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Chapter 41

           Whateveritmayhavebeenitdidnotdrivehimdirecttohishome:fornotuntilhehadpaidavisittothreeotherhovelssomewhatsimilartohisownallsituatedinthesuburbsofthepueblita,andinhabitedbymenlikehimselfnottillthen,didhereturntohisjacalé.

           Itwasongettingback,thathenoticedforthefirsttimethetracksofashodhorse;andsawwheretheanimalhadbeentiedtoatreethatstoodnearthehut.

           "Carrambo!"heexclaimed,onperceivingthissign,"theCapitanAmericanohasbeenhereinthenight.PorDios!IremembersomethingIthoughtIhaddreamtit.Icanguesshiserrand.HehasheardofDonMauricio’sdeparture.Perhapshe’llrepeathisvisit,whenhethinksI’minaproperstatetoreceivehim?Ha!ha!Itdon’tmatternow.Thething’sallunderstood;andIsha’n’tneedanyfurtherinstructionsfromhim,tillI’veearnedhisthousanddollars.Milpesos!Whatasplendidfortune!Oncegained,IshallgobacktotheRioGrande,andseewhatcanbedonewithIsidora."

           Afterdeliveringtheabovesoliloquy,heremainedathishutonlylongenoughtoswallowafewmouthfulsofroastedtasajo,washingthemdownwithasmanygulpsofmezcal.Thenhavingcaughtandcaparisonedhishorse,buckledonhishugeheavyspurs,strappedhisshortcarbinetothesaddle,thrustapairofpistolsintotheirholsters,andbeltedtheleathernsheathedmachetéonhiship,hesprangintothestirrups,androderapidlyaway.

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