Arizona republican., 1910-07-08

HE was called Iamie-srnply Jamie Her soft,
 wavy hair dark and was tossed back from o her face much as a boys would nave been:
 Over the bridge of her nose was world or little brown frecles that spread out upon her cneekS through the tan of which bloomed tint that rivaleo the rose of Sharon. Her eyes-a pair ot keen young eves-ooked at you fearessy and confidently, with all the frank of ghood, and yet there was Tn their depths something older and deeper that belonged distinctly 10 womanhood She only slip ot giri. perhaps seventeen, perhaps She wore clean cotton frock the faded belt of which was thrust in plain sight big, unwieldy horsepsto every cham Der of which contained its clumsy death-deaing charg and in lieu of cartridgebet her pocket sagged low with ammunition In her hand she held an old straw hat which she swinging back and forth oy one string as she walked rapidly the farm in the early September morning She cast quick, searching glanceS all around and every now and then she paused ana listened acutely if for some expected sound
 No sign of human life or human toll greeted her anywhere or broke the drowsy stiffness ot the newly awakened day On all sides were tokens Of an ar rested workday life. The great doors ot the empty barn were yawning wide Down the meadow path that led in zig-zag fashion to the dairy, the weeds were springing ID thick and uxurant while the spring buo bed and babbled the stones Tn the ldyc quiet or the meadow grass.
 Jamie stared at every familiar feature of the scene and there gradually stole her face look ot anx iety and care then she proceeded resoluey to make t rounds of all the deserted outbuldings that m me was harbored therein She peered into the dairy the smoe-house house. barn and finally into the stablethe big stable which in its amplltude t4ia @ of an earlier more prosperous day, but which on ths September morning. sheltered but one beast ot any kind Ande her fathers horse She went into hs stall and called him softly,
 "Ande!" , :,
 The horse whinnied in response and the girl rubbed his nose and stroked him lovingly: then she pulled down some hay from rack over his head, taking 10 him as she gave him his breakfast ,
 "No Ande if they come they shan't have thee; thee is the only one left; thee belongs to father and have promised to protect thee
 All the day before there had been the rumble and roar of the guns and after the guns had ceased all through the night there had been the rush and tramp len back and the hot, sunny morning dawned on an empty village.
 Jamie pondered it all as she made her way. slowly back to the house In the outside summer kitchen she found Uncle Reno preparing breakfast It was only to consist of little meal made into hoe-cake ana baked in the hot ashes of the big fireplace for every thing on the farm had long since been earned off by the marching troops of both armies. When she en- tered the kitchen old Reno asked anxiously: |,
 "Where you been, honey? don't like you to proWi 'rorn' for these ain safe times for miss like you
 "Oh I'm armed Uncle Reno and thee knows can handle this old pistol almost we'll father can and I'm determined if they they shall not find any thing
 There's Ande, miss.
 "They won't find Ande.'
 But, miss. they'll sec him mighty quick; they'll take him like they've done everything else, an cant uo nothin' to prevent. .
 But shall prevent, Uncle Reno" And there was fash of determination in her eyes |, Law miss. yous only girl; they am go1n to nind you honey; these is times
 Jamie did not reply She passed into the inner room where involuntarily, she quleted her gait ana sbdued her excited face she approached an invalid chair that was wheeled in front of an open window Instantly the quick mother eyes greeted her approach with anxiety, while the mothers voice asked;
 Has thee heard anything this morning, daugn- ter? Has thee been to the village?
 "Yes I've been to the village. mother, and there's nobody there but Judah Everybody has run away There was silence, while both listened intently Then Jamie said with convction
 Mother those guns nearer than yesterday Ju- dah says from the massing of troops in these parts I. I,ao.- Echtfn hr1n thee thy breakfast and Uncle Reno shall stay with thee while I run the village and see if there IS anyone passing with news Therell likely be some one with despatches riding through who'll
 SlNo, Jamie. no; thee must not stir from me- fear for thee"
 Jamie touched the butt of her old pistol and said "Mother have no fear I'm safe; I can use this if need be Let me go to the edge of the farm and have look up and down the turnpike; I'll come back soon
 And before the anxious mother could protest Jamie with resolue look her face hurried to the kitchen and said to Uncle Reno
 Uncle Renc take mother her breakfast; don't leave her until come back and protect her with thy very life if anyone comes. I'm going to-but never mind me"
 And the girl was out of the door, down the back steps and over the soft grass before Uncle Keno could protest or understand what she going to do Her 1.-the young figure went rushing to the stable accompanied every step ot the way by the eep steady boom of artillery She entered the stable hur- riedly found empty sack filled 1t with corn, from peck measure, splling almost much as she put into it. She jerked down the brdle which hung upon an iron staple and with trembling fingers adjusted it over Andes ears having to stand on tptoe to reach up to him Then throwing the sack of corn over his back she led him of the stable lightly sprang upon his back and bareheaded set out with quick speed down the back lane
 She smiled grimy to herself. Ande seemed to un- derstand her He arched his neck and stepped out rapidly but surely so surely indeed that not grain of corn dropped from the careessy fastened sack When they about to emerge from the shelter ot the woods the turnpike, Jamie cast quick look up and down. but she could only as far as the bend in the road and there sound save that ot the distant battle Just beyond the bend she would gam the woods the densest woods in all that part of Mary land Ande nstnctively hurried along in quick lope but when they reached the bend just beyond which safety was surety, there suddenly rode down upon them blue-coated officer and two soldiers They dusty from long riding and their faces were bronzed