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"Thanks," said Billy "Pesita wants you to send Esteban to hiht while them pikers was stickin' aroun', so I stops now on ht if I can get hi, Grayson"

"Wot's he doin' fer Grayson?" asked Billy "And as the Grayson guy doin' up here with you, Jose? Ain't you gettin' pretty thick with Pesita's enerinned "Grayson have a job he want good ot nothin' do Pesita, Villa, Carranza, revolution--just private job Grayson want senorita He pay to get her That all"

"Oh," said Billy, and yawned He was not interested in Mr Grayson's aet her himself?" he inquired disinterestedly "He irl fer hiirl, Senor Capitan," said Jose "It is one beautiful senorita--the daughter of the owner of El Orobo Rancho"

"What?" cried Billy Byrne "What's that you say?"

"Yes, Senor Capitan, what of it?" inquired Jose "Grayson he pay et Esteban They go tonight take away the senorita; but not for Grayson," and the old fellow laughed "I can no help can I? Grayson pay irl," and he shrugged

"They're coht?" cried Billy

"Si, senor," replied Jose "Doubtless they already take her"

"Hell!"Brazos about so quickly that the little pony pivoted upon his hind legs and dashed away toward the south over the same trail he had just traversed