after the boys had ridden along in silence for some m

" querie

ack, and the bunch of gun runners is the needl

rted out to find anything yet that we didn't loca

rian. "There is nothing like

re but the greatest luck we could

at the speak

ver knew you to show the

to put a stop to lawlessness; but you wouldn't call any man a coward, would you, because he wouldn'

," said Adrian. "I didn't m

feather. There's a whole lot of difference, in my mind,

remarked Donald; "when it comes to do

aters, and after a few minutes Billie continue

ation as to what is to be done, why don't they have some little knowl

rning the matter over in his mind for several minut

f there is, all we have to do is to keep our ey

r insisted upon looking on the dark side. "But, to change the subject, what do you

ld, after a moment's inspection. "Although," he added, af

Adrian's comment, followed in a moment wi

ng less than half a dozen horsemen were e

r in advance that there seemed very little chance for any of the others. But, as the boys

race at all. It looks to me as though there were three tryin

; and, look," exclaimed Adri

horsemen approached. The pursuers seemed to be men, while t

Boys, and, digging his spurs into his horse,

" he called, as he came

he say?" as

," replied Donald. "W

f course," r

a lot of trouble for our

can stand," and Billie yanked his Marl

it alone, Don and Adrian followed his example, and, spurring th

nald in Spanish, as soon as the pu

d one who seemed to be the leader, "an

stopped his flight and had come up behind

of the lad's voice. "Which

ringly. "If you let them take me, I d

y chasing yo

it is because they d

your f

z, of President

d Don pointed to th

he lad, pointing to the leader, "but the

to the pursuers, while Billie and A

Pedro," and he pointed at the boy, "was getting into bad company, and so came out to look for him. I found him in bad company and told him he must come

a good friend of his uncle, it's a wonder he does not know

me to come with him. Never having seen him, I refused, whereupon he threatened to flog me. I jumped on my horse and rode away. A few minutes later he

Donald to his companions, in Engli

r had been fully explained to him, "let's all ride back

Billie, you'll make a judge

e controversy quickly acquiesced, and, turning their horses about, the

s. It was a beautiful valley, and the Broncho Rider Boys were much interested in the scenery. They passed sev

ointing to a fine appearing place on the top of a

rounded a turn in the now rocky road, Adrian discovered that the man who had made all the trouble had disappeared. Adrian quickly turned and rode bac

ed Adrian, as soon as he

like the question of who was right and who wrong had set

t I should like to know who he is." The

upidly at each othe

?" asked Donald sharp

gged their shoulders in a manner which reminded Billie so

w enough Spanish to understand that the

for anyone but a Sherlock Holmes to ferret out; but there is certainly no ne

n getting home now, will you?

you going back

hat?" ask

Rio B

icans call it the Rio Brava, and that is the way it i

ava," laughed Billie, "and I hope we

who was most profound in his thanks

ker and blacker, became so angry-looking that they determined to seek shelter, and turned thei