Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-15
LOUIS TRACY
Copyright. 1909 by Edward s. clodes
CHAPTER VII.

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ENARMELA went back to a. house
III hold that paid scanl heed'to her
g. screaming. Dom Corria was
there, bareheaded. his gorgeous
uniform sword slaShed and blood be-
spattered General Russo. too, was
beating his capacious chest and shout
ing: ~
Gods bones. Let US make, a .:f ghi !
of itr'
A sprlnkllng of soldiers. all I; dis i
mounted cavalry or gunners. few
disheveled officers, had accompanied
DE sylvia in his flight With reckless
bravery he and Russo had tried to
rally the troops camped at headquar
terS. IT. WIS Il hopeless effort half
breeds can never produce a military
caste They may Enthusiastically in
the line of battle thy sysyilf sef face
the unknown. the tegfs6is Z thStarpies
that come at night sbAgAs on the hur-
ricane wings .etfi pffiiisss I Uuhappiisis
DE sylvia and his bsHiyEhard were the
messengers of tlIeEf. y VA fiisa ssegissI
cowardly gchins: it .es.i asi,A sad
planned a surprise. : II Heswselid hut fead
1t. OF course. but fn1pQm Miguel Bar@
raca he found an eager SUBSTITUTE 1t
was Il coup of the Napoleonic order
An Infantry attack along the entire
front of the -Liberatienist position
cloaked the launching against the cen
f,r Ia Of lru
The project-Mas--to--th -thrust-4 his-la8ee''
into the rebel position, probe it thor
oughly, as surgeon explores gun
shot wound. andfeStrast tie odendet'
in the guise offponi fosraS 4
The scheme had Sprdxed emlnentlya
successful. The Liberationists were
crumpled up. and here was Dom Cor
ria making his East stand
He deserved better luck. for he was
magnificent in failure. Calm as ever,
he triedT to be shot or feaptufed when
the reserves in camp failed him. Rus
so and the rest dragged him onward
by main force. ~ Yyy,j y
"rhey want me only" he urged.
.'Afy death viii enif useless struggle
shall die little later, when many
more OF myssffiends are Killed. by
not die enaws"<.$ ss& 5e'a A'isS '''" 'FS
pheyswauld,not listen e ~ ya*2s .
.lt<js mighty nthey cried. { She en-
emg's. horses; aEeaspeptt Az deierpIined
stand may giye nssanotheEy yecRhapee. ""sae !
But ii was forlorn hope AS, San
Benavides lurched into the pateo the
horses ef=~the first pursuing detach-
ment strained up the slope between
theai1euse ana eficaThpnefft.
Carmela. all her fire gone. the palid
ghost of the vengeful woman who
would have shattered her lovers skull
we're the revolyeTlosded, WIS the, first
to Esee ;ffhiF tSlseI tilailS Lcrehc bed in
terror Her tongue was parched. If
she utteredssoneI towseryF none heard
her s-,yAFs
Dom Corria. striving to dispose bis
menger garrison. aslbest be, Could met
his trusted lieutenant. His face lit
with joy.
"Ah. my poor SALVADOR, he cried.
81 thougIt-E We Lad lost you at the
fordC
NO" said san Benavides. 81 ran
away" 90. s.a-.
Even fnalhs are extremity 2 I BE sylvia
smiled. - z, ,~ETH a
"woulasthat s4rgHad run liksyyoa,
my Saivadory" he said. "Then- we
should have been in Pernambuco to-
morrow" TFy GTJ4IWe
The Brazilian looked around. His
eye dwelt heedlessly OH the covering
Carrnela. He was searching for Iris,
whos had been .compeiied'by Coke and
Bulmercand ner-uacle to take shelter
behind thee ,sraEss Of ssisprEl y ha ssfiii