Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-08-05

said Mancha, that you are especially
anxious not to be known as deserving
the government cause. Now, it has &C.
CURED to me that in order to preserve
your good name it would be we'll to
have you shot"
what do you mean?" asked Val |
DEE, blanching.
Il mean that IL place you before a
firing squad whose guns are loaded
with blank cartridges. they fire at you,
you drop and are carried away, the
news will go to the capital that you
died noble death. Meanwhile you
and your sonora can step on steamer
and remain dead in New York, Paris
wherever you find the climate most to
your TASTE
Very we'll. presume shall have
to remain under guard till l am ex-
| ecuted. When will that occur:"
''At once"
Il suppose may bid goodby to my
wife,"
"Certainly."
Sonora Valdez was called in and the
matter explained to her. She thought
moment and said:
"Your plan is admirable, but you are
making one mistake. The execution
must not take place till just before a
steamer leaves"
Every we'll. said Mancha. "A steam
er leaves tomorrow evening for New
York. shall appoint your execution to
take place at : p. IN. You will sail
at S."
Sonora Valdez went at once to Con
tales. the commander of the army. and
told him that her husband WAS to lie
stood No to be shot ut, but no order
would be issued to leave out the but
lets. Gonzales looked knowing, and
the sonora secured his promise to ill.,
form her if she were correct in her
surmiseS. She further plotted with
him for his support in case Mancha
should not give all order to use blank
cartridges. If Gonzales would obey
her order To get rid of ManclEl and
lead his men. with the secretary u!
state. to the capital to join the govern
ment forces the half million that Man
cha had With him would be divided
between him and his army. he having
Il hundred thousand for his share. To
this, after some hesitation, he also
agreed.
The next afternoon the secretary
was marched out Tor execution. His
weeping Wife was here to see. Con
tales was there, too. and whispered to
her that his mems guns We're shottcd
by order OF AIHncha. She then openly
requested him to send for the COM
mander Manrha appeared, wonder
ing if there could he Il hitch in his
plan.
II believe. general, said Sonora Val
dez, that there is trcachery. My hus
band will be fired at with bullets in
stead of blank cartridges"
Mancha did not know what to do Oh
to say.
Colonel Gonzales" continued til,
lady, IL have General Manclla'S prom
Use that my husband shall lie tired at
with blank cartridges. You are al
honorable man. Make Il test of yo,ll
guns by firing them ut General Man
cha. Ii he has fulfilled his promise ht
will not Gc injured
Gonzales. who was prepared for this
took Il gun from one of his men, aimee
1t at Niancla, fired and shot him dead.
The act was the signal for Il counte
revolution. if it could be called such
where there were but some hundred
o and forty rasc;lls led by a sre;,ter ras
(. cal than any of them. OF course Con
J. zales feigned establishment that tn
It piece he had fired ut his chief had beel
e loaded. Sonora Valdez rushed to he
$. husband and embraced him. Then
" turning. she addressed the garrison
n nearly all of whom had turned out t.
s witness the execution.
d soldiers she said, my hushan,
d and myself came here to make an OF
0. fer by which YOU should all profit
le That man. pointing to Mancllil's body
''promiscd for the sake Of appearance
e to pretend to execute my husband
=. You see that The traitor has been Kill
n ed by one Of the bullets intended io
d the man he would Stay
n Then Gonzales told them that !llrr
T. was Il treasure 10 be divided anon
20 tllcm, tl:lt tfltr were 10 llliItH u Ii
IS capital and hav" prcfclnrnt anon
If the government forces. which now tbs;
: the trt:IchcroilS MI;.lmla WIS hrnt
q woi;id surely ht. triumphant.
If The first thing don" WAS to |'rin
k, out the treasure and turn ii over I
this valiant army. whose cullis'irnr
90 Was altogether too tender 10 So"
IN man stood UP to he shot down by hhI
70 lets when he had been promised b!;n
ID cart ridges There WAS Il fin" Sl,ra
n that night. and the next morning IA
r. army. with Scnor and Sonora Waldo
No riding in its front. marched TO the cal
r. ital. They received an ovation. for
IN was certain hat the killing of Manrh
n and the defcciiu ion of this small thong
20 relatively important portion OF hi
IN army would end the revolution.
If Senior Valdez gave out that the p!O
RI had been carried out exactly as it ha
n been conceived. OF course there wa