Tom Mix And Pancho Villa: a Novel of Mexico And the Texas Border
“wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?”
Pancho Villa greeted me in his suite at the Hotel Salvador.
Surprisingly, he didn’t look too bad. He had lost weight fighting in the heat of the Bajio, and his waist was almost trim. The sagging jowls had firmed. He paced the carpet of his suite in the Hotel Salvador like a man with a purpose.
“Tomás, I knew you had been wounded at León, but I didn’t know how badly. I thought you might have died. I’m glad that’s not the case.”
“So am I, chief. What... are we going to do now?”
“I’m going to keep fighting these bastards. Did you ever doubt that? Did I ever lack a plan? I’ve learned a trick or two from that one-armed chickpea farmer. The next time I fight him it’s going to be in a place of my choosing. If it’s a city, I’ll starve him out. If it’s out in the open, so much the better. I can use barbed wire too.”
His words cheered me, for I had been wondering ever since Celaya if he could adapt to the change in battle tactics.MoreLess
Pancho Villa greeted me in his suite at the Hotel Salvador.
Surprisingly, he didn’t look too bad. He had lost weight fighting in the heat of the Bajio, and his waist was almost trim. The sagging jowls had firmed. He paced the carpet of his suite in the Hotel Salvador like a man with a purpose.
“Tomás, I knew you had been wounded at León, but I didn’t know how badly. I thought you might have died. I’m glad that’s not the case.”
“So am I, chief. What... are we going to do now?”
“I’m going to keep fighting these bastards. Did you ever doubt that? Did I ever lack a plan? I’ve learned a trick or two from that one-armed chickpea farmer. The next time I fight him it’s going to be in a place of my choosing. If it’s a city, I’ll starve him out. If it’s out in the open, so much the better. I can use barbed wire too.”
His words cheered me, for I had been wondering ever since Celaya if he could adapt to the change in battle tactics.MoreLess
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