The Dons of the Old Pueblo
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"So-0-0," remarked Vanuela. His eyes were half closed, but he was all attention. Behind his dark brow his brain was busy. He was face to face with a damning crisis in his plans.
282 THE DONS OF THE OLD PUEBLO "The trouble was," went on MacNamara, still full of his achievement, "that in the powder you used for the first shots at Dominguez there was too much sulphur and charcoal." He waved his hand toward the heap of blackened twigs on the table.
Vanuela stood drinking in every word, his eyes sti...ll half closed.
"Too much sulphur — too much charcoal.
What effect has that on the powder?" he queried carelessly.
"It makes it slow to go off — much smoke and little force. They tell me the cannon balls simply rolled along the ground at Dominguez until the last shots, when they used the old powder." Vanuela nodded confirmation.
"Then, too," continued the Englishman, "it is largely a matter of the right proportions." He reached down into a cask and drew out a handful of grayish dust. "Seventy-five parts of saltpeter, thirteen of charcoal, and twelve of sulphur.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"So-0-0," remarked Vanuela. His eyes were half closed, but he was all attention. Behind his dark brow his brain was busy. He was face to face with a damning crisis in his plans.
282 THE DONS OF THE OLD PUEBLO "The trouble was," went on MacNamara, still full of his achievement, "that in the powder you used for the first shots at Dominguez there was too much sulphur and charcoal." He waved his hand toward the heap of blackened twigs on the table.
Vanuela stood drinking in every word, his eyes sti...ll half closed.
"Too much sulphur — too much charcoal.
What effect has that on the powder?" he queried carelessly.
"It makes it slow to go off — much smoke and little force. They tell me the cannon balls simply rolled along the ground at Dominguez until the last shots, when they used the old powder." Vanuela nodded confirmation.
"Then, too," continued the Englishman, "it is largely a matter of the right proportions." He reached down into a cask and drew out a handful of grayish dust. "Seventy-five parts of saltpeter, thirteen of charcoal, and twelve of sulphur.
What to read after The Dons of the Old Pueblo?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Percival John Cooney to read onlineMoreLess
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