[CHAPTER IV.]
THE MOTHER.
Two horses, held by the bridle by Nô Eusebio, were waiting at the door of the hacienda.
"Shall I accompany you, señor?" asked the major-domo.
"No!" the hacendero replied drily.
He mounted and placed his son across the saddle before him.
"Take back the second horse," he said; "I do not want it."
And plunging his spurs into the sides of his horse, which snorted with pain, he set off at full speed.
The major-domo returned to the house, shaking his head sadly.