Cisco Kid 33

"How can I know when he comes?" asked Sandridge. > Sandridge qestio: "Mi fu ski; an veni, per qo mode?"

"When he comes," said Tonia, "he remains two days, sometimes three. > Tonia dice: "Kron an fu veni, an du resta bi di, uno-kron tri.

“Gregorio, the small son of old Luisa, the /lavendera/, has a swift pony.

“Gregorio, u mikro fili de no-juve Luisa, u lava-fe, habe u tako, mikro equs.

“I will write a letter to thee and send it by him, saying how it will be best to come upon him.

“Mi fu grafo a tu u grama, e bali id per an; qi deskribe u maxi boni mode de kine anti an.

“By Gregorio will the letter come.

“Per Gregorio, u grama fu veni.

“And bring many men with thee, and have much care, oh, dear red one, for the rattlesnake is not quicker to strike than is ‘/El Chivato/,’ as they call him, to send a ball from his /pistola/.”

“Plus-co fu duce poli polica-an ko tu, e mega kura, O karo rubi-pe, kausa u serpenti ne es ma tako de morda, de ‘U Kripti-an’– iso mu nomina an– es de bali u buleta ex manu pafili-me.”

"The Kid's handy with his gun, sure enough," admitted Sandridge, "but when I come for him I shall come alone. > Sandridge akorda dice: "U Juve-an es tekno de fusili-me, sura.  Anti-co, kron mi fu kine anti an, mi kine solo.

“I’ll get him by myself or not at all.

“Solo mi fu viole anti an, alo ne fu viole.

“The Cap wrote one or two things to me that make me want to do the trick without any help.

“U kapitana pa grafo a mi mono alo bi ra; qi sti; mi volu akti u-ci ergo minus auxi.

“You let me know when Mr. Kid arrives, and I’ll do the rest.”

“Tu sti bali info, kron sr. Juve-an kine a ci. Po-co mi fu akti u resta.”

"I will send you the message by the boy Gregorio," said the girl. > U gina dice: "Mi fu bali a tu u grama per ju-an Gregorio.

“I knew you were braver than that small slayer of men who never smiles.

“Mi pa ski; tu habe ma koragi de u-la cide-pe; qi zero-kron monstra u labia-ridi.

“How could I ever have thought I cared for him?”

Mi pa doxo per qo mode; mi filo an?”