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Meanwhile the sheriff was using every effort to recapture the prisoner. He was traced to Palomas but the sheriff realized that it would not do to send a regular deputy across the line for as soon as Bronco ascertained that the sher- iff was anxious to have him return and remain a few weeks longer as his guest he would be very careful about getting outside the limits of the Mexican republic. Sheriff Lockhart em- ployed Cipiano Baca, who is well known about Palomas, to go down and get the prodigal. Baca left here about the middle of last week and went to Palomas. He found Bronco there with the revolver he had held in the guard’s face and another of larger caliber. He was suspicious of everybody. He wanted to know why Baca was down there and Baca told him he was collecting bills. Bronco didn’t see the point until he was a prisoner and realized that about the toughest Bill in that section had just been collected. Baca knew the fugitive’s weakness and pro- posed to give a dance and stand the whole ex- pense if Bronco would get the music. William fell in with the idea and as the matter was discussed over a long bottle of Mexican spirits visions of Mexican senoritas gaily tripping to the inspiring music of the violin floated before Bronco’s uncertain vision and he became an- xious.

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e if Bronco would get the music. William fell in with the idea and as the matter was discussed over a long bottle of Mexican spirits visions of Mexican senoritas gaily tripping to the inspiring music of the violin floated before Bronco’s uncertain vision and he became an- xious. Kind friends suggested that a violin could be obtained about five miles away just across the line. He had no difficulty in borrow- ing a horse and Baca volunteered to go along for company. They took a bottle along to keep up their spirits. After having arrived at their destination while Bronco William was quite hilarious he was suddenly informed that his former associates were pining for his company. He was relieved of his revolvers and a pair of bracelets were slipped on his v/rists. The visions of the dance faded away and the prodigal sud- denly came to a realizatin of the fact that he was in the land of Uncle Sam and his disgust was intense. He reached here the next after- noon and although the sheriff was advised of his coming he neglected to kill the fatted calf. Bronco had an idea that he was pretty smooth when he escaped but he has been ironed ever since his return. The sheriff is out a pretty penny for his capture but was bound to have him at any cost.