H. Bedford-Jones

Name: South, West and North — Bound North. III
Author: H. Bedford-Jones

South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

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“South, West and North — Bound North. III”, published in 1924, is a work by H. Bedford-Jones. It explores elements such as Hampton, Dias and Nelly Barnes.

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ III AFTER that first recognition, Hampton dared not look again at the white face of the girl; she took a step forward, then paused and glanced at Doña Hermana. Deadly fear lay in her eyes. She wore the same simple blue dress in which Hampton had last seen her. This vision of her, standing here in the patio, brought a swift heart-stab to him. He looked at Dias, and in those glassy, arrogant eyes he read death. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Less from the uttered words than from the glances that were cast, Hampton comprehended with a thrill of horror that the speakers were referring to the tall, dark Yaqui, who stood to one side rolling a cigarito. As he understood, Hampton felt a hot wave of blood rise into his face—yet he forced himself to remain silent. Suddenly Nelly Barnes plunged down on her knees beside the chair of Doña Hermana, caught the hand of the señora, and poured forth a passionate, agonized entreaty.
“You're a woman—you'll know all it means, you have a heart!” she cried desperately. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Then, to Ramon, repeating his words in Spanish that both the Yaqui and Nelly Barnes might understand, he continued: “Let this man go free. Give him food and water and a mule. His life has been purchased, and the woman is yours.”
Ramon put up his knife, a swift gleam in his eye, and spoke a few words in a patois that Hampton did not understand. But Hampton, knowing well enough that this action on the part of Dias was only a delusion and a snare, had seized his chance for a word. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Other guards assembled, and stolid half-Indian women. Then, near his own sleeping-quarters, Hampton was suddenly tripped and flung to the ground, and four men sat on him. Others drove stakes in the sun-baked earth, and in ten minutes he was being spreadeagled and lashed by wrist and ankle to the four stakes. Ramon came up with some thongs of green hide, which were eagerly seized and applied to the work. Then the tall Yaqui commanded that a fire be built up, and at once a storm of questions arose. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Get it yourself,” made answer another voice, and Hampton knew that Doña Hermana was behind his head. “You are a fool to treat him so lightly; I tell you the dog will make trouble yet if he is not killed.”
“Why kill him quickly?” responded Dias. “Three days in our charming desert, and then the symbol burned into his back—and in four days more Ramon will have a scalp to wave before his new woman. You hear, Hampton? Tomorrow we celebrate the marriage of my faithful Yaqui. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Nelly, that man is your father's murderer. The fact has been proven beyond all doubt. Adam Johnson and others know of it and have cleared me absolutely.”
Dias leaped to his feet, with an expression of such savage ferocity that even Doña Hermana leaned aside, watching him with wide eyes.
“So you're not broken yet, gringo!” he cried, then flung out his hand to the Yaqui. “Take him, Ramon—his scalp is yours——”
Ramon lighted his cigaret, then slipped hand to waist and steel glittered. Hampton swiftly weighed his chances and found none—the two rifle-armed guards were close on either side. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Tonight, eh? All right. Here come two o' the devils now, so shet up.”
While he spoke, Hoskins was deftly spreading some sort of grease across Hampton's inflamed skin. Then he lifted an olla and let some water drip into the open, swollen mouth. Several of the guards and other prisoners came up, but made no comment, and after a moment Hampton found himself alone again. He realized that it was past noon, and that many of the slaves had gathered around. By this time the rawhide thongs were so tightly stretched that he had lost all feeling in hands and feet, which were swollen and purpled. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, South, West and North — Bound North… (1924)

“ Now below it you see me writing the character named i, which in the ancient writing of my country shows an arrow fixed in a target. It means that something has been done or finished, and the two characters together mean that our master has approved or done this thing—it is a seal made for our master by the eminent Yu Szu Lo of Canton. ”

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