The Appaloosa Page #4

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to Cocatlan.

Always keep goin'

in the southwest.

It's one, two days' ride.

Remember,

Chuy is not just one man,

Chuy is an army.

Please,

don't trust anyone.

Mateo,

you may get cold.

Hope not.

Flaco.

Pulque?

S.

Permit me, se0r,

to buy you a pulque.

With pleasure, amig0.

Is this your first visit

to this pulquera?

Yes.

It's a nice

little place, though.

They got a few flies

in the pulque,

but not too many.

Do you know, se0r,

where the custom

comes from,

to drink the first litr0

without stopping?

No, I don't know

how that started.

I was just wondering.

I do not know, either.

For you.

No, gracias.

You don't have a light

for my cigarr0?

Gracias.

Where you go, se0r?

Do you have business

somewhere in Sonora?

No, I'm going to Batopilas.

Batopilas?

S.

That is a long

ways from here.

Do you know this town?

Sure.

I want to ask you a question.

Does, uh, Catamaria still have

her little cantina there?

Catamaria?

It's just one

room and she has, uh,

only two tables

and she cooks on the floor,

but her chicken mole,

ay yi yi,

c0mpadre, it is the best.

There is a girl there now,

I wonder if you know her.

What is her name? Uh...

She has red hair

and almost white eyes.

I have- - I have not been

there for a long time.

But I don't remember any girl

with red hair and white eyes.

Hmm.

I'm going to tell

you something, se0r.

I don't think that you know

too much about Batopilas.

Hmm.

You are very smart, se0r.

And you are very impolite.

Unless it is the custom

to try to make

a fool of strangers

in this little place.

That's for your pulque,

amig0.

Flaco,

you been in Batopilas?

S.

Is there a woman

there named Catamaria

who is famous for

her chicken mole?

There is only one

cantina in Batopilas

run by a blind man

named Pedro

and his chicken mole

is terrible.

Hmm.

Against the wall.

Now, who are you?

I'm coming from the north,

se0r.

I'm going to my

home in Batopilas.

Then you are not one

of Chuy's pist0ler0s

looking for

some lamb to roast?

No, se0r.

Ah.

Batopilas, eh?

You go to Cocatlan, se0r?

Yes.

Come.

You will have

something to eat first.

Hmm? Chuy.

The gring0 you wait for

is coming to Cocatlan.

I am sure it is him.

If the stew is not hot enough,

here is some more pepper.

Very hot.

Poor Maria,

her mother is in the stew.

She was killed by one

of Chuy's pist0ler0s.

Just practicing to kill.

Enjoy, se0r? Is good.

She is pleased. She watches.

You do not have to

go to Cocatlan, se0r,

to get to Batopilas.

I know a very good road.

It will save you five,

maybe six hours.

Well, I've heard about

the women in Cocatlan,

and I've been

alone for 2 weeks now,

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