Specimen Chapter from
COMRADES IN NEW MEXICO
BY RALPH VICTOR.
Published by Chatterton Peck Co.
“We will ride part of the way with you,” suggested Fleet, “and see you safe on the road.”
“If you are going,” advised the major, “the sooner you get away the better.”
“Then I am going to get off at once,” announced Chot.
It was but a few moments before the horses were saddled and the little cavalcade started. After accompanying him for some half dozen miles the others bade Chot “adios” and returned to the ranch.
It was still early evening for the days were now very long, when Chot arrived at El Perro Negro, but unlike the other to be remembered evening there were but few persons about and these few paid no attention to him. He attended to his horse and as the supper hour was already over he asked the landlord to get him something to eat. The inner man satisfied he was off early to bed.
The night passed without any disturbance although he slept as Fleet would express it “with one eye awake” and with the coming of daylight he was astir. He fed his horse and gave him a rub down preparatory to an early start.