Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-05

Three complete batteries!' COMMENDED
Allardyce. "A thousand men to wipe out
twenty-one! My sainted aunt! but
they're q bold lot In San Benito. Where's
Corbyn? wish Mcclure would get; q
move on" =
The supporting column followed the nd
vance. and. In its place. appeared. q
| third and last. which. at due intervals.
came on In rear.
They think they're going to scaresns
with fifteen hundred men. I don't think
any one could ask q prettier proposition.
Things will be Tar from peaceful pres
emily.
What's that. McGuire?'
There's something wrong in the TIM
peated. land Capt. Corbyn has gone down
to see about 1t.
He'll be with you immejitly" =
AIardyce rose and ran. under an urgent
impulse to discover for himself whether
or no ODare was safe. but duty still
more ureent plucked at his shoulder.
turning his face toward the main guard
where the brunt OF any onfall must BE-
borne. :
The men there had their rifles ready
and looked up with eager eyes as he APP
eyes. they'll be at us soon" ne lid.
in answer to their inquiries. "whensver
you see Capt. Corbyn tell him I'm with
the quarter guard below"
He hurried through them. down the in
terminable steps. to where the four men
at the stairfoot were peering out at the
came on stoIidly to well within short
rife range. and then he sent q single
warning shot toward them.
They halted and took open order. but
with Indifferent slowness. Their battery
unlimbered and the guns were laid. One
shell. placed properly. must have made
the stairfoot shambles.
But the time was not yet.
The second and third columns had dis
appeared behind the hacienda ere a bugis
sounded from In front Of Allardyce's
post, and there rode forward one who car
ried q long lance with a white flag atop.
Another cantered at his heels. without
arms.
They came on fearlessly and Allardyce
went out to meet them. saluting cour-
teously rs YGnacio Ybarra drew rein.
II wish to speak with Corbyn. the
American" the president began abruptly.
send word to him that
Il represent him here. senor," an
swered the younger man.
Ybarra looked down at him from under
lowering br0ws. You Will have learned
to obey me without question before long"
he said. and his tone was very menacing.
But the implied threat did not seem to
disconcert its object and evoked no reply.
1eu MIN, continued MS exCeitenCy,
''that came here from motives of
clemency, that he might have a last
chance to surrender and so escape In part
the punishment he merits. That"
II think that you had better get back
to your lines in that case" said suave
voice. and Corbyn stepped out at Altar
dyce's side. Mere words from you have
little meaning. and-we're ready"
The President OF San Benito slared
most murderously at his arch enemy.
muttered some blasphemy beneath his
beard. and. wheeling his horse with one
cruel wrench Of the wrist. galloped back
to the guns.
Make fret he screamed. and At the
order all six fuses snapped simultaneous
ly. single explosion rent the air. while
the shells spattered on the rock around
the stairfoot. and. at that signal. Both
the other columns opened fire from the
positions they had taken up. while from
the ridge hummed chilled steel bolts.
which fell upon the hacienda In an in
fernal hail 80.
Corbyn. on his way up the winding
stair with Allardyce at his elbow and his
men preceding him. heard the shrspnel
burst In the guard chamber underneath.
Were going to be very busy he
opined. land at an inconvenient mousent.
Poor Denny's missing Aliardyce. and
I'm afrai1-"
mot in Che pit. Not in the pitt" =
''Yes. In the pit =
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