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Maybe he knew,<br />

I never knew.<br />

The blood flowed out<br />

Of that mortal wound.<br />

Did he know why<br />

I don't know why.<br />

Maybe he knew,<br />

I never knew.<br />

His head lowered, his hands crossed over the pommel<br />

of his saddle, Demetrio in melancholy accents sang the<br />

strains of the intriguing song. Then he fell silent; for<br />

quite a while he continued to feel oppressed and sad.<br />

"You'll see, as soon as we reach Lagos you'll come out<br />

of it, General. There's plenty of pretty girls to give us a<br />

good time," Blondie said.<br />

"Right now I feel like getting damn drunk," Demetrio<br />

answered, spurring his horse forward and leaving<br />

them as if he wished to abandon himself entirely to his<br />

sadness.<br />

After many hours of riding he called Cervantes.<br />

"Listen, Tenderfoot, why in hell do we have to go to<br />

Aguascalientes"<br />

"You have to vote for the Provisional President of the<br />

Republic, General!"<br />

"President, what Who in the devil, then, is this man<br />

Carranza I'll be damned if I know what it's all about."<br />

At last they reached Lagos. Blondie bet that he would<br />

make Demetrio laugh that evening.<br />

Trailing his spurs noisily over the pavement, Demetrio<br />

entered "El Cosmopolita" with Luis Cervantes,<br />

Blondie, and his assistants.<br />

The civilians, surprised in their attempt to escape, remained<br />

where they were. Some feigned to return to their<br />

tables to continue drinking and talking; others hesitantly

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