Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-22


wholesome fear of them. They learn.
ed in more than one way that n rang
or was not to be trifled with Willis
! Wood, once fo.AidaTc Nrsper,Io
OF the Arizona border land. learned
what sort of man ranger Is for
example, shortly after Ito and his fol
| lowers disappeared with hundred
ponies belonging to the Papigo In.
dians.
| Wood was pursued by ,hc comman-
der Of the rangers. accompanied by
a few Indians. Tho chase Logan the
evening after the discovery of tho
theft, lasted all that night dnf XII
the next day. until in the following
evening the horses OF the Indians
gave out ana Rynning was left to
pursue the thieves alone AS the
darkness gathered about him he found
himself climbing down from the
mountains toward solitary light.
which looked ms If II shone from the
| window OF some hut where n gang
OF cowboys had gathered for the fan
roundup. But ms he passed n TEN.
porary corral his ear caught the sound
OF horses ncighing. The ranger can.
lhih dropped his rains to the ground.
ieaped lightly from his horse and
crept up to the lone window of the
snack In the dim interior he could
sec dozen cowpunchors gathered
J around II table. At the far end sat
! Wulis Wood. They were PLAYING
ircczeout Snd tho stakes were the
ponies.
Wills, with dcrisive jccr was lust
III the act of showing four aces when
mere was slight noise at the door
turning. he looked into the centre OF
SIX inches OF cold stcl while Ityn.
hing drawlcd ITS no 70. Willis:
guess | can 20 You one better"
WIN his natural stoldncss the
criminal Indian has been slower than
'nc wilitc outlaw In learning the true
character of the Arizona Ranger
l''t ne. too. has become wiser with
experience. The fatal sequel of the
encounter OF shorty" Holmes ana
ah indian cattle thief not long ago
mas raised the dignity OF a ranger
n long way In the mind OF tho South.
west red man. Holmes went to an IN
ulhh village near the Mexican bonn.
nary, where he was Informed his man
WAS hiding. On the way "fricndly"
warned him to look for ,roubl,
shorty smiled and said cheerfuly
Never mind. Guess I'll be right
mere with the goods There were
my tepoo sin the camp. ami the
white mans arrival WAS met with
sniloh scowls by twenty or more
bucks, who sat huudlcd in their
blankets on the sunny side of Tho
lodges, Inquiry only elected srunts
from the red men. Holmes. long
schoolcd In danger turned hastily
when BALLET just missed his head
ANA tore an ugly wound in the arm
of n chief who sat In the line OF fire.
Quick as n flash Holmes aimed his
gun. ana before tho scowllnr bucl,
could pull the trigger second time
the paleface's bullet had done its
work. There were thirty men in thar
camp, nnd every one OF them WAS
armed and hostile. but the whole
some lenr of the little, short chief
brought Holmes out in safety.
Bert Alvord and "Blly, STYLES
were two Arizona citizens who also
learned that the rangers mean bust
ness. These men were wanted for
various crimes, and when pursued by
The rangers they headed across the
line into Mexico and sought safety in
Tie Sierra Madres. Used to the easy.
going methods of the local peace OF.
Ulcers. they supposed that the rang.
ers would follow them for n few DAYS
and then give over the chase. But
the rangers kept It up for three long
weeks and followed the band through,
the toughest of country. One morn
Ing the rangers ran across mule
train from Magdaena and learned
from the men In charge that about
sunrise they had been set upon bv "A
band of white men and that the latter
had stolen $4,000 worth OF gold bars
that had bren In the load and were
headed for the international line.
some twenty-five miles away. A con.
sultation was held and the rangers
decided to split their forces. One
party continued to follow the trail mr..
ter the outlaws. while the second par
ty by an all night ride made n de.
tour and campod at daylight In the
pass where they felt sure the gang
would come. Alvord expecting friends
with relay OF horses ut this place
was caught in the trap but tired to
escape by shooting down his pursu.
crs. Lieutenant Brooks OF the rang.
ers, however, reached" Alvorl with
Il shot which badly crippled the rob
Der thief and enabled the officers to
capture him. In the confusion the
Others escaped Only part OF the
loot was recovered.
In the southern border land OF
Texas also the thief and the snug
gler have found within recent years
that the law has become far more
| of menace than in former times.
The Mexican outlaw who used to reap
rich profits by bringing mcscal into
the United States without letting tho
customs officials know his business
has now fallen upon ov'l days. He
cannot ply his trade rs long as he
used to without getting into the
clutches OF the lw. Only the most
desperate now persist in this cali