The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-09-13
CHAPTER XIII,
The shadow of the cuohlllo.

That Is the moment when Colonel
Bob brings to bear his tactics, He
and his men have up to now taken no
part in the encounter, for the time
was not ripe, but when the others
reach the point that they are flghting
like tigers over the breastworks to get
In its work.
At word from the colone, his men
POUR a witherlng fre upon the foe
not those who are in the advance, for
that would subject their friends 10 the
leaden hail. but a contingent OF rioters
that hurries up to the assistance OF
their companions gets the beneAt Of
the volley.
Bewildered, panic stricken. they hard
ly know what has come upon them, or
In which direction to Zee, Enemtes to
the right OF them, enemies to the left
of them, enemies behind them, yolley
and thunder Some roll over upon the
ground in their despair, while still
others turn and scampei away as
| though a legion of tiends pursue
scamrer of without weapons. without
hats, without everything that made
them SO bold but a minute before
They are lucky, indeed who are
| able thus to save themselves. Some
Of their comrades lie upon the field OF
| battle who will never more lead the
/ charge or diminish the aguarGiente
/ flask, for they have been met in the
midst Of a crime-stainei career by
Death on a pale horse.
Colonel Bob has made a good he
glaning, but Colonel Bob Is not salts
| fed He knows his friends are being
| hotly beset by the fellows who have
| gained the breastworks, and his idea
now is to descend upon these wor-
| thies from the rear with the fury OF
the hurricane that sometimes sweeps
over the Sierra Madres. coming out OF
that mystic gulf. the scene OF romance
and history.
His first act is to bend down ana
seize urCn one OF the torches; having
grasped this he waves the fiamheau
around his head until the current OF
air causes bright flame to spring up.
Nor is IL the only torch regenerated
a number Of his followers have proAr
ed BY his example, and at least half a
dozen lights are circling through the
air at the same time, describing a,
manner OF parabolic curves, and look
ing like meteors flying I'm zigzGg fash
| ion through space.
/ Thus what is akin to darkness fails
/ upun the scene, where men rush for
ward 70 grapple with their fellows II
a death-clutch II is saved from hein,
absolute gloom by three tAings II
the first place some OF the torches con
tinue TO flicker even while yiug upol
the ground. then the oCCasioDa
flashes OF lightning send white NsN
over El Dorado, that comes and zoe
with a dazzling intensity las OF a
the blaze from the guns OF the Amer
cans is really a factor in bringin
some Illumination tc the scene
An this has occupied but fractio
OF a minute, and then the torch-beal
ers leap toward the line where th
desperate hand-to-hand struggle goe
on-leap that way, bearing the bla.
ing light ia one hand and reyolve
in the other, for they are determine,
these men who fight for Miss Paulin
that the right shall triumph on hi
night
The crash. when Colonel Bob an
his men come In contact with the
enemies, is like sharp and distin'
clap of thunder. only more disas,rou
Men are seen running in an direction
IRE arms rattle, and that terrib
shouting continues, as though q
Americans would add terror TO q
fight Of their defeated foes,
Ab! the field Is won-the victor
theirs,
Gradually the sounds OF battle d
away, the men OF the New MeNic,
sheuf cease hghtins because they C,
no longer end enemies against who
they may launch themselves.
Colonel Bob suddenly awaAens
startling fact N I gives him mu'