Arthur O. Friel

Name: Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2
Author: Arthur O. Friel

Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

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“Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2”, published in 1925, is a work by Arthur O. Friel. It explores elements such as gasoline, El Tigre and Bolívar.

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ Instantly a wiry young peon glided through the darksome doorway at the rear. His right hand swung up—back—shot forward with the speed of a striking catapult. Like a bullet a smooth stone darted through the air. And like a man shot down in his tracks El Tigre toppled, pitched sidewise, and lay senseless on the tiled floor.
With a triumphant squall Gordo threw himself forward; stooped, snatched the unconscious man's revolver from its holster, and arose grinning.
“The orders are changed,” he gurgled. “Señores, the gasoline and food need not be sent to the port; at least, not yet. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ None of you has a bolívar then, and the official of the government is a cold-hearted wretch who snatches the crusts from your starving children. But when rebellion sweeps the land and bandits shoot and loot, then you suddenly discover that you possess not only bolívares but morrocotas [1] And then the inhuman beast of a government official must grow wings and miraculously save you—carry you and your goods up to ride on the clouds, where no man may harm you—or by a greater miracle create an army to defend you! ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ And he fled into the patio at the rear, scrambled up a small sarrapia tree, swung to the top of a wall, and dropped outside the premises of Gordo.
“Ajo!” croaked one of the conferees. “So it has come! El Tigre and his band are upon us! All the raiders in all the world must be swarming together at the west, for never before has that blond one struck so far from his own region.” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ Good afternoon,” spoke Gordo, assuming official formality. “In what way may I have the honor of serving you?”
“Gasoline,” laconically replied Hart.
Gordo blinked. The first thing a raider should ask for was government gold.
“Gasoline?” he returned. “But—but I have no gasoline, señor. I am not a merchant. Do you mean that you desire the usual government permit to purchase gasoline?”
“Hardly. I issue my own permits. You will give an order for gasoline, to be paid for at Bolívar.”
Every one blinked this time; every one but the newcomers. To be paid for at Bolívar! Paid for! ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ They may be within a league of us even now—”
“And the federal garrison which I have asked from Ciudad Bolívar may be landing at the port at this moment,” sarcastically retorted the chief. “One is as likely as the other. I tell you again, and for the last time, that we can do nothing at all but wait for whatever may come. If the soldiers of the President come it is well. If raiders come—then every man must do what he can for himself.” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ I now am in need of gasoline. I have no money here—the men of the crew took it—but we left funds in bank at Ciudad Bolívar, and when I arrive there I can pay well for the fuel and food obtained here. So I ask you to give us twenty gallons of gasoline and enough food to enable us to finish our journey.”
For a moment after she ceased speaking no answer came. The merchants stared. Her story rang true enough, except that the explanation of the presence of El Tigre still seemed a bit improbable; and her request for assistance was altogether natural. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ Minutes dragged away, each growing longer. Once more Hart began to look toward the corridor, his lids narrowing. But then came the sound of returning feet, and soon the jefe civil reappeared, perspiring profusely. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ More than one eye went to her belt, as if half expecting to find there a revolver-butt.
Similar thoughts streaked through the mind of the jefe civil, to be instantly displaced by others more weighty. On occasion, his brain was far more nimble than his fat face would indicate ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 2 (1925)

“ Watch them jump when he dropped his bomb!
“And Pablo comes this way now with the señorita. Another man, big and ugly, with a rifle and a revolver, stays in the launch. I do not know that one. And the third man comes with Pablo and the woman. And he is—”
Another dramatic pause. He seemed listening toward the plaza.
“Sí, sí," prompted Gordo. “And he is—”
“He is a man I saw once on the river above the rapids and ran away from, as I shall run now. He is the blond guapo, the bandido—the desperado, the bandit, the killer of killers—El Tigre!” ”

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