Arthur O. Friel

Name: The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14
Author: Arthur O. Friel

The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

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“The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14”, published in 1923, is a work by Arthur O. Friel. It explores elements such as Paco, Jaime and San Fernando.

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ The caño seemed bursting with noise.
I threw myself at Jaime, who lay still, a hole in his head. I wrenched out his revolver and emptied it at his men. And then there were no men. There was nothing but the blazing fires—sprawling bodies—another harsh yell—and sudden silence.
"Quién es?" I shouted, staring at that black bush.
A wild laugh screamed back at me. That same harsh voice tore across the water.
"Ha! ha! ha!" it yelled. "Dead men walking in the night! Dead men walking in the night! Poor murdered Indians with bows and arrows! ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ Turning my head, I saw one of Paco's brutes holding an arrow. Its point was directed at my back.
"I will give this accursed León his own dose," the man snarled. "I want to see him squirm as my cousin did last night."
"No, you will not," Jaime told him. "Throw that thing into the river! I take this man's head to San Fernando. I will have no poison in it. Throw that arrow!"
Muttering something, the man stepped to the bank and cast the deadly shaft outward.
"And remember that Jaime Pecoro commands here, you dog!" Jaime went on. "What I want done will be done, and nothing else. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ Men were all about, and I was kept in the brightest light. I looked longingly at the steep bushy bank just across the caño, now a black mass. If only I could reach it—but I could not.
So I made the best of it, determined that when the time came I would take it with my eyes open—and that I would make whatever poor fight I could. Hands and teeth could not do much damage, but I would leave a few marks behind me. And in the meantime I would eat and drink and keep my nerves steady. A man is never dead until he is a corpse.
Jaime and I ate facing each other, with men and fires in a ring around. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ He is a madman and not to be trusted, and I work always for the good of Jaime Pecoro."
"I see. You are a man of business."
He nodded.
"Since that is so," I went on, "possibly I can overbid your employers. My head is worth more to me than to any one else. I have money——"
"Where? Here?"
"Not much here, but plenty in Bolívar——"
"Ha!" he sneered. "I do no business on credit. Let you go to Bolívar for your money? I am not such a fool! At San Fernando I shall get solid silver money for you. But I talk too much. What was that you said to Paco about torturing Maquiritares? ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ Another carried Paco's belt, with revolver, poniard and machete. They had taken all his weapons and were leaving him to die like a poisoned dog.
"Peace!" one said, shortly. "We join you, Pecoro. He dies, and he will be mad before he goes. It was so with the others. So we take his arms. You had best throw him into the river before he bursts and becomes foul."
"What is it?" Jaime demanded again.
"Poison of the Indios," the Butcher's man replied. "A most horrible poison found by this fiend of a León. You had best kill him too, and quickly." ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ Moving very carefully, men searched and found all the arrows left. Soon they, and my bow as well, were feeding a little fire.
"Now go and bring up the canoes," he ordered. "Move fast, for it will soon be dark. Heberto and Carlos, remain here to help me watch this mad león. I am afraid of him——"
He grinned again. But his joke was half-truth, for he stepped out of my reach and kept his eyes on me while the rest were gone; and the two who stayed with him also watched me steadily. Jaime squatted, made a cigarro, and smoked it, never losing sight of me for an instant. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ You are too dangerous to be kept alive over night. We shall smoke your head a little, so that it will not spoil before we reach San Fernando. I will save you until after I eat, because a beheaded man bleeds much, and it might spoil my appetite. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, The Thirty Gang — Chapter 14 (1923)

“ I did not want you to bleed to death too soon. Why not talk awhile? You will live no longer by being sulky."
"When do you expect to kill me?" I asked, feeling a natural curiosity on that subject.
"Before I sleep. ”

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