. A white umbrella in Mexico. nd the rocky hill in the evening glow,and look up to the great prison of Guan-ajuato with its roof fringed with rows ofprisoners manacled together, and giventhis hour of fresh air because of the sa-credness of the day, I forget their chainsand the intrigue and treachery which 28 A White Umbrella in Mexico forged many of them, and see only thepurple city swimming in the golden light,and the deep shadows of the hills be-hind it. CHAPTER II. AFTER DARK INSILAO. Caballero ! Adonde va tested VTo Silao, tosee the Cierto ! un-less you go. I was ha
. A white umbrella in Mexico. nd the rocky hill in the evening glow,and look up to the great prison of Guan-ajuato with its roof fringed with rows ofprisoners manacled together, and giventhis hour of fresh air because of the sa-credness of the day, I forget their chainsand the intrigue and treachery which 28 A White Umbrella in Mexico forged many of them, and see only thepurple city swimming in the golden light,and the deep shadows of the hills be-hind it. CHAPTER II. AFTER DARK INSILAO. Caballero ! Adonde va tested VTo Silao, tosee the Cierto ! un-less you go. I was half wayacross the openspace dividing the railroad from the cityof Silao when I was brought to a stand-still by this inquiry. The questioner wasmy friend Morgan, an Englishman, whohad lived ten years in the country andknew it thoroughly. He was placed here in charge of theproperty of the road the day the last spikewas driven. A short, thickset, clear blue-eyed, and brown - bearded Briton, whoseword was law, and whose brawny arm. ^o A White Umbrella in Mexico enforced it. He had a natural taste formy work and we soon drifted together. Better take this, he continued, loos-ing his belt and handing me its contents— a row of cartridges and a revolver, Never carried one in my life. Well, you will now. Do you mean to say, Morgan, that Icannot cross this flat plain, hardly a quar-ter of a mile wide, and enter the city insafety without being armed . I mean to say, ?fti amigo, that themountains around Silao are infested withbandits, outlaws, and thieves; that thesefellows prowl at night; that you are astranger and recognized at sight as anAmerican ; that twenty-four hours afteryour arrival these facts were quietly whis-pered among the fraternity; that everyarticle of value you have on down to yourcollar-button is already a subject of dis-cussion and appraisement; that there arenine chances to ten that the blind crip-ple who sold you dulces this morning atthe train was quietly making an i
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