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"Flannagan ain't no bird--Flannagan's a dub"

Bridge came to the rescue

"My erudite friend means," he explained, "that the police chased him out of the United States of America"

Pesita raised his eyebrows All was now clear to him

"But why did he not say so?" he asked

"He tried to," said Bridge "He did his best"

"Quit yer kiddin'," adht suddenly burst upon Pesita He turned upon Bridge

"Your friend is not then an Auessed it That is why I could not understand hio less well even than I From what country is he?"

Billy Byrne would have asserted with so if not Ae was quick to see a possible loophole for escape for his friend in Pesita's belief that Billy was no gringo, and warned the latter to silence by a quick motion of his head

"He's from 'Gran' Avenoo,'" he said "It is not exactly in Gerreat many Germans there My friend is a native, so he don't speak Gere of their own in 'Gran' Avenoo'"

"I see," said Pesita--"a German colony I like the Germans--they furnish ood friends Take Miguel and the gringo away"--this to the soldiers who had brought the prisoners to him--"I will speak further with this man fro Pesita addressed Billy

"I am sorry, senor," he said, "that you have been put to so much inconvenience My o; but I canos have chased you from their country as they chased h of theive you work You are big You are strong You are like a bull You stay with me, senor, and I lish and look like gringo You do fine We ht to liberate ht soive me etting h rich country with soldiers liberating his poor, bleeding country Sabe?"