The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-05
CHAPTER xv.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XV.-(Continued.)
"Senor Weston, the story is well
told, but 1t will not serve with Vavara
for 1T Is a lie. This woman is the
Sonora Glynn, I know. How could II
be otherwise? Surely this is true. ]
have never understood-my men have
never understandable name In
which we were surprised at h ford
q surprise which cost us the life OF the
brave Cara. We supposed you slain
because you were not with us. MOI
one Of US saw you after the river was
reached and then you were in the rear,
whereas you should have been in front
You say you have been for days at the
ranch BALCONIES. That ! a DeileVe'
but that you were shot by our Amer
lean friends l do not believe. You may
tell me that you have a wound, OUT
Self-infiicted wounds are common
among traitors. l accuse you here and
now OF giving secret information to
the gringo soldiers, of hetraying us. OF
causing the death of a comrade, OF
seeking to rescue the Sonora without
ransome. You have been false to the
cause Of the band. Men. what is to 90
next?"
From twenty threats came the an
swer: "The trial"
And after the trial, what?"
upon conviction, death"
Il, yavara your chieftain, am the
Arrest him!"
The men closed in upon Weston who
stood passive, knowing that resistance
was vain. Lois had not understood q
1.-THE OF the talk, but when she saw
him grasped rudely and his arms
bound behind him, she comprehended.
She turned swiftly to vavara with q
passionate protest, but he motioned to
tie men, who Immediately drew Wes-
ton outside. Wheeling In the doorway
the chieftain faced her sterniy, his
small figure drawn to its full height.
~ savage smile on his face:
All honor shall be paid you Sc
NORA" he said, for you are precious
TO US all. but you will do well to re-
main quiet. Even the prospect OF ran
Bonn may not be SUFFICIENT to restrain
some Of my brave ones. who are much
angered by the traitor"
Indeed . glance at the figures crowd
Ing about her lover al they urged him
onward and . moments listening to
their stormy voices convinced her that
she would serve him and herself by
stiffness. She turned instinctively to
JOcosa. The Mexican girl was stand
Ing In the real room, her face . sickly
white. her eyes olaxing. Two drops
Of blood from her bitten lip had fallen
upon the bosom OF her gown. Her
form was tense. her fingers tightly
locked. She was breathing heavily
and half-crouched, "a u young
tigress for = spring.
'Vavara IL ! dewitt" she said In q
Missing whisper. They will try my
dear friend, your lover, s~enorita. and
they will shoot him. That Is the
smugglers' law for traitors. He 10 not
= traitor-oh! no, mo-, never! But Va
vara can make them do az he wishes.
Iney will listen only to him and they
will say the things he wishes them to
say. y know him and them. He IL
svil! But It must not be-"
All Aot the nne courage Of Lois o
% meet this emergency. She did not
permit heT1elf for I moment to reflect
upon the murderous outcome OF It.
Weston must bs saved. That was her
n thought. But how!
Go outside" she said to the xirl.
'Mingls with tho men and women.
Ascertain Ill that you CAN. Then
come here and tell me Meanwhile /
must think"
Jocosa was gone IN an instant. Lois
closed and barred the door, sat down
and clasped her head in her hands.
Not = half-hour before his kisses were
warm on her lips and now he was in
deadly peril. What was 10 be done?
For hve minutes thoughts whirled
through her brain with lightning
swiftness. Then her New England
blood and training asserted themselves
and she set herself to md q way out
Of the maze. There came 20 her hrst
the figure Of Allyn. Then. like IN in
spiration. followed . memory Of her
visit to the Seminole camp with Hard
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help . countrywoman. There was the
solution of the problem. In some way.
somehow. she must reach Harding. Jo-
cosa raped lightly on the door: She
closed II and fastened II behind her
when admitted and said at once:
He Will be tried In The afternoon
and. II found guilty, will be sentenced
to b shot tomorrow morning 1t sum
rise. He will b found guilty. He is
guarded In ! jacal at the far end Of
the camp"
"Jocosa." asked Lois. .Sr. you
brave?"
NO." said the girl, intent on the
instant, -but I love him."
DO you know the road We .
this morning from the ford?"
Surely: WE'LL
What ID the distance3"
Two leagues. barely"
And from there to the rancho
hour - another league. nine miles:
md from the rancho to Fort Clark
tWenty miles: twenty-five miles; ffty-
eteht milse TOGO and come back be-