Arizona republican., 1902-06-15

that confronted him. and oi the girl he had left behind him when he start ed for the war. As he was renecting on the past and the future he was in fuenced by the oppressive heat and his eyes gradually dropped. He started several times as he felt himself falling 10 sleep. but despite the efforts to keep
 awake he fell into a deep slumber.
 As he slept he had q dream in whirl his enemy Morris was trying to strangIe him with q rope. He strug- gled to throw off the others grasp. Dut | his efforts were futile and as he felt himself dying he made one more effort so prevent it's accomplishment. He awoke with 9 start and found that 3 part of the dream was true, for he was in the grasp of two men who were binding him with ropes. He struggled, but in vain, and at last he was bound so that he could not move. Panting
 with his eXertions he loollel up and
 saw that he was surrounded by party of Spanish soldiers. who held their rifles pointed at his head. The person in command was evidently an officer,
 who recognized Willies rank by the corporars chevrons on the sleeves of
 his shirt
 '-Bueaas dios. senor cabo," said the officer in q pleasant voice. Willie, Who
 understood and spoke Spanish, ac-
 quired during his lie on the frontie1
 among the Nexicans, astonished the
 officer by returning his salutation in
 the same language. The officer then
 questioned Willie as to who he was
 and what he was doing so far from h,
 lines. Willie responded that it was
 none of the others business. At this
 the officer laughed and told him tn.
 le was q spy and would undobtcdiy l.c
 ready to speak when he was facing
 file of soldiers with rifles leveIed ready
 tG usher him into another world Will
 lie tcid him that ne was ready to die
 but they could never extract any in
 forna ton that he was not willing to
 inpart.
 The soldiers were elated with ther
 capture and sat around on the ground
 smoking cigarettes and talking until
 the sun was well down in the west.
 when the officer gave the command to march. Still bound, Willie was forcei
 to march between a file of soldiers who amused themselves by calling him q Yankee pig. and that before Spain was | trough with the Americans every last one Of them would be run into the s5a. Willie gave them the lie. when one f them raised his fist and struck him a . blow in the face. Bound a he was he 1 could not defend himself, but he .ajt not a word, but the other brutas laughed at the welt that appeared on his face from the blow.
 The party had proceeded but a short distance when they were startled by q shot from their rear. and one of their number fell wounded to the ground The shot was followed by several oth- CTS, but none except the first took effect. The officer gave an order to the soldiers and several of them under q sergeant made a circuit and returned in the direction they had come from.
 he shots had now ceased. but in about | fifteen minutes two more shots were gain heard followed by stiffness. 1 In q few more minutes the party re- i turned conducting a prisoner in .hair i midst. Willie started when he saw
 who it was. for the prisoner, whose face was covered with blood, was 1 i3Iinkie.
 Continued next Sunday)