
with him, he arose this morning in fine spirits and with a
determination to put in a happy day. Alaire, too, was in good
humor and expressed her relief at escaping from everything
Mexican.
"I haven't seen a newspaper for ages, and I don't know what is
going on at Jonesville or anywhere else," she confided.
Dave told her of the latest developments in the Mexican situation,
the slow but certain increase of tension between the two
governments, and then of home happenings.
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